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"We've all heard the tale of that wise old owl,
Who lived on the limb of an oak.
He listened, and watched, and heard, and saw,
But seldom ever spoke.
When things got so bad, his wisdom he shared,
And to City Watch he invoked.
It's time, he said, for your group to be heard,
So people will know there is hope!"
-Anonymous
ABOUT CITY WATCH...
City Watch, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, volunteer operated & membership supported educational organization established in 1989. It's mission includes local government education with a focus on fiscal issues affecting the Salinas & Monterey areas.
All content on this official website is for the benefit of City Watch, Inc. and is for educational non-commercial use only.
Anyone can become a City Watch volunteer and membership is open to persons 18 years of age or older. Annual dues are $20 a member or $35 for a couple.
Send dues, charitable donations & correspondence to:
City Watch, Inc.
PO Box 3954
Salinas, CA 93912
Email:
contact@joincitywatch.org
Chairman of the Board:
Gene Lee
Phone: (831) 275-0695
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After the Defeat of Measure Q: What Went Right?
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 by David R. Henderson,
an exclusive for City Watch
When the proponents of a tax increase for Natividad Hospital were making their case in the fall of 2003, many of them predicted that without that tax increase, Natividad would go out of business. The tax was defeated. Now here we are, almost two years later and Natividad is still in business. What went right?
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Posted by Webmaster on Friday, July 22 @ 13:07:11 EDT (1033 reads)
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June 2005 in Review: Salinas City Budget & More Taxes
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 by City Watch
Bulletin & Website Committee
Want to know how Salinas City government is spending your money? You wouldn't have seen the big picture at any June 2005 budget meeting. The City Council approved over $114 million in spending and tax-hike crusaders hatched a scheme for more taxes. These and more were hot issues in the month of June.
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Posted by Webmaster on Sunday, July 03 @ 19:23:59 EDT (843 reads)
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Special Report: Salinas Budget Luncheon Became Campaign for More Taxes
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 by City Watch
Website & Bulletin Committee
On Tuesday, May 31, the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce held a well advertised but sparsely attended public luncheon on the Salinas City budget at the Salinas Sports Complex.
The luncheon failed to provide any new information and became a campaign for more taxes after the keynote speech by Dwight Stenbakken.
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Posted by Webmaster on Friday, June 03 @ 00:35:42 EDT (1219 reads)
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Book Shows Nearly $13 Billion in Wasteful Government Spending
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 Here’s a book you’re not likely to find in a government-run library, but you can view online for free: California Piglet1.
This 23 page book is loaded with examples of nearly $13 billion in wasteful state and local government spending. You’ll laugh at the stupid things that public officials are doing, but you’ll cry when you realize that it’s your money they’re spending, often for a self-serving cause.
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Posted by Webmaster on Sunday, May 01 @ 19:27:43 EDT (765 reads)
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Special Report, Oct. 2004: Salinas City Measures A, B & C
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 ‘Why an ounce of efficiency is better than a pound of taxes’
Salinas City government can use the money taxpayers have given them more efficiently to provide services, but Measures A, B and C, which only raise taxes, would encourage continued wasteful spending.
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Posted by Webmaster on Friday, April 22 @ 19:22:27 EDT (809 reads)
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