Topics of Past VREG Newsletters
March 2009 to May 2010

May 2010                Fire Dept. Retirement Increase Legal?
                                 City Budget Clear as Mud

April 2010               Ventura Budget Losses Grow
                                Firefighters Still Get Bigger Retirement Benefits
                                Budget Transparency Questioned

March 2010            California Failing
                                State Takes More from Cities
                                Budget Workshop Held
                                Pension Task Force Appointed and Fails
                                Vallejo's Bankruptcy

Dec. 2009              Sales Tax Increase Fails for Second Time
                                Smear Campaign on Andrews Fails
                                Council Remains Clueless

Sept. 2009            911 Tax Reversed
                               Measure A Sales Tax to Be on Ballot
                               State Takes Local Funds

Aug. 2009            City Pension Out of Control
                              Firefighters Retirement Raised
                              List of $100,000+ City Retirees

May 2009             Failed Tax Initiatives
                              City Bankruptcy is Possible

April 2009            Unfunded Liability for City Retirements Over $164 Million
                             Cemetary Park Issue

March 2009        Ventura 2009 Budget
                            New Taxes- State, Federal and Local for 2009
                            Lost Investments by City Investment Committee