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San Diego’s Carl DeMaio puts pension reform center stage—and himself in union crosshairs.In 1978, Howard Jarvis launched the U.S. anti-tax movement in California with Proposition 13, which capped annual increases in property taxes and kept people from being forced from their homes during real-estate bubbles. A generation later, the Golden State could be on the brink of launching another populist movement, one driven by anger over government compensation practices. A key battleground is San Diego. In June, voters will decide on Proposition B, the Comprehensive Pension Reform Initiative. It would end defined-benefit pensions for all new city hires except for...

The Performance Institute 3675 Ruffin Road, Suite 110, San Diego, CA 92123 858-503-6787 • fax 858-503-6753 • www.performanceweb.org www.sandiegobudget.org NEWS RELEASE Institute to Bring Most of Charter Reforms Proposed by City Attorney to June 2006 Vote of the People For Immediate Release CONTACT: Erica Mendelson August 17, 2005 Office: 858-503-6787 or cell: 619-306-1798 mendelson@performanceweb.org SAN DIEGO – Performance Institute President Carl DeMaio has released the following statement in response to a proposal put forward yesterday by City Attorney Mike Aguirre to remedy the city’s financial crisis and end this current state of paralysis: "The Performance Institute praises the City Attorney...

A private memo has just been released that demonstrates the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee intentionally watered down its report on city finances in 2002. This is the clearest evidence to date that the Mayor knew of the city’s financial crisis back in 2002. The memo also makes a troubling reference to concerns over the City’s ball park bonds and credit rating in the context of the Blue Ribbon Report being watered down. The memo is available online at www.sandiegobudget.org so you can read and judge for yourself. Below is our press release; the link to the San Diego City Beat...