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  • Another sad tale of greedy union leaders

    06/23/2004 7:59:25 AM PDT · by AttentiveObserver · 6 replies · 146+ views
    Los Angeles Daily News ^ | June 22, 2004 | Mark Mix
    Los Angeles Daily News Another sad tale of greedy union leaders Will lobbyists succeed in wiping out California volunteerism altogether? By Mark Mix Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - This summer, a legislative roadblock in Sacramento could create a multiple charity pileup, halting creek restoration projects across the state, as well as park construction, library renovations, and Habitat for Humanity, a program that builds homes for the poor. Unbelievably, under current California law, if a nonprofit group receives any taxpayer funding for a charitable venture, and pays even one of the workers on the project, that project may not accept any...
  • Daniel Weintraub: California has a message for volunteers: Get lost!

    04/06/2004 7:11:25 AM PDT · by John Jorsett · 3 replies · 83+ views
    Sacramento Bee ^ | April 6, 2004 | Daniel Weintraub
    <p>With governments all across California pinched for funds, you would think that public-spirited people who want to volunteer to help in their community would be welcomed with open arms. But this is California, and 15 years of laws and regulations have reached their inevitable tipping point at the worst possible moment. The state has now essentially outlawed the use of volunteers on public projects.</p>