Do we need both a City Attorney and a City Prosecutor?

How to Increase Voter Turnout -- Move Elections to November

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Rethinking Term Limits in Long Beach

Check out my latest column in the Long Beach Business Journal on the issue of how term limits are negatively impacting our local government.
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It is Shocking About the Power Outages Caused by Edison Equipment

Read my latest column for the Long Beach Business Journal:

It Is Shocking About Edison

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Long Beach Business Journal Features Schipske Column

The Long Beach Business Journal is featuring my column (and others) on a newly launched website. This gives readers the opportunity to make comments.

Check it out. I welcome feedback but please be civil.

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Part II on Civic Center Deal and the Problem with Private Public Partnerships

English: Long Beach, California at night (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This week's Long Beach Business Journal is out and on page 4 I continue discussing the proposed Civic Center deal which will encumber taxpayers for 50 years while making someone very wealthy. That's because that's what Private-Public Partnerships do.

Check the column out.

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Why the Civic Center Deal Isn't Good for Taxpayers!

Yes, the current City Hall isn't attractive but it sure looks mighty pretty when you consider what the Mayor and Council are proposing to spend to get a new one. Mind you, the City Hall was only built in 1977. But to make sure the good taxpaying folk of Long Beach are scared enough, city staff has "determined" it is "seismically unsafe." When did they find this out? In 2005? It is 10 years later and not one person has been moved out of City Hall. That's because the data doesn't match the rhetoric.

Take a look at my latest column on page 4 in the Long Beach Business Journal as I explore this boon doogle.

So why is Long Beach Charging Its Own Water Department $10.2 million?

Read my latest column on page 4 in Long Beach Business Journal about the City of Long Beach charging a pipeline fee on its own water department to the tune of $10.2 million.