Firefighter Political News

Apple Valley Fire facing $1 million deficit

April 10, 2010

APPLE VALLEY • The Apple Valley Fire Protection District is looking at ways to close a $1 million budget deficit, with retirement incentives, employee furloughs and more on the table. Officials are hoping these moves will trim enough from the budget to avoid laying off any of the district’s approximately 80 employees, though that possibility [...]

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Apple Valley’s hot topic: Contracting with SBCo Fire

April 10, 2010

APPLE VALLEY • With the Apple Valley Fire Protection District looking to cut costs, one politically sensitive option being floated is the possibility of contracting with San Bernardino County for fire service, as every other Victor Valley city now does. Apple Valley Councilman Rick Roelle, then sitting as mayor, spearheaded a push to look at [...]

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Stockton Fire Union unhappy with City Hall

October 20, 2009

A contract amendment, expected to be approved Tuesday night by the Stockton City Council, apparently won’t leave anyone satisfied. “We’re both unhappy about it, so that makes it a good agreement. We didn’t get where we needed to go, but this is as good as it gets,” said Stockton Mayor Ann Johnston. Last November, the [...]

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Seaside Firefighters Fight Against Layoffs

October 16, 2009

Dozens of firefighters showed up to put the City of Seaside on notice. They say any possible layoffs could put you in danger. Budget cuts have already been made to all seaside city departments, but now the city could potentially enforce layoffs. This has prompted the seaside firefighter association to come to tonight’s city council [...]

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Influence of Norco firefighter’s union on elections debated

September 13, 2009

A Norco firefighters labor group is defending its right to campaign in local elections amid concerns that its members, who mostly live outside of the city, unfairly influence campaigns.The issue of unions investing significant money and time in local elections is not new to California cities, some of which have tried to limit their involvement, [...]

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LAFD Firefighters continue to campaign against service cuts

September 10, 2009

The Los Angeles firefighters’ union renewed its campaign Thursday against the rotating brownouts at city fire stations, delivering hundreds of postcards demanding the restoration of full service. “This is not the time to be cutting fire service,” said Pat McOsker, head of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, during a rally at City Hall. [...]

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A political lesson from the fire lines

September 6, 2009

Fire exploded last week across Southern California, from the apple orchards of Oak Glen to the enclaves of Tujunga. As fire does, it ravaged acreage — more than 154,000 acres in Los Angeles County alone by early Saturday — and lives. Two firefighters died. Others were injured. Dozens of residents found their homes turned to [...]

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Costa Mesa Firefighters reach deal with City

August 27, 2009

Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor has withdrawn his appeal of the contract that the City Council recently approved with its firefighters’ union. The agreement, which passed on a 3-2 vote, gave the firefighters an early retirement in exchange for their not taking a scheduled pay raise. Mansoor said he voted against the contract because he [...]

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Alameda Firefighters Offer Rebuttal to Report

August 20, 2009

Alameda firefighters have issued a 19-page rebuttal to an 81-page report about the Alameda Fire Department that the city received in May. The city commissioned the International City/County Manage-ment Association to operationally assess both the police and fire departments. In their rebuttal, the firefighters have focused on statements that the firefighters call “at least, misleading, [...]

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Alameda FD minimum staffing to go before voters

August 7, 2009

The battle over the firefighters’ minimum staffing initiative took another twist Monday night when the City Council voted, 4-1, to wait until November 2011 to put it on the ballot — the last possible date it could choose to put the measure before voters. Council members — some of whom stated unequivocally that they disagree [...]

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