Retiring Mayor Bud Lewis Endorses Matt
Retiring Mayor Bud Lewis introduces and endorses Carlsbad candidate for Mayor Matt Hall. Read more...
Mayoral Candidates Debate
Mayoral candidates debate city pensions, pool project. Read more...
Voters to Decide on Retiree Benefits
City Council members voted 4-1 on July 27 in approval of a charter amendment to this November’s ballot allowing voters to weigh in on increasing retirement benefits for safety employees. Read more...
Pension Revelations Show Huge Failures
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger insists he won't sign a new state budget unless the Legislature rolls back a hefty increase in state employee pensions enacted 11 years ago. Read more...
Lewis Ready to Mark End of Era
It really is the end of an era in Carlsbad with the retirement of Mayor Claude "Bud" Lewis, and he really does hope to pass the torch to longtime Councilman Matt Hall. Read more...
Matt Hall Launches Mayoral Campaign
Matt announces the launch of his campaign for Mayor at Heritage Hall in Magee Park. Read more...
Voters to Consider Pension Plan Changes
Carlsbad attracted regional attention earlier this year when it announced that future city employees wouldn't receive as generous a retirement benefit as the current employees will get. Read more...
North County Times Editorial
Our concerns are not [how] to maximize profits for greedy capitalists...but how to protect taxpayers from...the most influential special-interest groups in our midst--public employee unions. Read more...
Pension Reform a Winner for Carlsbad
The Reality Check award to the Carlsbad City Council for showing North County what fiscal leadership looks like. Read more...
Council Cuts Pension Benefits
Declaring contract talks were truly at an "impasse," Carlsbad's City Council terminated negotiations Tuesday with the city's Firefighters' Association. Read more...
Renewable Energy - Maerkle Reservoir Power Generation
The City of Carlsbad moves forward on a plan to generate electricity using the high pressure water pipes that feed city's main reservoir. Read more...
Letter to the Editor
Matt Hall will be a great mayor and represent our community in a pragmatic and fair manner. Hopefully, all of the stake holders will work together in forming sustainable policies to solve the serious Read more...
Pension Graphs
Carlsbad’s pension dilemma was outlined at a recent workshop and the crisis could become a key issue in the city’s mayoral race this fall. Read more...
Matt Hall's Editorial On Pensions
By taking responsible, prudent action now, we can continue providing city residents with the high level of services they've come to expect. Read more...
Raspberry Award
A raspberry to the public employee unions in Carlsbad for threatening to turn that city into the next Oceanside. Read more...
Carlsbad Pension Cuts
Carlsbad council moves to cut pension benefits. Read more...
Pensions Breaking State
State employee pensions are breaking the state. Read more...
Unions Keep Up Pressure
Freshman Councilman Keith Blackburn announced his candidacy for mayor, challenging veteran councilor Matt Hall, with representatives of both the Carlsbad firefighters and police unions at his side. Read more...
Carlsbad Pension Workshop
City may shift more of pension burden to employees. Read more...
Unions Back the Opponent, Lewis Supports Matt Hall
Unions back the opponent, Lewis supports Matt Hall. Read more...
Blackburn Announces
Opponent Keith Blackburn mayoral race announcement.Read more...
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