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Alert for the Tuesday, April 8, 2014 City of El Segundo General Municipal Election

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Mike

EL SEGUNDO CITY ELECTION:
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Vote “NO” on Measure A Tax Hikes.

Vote for Suzanne Fuentes and Mike Dugan.

All El Segundo residents should visit the Election Information index page regularly, preferably daily, until the April 8, 2014 El Segundo city election.

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Proposed Chevron Tax Increase – Letter to the El Segundo Herald by Michael Dugan

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Mike

Proposed Chevron Tax Increase

The cooperation between business and community is one of our city’s greatest assets. Businesses not only generate most of our city tax revenues, they also provide generous support to our schools and charities. The coexistence of community and business is a sensitive relationship and, like any good relationship, requires work.

In previous years the relationship between city and business was built on fairness, openness and trust. I’m not sure that relationship exists today. The current leadership in our city appears to have a different approach. The proposed 1,000 percent acreage tax increase to Chevron is an example where the city appears to have a shoot first and ask questions later approach to working with business.

The story behind the proposed tax increase told by City Manager Doug Willmore is an interesting study. … Continue reading →

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