The following letter to the editor was published in the El Segundo Herald newspaper (HeraldPublications.com) on Thursday, March 27, 2014 in the Letters section on page 13. The El Segundo Herald has a strict 250-word limit, including the title.
NO ON “A”
You already live in one of the most heavily taxed states in the country. Why would you want to add to your family’s burden? City operating costs have not gone down as claimed. They will not, until we have a council that is willing to confront the unions and demand realistic pay and retirement contracts for city employees. Look at all the new construction in town in the last few years on top of the Chevron settlement. Each provided large amounts of additional revenue to the city. Yet, the increased inflow will never be enough to pay for the city employee’s union contracts that your council has approved. Do not give the council more money to waste. Look at the candidates that receive backing from these unions. The cities unions are backing candidates that will give them more of your tax dollars.
– Art Lavalle
El Segundo Police Officers' Association (ESPOA) Exposed