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Stockton California Falls

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Are Morons in charge?

Stockton

The city of nearly 300,000 people has become emblematic of government excess and the financial calamity that resulted when the nation’s housing bubble burst.

Its salaries, benefits, and borrowing were based on anticipated long-term developer fees and increasing property tax revenue. But those were lost in a flurry of foreclosures beginning in the mid-2000s and a 70 percent decline in the city’s tax base

Pacific Grove’s Runaway Mayor wrote a whole book about taking vacant business buildings and turning them into government offices in Stockton. Buy the book, you may learn some lessons in it like more government waste may not be good.

Stockton California Falls (The Blaze)

Dan Cort’s Stockton Properties Highlighted As “Blight”

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The Runaway Mayor that tried to ru(i)n P.G. according to his plans in Stockton appears to have failed there too…

Esther writes in –

If you watch this segment from NBC Nightly News, you’ll see a very nice story about a young man trying to rescue his hometown of Stockton. Watch carefully: near the end, they flash on some of the town’s squalor to make a point about urban decay. I have isolated one shot:

Cortco For Sale

It’s obvious that Kampe’s intended policies are a rehash of Cort’s–it looks like the reservoir is coming out of hibernation.

If you want to see the whole segment, here’s the info:

Young Stockton politician tries to make a difference

At 22 years old, Michael Tubbs, has just become the youngest member of Stockton, California’s city council. He and his supporters talk about how he got there, what lessons he learned growing up and how he hopes to reinvent his hometown and make the community proud

Dan Cort’s Stockton Properties Highlighted As “Blight”

Runaway Mayor’s Book – How To Mess Up A Town Without Really Trying?

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You Gotta Be Kidding. How many trees will die for this turkey?

Dan Cort Bailn Like Palin

Dan Cort, the former mayor of Pacific Grove, author and expert in urban renewal, will give a presentation on his new book, “Downtown Turnaround: Lessons for a New Urban Landscape,”

Dan will address the urgent need to revitalize forsaken downtown areas and build green communities. In the face of critical economic and environmental challenges, Dan will offer practical solutions that combine sustainability, prosperity and citizen participation.

Runaway Mayor’s Book – How To Mess Up A Town Without Really Trying?