By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
The national economic recession and the State of California’s continuing budget crisis have resulted in declining revenues for the City of Signal Hill during the past two fiscal years. Things are not expected to significantly improve anytime soon, and city officials have reduced the new fiscal year budget, which began July 1, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Signal Hill City Council'
SH City Council, commissions discuss how to get by with less
July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · News
Signal Hill City Council: Just vote no on Proposition 16
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Politics
By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
In a unanimous vote during its May 4 meeting, the Signal Hill City Council adopted a resolution expressing its opposition to Proposition 16, which will appear on the ballot in the statewide June election. “Proposition 16, sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG & E) would amend the state constitution to [...]
Boulevard Buick/GMC moving to vacant Mike Salta Chrysler/Jeep site
April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · News
By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
Boulevard Buick/GMC will soon be moving from its present location in the Signal Hill Auto Center, but city officials are not worried. The dealership is actually planning to move to the slightly larger, now-vacant Mike Salta Chrysler/Jeep dealership site, which is also in the Signal Hill Auto Center. In three separate unanimous [...]
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SH Council requires employee contributions to retirement and healthcare costs
April 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics
By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
On Tuesday night, with uncharacteristically somber faces, the five members of the Signal Hill City Council voted unanimously to unilaterally impose a contract on city employees that freezes salaries and requires them to pay a portion of their retirement pension and retirement healthcare costs. About 30 city employees attended the meeting.
Prior to [...]
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