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Monday, February 3, 2014

Update of Calaveras County Taxpayers Association cable tv line up

This is an update on our cable TV program.   "Taxpayer Alert" is a public service effort by volunteers and sponsored by the Calaveras County Taxpayers Association. 

For those who do not have Calaveras cable TV, or are out of the area, previously aired programs are uploaded to YouTube and can be accessed with the most recent first, listed below. This month, we have invited Charity Manness of The Copper Gazette and Joel Metzger, Editor of the Calaveras Enterprise. 

Jeff is a Director with CCWD and President of the county Chamber. He discusses some of the challenges facing CCWD.
Merita is Supervisor of District 3. She discusses the current County budget crises and other topics
Barbara is our Calaveras County District Attorney. She discusses some of the challenges her department is facing such as the effects of AB 109 on local crime and the need for upgrading facilities to better serve the public.

Cory is a financial Advisor with a strong understanding of economics. He discusses how one could avoid the penalty for not buying government health insurance and other topics.
Mark Luster, Part 1,  Mark Luster, Part 2
Mark represents Sierra Pacific Industries and is a former County Chamber President. He discusses current state of the timber industry in California.
Guy discusses an interesting perspective on our national economic problems.
Heather has done much research on the subject of the "Dark Side of Sustainability". Strong supporter of a free America. Dynamic lady. 
Steve owns Moaning Cavern Park and other very successful enterprises in the Gold County. He is former President of the County Chamber, the Visitor's Bureau and is Vice President of the Calaveras Taxpayers Association. He discusses several interesting concepts.
Gary is our County Sheriff and he discusses progress in reducing response time and improvements including the new jail.
Richard represents the Pacific Legal Foundation and he discusses several interesting court cases.
Rebecca is our County Auditor/Controller and she discusses concerns about county overspending and other concerns.
George is our representative on the Board of Equalization and he discusses several issues including the Fire Tax.
Jon is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and is leading the lawsuit seeking to overturn the Fire Tax. He discusses other issues as well.