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5. DU meetup in Stocton? Anyone up for it?

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 11:49 PM

Jun 2012

I'm not far away and follow the politics.

Stockton is a target for scammers, but also a great place of opportunity as a transportation hub and with proximity to the silicon valley and other vital interests and points of interest, like Yosemite and Tahoe.

Any takers for a DU meetup? PM me....

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Stockton, California Is About To Declare Bankruptcy [View all] FarCenter Jun 2012 OP

I'm kicking this, b/c I think it is a very important story, although I'm not coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #1

Kick. Ann Johnson is a friend to our community and I think we will persevere. NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #2

are you in stockton? HiPointDem Jun 2012 #9

kick jannyk Jun 2012 #3

Stockton official: Mediation with creditors fails FarCenter Jun 2012 #4

DU meetup in Stocton? Anyone up for it? NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #5

I think they have the highest foreclosure rate in the country. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #6

As goes Stockton, so goes America... NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #7

Of the top ten employers in Stockton, only two are private, for-profit corporations FarCenter Jun 2012 #8

The smash-and-grab continues. Disaster capitalism. Expect the installation of a dictator just as Fire Walk With Me Jun 2012 #10

who gets the sports stadium and just how onethatcares Jun 2012 #11

One of the possible outcomes is that the city will be allowed to reduce or end pension contributions HiPointDem Apr 2013 #12

The open question is whether Stockton has to make good on its obligations to CALPERS FarCenter Apr 2013 #13