September 01, 2005

"Judge cuts numbers from Measure P argument"

"Just one day ahead of the Registrar of Voters' printing deadline, a Superior Court judge decided Tuesday to strike two statements in the Redlands Association's ballot argument in favor of its slow-growth initiative, Measure P.

In a one-hour hearing that ran more like an arithmetic lesson, Judge Bob N. Krug agreed with the Redlands Coalition that the Redlands Association must drop claims that city spending has increased 74 percent over five years and that the initiative would not impact income from the "doughnut hole."

Krug's decision went against his own initial suggestions that he take until this afternoon to decide or that the Redlands Association be allowed to modify the statements.

"The statement should use the years involved and numbers involved, so the public could do the math themselves," Krug said. "After listening to you people, I don't have any clue what you're talking about."

You can read the complete story here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at September 1, 2005 08:25 AM