Comments by Mary Kay Jolley

Coastside firefighters’ pay averaged $155,000 per year in 2007

Mr. Vince Williams, Thank you for your post and the web links. My husband Clayton Jolley was the acting chief after Chief Asche retired and before Chief Bonano arrived. He has not been the acting chief since that time.

Coastside firefighters’ pay averaged $155,000 per year in 2007

Mr. Merrilees, Your question is the most important question that needs to be answered: "What is all the discontent about?" From the data that Mr. Williams provided, one can see that four firefighters and six firefighter/paramedics left the department in 2006 and one captain, one FF, and 7 FF/PM left the department in 2007. The board has not hired anyone. Two more FF/PM are leaving this month. Why? Why do trained, experienced FF/PM leave for other departments and start at the bottom again? The chief…

Coastside firefighters’ pay averaged $155,000 per year in 2007

Mr. Williams, thank you for not only taping the CFPD board meetings, but for staying engaged with the district. You do the community a great service. However, Gentlemen Posters, from your interpretation of the data, it is clear to me that you have a bias against firefighter/paramedics. First of all, by downloading the data, I find your calculation that the ten Coastside firefighters/paramedics who worked a full year in 2007 received an average of $155,000 in compensation in 2007, including base pay,…

Welcome (back) to the new Coastsider

Thanks. Much better. And thanks for the Control + tip, too.

Welcome (back) to the new Coastsider

Barry, Congratulations on getting Coastsider upgraded. As a 40-something with progressive lenses, I find the print too small to read comfortably. Any chance you can bump up the font size?

Coastsider endorses Donovan, Taborski, and Silva for HMB Fire and Williams for Pt Montara

Mr. Williams, I apologize for the quote. I should have done my own advanced search before I submitted that entry. I confused your words with Dave Deweys on 7/14/06 on Coastsider. I deeply regret the error. Sincerely, Mary Kay Jolley

Coastsider endorses Donovan, Taborski, and Silva for HMB Fire and Williams for Pt Montara

Dear Mr. Parr, I am extremely disappointed that Coastsider has endorsed the pro CalFire candidates. I am extremely disappointed that you never met with me or talked to me over the phone even though I asked you to do so as early as August. After rereading all the above links, it seems to me that as soon as Acting Chief Bonano’s memo came out, your mind was made up about contracting out services. Chief Bonano was hired as an acting chief to help the board hire a full time chief who would be able…