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Re: Health Department: Cars a rapidly diminishing fraction of ozone problem. Test them anyway.

Private Detective New York — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:41:28 -0000

That's a good news. Thanks for the information.

Re: Denver Republicans reject Romer attack on city pay raises

WdWilliam — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:20:47 -0000

TAX THE RICH NOW!! COME PEOPLE OF COLORADO, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE OUR GOVERMENT IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE TEA PARTY & THEY ARE ONLY 37 PERCENT. WE HAVE TO STOP THE TEA PARTY & TAX THE RICH NOW. WE CAN NOT PAY ANYMORE!! IT IS THERE TURN TO PAY LET'S PROTEST!! GET OFF YOUR BUTTS & STOP THE TEA PARTY & TAX THE RICH NOW!! SEE YOU AT THE CAPITAL!!!!

Re: Denver auditor issues alert to catch attention of new mayor; Calls Career Service Authority seriously flawed (Updated)

Dbrown7733 — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:35:51 -0000

CSA's "Shared Services" concept is a mess. Considering Jeff Dolan's plastic leadership and his abrupt departure, it's no surprise that regardless of your feelings about the Auditor's office's findings, a lot of what he has to say in his findings is accurate. CSA has a LOT of problems and very little accountability. Jeff Dolan was not qualified to do that job and never should've been hired in the first place. Who hires a guy to serve a major HR agency coming from a town like Davenport, Iowa whose population is less than Englewood's at a little over 90,000, when Denver's population is at an upwards of nearly 600,000? It is not nearly the size or scope of Denver. If they hired someone from a city of similar size and scope, they would've been a better match. Jeff Dolan was in way over his head. Due to the incompetence of the CSA Board, the mess the CSA is in now is a direct result of Jeff Dolan's lack of sufficient leadership and probably will not recover from it for years to come. Is it no surprise the Jeff left? I'm not surprised, because he was going to be inevitably forced out any way. Regardless of what you feel about the Auditor's Office, the discrepancies noted are very real and accurate. If I was the Auditor, I wouldn't trust my HR system to fall under CSA's mess either until they clean the leadership up from the CSA Board all the way down to the first line supervisor.

Re: Denver auditor issues alert to catch attention of new mayor; Calls Career Service Authority seriously flawed (Updated)

Rebecca Moreno — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:47:03 -0000

The auditor's office is talking about qualified/educated people in the CSA administration? Did they mention that they have several pending HR hearings grievances, lawsuits and appeals and these "audits" are an effort to strong arm a win. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Credibility and integrity yeah right the Auditor... that’s an oxymoron. If you don’t believe me see for yourself:
http://www.denvergov.org/Emplo...
http://cms.denvergov.com/Porta...
The alternative motive in all this is the ongoing insistence of the Auditor’s Office to avoid consolidating (as the rest of the city has) it’s HR functionality, their reasoning (as always) is simply their independence… their “independence” has led to wrongful terminations, mishandling of whistleblower information, pending CSA hearings (pending only because CSA felt it was a conflict to hear these cases while being audited by the Auditor—some integrity). Federal EEOC complaints and a pending lawsuit in Federal court for wrongful termination. This office needs to be dismantled and since the Auditor Administration keeps increasing their salaries the city would save over a million dollars in personnel/ salaries. The new mayor should definitely pay attention and not be bullied by the collusion in the Auditor’s Office. Where is the Audit Committee on this?

Re: CDPHE overstates vehicle emissions test failure rates, rejects state law to use on-road sensors instead of emissions centers

Mochris6 — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:27:09 -0000

The CDPHE being dishonest? No way! Rule of thumb, if the state of colorado runs a program you can assume it's corrupt.

Re: Denver auditor issues alert to catch attention of new mayor; Calls Career Service Authority seriously flawed (Updated)

flavio tujillo — Fri, 20 May 2011 07:30:58 -0000

You want to fix it run for major...or have you forgotten the ass kickin the poeple of Denver gave you when you last tried.

Re: Denver auditor issues alert to catch attention of new mayor; Calls Career Service Authority seriously flawed (Updated)

Deputy — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:54:27 -0000

Excellent! My hope is that the Auditor can instill a very real sense of urgency upon the new mayor to in fact follow through and REALLY do the hard work that needs to be done: it is a mess! Concurrent with dealing with the CSA, the new mayor is going to have to deal with that disgrace of an Engineering Department as well. Of the two: the Engineering Department is the bigger gorilla. Dennis Gallagher, THANK YOU!

Re: Denver auditor issues alert to catch attention of new mayor; Calls Career Service Authority seriously flawed (Updated)

Dbrown7733 — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:57:04 -0000

The ineptitude of the Career Service Authority Board was the very reason why the leadership over the course of the past four to five years has reflected poor performance. Since there is no requirement that the board members have professional credentials, human resources experience, or legal backgrounds, is it highly questionable that there can be any confidence in their judgment to make sound hiring decisions. It makes one wonder if several of them are only motivated to serve on the board because of the political connections and to beef up their resume to advance their careers elsewhere.

Case in point: The most recent CSA Director Jeff Dolan was not only insufficiently qualified for the job, but way over his head in handling an operation that large. When they hired him they apparently did not bother to conduct a background check, because if they did, they would've known that he was under a cloud of controversy in Davenport, Iowa, where he originated as an HR official. He failed in his HR duties there as manager, as he was accused of ignoring a sexual harassment complaint made by an employee against a city official. It left suspicion that he was covering for the city official, which caused a delay in his last promotion prior to coming to Denver.

Davenport Iowa's HR operation is similar in size and scope of perhaps Englewood, Colorado. (Denver has over 500,000 residents, while Davenport has barely 90,000 residents. You do the math.) Denver is a major metropolitan city which calls for the experience of a director the type of specialized experience at the same size and scope as Denver or greater. If they implemented sufficient hiring practices, they would've hired someone with the appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully lead CSA and the organization would have avoided Jeff Dolan's long list of failures. Recently, Jeff Dolan decided to resign (knowing he was not going to be retained by the next administration due to several failed performance audits initiated by Auditor Gallagher's office). If the Mayor's office does not change the standards for the selection of CSA Board members, they will continue to have the same level of ineptitude they have always been getting. The Auditor is right on in expressing concerns because in this tough job market, the City cannot afford the liability that comes with hiring the wrong people and the costs associated in doing so.

Re: Denver Republicans reject Romer attack on city pay raises

Timmy Tebow — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:00:28 -0000

Romer did end positively, did you even watch the debate? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Re: Denver Republicans reject Romer attack on city pay raises

Lorily — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:59:20 -0000

The debate did not end on a positive note at all. It wrapped up a personal diatribe against Hancock. An informal straw poll at the end showed Hancock winning by a landslide! One person raised their hand in support of Romer out of an audience of over 100.

Re: Health Department: Cars a rapidly diminishing fraction of ozone problem. Test them anyway.

Kennypolzin1 — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:09:53 -0000

How many? No stats ? So you are just making thing up aren't you ?

Re: Health Department: Cars a rapidly diminishing fraction of ozone problem. Test them anyway.

Chuck Plunkett — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:29:58 -0000

Hello Boo. Way up high in the post I cite a study the state paid for and accepts. I even provide the page numbers you need to go to see the full ozone precursor picture. That study explains that natural sources, including trees, make up the majority of the problem. (Which is a great insult to this greenie who has paid a small fortune to have trees installed in his yard.) So not my theory.

Here's the link to the study. http://www.leg.state.co.us/OSA...

The evil-tree info is on page 9. The study also discusses other man-made sources like those you mentioned.

Re: Health Department: Cars a rapidly diminishing fraction of ozone problem. Test them anyway.

G Richard Raab — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:11:06 -0000

Simple and MUCH CHEAPER answer to this: mix titanium Dioxide into concrete that is being poured in the denver area. It will eat into smog, dirt, etc. Basically, a cheap solution for this issue.

Re: Health Department: Cars a rapidly diminishing fraction of ozone problem. Test them anyway.

Boo — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:02:23 -0000

Chuck, where are the facts that support your theory that trees contribute the most ozone pollution on the front range? You also fail to discuss the largest contributor: oil and gas development in Weld County and the northeastern front range. Poor research, poor article.

Re: Health Department: Cars a rapidly diminishing fraction of ozone problem. Test them anyway.

David Needham — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:57:37 -0000

As for the EPA part, sounds like they don't have enough cities to fine, so they are tightening the rules to get more involved...

Re: Health Department: Cars a rapidly diminishing fraction of ozone problem. Test them anyway.

JamesBowen — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:42:30 -0000

Good news. We need to bring back the safety checks, too. They saved lives.

Re: CDPHE overstates vehicle emissions test failure rates, rejects state law to use on-road sensors instead of emissions centers

J_satterthwaite — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:49:17 -0000

Someone is making too much money from the testing centers to allow them to be shut down. Where is the suprise in that!

Jerry

Re: Ritter’s cabinet denied bonuses

Afta1 — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:16:48 -0000

Responsible elected official. Kudos to former Gov. Ritter

Re: Peak vs Pols?

Woody — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:03:19 -0000

What does some conservative blog that you are obviously giving a plug to, make that TWO plugs, have to do with your investigative journalism, Chuck?

Since your "investigations" seem to accomplish nothing but to antagonize Democrats and run cover for Scott Gessler, pumping the new conservative blog makes sense I guess.

Instead of explaining yourself, maybe you should just right another weepy sophomoric love letter about the "Liberty Movement." Like you used to when you wrote editorials, before they made you a so-called journalist...

Re: Peak vs Pols?

Vill Robinson — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:15:01 -0000

Hey Chuck, maybe you should be "investigating" this before your next promotional post...why Colorado Statesman is eating the Post's lunch on this story:

http://www.coloradostatesman.c...

Re: Peak vs Pols?

donaldeljohnson — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:35:01 -0000

I just checked out Colorado Peak for the first time in a couple of weeks. It's almost all about legislators, which makes me think that some members or their aides are writing the stories. Maybe some 527s are funding the effort? It looks pretty heavy handed at times, and it looks more professional than most things that come out of the Colorado GOP's members of the General Assembly. On balance, the site is more about politics than about government, which tells you that the writers are focused on power, not policy.

Since Colorado Peak has interviewed Ryan Frazier, he may have an inkling about who he was talking with, unless he was foolish enough to do it all by email without knowing who he was talking to.

Re: New ‘Colorado Peak Politics’ blog won’t provide a peek

donaldeljohnson — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:16:04 -0000

Colorado Peak Politics appears to be written by professionals who are or were journalists/flacks. The content reflects knowledge of what's going on at the Capitol.

But I haven't signed on as a commenter for a couple of reasons. And I seldom read the site.

1. I don't know who's behind the site. At least we know that Coloradopols is run by the unions and/or their supporters and is part of the Colorado Model either officially or unofficially. Secrecy doesn't sit well with me because the conflicts of interest can be huge. If you can't run Colorado Peak and keep your jobs, say so. If you're political operatives, say so. We'll find out sooner than later. People outside of the CIA do know how to connect the dots.

2. That the site is using the Soapbox software is surprising, because I thought that the software was developed by liberals for liberal sites, not for conservatives. I think it's some of the best blogging software available and would have loved to have used it for my blog, which is pretty inactive these days while I get in shape and get ready for the biking and fishing seasons. In any case, is Colorado Peak a Trojan Horse?

Re: New ‘Colorado Peak Politics’ blog won’t provide a peek

Brad Jones — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:46:43 -0000

Since Face The State is referenced by name, here's my blog on CPP's e-mail to Chuck:
http://blog.brad.jones.name/20...

Re: Stoner economics? Number of med pot enforcers to rival CBI investigators

Bob — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:10:54 -0000

80% of all tax revenue goes to employee salaries.

No wonder we have crisis.

They should let a 50,000 dollar computer system administer this program and forget about it!

Re: Stoner economics? Number of med pot enforcers to rival CBI investigators

RayChristlTHC — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:54:30 -0000

They (GOVT of USA) need to be on trial for treason--they know what they do--mafia corruption.