Good article....at bottom mentions that 34,000 Ca gov't workers make >$100k -- orangenblue 05/14/2021 6:37PM
Fan of Baywatch are ya? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 05/14/2021 3:07PM
For comparison, highest paid SF police officer makes 640k and average is -- 81_Hokie 05/14/2021 1:45PM
That's ridiculous too. ** -- BocaHoo91 05/14/2021 1:47PM
It looks like these states are already defunding the police -- 81_Hokie 05/14/2021 1:49PM
If ever there was a proof of "Ya get what ya pay for" you just laid it out. ** -- southdenverhoo 05/14/2021 2:39PM
Agree ** -- 81_Hokie 05/14/2021 1:48PM
Yay Public Sector Unions! There's a reason they're a problem. ** -- Hoodafan 05/14/2021 1:46PM
Pretty interesting article. Thanks. -- HoodatB 05/14/2021 1:16PM
When you hire ex SEALS like Mitch Buchannon it's the cost of doing business ** -- HokieDan95 05/14/2021 12:56PM
Was that his backstory? ** -- Maupin233 05/14/2021 1:01PM
As was Magnum and his friends on Magnum PI ** -- HokieDan95 05/14/2021 1:42PM
Yes. don't question my tv knowledge!** -- HokieDan95 05/14/2021 1:02PM
Now I find the character even more ridiculously unbelievable. ** -- Maupin233 05/14/2021 1:09PM
Once you got lifeguards dealing with diamond smugglers you've pretty much -- HokieDan95 05/14/2021 1:18PM
Are you suggesting that's not a credible story line? ** -- Hoodafan 05/14/2021 1:36PM
Only for non-Trumpies. Trumpies have shown they’ll believe anything ;-) ** -- TomGlansAski 05/14/2021 1:42PM
Here are some stats..... -- SchmHoo 05/14/2021 12:54PM
I think it's silly to be outraged by it, but your post is pretty ridiculous -- BocaHoo91 05/14/2021 1:17PM
Did you get from my post that I was talking about entry level lifeguards? -- SchmHoo 05/14/2021 4:47PM
I don't care if it's the Michael Jordan of lifeguards with 30 years -- BocaHoo91 05/14/2021 4:55PM
I’m talking about the supervisors of lifeguards. Sheesh. ** -- SchmHoo 05/15/2021 07:59AM
To be fair, many of them are working 1.5-2 jobs -- HoodatB 05/14/2021 1:34PM
Actually, I've seen repeated stories about how much a number of police and -- 81_Hokie 05/14/2021 1:42PM
Lifeguards in LA are part of the LA Fire Department -- 757 05/14/2021 12:52PM
Yeah, I don’t think that all of people in this thread actually read the -- Mad Bowl Hoo 05/14/2021 2:46PM
Yep, they're first responders - and damn, that water's really really cold ** -- Old Dorms Rule! 05/14/2021 1:13PM
So what keeps the pay high? Can't others apply (and drive down overtime at -- TomGlansAski 05/14/2021 12:47PM
That's not how government works. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 05/14/2021 12:50PM
I guess that’s why the govt loses so many technologists to industry. The -- TomGlansAski 05/14/2021 1:44PM
YASAFT alert ** -- WahooRQ 05/14/2021 12:46PM
Damn. That's a good gig if you can get it. I thought about being -- BocaHoo91 05/14/2021 12:46PM
Yeah, but the fringe benefits of lifeguarding are probably much better ;-) ** -- TomGlansAski 05/14/2021 12:48PM
That was why I wanted the job... Probably wouldn't have made it anyway. -- BocaHoo91 05/14/2021 12:53PM
Baywatch was a documentary. Not many people realize that. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 05/14/2021 12:51PM
Yes, but I think the lifeguards in Va Beach did OK in the -- BocaHoo91 05/14/2021 12:55PM
No doubt. Tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 05/14/2021 1:10PM
...about plastic surgery procedures? ** -- TomGlansAski 05/14/2021 12:53PM
And yet California runs a budget surplus, and people seem to prefer living -- southdenverhoo 05/14/2021 12:42PM
I would like to see a breakdown of the benefits. -- DanTheFan 05/14/2021 12:39PM
Can you hang up your whistle after 20 years service with full bennies? ** -- Tuckahokie 05/14/2021 5:12PM
And? I'm sensing an outrage here someplace** -- 81_Hokie 05/14/2021 12:37PM