Candidates
Senator Wadie P. Deddeh Endorses Bill Wells for AD 77th
I’m proud to count retired California State Senator Deddeh as the latest endorser of the Bill Wells for Assembly 2010 campaign. The Senator is an East County icon and a defender of freedom and the Constitution.
www.VoteBillWells.com
Amnesty is back- White House asks Senate to take up issue
The White House is reporting that close door discussions have begun in anticipation of the pro-amnesty March 21 rally to be held in Washington D.C.
The President sought to bring together Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to breathe new life into the immigration issue. The House bill has lost steam in recent months as the economy continues to stall, raising jobless numbers across the country.
According to Nick Shapiro, a White House spokesman, support for an immigration bill must also include improved border security, but the president’s commitment remains “unwavering.”
San Diego says goodbye to 14-year-old Amber Dubois
San Diego residents once again had to say goodbye to another teenager in less than a week. Tonight Escondido residents, friends and family attended a vigil for slain teenager Amber Dubois at Escondido High School.
Hundreds of tearful students stood in the school quad holding candles and listening to a handful of speakers offer kind words in order to provide some closure in the 13-month saga.
Well-wishers described Amber as a nice and quiet girl who always helped classmates and had an infinite amount of love for animals – especially endangered species. Students remembered her stunning blue eyes and said pictures never did her eyes justice.
Encinitas Arts & Events Calendar. Enjoy!
There’s been so much local tragedy and scandal lately I thought I would post some positive things we can all take part in, mostly for free! It’s likely nothing listed will be of interest to all, but scan through and I bet you find SOMETHING you’re interested in!
Encinitas Arts & Events Calendar
March 8-14, 2010
Mon., Mar. 8, 6:00pm
Olivenhain Community Workshop, General Plan Update, Olivenhain Town Hall, 423 Rancho Santa Fe Road, www.encinitas2035.info
Tues., Mar. 9, 6:00pm
New Encinitas Community Workshop, General Plan Update, Diegueno Middle School, 2150 Village Park Way, www.encinitas2035.info
The Ballad of Reading Hillcrest
With all the anonymous emails being sent around these days I tend to just ignore them, but one in particular caught my attention. I was forwarded a very interesting email about some accusations being floated in a race that always seems to cause problems without offering solutions.
The email in question involved C Mason Weaver, candidate for the Republican nomination in the 53rd Congressional district, making some curious comments about Matt Friedman, another candidate in that race for the nomination to unseat Davis. The email describes Weaver calling Friedman gay and giving his take on some details to back up his accusations.
Lincoln Club Endorses Bill Gore in SD Sheriff’s Race
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore received the endorsement of The Lincoln Club of San Diego County for his candidacy in the race for San Diego County Sheriff.
In a news release issued today, Tom Sudberry, Chairman of the Lincoln Club’s Board of Directors, said Gore’s proven record of leadership and managerial skills qualify him as the best candidate for the job.
“Bill Gore has demonstrated his good judgment and considerable skills on the job every day for over 30 years in increasing positions of responsibility,” said Sudberry. “He has delivered on strategic objectives throughout his career, first with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and now with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.”
Shine on Signs
Campaign season has officially begun, for me anyway, now that I have seen my first campaign yard sign. Who was the lucky candidate who opened this season of politics for me? Lorie Zapf, running for City Council in the 6th to replace termed out Donna Frye. Not the best sign, her name could be a little bigger, but decent enough and it gets the job done.
Two dead teenagers leaves San Diego mourning
Now that the shock of the murder of Chelsea King and Amber Dubois begins to wear off and the justice department begins to build its case against convicted sex offender, John Garner, the family and community will start the process of healing and figuring out who failed the teenagers.
The Escondido and Poway High School students should have been looking in the mailbox to find college acceptance letters that were arriving, instead devastated families must begin the process of picking up the pieces.
Amber Dubois’ body recovered ending a 13-month search
Amber Dubois’ parents received the grim news that their daughter who has been missing for 13 months has been found. On Friday night the parents were hopeful their daughter was still alive as the Escondido Police Department searched Kit Carson Park for clues to the missing teenager.
That all ended today as Escondido Police Chief Jim Maher said, “The discovery was made in the early morning hours Saturday in a very rugged and remote area of Pala. Escondido police and Sheriff’s homicide detectives were following a lead in the case when they made the discovery.”
Report From the Trenches of UCSD, Part 2
Things took quite a toll as more racially triggered events sprung on the UCSD campus. A noose was found hanging on February 19th, 2010, at the seventh floor of Geisel Library. The culprit, a student who was not identified by name and race, apologized for the incident, citing in UCSD’s main paper, The Guardian, “I found a small piece of rope on the ground earlier in the day. While I was hanging out with my friends a bit later, we tried jump-roping with it and making it into a lasso. My friend then took the rope and tied it into a noose. I innocently marveled at his ability to tie a noose, without thinking of any of its connotations or the current racial climate at UCSD. I left soon after with one of my friends for Geisel to study, still carrying the rope. After a bit of studying I picked up the rope to play with, and ended up hanging it by my desk. It was a mindless act and stupid mistake.” You would think that anyone with some sense in their brain would know what a noose is and not even cogitate making one? Apparently, she should not have toiled with and even considered this idiotic thing! Legal action should be taken, minority or not, as it is a hate crime. Alas, to know when and if justice will be served is another issue in itself as investigation proceedings are looming in the future.
Report from the Trenches of UCSD, Part 1
From sunny and charming La Jolla, California, I bring rather daunting and implicating news about the attack on free speech at UCSD. For the past several weeks, UCSD students have faced ramifications of a situation taken way too far. From the Compton Cookout to the Associated Students of UCSD’s injunction on cutting media organization funds to the hanging of a noose in Geisel Library to the display of a Ku Klux Klan hood on the Theodor Geisel statue, a lot of things have transpired on my campus for the worst. Yet, the only media outlet at UCSD exposing the truth behind these calamities is The California Review, the conservative paper whose editor-in-chief, Alec Weisman, is attributed for such excellent and fair reporting of the incidents.
Want To Know If A Ship Is Sinking? Watch The Rats…
I didn’t check my emails from Friday until this morning. Upon reading them, what did I find but an email from one of the previous “Crimmins Crowd” on the local GOP Committee – this one allegedly the contents of a back and forth email between a young, disturbed activist and a former San Diego County Republican Party Chairman, largely dealing with the less than positive relationship some years ago between California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring and the former Chairman in question. The intent of the exchange is clearly an attempt by the activist to convince the past-Chairman to air whatever grievances he might have. This is the fourth such email that I’ve gotten from “Da Rat” as he calls himself since Michael Crimmins was bounced off the local GOP Committee 44-1 (the 1 being his own vote). I think they make pretty clear who the individual filling our emails with “anonymous” defamatory attacks on Nehring and current Chairman Tony Krvaric is. I will be forwarding these documents to Ron Nehring and Tony Kravaric. The behavior of the “anonymous” individual in question is repulsive, juvenile, and worthy of a civil lawsuit or criminal prosecution.
Your Weekend Links
As blog content naturally drops off during the weekend on an all-volunteer site like SD Rostra, we bring you the following political news and blog links as a “portal” for your ease of use during those droughts. If you’d like a link added, please let us know at info@sdrostra.com.
San Diego Media
San Diego News Network – Politics
San Diego News Room – Politics
Union-Tribune – Chris Reed’s America’s Finest Blog
What is Your Favorite Political Sign or Slogan of 2009 – 2010?
Most people think it is easy
to write a memorable campaign
slogan or billboard message.
Until they try it themselves !
My favorite Sign of the last year
is shown in the photo at Left.
The woman author created a
slogan that is funny, pointed
and original.
In fifteen words she distilled
the righteous indignation felt
by millions about the Pelosi
health care power grab.
OK, that is the best recent political sign I’ve seen, now please share Your favorites. What is the phrase, slogan or sign message you most enjoyed ?
Republican lawmakers look to secure the Visa program
The Secure Visas Act of 2010, mandates that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) maintain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Visa Security Units (VSU) at the 14 consular posts that already have them and create units at the 16 other posts that ICE has designated as “highest-risk.”
The new legislation was penned by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and consists of companion bills in the Senate and House to improve the security of our nation’s visa issuing process.
Shelia Jackson’s run a win-win-win-win-win
For me, Shelia Jackson’s campaign against Supervisor Ron Roberts is good news on several levels.
1. A major challenge of a Supervisor will once again end in inglorious defeat, proving again NO incumbent Supervisor ever loses no matter what — a good case for the current term limits initiative on the ballot (which I support, and maybe will talk more about at a later time).
When there is no incumbent in a Supervisor’s race, it’s like the new democracies in Africa — “one man, one vote — one time.” Without term limits, until the incumbent Sup dies or retires, they can stay as long as they like with no real concerns about being unseated. Bill Horn is the poster child proving this truism.
In Poker parlance, County Assessor candidate Ernie Dronenburg has
raised the ‘Table Stakes’ in the June 8th election contest for the job of
San Diego Assessor/ Recorder/
County Clerk.
Dronenburg sent written notice to rival candidates, as required by
a provision of County election rules, that he loaned another $30,000
to his campaign, bringing his cash-on-hand to over $141,000.
He is challenging appointed Democrat incumbent David Butler in
the primary election. The other leading GOP candidate is Jeff
Olson, an executive in the Assessor’s office.
San Diego County Taxpayers Association Supports Oceanside Charter Ballot Measure
The San Diego County Taxpayers Association Board of Directors voted to support a City of Oceanside ballot measure adopting a City Charter, changing the City of Oceanside’s status from a General Law municipality to Charter status. The measure will come before voters on the June 8, 2010 primary ballot.
Lani Lutar, President & CEO of the Association, said SDCTA’s board supported the measure for the following reasons:
- The City’s Charter prevents mandatory labor agreements from being imposed on private developers for publicly funded projects, ensuring the most cost-effective use of taxpayer dollars.
Luncheon Featuring San Diego’s “Bipartisan Duo” DeMaio & Frye
SD’s Catfish Club Invites You to Join a Forum with Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Donna Frye
Who says a Republican and a Democrat can’t work together?
Councilmembers Carl DeMaio (R) and Donna Frye (D) have been strange bedfellows during their time serving on the City Council together. For the past two years they have come together to push for pension reform.
Come to this important event to hear them talk about their bipartisan partnership on pension reform and where the debate goes from here. They will also discuss a host of other city issues. City Attorney Jan Goldsmith will moderate.
Dem Assembly Speaker gives 10% raises
SACRAMENTO BEE
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/04/2583810_former-speaker-handed-out-staff.html
Former Assembly Speaker Karen Bass quietly promoted 20 members of her Democratic caucus staff and gave them 10 percent salary increases that took effect her final days as Assembly leader.
Click on above link for full story
RIDER COMMENT: I love it! It cost us a pittance in the great scheme of things, but demonstrates the imperial attitude of our disconnected Big Spenders running CA.
It’s these kinds of moronic actions by politicians like Karen Bass that perhaps are our best hope for arousing the public to action.
To Stamp Or Not To Stamp. That Is The Question.
Between E Mail, Facebook, Twitter, fax machines, chat rooms, cell phones, text messages, and the ability to pay bills on line, people are discovering (big surprise) that they really don’t need to use the post office anymore. I think the only remaining usage comes from grandma sending out her Christmas cookies each year and good luck teaching grandma that even she could use Fed Ex instead.
Be that as it may, the day the post office or any other government agency is shut down, start strapping on your skates, because it will mean hell had frozen over.
DeMaio Releases Annual Report on City Employee Compensation
For the seventh year running, San Diego Councilmember Carl DeMaio today released the Annual Report on City Employee Compensation. This year’s report reveals the top salaries and pension payouts in city government and examines total compensation costs (salaries and benefits) for different city job classifications.
While the public repeatedly hears that city employees are taking “pay cuts,” the findings of the report indicate lingering problems and highlight the high costs of compensation packages awarded to San Diego city employees.
Wow! A reply from Senator Feinstein!!
Wow! A reply from Senator Feinstein!!
“I personally have found that as I gain experience in the Senate, my ability to effectively represent Californians grows as well. “
IMHO, of course, then why is her “experience” screwing up the state, nation and world? Apparently it’s a bad experience. I prefer the Jimi Hendrix Experience over her experience.
By the way, when I replied back to her email, while I knew that these replies come from a not active account, I thought it was funny with the reply-
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Dear Mr. Covalt:
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