Politics Roundup for Sunday, December 28, 2014 — Year-End Notables

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Year-End Notables…

Voice: The 2014 Voice of the Year Is …Sea World foes, Jerry Sanders, Todd Gloria, Lorena Gonzalez make the list.

Voice: Part Two, Voice of the Year: The Near-MissesRostra contributors Kevin Faulconer, Jason Roe and Revolvis, Carl DeMaio, Barry Jantz are mentioned.

Breitbart: Top 25 Conservative Voices in CaliforniaRostra contributors Tom Del Beccaro, Jon Fleischman, Richard Rider are making an impact.

Voice: Saturday’s Morning Report — Including “2014, We Knew Ye Pretty Well” — Heroes and Goats of the year, Memorable quotes from 2014, Notable Fact Checks

Political Vanguard’s Tom Del Beccaro: Winners and losers of 2014Hillary makes both ends of the list.

Voice: A Year of Firsts and Scandals in SacramentoBrian Joseph: “This was a year of historic elections and searing scandals. Here’s the top events in state politics – from a San Diego perspective – of 2014.”

KPBS: Roundtable Features KPBS Editors’ Top Stories of 2014

Some Holiday Week Headlines…

Rostra’s Brian Brady: A Case For Changing The Republican Party Of San Diego County — Part 5: Reconciling Irreconcilable Differences

SDUT: DMV bracing for surge of new customers

SDUT: O’side losing some anti-gang funds

SDUT: Garrett leaves SM school board

SDUT: Asian voter turnout rises

SDUT: Political ties alleged for nonprofit group

Voice: Sacramento Report: New Year, New Bills

Rostra’s Brian Brady: Tragic Assassination of NYPD Cops Begs For Law Enforcement Reform

FlashReport: Today’s headlines from around the state

FlashReport: Saturday’s headlines from around the state

ICYMI…

SDUT: Why cellular tracking device is so secret

Times of SD: Secrecy Explained for SDPD Use of Cell-Phone Tracker

Voice: Misconduct Issues Will Follow SDPD Into 2015

Voice: Police Review Boards Walk a Fine Line

SDUT: Life goes on for former I.B. Mayor Jim Janney

SDUT: New I.B. Mayor Serge Dedina sets goals for city

LATimes: San Diego region has become hub of gang-controlled prostitution rings

KPBS: California Plastic Bag Ban May Soon Qualify For Ballot

SDUT Editorial: State government still faces tsunami of red ink

SDUT: Oceanside sued over hotel subsidy

Rostra: Padilla ends Chula Vista recount, McCann can for now rest easily as Council member

SDUT Editorial: Lessons from the Chula Vista City Council recount

Rostra: “The Twelve Days of Recount”A new song by Derrick Roach

The comments are piling up on Part 3 of “A Case for Changing the Republican Party of SD”Get in the action!

Rostra’s Brian Brady: A Case For Changing The Republican Party of San Diego County – Part 4: Rebuilding the Coalition

SDUT: NCTD chief’s raise doesn’t exactly catapult him to the top

Voice: The Unpopular Consequences of Raising the Minimum Wage

SDUT: What’s next for Todd Gloria?

SDUT: Parking groups sit on $17.8 million

SDUT: Water district merger talks urged

SDUT: City’s cell-phone sniffer cost $738K

Rostra: Senator Anderson Hosts 3,000 without the U.S.S. Midway

SDUT: SDPD sued over cellular tracking tech

Voice: Former Planning Director: SANDAG Ruling Got it Wrong“The ruling against SANDAG’s long-term transportation plan is not only wrong – it’s dangerous.”

CityBeat: Innocent Alpine resident detained for a week

Voice: New Sweetwater Schools Trustees Haven’t Mastered That Whole Transparency Thing Yet

SDUT: City unleashing flood of data

SDUT: Poway to appoint new council member

SDUT Editorial: Teachers need to be honest about their unions

Rostra: I wish you a somewhat mild and not overly stimulating period of time during the coldest of months in the northern hemisphere…

MUST Reads you may have missed…

Rostra’s Brian Brady: A Case for Changing The Republican Party Of San Diego County — The entire Series at one link

Rostra’s Vince Vasquez: California GOP: Competitive Statewide by 2020“What’s needed is a new approach to narrowing the voter gap with the Democratic Party.”

Rostra: Second Amendment activists to County Board of Supervisors: Dealing with an unconstitutional law should be near the top of your priority listIs anyone on the County Board of Supervisors listening?

Races shaping up for 2016?…

LGBT Weekly: On to the 2016 elections!Who’s looking at which seats?

SD Free Press: Are You Ready for the 2016 Political Shuffle in San Diego?Where the Dems are looking.

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  1. Congratulations Barry on a well-deserved mention for Voice of San Diego’s Voice of the Year.

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