Streamlined Funding Process for 17 Business Improvement Districts Is Part of DeMaio’s Small Business Action Plan I would like to commend my fellow Council colleagues today for passing legislation on a much-needed overhaul to the process for funding the city’s 17 “Business Improvement Districts” (BIDs). This reform is vital to ensuring that San Diego’s BIDs are focused on promoting, serving, …
DeMaio Campaign Raises $540,000 in 25 Days
DeMaio Campaign Raises $540,000 in 25 Days Demonstrates Deep Grassroots Support in Key First Campaign Reporting Period FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio announced today his campaign grossed $540,000 in the first 25 days of the campaign. Nearly 90% of donations came from within San Diego County and the median contribution was only $150, which illustrates an impressive grassroots donor base …
Stop the “Cat Tax”
Shameless Revenue Grab, Intrusive Bureaucracy Today I urged the Mayor and Council colleagues to “send to the litter box” a proposal unveiled at the City’s Audit Committee which would require every San Diegan who owns a cat to register their cat and pay a fee – roughly $25. The goal of the proposal is to generate a half-a-million dollars for …
Volunteerism is Key to San Diego’s Future
Last week I announced that over 1,400 people had joined our campaign in just the first 14 days. This level of support from everyday San Diegans is almost unheard of this early in a campaign. Because I am up against the government labor union bosses and their unlimited financial resources, I know that our volunteers will be key to winning …
DeMaio Announces Support of Over 1,400 San Diegans in First 14 Days of Campaign
Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio today announced that his campaign has received the support of over 1,400 individuals in just the first 14 days of his campaign.
“As other candidates curry favor with entrenched politicians, government labor unions, and special interests, I’m seeking support from the people who really count: rank-and-file San Diegans,” declared DeMaio.
“San Diegans are not impressed by entrenched politicians, labor union bosses, and lobbyists who pat each other on the back and support candidates who will preserve the status quo,” DeMaio noted.
“I’m thrilled to have so many supporters this early in the campaign,” said DeMaio when the total number of early supporters was released. The announcement was made in a video released earlier today on DeMaio’s Facebook page utilizing Donor Tube, which allows supporters to make donations directly through the online video.
DeMaio Hits the Ground Running: 25 Events in 23 Days
Focuses on Grassroots Fundraising Push During June San Diego – Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio announced an aggressive grassroots fundraising push with 25 events scheduled in 23 days during the month of June. “I’m up against the labor unions and downtown special interests,” said DeMaio. “That means I have to raise money from the community. I’m going to do exactly that.” …
ICYMI: DeMaio Kick Off Speech
DeMaio Kicks Off Mayoral Campaign Pledges to Implement His “Roadmap to Recovery” and Pension Reform City Councilmember Carl DeMaio launched his campaign for Mayor on Sunday in Rancho Bernardo. In his announcement, delivered to a crowd of 200 supporters, DeMaio focused on making city government work for San Diegans once again. What follows is the full text of his speech: …
Major Settlement in 2007 Wildfire Debris Removal Case
Holds Contractors Accountable and Recovers Taxpayer Funds Due To Alleged Over-Billing by City Contractors Today I announced a major settlement agreement that recovers $900,000 for taxpayers stemming from alleged over-billing by city contractors for debris removal after the 2007 Wildfires. Today’s settlement not only recovers taxpayer funds, but it sends a message that we will hold city contractors accountable for …
Grand Jury Report Validates Flaws in Case for New City Hall Project
I applaud the San Diego Grand Jury report released yesterday for questioning the renovation and leasing estimates used by the City to push for a new City Hall. This report validates our concerns that the project would cost millions of dollars we simply do not have. I call on city leaders to abandon this project. There are plenty of common …
Smart Phone App “San Diego 311” Launches
Today I unveiled San Diego 311 – a system to streamline how city services are provided to San Diego residents. San Diego 311 will be available as a Smart Phone “App” for Androids, Blackberrys and I-Phones – and accessible through online Widgets. San Diego 311 gives citizens an easy, one-stop way to access key city services and it’s finally time …
Supporting San Diego’s Small Businesses with Better Policies
May 16 to May 20 marks National Small Business Week. This is a time to honor small businesses in our community and the vital role that they play in our local economy. It is also an opportunity for city leaders to examine ways to better support small businesses and remove impediments to their success. I have proposed a number of …
$1.8 Billion Retiree Health Care Giveaway
The public deserves to know exactly what is in this deal how the numbers were reached. Once again, the labor unions and politicians are telling the public to trust them to give public employees an enormous benefit in a backroom deal. If this was really the good news it’s being sold as, then the public should have been given more …
Mark Kersey Files for DeMaio’s Seat
According to a tweet today from the Voice of San Diego’s Scott Lewis, Mark Kersey is running for DeMaio’s council seat. @vosdscott Scott Lewis I hear this guy is hoped for successor to @carldemaio, which would indicate DeMaio’s definitely running for mayor. http://vosd.org/ilPXSN I didn’t think it was a secret that DeMaio was running for mayor but I guess he …
First Managed Competition Results Will Save Taxpayers Over $1 Million
I’m pleased to hear that the first managed competition results will save taxpayers over $1 Million. Congratulations to the City print shop employees for winning the bid by streamlining their operation and reducing their costs by 30%. My hope is that other departments will follow the print shop’s lead and aggressively rethink service delivery through the managed competition process. It …
DeMaio Opposes Massive $1.8 Billion Retiree Health Care Giveaway
15-Year Contract Creates De-Facto “Vesting” of Life-Long City Employee Benefits On Top of Medicare Just when you thought bad pension deals were a thing of the past at City Hall, along comes this unprecedented 15-year binding contract that guarantees life-long taxpayer-funded health benefits to city employees that are far in excess of private sector benchmarks. How can city leaders actually …
New Report Shows Fire Department Compensation 137% to 325% Higher than Private Sector Benchmarks
Councilmembers DeMaio and Zapf Call for Critical Review of Fire Department Labor Costs Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Lorie Zapf today released a troubling report showing extreme differences between Fire Department employees and similarly qualified employees of private sector ambulance companies. The analysis showed the Fire Department is paying salaries that are 137% to 325% higher for comparable work in the …
DeMaio Urges Rejection of “Meat Cleaver” Cuts to City Services
Millions in Wasteful Spending Should be Reformed Before Services are Cut Councilmember DeMaio today urged his Council colleagues to reject large elements of the Mayor’s budget plan citing negative impacts on local neighborhoods and the failure to finish the job of implementing budget reforms. “After years of severe cuts and wasteful spending San Diegans deserve a budget plan that will …
Report Reveals 71% Increase in Six-Figure City Pensions in One Year
Report Reveals Public Safety Accounts for Disproportionate Share of Excessive Pensions City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today released his seventh annual report disclosing pension payouts to individual city employees. This year’s report used additional methodologies and data sets to bring even greater clarity to outrageous city pension payouts. “Just when you thought the number of excessive pension payouts could not get …
United Coalition on Pension Reform
San Diegans have waited too long for a complete and lasting solution to our pension crisis. Today, that long wait ends as our city receives a life-saving remedy with CPR — Comprehensive Pension Reform. The CPR Initiative is tough, it is sweeping, and it is effective. It will actually solve our pension crisis and save our city services from …
Key DeMaio CCDC Proposal Wins Council Approval
$228 million of debt transferred from General Fund to Redevelopment By a vote of 7 to 1, a proposal by Councilmember Carl DeMaio was approved today to transfer 30 years of debt service on the Convention Center from the General Fund to the Redevelopment Agency. The action saves taxpayers $228 Million over 30 years. “In these difficult times when we …
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