…there’s fire, and nothing’s coming out of the chimney at this guy’s apartment. From the San Diego Union-Tribune: DA probes Escondido trustee’s residency The District Attorney’s Office is investigating whether Escondido Union School District trustee Jose Fragozo actually resides in a small apartment he has claimed as his residence since getting elected to the board in 2012. Read it all …
Dean Spanos ranked as one of worst owners in the NFL
“In case you’re new to the game, I’m not exactly a big fan of Dean Spanos. He’s a lying, manipulative billionaire who wants a cash-strapped city to fully fund a new stadium for a franchise he has mismanaged to a depressing degree. Aside from completely abandoning a fanbase that supported his team for 55 years, Spanos is the same guy …
The continuing gun debate in CA-52; Atkinson responds
On December 19, an article in The San Diego Union-Tribune, “Peters, opponents grapple over gun restrictions,” outlined the disparate views on Second Amendment issues between Congressman Scott Peters and his opponents in the 52nd District. Two days later, December 21, the SDUT followed up with an editorial, taking Republican congressional candidate Denise Gitsham to task for not responding on the …
Budget deal a classic example of the GOP’s tone deafness — Trump’s response
Why the Republican establishment is being rejected… “If there was any question about the relevance of the Republican Party, this week’s budget deal removes all doubt. The Republican Party might as well close up shop and merge with the Democrats. Not as a merger of equals, but more of a capitulation, a surrender, a sellout. There is no need for …
San Diego’s most conservative and liberal politicians?
From The San Diego Union-Tribune, about the CrowdPAC algorithm — based on voting records, speeches and campaign contributions — to determine the relative conservatism or liberalism of various politicos… Who is San Diego’s most conservative politician? Jerry Kern? OK, we’ll let you weigh in on that, as well as the others. Who is San Diego’s most liberal politician? Mara Elliott? …
Recall effort against Poway Unified’s Patapow authorized to proceed
After a couple of mis-starts by proponents of a recall of Poway Schools Board Member Andy Patapow, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters has approved the petition, thus authorizing the collection of signatures. The two prior false starts by recall organizers were covered on these pages, resulting in possibly the highest number of comments ever generated on a single …
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Board Trustee receives recall notice
Are you being served? For that matter, are you being served by the members of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District board? Because one of them got served tonight. In the midst of a cantankerous public hearing in East County, at which the College Board ultimately held off — for now — on imposing a union-only Project Labor Agreement (PLA) on …
Santee Mayor Voepel calls on College Board members to keep their promise to taxpayers in labor battle
Santee Mayor Randy Voepel is calling on Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District trustees to live up to their prior commitment to fair and open competition on several million dollars of publicly-funded construction projects, in what is shaping up to be a Tuesday night Donnybrook for the usually quiet East County school board. Many area residents have only learned in the last …
Strike TWO on Poway Schools recall — notice invalidated again
The recall notice of Poway Unified School District Trustee Andy Patapow was invalidated today for the second time since Friday, again because some signers were not registered at the addresses listed. The recall proponents, should they continue their efforts, would once again have to restart the process and serve notice to Patapow — for a third time. If the difficulty …
Meet Gov. Mike Huckabee and support Mike Harrison for Assembly — This Saturday
An opportunity to meet Mike Huckabee this weekend, while supporting Mike Harrison’s State Assembly bid. RSVP as noted on the flyer. click for a larger view
Atkins leads Block in early polling; allegations of lies and broken deals in brewing battle for Senate seat
See some updated information at the end of this post. —– A recent poll in the brewing battle between Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and State Senator Marty Block for the latter’s current 39th District seat shows Atkins leading among likely voters: Head-to-head matchup (initial question): Atkins: 39% Block: 20% Undecided: 23% Neither: 19% After brief biographies provided: Atkins: 48% Block: …
The Sign of the Beast?
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White House, State of CA government email domains in the Ashley Madison data dump
It’s not only City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State Senate and other area email domains included in the data breach of online “arrange an affair” website Ashley Madison. Here are the number of accounts attributed to email domains for a couple of other government entities. whitehouse.gov – 44 Who in the White House would actually register a …
SDUT: District pursuing union deal, despite prior promise to taxpayers
The Chula Vista Elementary School District is negotiating an agreement to hire union workers for the district’s construction projects funded by Proposition E and Mello-Roos revenue. Putting the pact in place, however, breaks a promise administrators made in 2012 to gain support for the bond measure. Read it here.
The Trump Fraud
THIS on “Trump conservatives,” from Jonah Goldberg in National Review: I truly, honestly, and with all my heart and mind think Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters are making a yuuuuuuge mistake. I think they are being conned and played. I feel like a guy whose brother is being taken advantage of by a grifter. I’m watching helplessly as the con …
The Supreme Court is like a box of chocolates…
Noted in a few articles and shared on social media at a high rate the last few days… The Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage constitutionally means that concealed carry gun permits allowed in one state must then make such permits legally obtainable in all other states. Those arguing this are thinking logically. Shame on them.
Why would anyone in CA want to buy a grocery store? Ask Lorena.
from CalWatchdog… Assembly passes grocery employment mandate Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’s AB359 places a number of mandates on the purchaser of a grocery store that is larger than 15,000 square feet: The new owner must employ the store’s workers for at least 90 days after the purchase. If the new owner does not require as many employees, the workers must be …
Which County Supervisor has the guts to call for Dave Roberts’ resignation?
Yes, of course, innocent until determined otherwise. No question. Yet, aside from the legal process, there’s also the point at which a scandal reaches the tipping point of no going back. There’s also the point when a public official becomes such a distraction that his or her constituents can no longer be represented fairly. The point when the government agency …
Kicking butt with Duncan Hunter
From Congressman Hunter’s office… “Look for Politico’s story on the Hunter Doctrine in tomorrow’s print edition.” The Hunter Doctrine: ‘You kick a–, and you leave’ Politico Step aside, James Monroe. Duncan Hunter is developing his own “Hunter Doctrine.” “You go in, you kick a–, and you leave,” the Republican congressman from California explained. The 38-year-old former Marine who in 2008 won …
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