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OK, a brief break to celebrate something that Unites us:  Aztec football.   Heisman Trophy hopeful Ronnie Hillman somehow ran faster at altitude in Colorado Springs tonight, leading SDSU to an upset of favored Air Force (Vegas made the Falcons a 6-point choice).  Aztecs are now 4-2 overall, and 1-1 in  Mountain West Conference.  More details at the “Go Aztecs” website.  Their next two …

California’s freedom-loving system of Voter initiative, Recall and Referendum celebrates its  100-year birthday this week.  A bid to stifle  it with new Government controls was shot down in flames when Jerry Brown vetoed AB 651 with a succinct message shown above.  The Veto was a setback for the San Diego -Imperial Counties Labor Council which backed AB 651,  per the official  State Senate analysis.   …

Here are some useful news sources for SD Rostra fans, and enjoyable weekend reading. Batting lead-off for you is Matt Potter, who is the best investigative reporter in San Diego…  and the best this town has seen since the immortal Harold Keen,  from the 1950s to the early 1980s,  on Channel 8 and at San Diego magazine.   Harold Keen was the undisputed …

Five years ago, the race for the 74th Assembly District came down to Martin Garrick and Marie Waldron.  On June 6, 2006 , Mr. Garrick won a close victory … but on October 6, 2011, the same Martin Garrick happily endorsed the same Marie Waldron to succeed him, saying:  “It is so important we send principled conservatives to Sacramento to fight …

SD Republican Chairman Tony Krvaric says the brochure shown above — urging voters to withdraw their signatures from the Pension Reform Initiative — may have appeared  too late to affect the measure’s fate. “Here is a PDF of  Lorena Gonzalez’ EPIC FAIL ‘take your signature back’ mailer which landed in mailboxes  THE DAY the CPR campaign turned in the signatures, effectively making …

Human Dynamo  Sylvia Sullivan helped organize a Monday protest event in La Jolla, drawing TV interviews with 10 News and KUSI reporters covering President Obama’s campaign fundraising visit to San Diego county.   Here is Sylvia’s  eyewitness account:  “President Obama came to town today.  He had a pricey fundraiser luncheon at a home in La Jolla. Some of  us could not let the opportunity pass …

Sylvia Sullivan  forwards this commentary by Law Professor John Eastman about the petition drive to force a public vote on California Senate Bill 48.  500,000 signatures are needed.  Sponsors say they’re close to that total.  Petitions must be turned in  next week.    More information  is also available  on the petitions here. By John Eastman … “You may have heard the …

Popular radio host  Roger Hedgecock, heard on KOGO radio am-600 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. every week day, has made a rare local election endorsement:   Councilman Carl  DeMaio for Mayor.  In an e-mail note to friends yesterday, the former San Diego Mayor (1983-85) wrote: Dear Friends:  I am doing something today that I rarely, if ever do.  I am asking for …

                    Conservative San Diego heroine Sylvia Sullivan describes grassroots activists repelling a weekend attempt in Los Angeles to soft-pedal  traditional elements of the California GOP Platform. She was a moving factor in the events she outlines. “I attended the convention in LA this past weekend, ready to fight for our winning platform, equipped with stickers for all who wanted one.  It read, ” We …

The political summer of 1977 was  dominated  by debate over nude sunbathing at Black’s Beach, briefly legalized by a City Council majority in the mid-1970s.  Public pressure led to a referendum pitting the Nude Beaches Committee (No on Prop. D)  vs.  Councilman  Lee Hubbard’s Save the Beaches committee  (Yes on Prop. D).  Ten days out a  San Diego Union  poll showed the …

It’s official,  Aztec alumni are now at   Coryell Def Con 4  after last night’s football triumph before 57,000 screaming fans at San Diego Stadium,  double the usual attendance.  The milestone victory completes SDSU’s first 3-0 start since 1981.  The victory lifts spirits throughout San Diego, and the Team’s  unity sets an example of what cooperative effort can achieve, reflecting  Head Coach …

Here are some useful news sources for SD Rostra fans, and enjoyable weekend reading. Batting lead-off for you is Matt Potter, who is the best investigative reporter in San Diego…  and the best this town has seen since the immortal Harold Keen,  from the 1950s to the early 1980s,  on Channel 8 and at San Diego magazine.   Harold Keen was the undisputed …

U.S.  Marine Colonel (ret.),   a decade on the Oceanside city council,  and 2 years as State Veterans Affairs Secretary and Undersecretary… Rocky Chavez brings an impressive resume’ to the Assembly campaign he declared Wednesday  in Oceanside.   Redistricting, and term limits, produced an Open Assembly Seat including Carlsbad, Encinitas, Oceanside and Vista. True to his name & career,  Chavez promised to  “fight”  for 4 …

At their monthly meeting last night, elected members of the SD Republican Central Committee endorsed Steve Danon (Supervisor, Dist. 3) , Jerry Kern (Oceanside mayor) and Jan Goldsmith (SD city attorney) for election in 2012.  This will allow the Party to communicate its support to rank-and-file GOP voters next year.    In 2010, the Party went 15-for-15 in priority local government racess …

As the soot and dirt and ash rained down, We became one  color. As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building, We became one class. As we lit candles of waiting and hope We became one generation. As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength, We became one faith. As the firefighters and police …

When the Power went out in San Diego at 3:40 p.m. Thursday,  several radio stations were knocked off the air.   But  within minutes,   KOGO am-600 Program Director Cliff Albert was on with Live, local continuing coverage.  By taking unscreened calls from listeners he established, half an hour before any “official” announcement, that this was a Countywide event, as people from Carlsbad …

Eight hundred activists packed a Lindbergh Field hanger on Wednesday night to hear Texas Gov. Rick Perry, fresh from his 1st Presidential debate.  San Diegans Jason Roe (Revolvis) worked the Advance Team,  Mike Slater (KFMB 760 radio) was stellar as event MC,  Tony Krvaric successful ‘Producer’ of the event, and County Supervisor Bill Horn represented the Veterans cause.  For once …

From the Steve Danon for County Supervisor campaign today… Vista, CA – Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) today announced his endorsement of Steve Danon’s campaign to be next San Diego County Supervisor for the Third District. Issa is the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Congressional Committee charged with rooting out waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement …