Former Judge, City Councilman and State legislator, Hon.Larry Stirling announces his support for Carl DeMaio’s campaign. With commendable brevity, Larry explains the reasons why. “Carl DeMaio is the only prospective candidate for mayor of San Diego that has demonstrated through courage, energy, and intelligence the path to successful operational and financial reform for San Diego. They say he is “divisive.” From long experience, …
Who wants to be a Republican Congress Member? — June 7 maps create the “Gold” one shown here …… Poway Roger take Note !
Oh Doctor! Overnight the State Redistricting Commission posted their June 7th revised maps, and voila, a no-incumbent Republican congressional seat appears! (Susan Davis is in the “blue” district. Other incumbents are to the North, East and South.) The “new” district has Rancho Bernardo, Point Loma, Penasquitos, La Jolla, Mira Mesa, Clairemont, Bay Park, Scripps Ranch and the City of Poway. This …
North County Update — new June 7 maps still feature Rocky Chavez against Sherry Hodges on the Coast, with Marie Waldron of Escondido the Inland Front-Runner
Greetings, Redistricting fans! Overnight the Calif. Citizens Redistricting Commission published draft new State Assembly maps, and in North County they still create a Coastal district (Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas), and an Inland seat (Escondido, Fallbrook, Ramona). If adopted, this map means a potential Rocky Chavez (of Oceanside) vs. Sherry Hodges (of Encinitas) GOP race along the Coastline. It is also very good news …
Bob Filner registers to vote in San Diego City, after 7 years in Chula Vista …… But now He lives in Susan Davis’ Congressional district !
Representative Bob Filner registered to vote in the City of San Diego on Monday, after voting from Chula Vista the previous 7 years (per Registrar of Voters records viewed by SD Rostra). The longtime Congressman’s new voting location, however, is in Downtown San Diego, and the Registrar’s data base says that’s inside the 53rd U.S. House district, represented by his fellow Democrat, Susan Davis! …
UPDATE …. Draft 39th Senate seat voted 52% Meg Whitman, just 40% Jerry Brown — So Who wants to be a GOP State Senator?
Credible new number-crunching reveals the revised 39th state senate seat depicted above (held by Chris Kehoe now) would have a 38% to 34% GOP registration edge, and backed Meg Whitman vs. Jerry Brown by a 52% to 40% margin in 2010. (Hat tip to Redistricting Partners group.) Stunner! This would now be a clear-cut GOP seat, not just a competitive one, if adopted …
Name That Palin — Which pictured Lady is Sarah ……. and which is her Look-a-like ?
During her current Bus Tour, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin agreed to pose with a celebrity impersonator . The nearby crowd was stunned by their resemblance. Please examine the photo closely, and then tell us which you believe is the Real Sarah Palin … and which is the excellent impersonator. (We’re entitled to relax and have a little Fun here …
Preliminary State Senate Maps — Toni Atkins now has a Rocky Road to the Upper House — Republicans could regain SD 39
Last January 31, SD Rostra foresaw a Republican takeover chance in mid-county’s 39th State Senate District. That prediction looks pretty good in preliminary maps (see above) issued this week by the State Redistricting Commission’s staff. The area now served by Chris Kehoe would add Republican strongholds like Rancho Bernardo, Penasquitos, San Carlos, Tierrasanta, and Scripps Ranch. The maps also seem to show El …
Preliminary North County Assembly Maps— Rocky Chavez vs. Sherry Hodges on The Coast— Marie Waldron now the Inland District Republican frontrunner
The State Redistricting Commission will view these draft maps drawn by their staff this week. View all of them here for the entire state: http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/meeting_handouts.html If they are adopted (no certainty!) here’s how they appear to affect North County’s Assembly districts. Caveat: These analyses are written on the fly, and the Maps may well be changed later. First, the COASTAL …
Other San Diego Assembly Maps — Martin Block’s AD 78 is “dismembered” — and GOP gets pick-up Chance on Coast
If the preliminary California Staff-prepared maps stand up, here are the remaining SD County Assembly maps, and they all spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E for Assemblyman Martin Block (D), and an OPPORTUNITY for Republicans to win a Coastal district from Democrats. http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/meeting_handouts.html Block faces 3 options: (1) stay in his current East SD home and challenge popular GOP incumbent Brian Jones in a …
Your Alternate Weekend News Sources — To Keep You Current
Here are some useful news sources for SD Rostra fans: with 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 in the 1960s and 1970s on Channel 8 and San Diego magazine. Harold Keen was the undisputed King. SAN …
Tonight’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner — Most Successful in San Diego Republican History
Highlights from tonight’s annual dinner at the Rancho Bernardo Inn: 600 people attended, and over $200,000 was raised to support Republican Party of SD programs. Grover Norquist gave a fine key-note speech combining Humor with Reform. John Hoy named “Consultant of the Year”. Bill Baber took the “Chairman’s Leadership Award”. John Neinstedt proclaimed “Pollster of the Year”. John Wainio cited as “Best …
Richard Rider re-registers as REPUBLICAN tonight — And No, It’s Not April 1st
That’s not a misprint, sports fans, SD Rostra’s own Richard Rider changed his registration last night, from Libertarian to Republican at the annual Lincoln-Reagan dinner at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. Your correspondent wouldn’t have believed it if he had not seen Rider sign the document live on center stage, as 600 Republicans simultaneously cheered and pinched themselves . “Was that for …
Republican Party Chair files Redistricting Suit — Goal: Rescue the non-partisan Ideal San Diego actually voted for in 1992
Today (May 23) Republican Party of San Diego Chairman Tony Krvaric filed suit in SD Superior Court, seeking to correct publicly-revealed problems with the current SD Redistricting Commission process. City voters approved a non-partisan commission in 1992 (61% yes) proposed by then-Mayor Maureen O’Connor, and backed by then-councilman Ron Roberts. The first Commission (2000-01) faced very little controversy, and the …
The “SD Politico” website is active again — A respected (Democratic) competitor returns to the Lists
After a six month hiatus, the “SD Politico” website (Democratic) is back in business. They are respected here for their straight-forward approach, and expressing the thoughts of those Democrats who actually do some work, rather than just talk about it! As one set of professionals (GOP) to another, we tip our cap to Gracchus and his crew. AND they return with a newsbeat, …
Update … Secretary of State Debra Bowen CONCEDES to GOP’s Craig Huey— Add-on Count zoomed his lead to 750 votes
The L.A. County Registrar/Recorder’s office tabulated late-arriving mail ballots and provisionals this afternoon, and Craig Huey’s 206-vote lead on election night increased to 750. See those full results here: http://rrcc.co.la.ca.us/elect/11051110/rr1110pa.html-ssi …Within an hour, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen conceded defeat for the 36th Congressional district special election runoff spot (hat tip to Torey Van Oot of ‘Capitol Alert’). With that issue …
SHOCKER — former Y.A.F. leader Craig Huey defeats Secretary of State Debra Bowen, Grabs runoff spot in L.A. county special congressional election Last Night
In a stunning upset, conservative businessman and Tea Party activist Craig Huey appears to have defeated heavily-favored Democratic Secretary of State Debra Bowen for a runoff spot to succeed Rep. Jane Harman in Congress. Huey came from behind to finish 206 votes ahead of Bowen last night and will now face LA city councilwoman Janice Hahn in a July 12 …
Lani Lutar’s 3-Pointer at Buzzer shelves controversial Redistricting contract. SD Taxpayers Association’s Stunning Victory Tonight
Oh Doctor! Just when it looked like the Gerrymander Railroad was rolling, SD Taxpayers’ CEO Lani Lutar waved a Red Flag tonight and redirected it onto a siding. Rostra’s correspondent on scene reports the draft computer contract debated earlier has been withdrawn and that whole process will be restarted. Our witnesses say the Labor & Liberal leadership on hand were in a …
SD County Taxpayers Association: City Redistricting group should reconsider controversial computer contract
The S.D. County Taxpayers Association is the latest civic group to weigh-in on the troubled SD Redistricting Commission, raising concerns today about a disputed contract for vital computer services. The organization’s statement says in part, “Lani Lutar, President & CEO, said SDCTA is concerned that such a decision would further compromise the perception the Commission is politically biased. ‘Whether or …
Another Fine Mess You’ve Gotten Us Into! — Voice of San Diego exposes Redistricting Commission’s “Fuzzy Logic” on Computer Contract
Adrian Florido may just be the Best Reporter you’ve never heard of ! This week he followed a twisting path to the truth about the critical computer services contract for the shell-shocked San Diego City Redistricting Commission. Florido reports the Fuzzy Logic (my phrase, not his) used to apparently reject bids from experienced private firms, preparing instead to turn to the quasi-public San …
Ron Nehring heads to Pakistan, just a month after his related pro-Democracy mission to Central America
A month after accompanying an American delegation to Guatemala City, past State GOP Chairman Ron Nehring joins a similar group shortly to visit Pakistan and India. The exact timing, route and purpose are being kept confidential for purposes of security in that perilous part of the world. Ciiting the importance of the region in the ongoing global war on terror, Nehring said, “The …
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