I thought today’s San Diego U-T editorial (“The action hero exits with a shameful act” ) condemning Arnold’s decision to commute the sentence of a political crony’s murderous adult son best reflected (well, at least touched on) my thinking. There are plenty of people in our HUGE prison system that have FAR better cases for commuting their sentences, or for …
Rider interview on KUSI praising/condemning Jerry Brown
On the morning of Jerry Brown’s inauguration as governor of California, I did a 5 minute in-studio interview discussing his upcoming reign on KUSI-TV. Here’s the link to the video, which will not remain up on their website for too long, I suspect. http://www.kusi.com/video?clipId=5435070&autostart=true The interview is lively and a just a tad irreverent. And it includes an on-the-fly mike …
Why does city of San Diego have free police and fire academies?
Why do the city of San Diego police and fire departments provide “free” (city paid) academy training and generous student salaries without any employment commitment? As I understand it, the other cities in the county expect their applicants (at least the firefighter applicants) to go to school to get their firefighter certification at their own expense — and with no …
More on Walmart ban referendum
NOTE: Adopted and expanded from my earlier comment post As my more astute admirers will recall, earlier this fall I all but guaranteed a statewide “special election” in 2011. But since both of said admirers are on Christmas vacation, I can offer no ready verification of my prediction/promise. Actually, to call it a “special election” is a bit of a …
Rider fact-checked by Voice of SD. Verdict — “Mostly true”
Recently I was “fact-checked” by the Voice of San Diego. Got a “Mostly True” verdict. Fortunately, Voice also goes into some detail on the San Diego city Walmart ban and efforts to overturn it — a “two fer” as far as I’m concerned. I missed out on getting the top “True” rating because I did indeed leave out what the Voice of …
CA vs other states fact sheet rev. 12-17-2010
Here’s the link to my latest dreary updated CA comparison. Please don’t read and drive. http://open.salon.com/blog/richard_rider/2010/12/17/breaking_bad_ca_vs_other_states_-_revised_121710 Three items of note: 1. A major tort reform organization rates CA the 2nd worst “judicial hellhole” in America — extremely anti-business. 2. Our net domestic CA out-migration continues, slowed only by our depressed CA housing market. 3. We are now tied with Michigan …
SD CC WILL repeal Walmart superstore ban
PREDICTION: SD City Council will repeal Wal-Mart superstore ban! But I’m getting ahead of my self. Since I posted my press release on on SDRostra concerning the San Diego Wal-Mart referendum petition drive, I’ve done a bit more research on the referendum time line. Wal-Mart needs only 31,029 valid signatures. After the petitions are submitted (they MUST be submitted by …
WSJ: HSR subsidy trains to nowhere
The flow of studies and editorials excoriating the California High Speed Rail train wreck come at us at ever-increasing speed and frequency. There’s only one description for this disaster that fits — FRAUD!!! Read the latest WALL ST JOURNAL editorial below. Note particularly the lies used to sell this gigantic hoax to the gullible voters, compared to more real world …
Wal-Mart working to repeal San Diego superstore ban
San Diego Tax Fighters written by Richard Rider, Chairman Phone: 858-530-3027 Email: RRider@san.rr.com Blog: www.RiderBlog.NotLong.com For Immediate Release Saturday, 11 December, 2011 Wal-Mart working to repeal San Diego superstore ban by Richard Rider In November, the San Diego mayor, the city council, the labor unions and the downtown business subsidy Establishment (the Chamber of Commerce, etc.) got their collectivist backsides …
Chris Reed blasts CA liberals for phony social justice
Many of you know that I’m a big fan of Chris Reed. He’s an editorial writer for the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE — and was with the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER prior to that. He’s smart, articulate, and comes at issues from a libertarian perspective. I’ve been a guest on his KOGO radio talk show a number of times, and it’s always …
Liberal economist lauds Wal-Mart effects
Rostra commenter “Gwendolyn” and I have exchanged acerbic comments here on the Wal-Mart ban. Naturally, she cited labor union/left wing “studies” intended to show how evil Wal-Mart is. Of course, I could counter with free market-friendly website rebuttals. But I don’t have to. Instead, let’s go to an impartial source — a leading economist in the Obama administration who has …
Wal-Mart going to San Diego ballot?
Posted on my blog: http://Walmart-SanDiego.notlong.com Is the San Diego Wal-Mart superstore ban going to the ballot? by Richard Rider 4 December, 2010 The San Diego Union-Tribune (the U-T) is doing a survey on San Diego’s new Wal-Mart ban. Normally I’m not too interested in such unscientific polls, but this one might affect Wal-Mart’s decision to go to the voters via …
City retirees get bonus checks averaging $784 as “13th check”
I’ll have more on this shortly, but San Diegans need to see this now. It’s yet another telling reason why we need to contract out every possible city function. These myriad city employee benefits are a Gordian Knot that cannot be untied. We need to cut through them with an ax. Sever our city employees — as many and as …
CA corporate income tax receipts plummet 41.6%
I stumbled across a new depressing California factoid to consider. Comparing the second quarter of 2009 with 2010, California corporate income tax receipts dropped a breathtaking 41.6%. That is a stunning reduction in one year. Only rust belt Ohio was worse. Now I know what you’re thinking — we’re in a recession! The nation is suffering. Well, yes and no. …
Higher taxes won’t reduce fed deficit – they spend it
WALL ST JOURNAL 11/22/2010 Higher Taxes Won’t Reduce the Deficit History shows that when Congress gets more revenue, the pols spend it. By STEPHEN MOORE And RICHARD VEDDER The draft recommendations of the president’s commission on deficit reduction call for closing popular tax deductions, higher gas taxes and other revenue raisers to drive tax collections up to 21% of GDP …
Sanders lied about critical need for Prop D sales tax
Was Mayor Sanders Lying About Critical Need for Prop D Sales Tax? Short answer — HELL YES! PRESS RELEASE: 11/19/10 Authored by Richard Rider San Diego — It was just three weeks ago that San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders was running carefully orchestrated “town hall meetings” around the city — threatening citizens with death and destruction if we did not …
San Diego county luxury gambling hotel funded by feds
There’s a story in today’s [11-20-10] SAN DIEGO U-T concerning a new luxury gamblers hotel out at Valley View Casino — both are owned by our local San Pasqual Indian tribe. There’s an outrageous fact that’s buried in the story which merits fuller publicity: *** Funding for the $71 million project came in part from casino revenues of $35 million, …
California’s Destructive Green Jobs Lobby
Here’s an excellent though depressing WALL ST JOURNAL op-ed by George Gilder on the damaging consequences we Californians are about to face with the implementation of AB32, the state’s global warming/economy destroying/tax raising legacy from that muscle head Schwarzenegger. With Prop 23, we had a shot to suspend the madness, but it failed by a mile. What may surprise readers …
GOP the “anti-minority” party?
I was on the Chris Reed KOGO show last night discussing (among other things) the failure of the GOP to make inroads in CA. Be it real or be it perception, the GOP’s perceived anti-immigrant (and especially anti-Hispanic) stance is losing (has lost) the minority vote in this state. The vociferous conservative element that puts essentially all blame for our …
Brown may be a surprisingly good governor
Brown may be a surprisingly good governor by RICHARD RIDER North County Times – Californian | Tuesday, November 9, 2010 12:00 am Granted, Jerry Brown is crazy. Proof positive is that he ran for governor of California, a doomed state. But he just might be crazy in a good way. Who knows what Gov. Brown will do? I don’t. I …
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