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Voice: Democrats Struggling to Muster Mayoral Candidates – By Scott Lewis “The next election for mayor of the city of San Diego is 11 months away and nobody has stood up to challenge Mayor Kevin Faulconer – a fact that seems to be frustrating Democrats who not that long ago thought they had ushered in a new progressive majority in …

San Diegans tell us…

“The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a California challenge to the financing of public-sector unions sent fear through organized labor Tuesday, with the threat that the justices could blunt one of the state’s most powerful political forces. “If Orange County teacher Rebecca Friedrichs wins her case against the California Teachers Assn., it could prompt an exodus of members and …

In response to the weekend admission by San Diego Councilmember David Alvarez that he’s never seen Star Wars, we ran a little caption contest for his tweeted photo, resulting in some creative selections. Yet, the best response wasn’t a caption, it was a reaction, from an anonymous sender…

San Diego Councilmember David Alvarez tweeted this over the weekend. Please come up with your chosen caption…

From the SDUT… Campaign consultant drops Dave Roberts Tom Shepard bows out of 2016 bid by supervisor, who faces accusations from former aides SAN DIEGO — Tom Shepard, the political consultant who has worked with some of the biggest names in local politics, has dumped Supervisor Dave Roberts as a client. Read it all at the Union-Tribune.

An excerpt… Briggs and his law firm have sued on behalf of more than 30 charitable nonprofits, almost all of which he and his family helped create.  An inewsource review of public records found state and federal governments have suspended more than half of the groups, including the Navy Broadway Complex Coalition (which was later reinstated), for failing to file …

from a National Review article… It’s important to note here that “stir up hatred against” does not mean “instruct a crowd to kill” or “explicitly incite violence against.” Both of those things are already illegal under the Supreme Court’s 1969 Brandenburg standard. Rather, it is a fancy way of saying “be really mean to.” Read more.

by the SDUT’s Logan Jenkins… Sam Abed, Escondido’s mayor, has not announced his candidacy for Dave Roberts’ supervisor seat. Abed’s just making calls, prospecting for endorsements among fellow electeds. But last week, the texts were flying. You heard about Sam? Read it here.

From last night’s San Diego County Taxpayers Association dinner…

SAN DIEGO — County Supervisor Dave Roberts has hired a crisis communication specialist to help his political career weather accusations from former staff members. Roberts has brought on board political consultant Gary Gartner, a personal friend and strategist for his supervisorial campaign. Read it here.

That’s the message Rostra blogger Eric Andersen received with the photos below. Eric posted to his Facebook page, “Received these two photos from a friend traveling in Rome today and it made me think of a few of mine.” click for larger images For more on The Rostra, click here.