From Around the Capitol’s “Nooner”… SPEAKER ATKINS: The word is that Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) has enough pledges to be the next Speaker of the Assembly. The recent push by the Bay Area Council and others may have accelerated the lock down of votes, and Atkins is helped by a crop of Southern California freshmen that are willing to yield to …
Oceanside plays Texas to California’s San Diego – Locate here!
January 14, 2014 Open Letter to City of San Diego Business Owners Dear City of San Diego Business Owner, San Diego is working hard to establish its reputation as an anti-business, anti-taxpayer city. Nothing demonstrates this better than the Linkage Fee, also known as the Jobs Tax; a fee that actually attacks your business and the jobs you create. If …
Malkin: “Love knows no color”
Michelle Malkin’s latest, Tamera Mowry is not alone, is very worth the read. Check out this excerpt… “Oriental Auntie-Tom,” “yellow woman doing the white man’s job,” “white man’s puppet,” “Manila whore” and “Subic Bay bar girl” are just a few of the printable slurs I’ve amassed over the past quarter-century. You wouldn’t believe how many Neanderthals still think they can …
Cliff Albert departs KOGO
Longtime KOGO Radio Program Director and local radio legend Cliff Albert piqued some curiosities last night with this post on his Facebook page… There is a great blessing to being between jobs during the holidays: Now I’ll get to spend more time with the kids and the grandkids…which will be my greatest gift this Christmas season. When a …
Breaking: Feds behind NASA
Slow-Witted Conspiracy Theorist Convinced Government Behind NASA
Harkey drops suit against Wyland
from CalNewsroom… A Republican state lawmaker that filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against another Republican lawmaker has asked the court to dismiss the case. Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, requested on November 12 that the Orange County Superior Court dismiss her lawsuit against State Senator Mark Wyland, R- San Diego, without prejudice, according to court records obtained by CalNewsroom.com. …
A new birth of freedom
150 years ago today… “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. “Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are …
10News Poll: Faulconer commands lead in race for San Diego mayor; Fletcher and Alvarez in virtual tie
Read it here… http://www.10news.com/news/politics/poll-faulconer-commands-lead-in-race-for-san-diego-mayor-fletcher-and-alvarez-in-virtual-tie-11172013
GOP: Kevin Faulconer For Mayor Final Stretch Update…
from the Republican Party… We’re just days away from Election Day in San Diego so here are a quick updates on what’s going on… LAST WEEKEND Last weekend we deployed over 200 Young Republicans and College Republicans to walk precincts for Kevin Faulconer, visiting voters who hadn’t yet turned in their absentee (mail) ballots. It was a huge success. Photo …
Datamar Poll: Faulconer 44, Alvarez 25, Fletcher 16
From Datamar: San Diego – A poll released by Datamar Inc., surveyed 533 voters on their preference of candidates in the upcoming City of San Diego Special Mayoral Election to be held November 19, 2013. It shows that Councilman Kevin Faulconer is favored by 44.1 percent, and Councilman David Alvarez has the support of 25.3 percent of the voters. Former …
Congratulations to Mayor Bill Wells
A hearty congratulations to SD Rostra’s own Bill Wells, appointed as mayor by his El Cajon City Council colleagues on Tuesday, following the resignation of Mark Lewis. Here’s the U-T San Diego story. The mayor’s seat comes up again in 2014, when Wells will also run for the spot. We look forward to his continued posts on Rostra. Congratulations Bill! …
OB Rag: Alvarez now polling ahead of Fletcher
The American Federation of Teachers is tracking the mayor’s race. Weekend numbers, according to the OB Rag, show David Alvarez continuing his upward trend and Nathan Fletcher fading… http://obrag.org/?p=78016&co=f000000009816s-1158206718
A plea from David Alvarez
Interesting. An emailed fundraising letter from David Alvarez for mayor… I’m shocked that Nathan Fletcher and his allies have once again broken their promise to run a clean and positive campaign. They are starting an assault in the mail with ridiculous personal attacks filled with lies. Why you may ask? We are winning and the only thing they have are …
Labor Council mail again focuses on Fletcher’s missed votes
Nathan Fletcher just can’t shake his workplace absenteeism, with both the right and the left continuing to bring it up in the San Diego mayor’s race. A new Labor Council hit piece on behalf of candidate David Alvarez notes key votes the former state Assemblyman missed and then begs a question: “Nathan Fletcher didn’t show up to vote on issues …
Cap Weekly: Former California TV reporter named as National Park Service deputy
Read it here: Former California TV reporter named as National Park Service deputy And the quote of the week from Roger Covalt, longtime park ranger and friend of Rostra… I guess I could become the Deputy Director of the National Park Service. I mean, I have experience as a Park Ranger and it would seem that this reporter has experience …
Labor polling shows Alvarez in statistical dead heat with Fletcher for run off spot
A recent Garin-Hart-Yang survey, shown below, shows David Alvarez slightly ahead of Nathan Fletcher for the second spot in the San Diego mayor’s contest. Garin-Hart-Yang is a very reputable and likely expensive Democratic firm, also doing polling work for NBC, CBS, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, among others. If there is any question whether the Labor Council wants to …
10News Poll: Faulconer leaps ahead of former frontrunner Fletcher
Read it here… http://www.10news.com/news/politics/poll-kevin-faulconer-leaps-ahead-of-former-frontrunner-nathan-fletcher-in-san-diego-mayoral-race11032013
Just Plain Scary — CRP mail
Dropped yesterday from the California Republican Party… (click the images for a larger view)
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