From Twitter… @UTWatchdog: Mail call >> Fletcher camp goes negative, links Alvarez to Filner, Faulconer to ‘Republican power-brokers’ http://j.mp/HlAsb8 [pdf]
10 News: El Cajon Mayor Mark Lewis resigns
“Mark Lewis has resigned from his position as Mayor of El Cajon, 10News learned Thursday night.” Read the story… http://www.10news.com/news/el-cajon-mayor-mark-lewis-stands-by-comments-despite-apology-102413
Labor Council jumps in against Fletcher
The Labor Council joins the fray with a three-panel walk piece, in support of David Alvarez and criticizing Nathan Fletcher for what is inferred as a Qualcomm pay-to-play scheme: “After serving in the Marines, Fletcher served in the State Assembly. He then got a six figure salary ‘no-show job’ with Qualcomm after using his position in the Legislature to help …
Faulconer’s first TV ad… “Sanders: Getting Things Done.”
“I worked closely with Kevin Faulconer to reform the city’s pension system — saving a billion dollars that can now be put back into our neighborhoods,” Jerry Sanders says to the camera.” Kevin is running to finish the job. His Neighborhood Fairness Plan uses savings to repave, increase police patrols and keep after school programs open longer. Best, Kevin’s plan starts …
SD CityBeat readers give Rostra a mention
In SD CityBeat’s Best of San Diego 2013, Rostra received an honorable mention in a reader’s poll under the Music, arts, culture & media category. Best Political Blog Voice of San Diego Honorable mention: OB Rag, Two Cathedrals, SD Rostra, Bowler’s Desk Congrats to all those honored, as well as to CityBeat for polling San Diegans and compiling the results!
Another Lincoln Club hit: “Double Standard”
(click for a larger image) See all the mail from the Lincoln Club in the last two weeks.
Latest mayor mail: Lincoln Club brings Karl Rove into the mix
The Lincoln Club mail continues unabated… click for larger views To see all the 2013 mail from the Lincoln Club, click here. _____ We reiterate: Readers of Rostra may falsely believe we won’t post mail from other candidates or PACs. That would be an incorrect assumption. The interest here is in what is being mailed and advertised. Yes, we are …
New Lincoln Club Mail on Fletcher
And who said mail was dead? After the first two rather notorious Lincoln Club mail pieces on Nathan Fletcher hit mailboxes this week, the third seems to hint at a pattern of behavior. The latest piece quotes Shawn Steel as one of Fletcher’s former employers saying he “cannot be trusted to do the job.”
More Lincoln Club mail on Fletcher
As if the first mailer of the San Diego mayor’s race didn’t result in enough reaction, including today’s U-T San Diego story, “‘No-show job’ ad irks Fletcher,” there’s more. Hitting mailboxes today, it appears, is a second piece from the Lincoln Club, claiming that Nathan Fletcher “Doesn’t show up to work” and depicting a vacant parking space. The buzz will …
First mail of Mayor’s contest? Fletcher “flies” into a mailbox near you.
The first mail of the 2013 mayoral race, it appears, from the Lincoln Club of San Diego. It looks like it started hitting mailboxes on Saturday. Click the link for the complete mail piece.
A lot of logo, no substance
Tweeted by Tony Manolatos, Faulconer for Mayor Communications Director… Fletcher: a lot of logo, no substance. Faulconer: leadership with a vision and a plan for San Diego. http://t.co/AQ00VZFkF5 — Anthony G. Manolatos (@tonymanolatos) September 21, 2013
Nathan Fletcher’s Labor Council questionnaire — U-T calls it Fletcher vs. Fletcher vs. Fletcher
Updated… U-T San Diego: Fletcher vs. Fletcher vs. Fletcher http://web.utsandiego.com/news/2013/sep/21/fletcher-vs-fletcher-vs-fletcher _____ Posted September 20, 2013 @10:11 am… Email from Tony Krvaric, posted with permission… Happy Friday! Yesterday I mentioned rumors that Nathan Fletcher has now officially haven taken positions AGAINST pension reform and managed competition and IN FAVOR of Project Labor Agreements and “card check,” i.e. forced unionization. Turns out …
SD Free Press… Plastic Bag Ban Sparks Dialogue Between Left and Right: Rostra Responds to SDFP Satire
from San Diego Free Press… Editor: We are crossposting an article from the conservative San Diego Rostra by Brian Brady – who has been in a dialogue with our own Bob Dorn of late – and who now outlines where he and progressives agree and disagree. Read it here.
The Power of One
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 …
Help Obama Kickstart World War III! How you can help.
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Orwellian SDSU Prof wipes Israel off the map
From the “It’s a LANGUAGE class” files, courtesy of 10News… Israel replaced with Palestine on map in language class at SDSU Community anger leads people to contact Team 10 SAN DIEGO – A map distributed in a language class at San Diego State University labeled Israel as Palestine, leading to an outcry from the local Jewish community. Read it here.
Labor Council backs Alvarez; Saldaña joins the fray
UT San Diego on labor’s pick… http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/sep/06/labor-endorses-alvarez-mayor-san-diego-filner/ NBC has the news on Saldaña… http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Lori-Saldana-Joins-Mayoral-Race-222760991.html Saldaña clarifying statement… http://pastebin.com/s6imM39W
Mayor’s Race San Diego: Keep up to speed
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