What’s CA’s real deficit?

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From Steve Frank: State Controller John Chiang just announced the cash deficit for the first THREE months of this fiscal year is $22.3 billion. Does not include the $12 billion owed schools, the $10 billion owed the Feds for loaning us money to be able to bail out our unemployment insurance fund or the $12.3 billion STOLEN from Trust Funds …

2012 Presidential Election Daily Tracking Poll

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IBD/TIPP 2012 Presidential Election Daily Tracking Poll Day 2: Oct. 10, 2012 Romney: +5.0 Romney’s lead widened to 5 points from 2 points on Tuesday, as he continues to chip away at key Obama support. Romney’s edge among independents widened to 20 points from 18 just a day before. Obama’s lead among women narrowed from 10 points to 8 points. Romney …

San Diego Republicans launch “Official voter guide” video

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Video is designed to build on the Party’s Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) effort by ensuring Republicans don’t get fooled by slick mailers and ads. SAN DIEGO — With about four weeks until Election Day and just as absentee ballots start hitting mailboxes, San Diego Republicans today launched a 1:40 minute “Official Voter Guide” video targeted at Republican voters. Chairman Tony Krvaric issued the …

Dick Morris: Swing State Polls Are Rigged

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From Dick Morris… After Wednesday night’s smashing debate victory for Romney, we may expect the national and swing state polls to change in the Republican’s direction. But not by as much as they should. These polls are biased in favor of Obama and here’s the data to prove it: From noted Republican pollster John McLaughlin comes a clear and convincing …

Evans responds to lawsuit

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In response to today’s earlier post regarding a lawsuit filed yesterday against the San Diego Unified School District, Board President John Lee Evans sent the following to SD Rostra… It has come to my attention that my name was mentioned in a lawsuit by Brenda Campbell.  I have not seen the complaint. Ms. Campbell was involved in a confidential, disciplinary …

NCTimes: Kern, Feller and Dykes for Oceanside

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From the North County Times… Oceanside has numerous strengths that other cities can only dream about: an oceanfront harbor and the neighboring beaches that abut it; a near-perfect climate; a world-famous mission that draws tens of thousands of visitors per year; a nearby military base that provides a solid tax base. And yet, compared with its neighbor to the south, …

Patch: U-T Wants to Buy More Newspapers, CEO Reportedly Says

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From the La Jolla Patch… Publisher reportedly has cash available for acquisitions, sees U-T revenue growing by Ken Stone Excerpts from the article… A day after U-T San Diego announced plans to buy the North County Times, the company’s CEO reportedly told a private gathering that the U-T hopes to become a national media power with additional purchases—perhaps including the …

‘This race between Ray Ellis and Sherri Lightner could be a real game changer’

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There is a segment that ran yesterday on KOGO (95.7FM/600AM) we think is worth sharing because it touches on an important political storyline that has yet to gain a lot of traction. Tony Manolatos, a communications consultant and Rostra contributor, and KOGO’s LaDona Harvey discussed the race between Ray Ellis and Sherri Lightner for the San Diego City Council District …