In addition to Jeff Olson for County Assessor (see post below), the Republican Party of San Diego County tonight endorsed the following candidates in their respective races next year… Lorie Zapf – San Diego City Council, District 6 Supervisors Ron Roberts and Bill Horn for reelection Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis for reelection If the GOP …
NCTimes: Money in Oceanside
From the North County Times… OCEANSIDE: Big money flowing in on both sides of recall campaign Kern gets major donations from businesses; unions pour more cash into fighting him Big bucks are flowing almost daily to underwrite campaigns for and against the recall of Oceanside City Councilman Jerry Kern with less than a week to go before the Dec. 8 …
Monday News Wrap
Some of the major stories of last week and thru the weekend are linked below. The most significant political news had to be the travails of Assemblyman Joel Anderson, but with more ACORN grist today as well as the announcement of a Charter Amendment effort in the City of San Diego for open competition, much is going on. Your comments …
DeMaio and Coalition File Ballot Measure
Over the transom… Please join us for a very important press conference at 1pm Monday at City Hall regarding a Charter Amendment that will have a huge impact on the city’s ability to balance its budget long-term. Please call to confirm attendance: Alicia, 858-382-2197 MEDIA ADVISORY DeMaio and Coalition File Ballot Initiative to Reform City Contracting Charter Amendment Would Provide Millions in Taxpayer …
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Sheffo Responds to Stocks
Let’s make it very clear we are not about to allow a never-ending tête-à-tête every time a couple of individuals happen to have a difference of opinion on this blog, but when it comes to political differences, as opposed to personality issues, a fair debate is warranted. So, in response to Encinitas Councilman Jerome Stocks’ post of yesterday, in which …
Spam 2.0 – Apologies
In the continuing effort to keep SD Rostra open to anyone that wants to comment (appropriately) without pre-approval of the comments, while at the same time battling incessant auto-spam comments, we continue to refine our spam blocker. Getting hit with a number of spam messages in recent days with the spelled out “dot com” as a means of trying to …
Success Breeds Spam
Readers may have noticed the last couple of days a number of spam comments appearing on the posts here at San Diego Rostra. These are auto-generated spams, typically with links to advertising. We are removing them as quickly as we can, and working on a permanent fix. Please bear with us as we work out some of the glitches. Thanks …
Today’s Discussion: UT Story on Joel Anderson
Interesting to note that today’s UT “Watchdog Report” on Assemblyman Joel Anderson doesn’t note that as Elections Chairman for the Assembly GOP, he is responsible for getting money to central committees around the state where it is needed for competitive legislative contests. Also, no mention of how many similar financial transactions take place with others’ campaign coffers. Nary a mention …
“Parsky” Commission Weighs In; Reactions Swift
Source: http://totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com/2009/09/29/tax-commission-makes-recommendations-but-will-it-amount-to-anything/22555/ State tax commission makes recommendations BRIAN JOSEPH, Sacramento Correspondent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced this morning that he will be calling a special session of the state Legislature to review recommendations for updating the tax code, which were released today. The Commission on the 21st Century Economy, a 14-member, bipartisan committee appointed by the governor and legislative leaders, has …
Labor Council Endorsements
Source: http://www.sandiegopolitico.com/2009/09/labor-council-endorsements.html Labor Council endorses Howard Wayne in City Council race and Jim Duffy for Sheriff. Rep. Susan Davis, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Assembly Candidate Toni Atkins also endorsed SAN DIEGO – (September 24, 2009) – The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council announced today its endorsements of San Diego City Council District 6 candidate Howard Wayne and Sheriff …
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