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Click for the letters to both Governor Gavin Newsom and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Darrell Issa says he is “Honored to have the support of my friend, former Armed Services Committee Chairman, Vietnam vet, and leader in our community for more than 4 decades.” https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/12/06/hunter-sr-endorses-issa-for-sons-50th-district-seat/

A succinct message from Patrick Batten posted to Facebook… “After consulting with family, friends and supporters, I have decided not to run for San Diego City Council. At this stage in my life, it is more important to focus on my family and professional endeavors. I am grateful for the support that I have received and will remain engaged.‬” Republucan …

This speaks for itself…

A few days ago, SD Rostra writer Brian Brady posted this on Facebook, including a link to a KUSI story from a few weeks prior (screenshot below)… “I heard (Supervisor) Kristin Gaspar speak today and she was on fire. At present, she is the ONLY politician asking the hard questions about SANDAG. SANDAG is essentially a mafia-type agency, designed to …

At CPR, Stephen Frank announced yesterday he filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against his Congressional representative… “I live in the 25th Congressional District.  While the District is close to Hollywood, our Congresswoman is acting like an out of control pleasure seeker—in drugs or sex. “The revelations of the past couple of weeks makes it clear about Congresswoman Katie Hills.” …

After hearing from four candidates tonight — former San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio, Congressman Duncan Hunter, former Congressman Darrell Issa and State Senator Brian Jones — the Republican Party of San Diego County could not achieve a 2/3 vote of its members to endorse in the 50th Congressional District. All four Republicans will appear on the March 2020 ballot should …

BTW, we don’t think that Dianne Jacob, Bill Wells, Sam Abed, Matt Rahn, and Larry Wilske being on hand with Issa tomorrow means they will all be announcing their support for Duncan Hunter. PRESS ADVISORY  8:30am tomorrow, Thursday, September 26th, Congressman Darrell Issa will host a press conference in El Cajon at Centennial Plaza in front of the Magnolia Theatre …

Although Michael Smolens teased it in the Union-Trib on Friday and Brian Jones all but directly said it himself (“thinking about it”) Sunday on KUSI, this morning the Senator made it official. On KUSI, Jones announced he will run in the 50th Congressional District, where a host of other Republicans are already in or “thinking about it” (that phrase again) …

Maybe just a little clue for The New York Times: Airplanes don’t kill people. People do.

A Barbara Bry Instagram ad posted yesterday resulted in a Twitter reaction from Todd Gloria, which in turn is getting quite a response from a number of followers. Below are some screenshots of the Bry ad… Gloria reacted with the following Tweet… “Barbara Bry has hit yet another low. She’s making fun of the dreams of a little boy of …

Despite clear-cut philosophical differences, it’s never good to see this sort of thing. (Here’s the Times of San Diego story.) In the past, especially when Dave Rolland, Kelly Davis and Dave Maass were with SD CityBeat, we at SD Rostra had a cordial and sometimes even fun relationship amidst fierce political differences. On occasion we would join CityBeat as co-hosts …

From SD City Beat’s Spin Cycle, by John Lamb… Fighting ‘bias’ with ‘by us’ Local GOP deploys its own “news” website A few weeks back, Spin Cycle was speaking to Brian Brady, a county Republican Party contrarian and occasional critic of party Chairman Tony Krvaric. We were discussing Carl DeMaio’s entry into the 50th Congressional District race when the conversation …

The below is from, of course, San Diego News Desk, which is — quite obviously and no one ever suggested otherwise — a project of the Republican Party of San Diego County. But this is funny! On Tuesday, the San Diego Union-Tribune published an article about San Diego News Desk. The piece reeked of desperation, as most of it had little to nothing to do …

We hope it’s not lost on anyone that the postponement of Congressman Duncan Hunter’s trial until next January virtually guarantees he’ll appear on the March 2020 primary election ballot. The filing deadline for the office is the end of this year. A slew of announced candidates, wannabes, yet-to-bes, consultants, strategists and the like are presently working overtime weighing the resulting …

“Former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio on Monday announced he will mount a primary challenge to Rep. Duncan Hunter (R), the fifth to announce a primary challenge for the California congressman so far.” Read it at The Hill. DeMaio announcement press… Carl DeMaio Announces Campaign for Congress: Join The Fight to Take Back California! Prior post, last Friday… https://twitter.com/dtmcculloch/status/1157312719889952770

From the detailed SDUT article by Jeff McDonald… “The 12-page motion filed Monday contains multiple examples of Hunter engaging in affairs and allegedly using political contributions to finance them.” ….. “The prosecutors’ motion to admit evidence of Hunter’s alleged infidelity said they tried to work with Hunter to avoid publicizing his alleged indiscretions. Specifically, they asked him to stipulate to …

Former Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is eyeing a return to Congress, as his nomination by President Trump to lead a U.S. trade agency stalls in the Senate. Issa, who left the House in early January after not seeking reelection, is carefully tracking the federal corruption case involving GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, whose San Diego-area district is adjacent to the one Issa used to represent. Read it all …

The sad, short, egotistical and ultimately insignificant reign of Ben Kalasho ended tonight with the appointment of local businessman and Planning Commissioner Phil Ortiz to the El Cajon City Council on a 4-0 vote. Although Kalasho resigned a few weeks ago, the appointment of Ortiz to the vacant seat means the Kalasho era is now officially over, ending not unlike …