[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-23-at-1.47.52-PM.png”] Due process my ass. Seriously. The extreme lefties, including leaders of the local Democratic Party and city employee unions, making the due process argument for Mayor Bob Filner should be ashamed. What they’re really saying is, “Politics before principles!” And: “He may be a hugger mayor but he’s our hugger mayor.” The position from the folks at the …
You wanna win? Be present
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_1965.jpg” captiontext=”Dwayne Crenshaw and me”] Most people know nothing about local politicians and just about everyone else knows one or two things about them. So if the one thing a politician is known for is charm, he or she is probably winning on Election Day. I haven’t seen any research that tells me this but it’s a theory that makes …
DeMaio Finds His Groove, and the U-T’s Radio Problem
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/demaio-sdcaa-pic.jpg” captiontext=”L to R: John Modlin, SDCAA Board President, Carl DeMaio, Alan Pentico, SDCAA Executive Director”] San Diego Politics & Media Mashup Cross-posted at FlashReport At a fundraiser for Carl DeMaio on Wednesday I heard the mayoral candidate make some points I hadn’t heard him make before. Speaking to members of the San Diego County Apartment Association, for whom I …
Fitting Tribute for a Giant of Journalism
San Diego Politics & Media Mashup Cross-posted at FlashReport Logan Jenkins blew Neil Morgan a big fat kiss in today’s U-T San Diego and I enjoyed every word. Jenkins, a longtime columnist at the paper, starts by telling us the venerable Morgan, at 88, isn’t doing well. He then goes on to write an inspirational and moving tribute (In postwar San Diego, Neil …
San Diego Unified is Poway By The Sea
San Diego Politics & Media Mashup Cross-posted at FlashReport I want to highlight a story in Thursday’s U-T San Diego: “Tax Group to Oppose San Diego School Bonds” It’s worth your attention because it does a nice job of laying out a financial crisis similar to the one in Poway that has received national attention. In short, the San Diego Unified School District is Poway …
Governor to San Diego: Tax yourselves or else!
Cross-posted at FlashReport San Diego Politics & Media Mashup If you believe Governor Jerry Brown, all of us are going to suffer if we don’t agree to tax ourselves more this November. It’s a tired sales pitch we hear too often from California lawmakers, but that didn’t stop Brown from trying to play on our fears when he visited San Diego …
SDCAA Endorses DeMaio – A Leader on Affordable Housing for Middle Class
SDCAA Endorses DeMaio – A Leader on Affordable Housing for Middle Class
Filner Swings, Misses and then Swings and Misses Again
Politics & Media Mashup Cross-posted at FlashReport I’m not sure what’s worse: suggesting the Republican Party is racist or calling someone a criminal while offering no evidence to support the claim. Congressman Bob Filner, running for mayor in San Diego, did both of those things in a span of a few days. Adding fuel to the fire was local labor …
The Times They Are A-Changin: Filner Hires Shepard
Cross-posted on FlashReport The rumors about Democrat Bob Filner signing Republican political consultant Tom Shepard became reality on Wednesday. The U-T San Diego posted a story about the move last night. A blog post went up on San Diego Rostra about the same time. And there was Tony Krvaric’s email blast. The chair of local GOP didn’t mince words. His subject line: “BREAKING: Tom Shepard betrays our reform effort and …
Meet New Carl and New Bob
Cross-posted at FlashReport San Diego Politics & Media Mashup Republican Carl DeMaio has hired a Democrat and Democrat Bob Filner is on board with pension reform. Who spiked the water in San Diego? Relax. There’s no need to panic. The water is clean…I mean drinkable. So why are we seeing New Carl and New Bob popping up in stories? Here’s the thing — election season is …
Lincoln Club Endorses DeMaio for Mayor
Lincoln Club Endorses DeMaio for Mayor _____________________________________________________________________ Tony Manolatos is a communications strategist and the Lincoln Club is one of his clients. You can follow Tony on Twitter or LinkedIn. You can hear him talk politics and media with KOGO’s LaDona Harvey every Monday at 2:35 p.m. on AM 600 and FM 95.7.
Largest Trade Association in San Diego to Endorse DeMaio at News Conference
San Diego Association of REALTORS® endorsement arrives on the heels of DeMaio’s first-place finish in the June Primary Election and five months before the November General Election MEDIA ADVISORY Tuesday, June 19 2012 Contact: Tony Manolatos, 619.549.0137 What: San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR) to endorse Councilmember Carl DeMaio for San Diego Mayor When: Wednesday, …
The Oracle Speaks
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/john-tj.jpg” captiontext=”John Nienstedt, President of Competitive Edge, and T.J. Zane, President & CEO of The Lincoln Club of San Diego County, at the Lincoln Club’s Election Night Reception. Photo by: Melissa Jacobs”] Politics & Media Mashup I worked on a campaign with local pollster John Nienstedt a couple years ago and after he explained in a group email – a …
TONIGHT: Lincoln Club Election Reception at US Grant
Mayor Jerry Sanders, Kevin Faulconer, Jan Goldsmith, Steve Danon, Scott Sherman, Ray Ellis, Pamela Bensoussan and Others Confirmed MEDIA ADVISORY SAN DIEGO: The Lincoln Club of San Diego County is hosting an election night reception tonight at 8:30PM at The US Grant in the Palm Court (326 Broadway, San Diego). There will be a press patch. Numerous speakers are scheduled …
Election Night Blog to Stream Live on Three Websites
Journalists, political pundits and others from Rostra, CityBeat and OB Rag will post throughout the evening from multiple locations CLICK FOR THE LIVE BLOG SAN DIEGO: San Diego Rostra will participate in a live blog on Tuesday night with San Diego CityBeat and the OB Rag. What is a live blog? Organizer Dave Maass of CityBeat says: “It’s essentially a beefed up online public chat …
Fletcher Wins Race For Most Klout
Politics & Media Mashup I wrote a post six months ago comparing the Klout scores of San Diego mayoral candidates, council members and a few others who know their way around Facebook and Twitter. It generated a little buzz. Tony Krvaric, Todd Gloria and others compared their scores on Twitter. Former U-T San Diego columnist Tom Blair mentioned the post in …
Judicial Candidate David Berry Enjoys Giving Back
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Berry-headshot-color.jpg” captiontext=”David Berry”] David Berry learned the value of community service in high school while teaching children how to swim as a volunteer with the American Red Cross and later as a volunteer coach with the Special Olympics in college. “I can’t tell you what it felt like to teach a child confined to a wheelchair how to swim,” …
Last Major San Diego Mayoral Debate Mashup
The San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR), San Diego County Taxpayers Association and The Lincoln Club of San Diego County hosted today’s debate at the Town and Country Resort and Conference Center. SDAR wants to thank all of the candidates for a spirited debate, the 500 or so people who filled the ballroom and those of you who watched and …
Mayor’s Race Takes Me Back to 7th Grade
Politics & Media Mashup We’re 10 days out from Election Day and here is what we know about the San Diego mayoral race: Carl DeMaio is in. The second spot looks like it’s going to go down to the wire. Bob Filner is carrying a slight edge over Nathan Fletcher. Trailing behind is Bonnie Dumanis, but she’s not going down …
FACT SHEET: Lincoln Club of San Diego County
FACT SHEET May 2012 Contact: Tony Manolatos 16-for-16: In the 2010 election cycle, The Lincoln Club of San Diego County invested over $425,000 in local races and was successful in …
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