Category Archive

I added this new item to my always-upbeat “CA vs. the Other States” fact sheet. www.TinyURL.com/CA-vs-other-states “California has the 2nd highest total annual cost of owning a car — $3,966. That’s $765 higher than national average.” http://www.bankrate.com/finance/auto/car-ownership-costs-by-state.aspx

The UT ran an article about Nathan Fletcher’s bipartisan support.  In the article, they cite only one Republican supporter, Duane Roth.  Yes, the recently deceased Duane Roth.

The Great San Diego Fast Food Strike is now done.  Check the results of this much-ballyhooed event, as breathlessly reported by the U-T. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/29/fastfood-mcdonalds-wendys-burgers-cheese-jobs/ In a city of 1.3+ million people, there was ONE well-orchestrated “picketing” protest. But few fast food workers were present in the truly pathetic 100 person San Diego turnout.  Indeed, a “pull back” shot would have …

Four years ago California software entrepreneur Don Fournes moved his small San Francisco business to Texas. He saw his revenues explode 460% since then and now employs 70 people in Texas. Doubtless Jerry Brown will blame it all on Prop 13. Or the Koch brothers. Or some vast right wing conspiracy.  Not to mention George Bush II. Whatever, dude. ========== …

The average impact fee in California for single-family residence in 2012 was $31,100 per unit, nearly 90 percent higher than the next most expensive state and 265 percent higher [that’s more than TRIPLE] than the norm among jurisdictions that levy such fees, which typically pay for capital improvements, like water and wastewater facilities, required by a new development. Many states …

In San Diego, the story is that everyone called for Mayor Filner to resign — except the labor unions who paid big bucks to put “their man” in office. But apparently there’s one other group that refused to call for his resignation — a “nonpartisan,” supposedly politically unbiased outfit — the San Diego League of Women Voters! I’m getting several …

Even for former pro-life, pro-gun conservative Republican Nathan Fletcher and his sycophant supporters, the events of the last few weeks are jaw-dropping. First, in the wake of the tragic passing of Fletcher-booster and biotech leader Duane Roth, Christine Forrester sent an email in the name of the “Draft Nathan Fletcher” “movement” (no doubt organized by Nathan and/or his wife Mindy), …

I usually hate phone calls during dinner. But this one was worth taking. A polling company from Salt Lake City is calling asking about possible recall of Bob Filner and possible candidates for Mayor. Asked if I had heard about the sexual misconduct allegations against Filner – and then if I thought they were true. Asked if I had heard …

Many of you have heard about the planned false Filner recall, but let me summarize it here.  As I understand it (and I’m not a reliable source on this), if a San Diego city recall effort fails, no recall can be attempted for 6 months.  A Filner supporter (perhaps encouraged by city labor union bosses) reputedly is planning to do …

Speculation abounds. Resign? Take a leave of absence for “rehab”? Needs time off to (literally) pursue the ladies online? “(try as I might) I did not have sex with those women”?

This story could not get any more bizarre. Filner to seek Rehab, and refuses to resign. What’s next? Bob announces the location of his “rehab” will be…the Playboy Mansion. How fitting.

DeMaio Proposal Would Require Congress to Comply with All Laws – Including the “No Fear Act” Requiring Sexual Harassment Training San Diego – When he announced his candidacy for Congress last month, Carl DeMaio outlined a number of bold reforms, including his “Fix Congress First” Plan to require Congress to live under the same laws that the rest of us …

So the Left loves to drive the War on Women label to try and highlight a mythical Republican hostility to women. But what do you call it when Democrat leaders, liberal media outlets, and others of the Left, flat-out ignore the lascivious behavior of serial-sexual-harrasser Bob Filner as just “Bob being Bob.”  Even Donna Frye acknowledges awareness of his tawdry …

Local news outlets are shrinking and growing at the same time. Sources are becoming perhaps more partisan and opinion oriented. Funding of news sources is becoming less transparent. I was asked to come on board SD Rostra to start looking into and asking questions about the main MSM in San Diego … to point out when opinion pieces run as …

It was a convenient meeting today with The Barkeep. We were just settling down to an early afternoon scotch when all hell broke loose at City Hall. Dobson’s was almost close enough to feel it. For those readers who don’t know, Mayor Bob Filner is being accused by high profile Democrats of misbehavior with various women (could this have something …