Dumanis Responds to Today’s “Movement to the Middle” Stunt
SAN DIEGO — District Attorney and Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis today issued the following statement in response to this morning’s event: “In this race for mayor, no candidate has injected more partisanship than Nathan Fletcher. This is the latest scene in his contrived political soap opera after losing the Republican Party’s endorsement. “The real issues facing the city are schools …
How I kicked elitist Bank of America’s butt across the entire state of California
In the last few days a story has emerged concerning the Bank of America terminating all dealings with their existing corporate customer because the company — horrors! — manufactures firearms. http://www.rogerhedgecock.com/story/17668445/bank-of-america-drops-mcmillan Naturally gun owners are incensed, as am I. But I’ve had a longstanding dislike for B of A. We had quite a row years ago — they “done me …
Solemn, clueless writers at NY TIMES make unintentional fools of themselves on video they produced
This video of solemn, disgruntled, baffled, clueless NEW YORK TIMES writers — bitching about losing their coveted guaranteed defined benefit (DB) pension plan — looks like something the ONION would have produced — only the NY TIMES version is funnier. It’s worth a viewing. “I’ll be eating cat food”? Living in “cardboard boxes”?? CAUTION: Don’t eat less than 60 minutes …
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San Diegans have a clear choice in this election: The far right has a candidate who thrives on playing political games and re-fighting old battles; the far left’s candidate is a career politician with tired ideas, beholden to the same old interest groups. I’m offering a different approach — someone who will work with all San Diegans to solve problems …
Fletcher AWOL from Assembly sessions
SAN DIEGO — Nathan Fletcher’s press release attack on District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis’ integrity is a new low. As the County’s top prosecutor, Bonnie makes tough decisions every day and she makes those decisions based on the law and what is the right thing to do. Bonnie is doing her job as District Attorney during this campaign. Fletcher, on the …
Trouble in Paradise?
After the failed missile attack Team Carl launched at Nathan during last night’s debate we’re hearing there’s quite a bit of finger-pointing and blame game going on at Team DeMaio. We’re hearing Duane Dichiara is responsible for the debate flop and folks are not happy about it. Whether or not there’s a potential shake up remains to be seen. Luckily …
Tax Day 2012: DeMaio Touts Endorsements from Leading Taxpayer Watchdog Groups
As thousands of San Diegans rush to meet the deadline to pay their taxes, Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio announced last night at his annual “Tax Day BBQ” that his campaign has received the endorsement of the National Tax Limitation Committee. DeMaio is also the choice for Mayor of San Diego Tax Fighters and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. “Carl DeMaio …
Meet Nathan Fletcher
Nathan spoke with KUSI this morning about his background, his boys and more. Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dwgc9tAztQ
KUSI Interviews: A Life of Overcoming Adversity
I haven’t spoken much about my childhood, but this morning I sat down with KUSI for a conversation about my upbringing. My experiences growing up shape who I am today – my drive, compassion, and tenacity in tackling every challenge. I’m grateful for the lessons I learned through those challenges. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sroV-cHJWm8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9aH3pp-8Fw
Fletcher for Mayor Launches Web Video, “Momentum”
Today we launched a new web video called, “Momentum!” We put this video together for you all to enjoy and relive the exciting momontum our campaign has experienced over the last 10 days.
In Case You Missed It: “Nathan Fletcher could be edging out Bob Filner”
This afternoon communications strategist Tony Manolatos and LaDonna Harvey analyzed the mayors race. Their exchange is below. LaDonna: There’s a new poll that says Nathan Fletcher could be edging out Bob Filner and could be meeting Bob Filner in the runoff election. Tony: Yeah, this week at San Diego Rostra they got ahold of a poll commissioned by Congressman Filner …
Steve Francis Endorses DeMaio
I’m grateful for the support of Steve Francis. I look forward to working with Steve and all who support real reform so that we can finally get City Hall positioned to get San Diegans back to work. We’re building a broad coalition of taxpayers, business leaders, and fiscal reformers who know that it takes more than rhetoric to effectively lead …
Word for Word
Courtesy of the San Diego Reader… “Mayoral candidate and district attorney Bonnie Dumanis, who yesterday (March 14) released a plan to improve City operations, seems to have plagiarized much of it from the County’s General Management System Manual, says Erik Bruvold, president of National University System Institute for Policy Research.” Here’s the link
The long-awaited Filner pension reform plan — still awaits
Excellent Voice of San Diego article, with a Filner pension reform timeline worth reviewing. Filner’s Pension Plan Is a Non-Existent Panacea by Liam Dillon 14 March, 2012 San Diego mayoral candidate Bob Filner’s pension plan is his panacea. It allows him to claim he’ll fix the city’s longest standing financial crisis, its debt-ridden pension system. It puts $550 million into …
Nathan Fletcher Raises Nearly $125,000 at Single Event
Building on strong fundraising momentum over the past several months, Nathan Fletcher’s mayoral campaign raised nearly $125,000 at last night’s event at Sway. Hundreds of supporters, many first-time donors and newcomers to local campaigns, gathered in downtown San Diego to hear Fletcher’s vision for San Diego’s future. “I am incredibly humbled and honored to receive support from so many San …
Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs Endorses Nathan Fletcher
Citing Nathan Fletcher’s strong commitment to education and economic development, Qualcomm CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs today endorsed Fletcher’s campaign for mayor. “Nathan Fletcher represents the kind of forward-looking leader San Diego needs,” said Dr. Jacobs. “He is committed to improving education so our children can compete in the global economy. Nathan has a plan to improve our schools and the …
Polling and Republican Convention Shake Up 76th Assembly Race
The 76th Assembly District race is up in the air. No Democrat filed in the Carlsbad/Oceanside/Encinitas/Vista 76th Assembly seat. Recent nonpartisan polling puts former Oceanside Councilman Rocky Chavez in the lead by a few steps, but he can’t seem to raise any money. Farrah Douglas can raise money but she was in second place behind Chavez in the poll. Sherry …
Picking Up Steam – 6,400 Engaged Grassroots Supporters
We just updated our supporters list. Thrilled that we are now at 6,400 supporters! Each of these people has either endorsed, donated or volunteered. That’s a 25% increase in one month. Thank you to all the volunteers who have made the momentum possible with their tireless effort on the phones and door-to-door. You can view the full list or join …
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