Each week, I watch on the ABC News Show “This Week” with great pain and sadness the name, age, and hometown of our service members killed in action that week. This week the list included my cousin and close friend Ben Wise. He was an Army soldier–Special Forces–who was killed in action in Afghanistan. He has a two year old …
EGCA Weighs In On Mayoral Race
I’m honored to have the support of the Engineering and General Contractors Association for my mayoral campaign and “Save Our Streets Plan.” http://youtu.be/3WF_e7NDnwo
Reaction to the first Mayoral Debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUF_5b38nMo&feature=player_embedded
Rider now a weekly TV commentator on XETV-6 morning news
Good news! XETV TV-6 in San Diego has made me a regularly scheduled weekly commentator on their morning news show. Apparently they were sufficiently pleased with my recent appearance (below) to add me to their stable of talking heads. Given that they were satisfied with this rather mediocre performance, I should be good for a 10 year run at least! …
Exposing the slimy Delphi Technique used in public meetings
If you’re a political or issue activist, you’ve likely been to these “outreach” and “consensus” meetings, where proponents rig the procedure (and often pack the audience) to get the results they desire while ignoring, stifling, or ridiculing dissent. Though there are many variations, this procedure is best known as the Delphi Technique. It’s a con job used mostly (though by …
Nathan Fletcher Details Vision to Make San Diego the World’s Most Innovative City
Mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher today delivered a major address detailing his vision and plans to make San Diego the World’s Most Innovative City. After being introduced and endorsed by local philanthropist and sports innovator Bill Walton, Fletcher laid out his vision for the future of San Diego. “The World’s Most Innovative City won’t just be a slogan; it will be …
CA lawmaker steals $2,500. Claims brain tumor. Skates. Still votes.
A California state Democrat lawmaker steals $2,500 worth of clothes and claims a brain tumor made her do it? And gets off with a $200 fine?? And yet she still gets to vote on our state’s spending and on managing our personal lives??? Welcome to the Golden State. http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/01/california-assemblywoman-mary-hayashi-no-contest-shoplifting-charge-san-francisco.html
Rider on Fox Business News network
Today I did segment on the national Fox Business News network. We dealt with the new California budget, and the planned tax increases. I think it went well. Governor Brown likely would not concur with this assertion — he took a bit of a beating in the interview. Well deserved, of course. It airs TONIGHT after 6 PM Pacific time. …
Faulconer: “People talk about creating new jobs. We must also protect the jobs we have”
San Diegans rightly expect all levels of local government to be focused on creating and maintaining jobs, especially in this period of economic uncertainty. Today in front of the international headquarters of San Diego-based manufacturer Solar Turbines, City Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer joined County Supervisor Greg Cox, Port Chairman Scott Peters and many more local leaders to unite …
CEOs and Business Leaders Agree Nathan Fletcher is the Right Choice to Lead San Diego
More than 150 CEOs and business leaders, the true job-creators of our region, today anounced their support for Nathan Fletcher’s campaign for mayor, citing his detailed plan to for job creation and ability to bring people together to make it a reality. The business leaders come from every major business sector and represent a diverse cross-section of San Diego’s business …
In Case You Missed It: NathanFletcher.com Receives National Accolades for Innovative Campaign Communications
Last week, NathanFletcher.com was named one of 2011’s top five campaign blogs in the country by prestigious Campaigns and Elections Magazine. The site was ranked along with sites for President Barack Obama, Congressman Ron Paul, former Governor Tim Kaine (US Senate) and Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna (Governor’s race in Washington). NathanFletcher.com was the only local government race to be …
DeMaio Urges San Diegans to “Make 2012 the Year of Getting Pension Reform Done”
Every New Year brings personal resolutions for most people. Some are kept, others…not so much. I’m hoping you’ll make a resolution with me. Let’s make 2012 the year we finally get Pension Reform done in San Diego! I have made Pension Reform the centerpiece of my 90-page Roadmap to Recovery Plan to fix city finances and restore our neighborhood services …
PEW SURVEY: “Socialism” negative term, but “Progressive” highly positive.
“Socialism” is still a rather negative term in America, though the young (fresh out of the government reeducation camps) naturally are fairly positive towards the term. But switch to using “Progressive” and the response is FAR more positive — across the political spectrum. Even Republican rank and file respondents are positive about “Progressive” (56% positive to 34% negative). Naturally, that’s …
The liberals’ Kim Kardashian con job to raise CA income taxes
In a new publicity campaign, liberals have decided to make the beautiful but smarmy Kim Kardashian their poster child for raising the state millionaires’ tax to over 15%. Their pitch is that currently CA millionaires pay only 1% higher income taxes than middle class CA taxpayers. Granted, the CA MARGINAL tax bracket difference is sometimes 1% — 10.3% marginal rate …
Redevelopment Ruling is Worst Possible Outcome
Today’s ruling by the California Supreme Court was the worst possible outcome – as it completely eliminates redevelopment agencies and undermines our ability to invest in economically distressed neighborhoods. Today’s decision may also impact the city’s General Fund by more than $15 million a year – requiring additional cuts in our day-to-day budget. This decision goes against the will of …
Dumanis Statement Concerning Redevelopment and Today’s State Supreme Court Decision
(SAN DIEGO) – San Diego County District Attorney and Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis issued the following statement in response to today’s decision by the California Supreme Court concerning redevelopment programs: “San Diego is America’s Finest City today in no small part due to the success of our local redevelopment efforts. Sacramento politicians should have left well enough alone, and not …
Dems claim GOP is cause of California’s economic demise
Periodically liberals desperately try to share the blame for the California disaster with Republicans – or even stick GOP politicians with most of the “credit.” They have two stock explanations for the Golden State’s downward slide. 1. Democrats don’t have ENOUGH control of California. Even with 60% or more majorities in both state houses, that’s not enough for the Democrats …
CA HSR jobs only 2-6% of what was promised. Close enough!
In case you missed it — the flacks for CA HSR lied. About EVERYTHING. If they mentioned any number with any benefit of building HSR, they lied. ANY FIGURE. The latest objective analysis concludes that rather than the “1,000,000 jobs” promised by the HSR folks, the real figure is optimistically between 20,000 and 60,000 jobs (including the “multiplier effect”) — …
The surprise reason why CA public employee labor unions LOVE the California Dream Act
The recently passed California Dream Act is another giveaway by liberal state politicians. It helps bring one more beholden group into their camp. It shifts some Cal Grant college funds from legal to illegal state residents. It turns out the cost projections are now four times higher than when the bill was recently passed, according to the state Legislative Analyst …
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