The race to become mayor of the City of San Diego has narrowed down to two finalists. In this policy brief the National University System Institute for Policy Research (NUSIPR) analyzed newly released electoral data from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ office using GIS software. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • The June mayoral primary was a partisan election. Interstate …
Report: Demographic Changes Will Impact SD City Council District Elections
Demographic Changes Will Impact San Diego City Council District Elections, Future Policymaking SAN DIEGO – Demographic changes and neighborhood-level concerns are likely to impact San Diego City Council District elections and future policymaking at City Hall. Those are the major findings of a new study published today by the National University System Institute for Policy Research (NUSIPR). On August 25, …
Harkey, Anderson are San Diego’s Top Taxpayer Advocates for 2011!
How taxpayer-friendly is your local representative in Sacramento? The results are in from the 2011 Legislative Report Card issued by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA), one of California’s oldest and most respected taxpayer advocacy organizations. Based on their legislative votes, San Diego Assemblymember Diane Harkey and Senator Joel Anderson received the highest “A” grades (96.3%) within the San Diego delegation! The Report Card, …
Poll: 70% of San Diegans Oppose Chargers Stadium Subsidy
According to a new Survey USA poll, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders’s proposed public subsidy for a new Chargers stadium is a tough sell to the public. In the October 13th poll that surveyed 500 adults in the City of San Diego, 70% of respondents opposed an annual $38 million taxpayer subsidy to fund a new football stadium for 30 …
Report: New SD City Council Districts Will Spur More Competitive Elections, Shape Future Policy Debates
SAN DIEGO – New Council District lines drawn for the City of San Diego will likely create more competitive elections and shift the balance of power at City Hall. Those are the major findings of a new study published today by the National University System Institute for Policy Research (NUSIPR). On August 25, 2011, the seven members of the City …
Facebook, Twitter: Raise the American Flag!
Last night, an attempt to post a quick patriotic message has launched a new campaign to raise our American flag online. Let me explain. I was drafting a message to publish on my Twitter and Facebook accounts, in recognition of Patriot Day and the 10th anniversary of September 11th, 2001, when I found I was missing what I wanted to …
Report: PLAs Increase CA School Construction Costs 13%-15%
New Groundbreaking Study Reveals “Project Labor Agreements” (PLAs) Increase School Construction Costs by 13 to 15 Percent in California School projects built under these contracts cost $28.90 to $32.49 more per square foot JULY 26, 2011 SAN DIEGO – California school construction projects built under contracts that contain provisions known as Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) cost 13 to 15 percent …
Poll: DeMaio Takes Early Lead in Race for Mayor
A new SurveyUSA poll reveals Councilmember Carl DeMaio has taken an early lead in the race for Mayor of San Diego. In a poll that surveyed 538 registered city voters, DeMaio leads the growing pack of candidates with 22% of the vote. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, who announced her candidacy in March, comes in second place at 15%, and Democratic …
The State of San Diego’s Small Business Owners
(As published in today’s print edition of the San Diego Daily Transcript) A new poll reveals that San Diego’s small business community sees brighter economic days ahead, but remains tight fisted and cautious about the future. If local government officials take new steps to address the needs of business, they can stimulate capital spending and job creation when they’re needed …
Remembering Reagan in San Diego
Op-ed as published in today’s North County Times On the 100th anniversary year of Ronald Reagan’s birthday, museum exhibits and educational programs are now being commissioned to share our 40th president’s legacy. In San Diego, we cross Reagan’s footprints every day, a unique civic distinction that is worth memorializing. It is rare for an American figure with such global stature …
2012 SD Mayoral Candidates: Where’s Your Base?
Here’s a fun question for discussion: what do you think will be the voter bases for the Republican candidates seeking the San Diego City Mayor’s Office in 2012? In 2000, Dick Murphy, a Del Cerro resident, built a GOTV machine in his nearby San Carlos/Navajo precincts and dominated the vote there on Primary Election Day. In 2005, Jerry Sanders built …
Ronald Reagan Coronado Bridge Campaign Gains Momentum
I’m pleased to announce that just hours ago, the Ronald Reagan-Coronado Bay Bridge Project surpassed its goal of 1,000 online petition signatures! This is incredible. I’ve been overwhelmed with the outpouring of community support since I launched this grassroots, independent effort on San Diego Rostra 17 days ago. It’s clear to me that President Reagan touched countless lives in our …
Grassroots Campaign to Rename the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge in Honor of Ronald Reagan Launches Today
With the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birthday (February 6) only days away, one San Diego resident is officially launching a new proposal to rename the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge in honor of the 40th President of the United States. Vince Vasquez, a San Diego County resident and think tank public policy analyst, has gathered more than 200 petition signatures …
Counting the Prop. D Votes
Late last week, the San Diego Registrar of Voters released the voter canvass files from the November 2nd, 2010 election. These files provide the precinct-by-precinct vote breakdown for all the elections in San Diego County. I found lots of interesting data, but Rostra policywonks might be intrigued to know how the vote came down on the City of San Diego’s …
Know Your Taxpayer-Friendly Candidates on Election Day
In this difficult economy, San Diego families have made financial cutbacks, and small business owners are making difficult sacrifices to keep their doors open to the public. Unemployment is still high, and sales revenues in our region are sagging. Now isn’t the time for a tax increase, but elected officials at San Diego City Hall and San Diego Unified School …
HJTA: Harkey, Hollingsworth are San Diego’s Top Taxpayer Advocates for 2010
How taxpayer-friendly is your local representative in Sacramento? The results are in from the 2010 Legislative Report Card issued by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA), one of California’s oldest and most respected taxpayer advocacy organizations, and San Diego Assemblymember Diane Harkey and Senator Dennis Hollingsworth received the highest “A” grades (94.7% and 96.9%, respectively) within the San Diego delegation! The Report Card, …
The Next Step With Prop. D
When the precincts returns came trickling in on Election Day, the Yes on Proposition D campaign couldn’t have been happier. The panicky predictions heard in the rumor mill about its chances of success turned out to be dead wrong. At the time of this blog post, the San Diego Registrar of Voters counted 60.53% of San Diego City voters in …
Electoral Analysis: Today’s Reliable Voters
Media outlets are reporting that the San Diego County Registrar of Voters is predicting a 35% voter turnout for today. Though these numbers are atrocious, they aren’t unprecedented: the June 2008 mayoral election in the City of San Diego experienced a 37.21% voter turnout. To underscore just how few San Diegans will make it to the polls today, compare 35% …
Electoral Analysis: Ron Roberts, Re-elected.
This election season, all eyes have turned towards the re-election contest of County Supervisor Ron Roberts, who is facing off against challengers Stephen Whitburn, Shelia Jackson, Juan del Rio and Margaret Moody in the seemingly competitive 4th Supervisorial District. As of May 27, the County Registrar of Voters counted 127,658 Democrats, 67,528 Republicans, and 66,554 Decline to State voters in …
Solving San Diego’s Business Tax Troubles
(This commentary is currently published in the San Diego Daily Transcript) This month, City Auditor Eduardo Luna released a revenue audit report for the City of San Diego, identifying how local government taxes and fees are collected and verified. For a City that budgeted more than $886 million in major revenues and lease payments this fiscal year, accurately counting every …
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