Tony Kranz and Lisa Shaffer just broke their word, from Encinitas Undercover: In a stunning display of bad faith, crass political calculation, and petty vindictiveness, Council Members Tony Kranz and Lisa Shaffer have initiated agenda items to strip Kristin Gaspar of her unanimously-agreed six-month turn as mayor that was to begin June 11. 12A. Council initiated item from Council Member …
Zapf Raises Over $485,000 For Re-Election to District 2
Today San Diego City Councilwoman Lorie Zapf announced she has raised $485,231 for her re-election bid to City Council District 2. Based on the most recent fundraising disclosures due today to the City Clerk, Zapf raised an impressive $159,135 over the two-month period of March 18, 2014 – May 17, 2014. This exceeds the total amount raised by Zapf’s …
San Diegans Against Crime Mail in Support of Dumanis
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Good On Kirk Jorgensen responding to distasteful mailer
I received this email, from Kirk Jorgensen, about an hour ago: Yesterday, my family received a political mailer (not connected with my campaign) that compared me and my opponent on national security issues. The mailer displayed a photo of me in my Marine Corps uniform from Al-Hillah, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and a photo of my opponent, Carl DeMaio …
VOSD article on Board of Supervisors candidate Jim Wood: Seriously?
Excerpts from the Ari Bloomekatz story in Voice of San Diego on Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood: (Political consultant Chris) Crotty said he and other advisers had to frequently admonish Wood for his behavior on the trail, especially about commenting on women’s clothing and appearances. “We repeatedly reminded him that it was in fact the 21st century,” Crotty said, “and things …
Calling for the Resignation of VA Secretary Shinseki
San Diego – Today, Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio calls for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign, citing the Secretary’s inability to maintain an environment in which our nation’s veterans can have confidence in the health care the VA provides. DeMaio’s statement follows: “It’s evident that Secretary Shinseki does not possess the ability to lead the VA in such a way …
Threats, Bullying, and Money Poisoning Race for County Board
Press Release County Board of Education Campaign going the way of Sweetwater? Threats, Bullying, and Money Poisoning Race for County Board The San Diego County Board of Education campaign in North County’s Fifth District took an unfortunate and nasty turn recently with threats of mudslinging and special interest money from the American Federation of Teachers. “This Union, which represents no …
Separate But Equal: Rocky Chavez and Carl DeMaio Invited to Sit In The Back of the Identity Politics Bus
I don’t care much for personal identity politics because it treats people like groups rather than individuals. I understand the desire to organize around ideas or principles but organizing because of skin tone, ethnicity, or sexual orientation never quite made sense to me. Having stated that, as long as those groups don’t initiate force (like ethnic heritage groups), its really …
More Zapf Mail: Boot on Pension Reform
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DeMaio Releases Infrastructure Plan & Receives Key Endorsements
San Diego – Carl DeMaio today accepted the endorsements of San Diego’s two leading infrastructure groups – the Associated General Contractors and the Associated Builders and Contractors. DeMaio marked the occasion by releasing his Infrastructure Plan to rebuild our roads, highways, bridges, and other transportation assets. “Politicians like Scott Peters have neglected our infrastructure – spending our precious money instead …
Some Unsolicited Advice for Carl DeMaio
Guest Response by Karen Grube This is in response to Michael Schwartz’s post, Some Unsolicited Advice for Kirk Jorgensen: 1. On the day after the election, graciously accept defeat and endorse Kirk Jorgensen, then tell the Republican Party of San Diego to do the same. 2. Donate time and money to Kirk’s campaign. Not token, meaningless stuff. I mean real …
Obamacare / Covered California News Update
This just in from my inbox: The closed “open enrollment” period is cracked open for some: Covered California Enrollment Opportunity for COBRA & Cal-COBRA Participants Covered California, the California state health insurance exchange marketplace established as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has launched a limited, special enrollment period for people who have COBRA or Cal-COBRA health insurance and …
Unsolicited advice for Kirk Jorgensen
Guest Commentary by Michael Schwartz I like Kirk. I haven’t said a bad word about him and I am a big supporter of Carl DeMaio. I’ve only talked to Kirk three or four times and one of those conversations was just asking if the movie “Spies Like Us” was a realistic representation of CIA work. (He claims it is not.) …
DeMaio Named to WaPo’s Top 40 Under 40 List
ICYMI: Carl DeMaio was just named to Washington Post’s 40 Under 40, a list of “the top 40 political rising stars who are under 40 years old.”
Jon Coupal to address current attacks on Prop 13 as part of San Diego County Taxpayers Association breakfast panel
From Jon Coupal… As taxpayers, it is critical that we do everything we can to maintain the protections of Proposition 13. Some of our state legislators are working hard to change the law and implement a “split roll” tax system that would increase the frequency of value reassessment on commercial properties. I know I do not have to tell you …
Jorgensen supporter uses fires to bash DeMaio for position that Jorgensen himself supports
Excuse me. I just wanted to suggest a more accurate headline for the post linked below: http://sdrostra.com/?p=38226
Zapf Mail: Boot backers want to weaken Prop 13
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Taxation without representation – a reality for 3 million Californians
From the SacBee… ‘Taxation without representation is tyranny.” As the American Revolution gained strength, this phrase was the rallying cry of the colonists. These revolutionaries believed that because they were not directly represented in British Parliament, any laws that body passed taxing colonists were illegal. More than 230 years later, 3 million Californians currently pay taxes without any direct representation …
Unions Fund Libertarian
. . . Campaign Flyer. Who’d a thunk it? This flyer showed up at my house. Unions are getting involved in the San Diego City Council District 2 race and spending money to help the Libertarian candidate, Mark Schwartz. Let’s be clear, Schwartz has no chance of being elected. If you read the fine print at the bottom, you will …
Advice from the campaign trail: failure is an opportunity
Anyone running for elected office wants to win. Pretty darn basic: the person who earns the highest number of votes from constituents gets the job. There is a winner and by default, a loser. A failure. Typically Type A, hard charging, ambitious political candidates and their equally hard-charging, ambitious political campaign managers shirk from failure. Failure is not an option, …
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