DeMaio to Call on Rep. Scott Peters to Reimburse Taxpayers for $7 Million Legal Bill for His Failed Pension Scheme City Attorney’s Office Assigns “Responsibility” to Scott Peters’ Council for TWICE Voting to Indemnify Pension Officials for Their Illegal Pension Scheme Carl DeMaio today called on Rep. Scott Peters to “reimburse taxpayers for the millions in legal fees resulting from …
Lori Saldaña is Talking And Republicans Should Listen
I was wrong about Lori Saldaña. She’s talking over at the San Diego Free Press and it ain’t gonna be pretty for the San Diego County Democratic Party Central Committee. Wednesday’s piece (Part Two) is going to directly answer the question I posed to her: “Did the San Diego Democratic Party threaten to withhold support from you if you refused …
Core values and money in the 52nd Congressional District
Beliefs do matter. Principles matter as well. On the part of a candidate, his or her core values are meaningless without the ability to communicate them to voters. Meaningless. This says it all right now. The rest is meaningless. Carl DeMaio Cash On Hand $985,991 Net Contributions $1,080,294 Kirk Jorgensen Cash On Hand $62,768 Net Contributions $206,890 Fred Simon Cash …
San Diego Republicans Endorse Larry Wilske for Congress
Last night, the Republican Party of San Diego County endorsed Navy veteran Larry A. Wilske for Congress in the 53rd Congressional District race against incumbent Susan Davis. A super majority of 2/3 of the voting members was required for endorsement. The endorsement permits Wilske to go on the Republican voter guide, designed to communicate with registered-Republican voters the county organization’s …
California’s Leading Taxpayer Group Endorses Carl DeMaio for Congress
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Cites DeMaio’s Experience in Balancing Budgets, Reforming Pensions, & Holding Government Accountable San Diego – As millions of taxpayers rush to file their taxes on time, California’s leading taxpayer group today endorsed Carl DeMaio for Congress as a way to make sure those taxes are efficiently and accountably spent. “Carl DeMaio was the driving force behind …
Assemblyman Jones Calls on Legislature to Support Middle-Class Jobs
SACRAMENTO, CA – In today’s “Are You Kidding Me?” segment, Assemblyman Jones (R-Santee) calls on the Legislature to support middle-class jobs by opposing the latest move to boost California’s minimum wage. Just last year, Assembly Bill 10 raised California’s minimum wage to no less than $9 per hour beginning in 2014, and $10 per hour in 2016. A new proposal …
The reasoning behind the Ed Harris appointment
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday appointed Ed Harris to serve out the remainder of Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s vacated council term in District 2. Doug Porter at San Diego Free Press wrote a good article outlining some of possible logic behind the selection. The Council was faced with 20 potential candidates to fill the seat for the remaining eight …
Revolvis and Faulconer Campaigns Celebrate Pollie Awards
Following Kevin Faulconer’s recent victory in the City of San Diego mayoral contest, his campaign strategists walked away with some additional accolades during Friday’s “Pollie” Awards. “What Kevin Faulconer’s campaign and State Senator Andy Vidak’s victory last July have proven is that Republicans can win Democrat areas if they run the right kind of campaign with the right kind of …
But, there’s no conflict here…
from KPBS… The San Diego City Council appointed San Diego lifeguard union chief Ed Harris to fill a vacancy in council for the next seven months. Read it here.
Blueprint for Prosperity: Rebuilding the American Dream – For Future Generations
Guest Commentary by Joel Marchese, CA-53 Congressional Candidate The history of the United States is unique and exceptional among nations, to say the least. It began with open rebellion against a tyrannical king, and by embracing constructs of Natural Law (God’s Law) over man’s law: “We the People, hold these truths to be self-evident…that all men are created equal.” Living …
Noah, the most inclusive film this side of deluge destruction
On April Fool’s Day I sent out a fake review of Noah, talking about how warm, family friendly, and biblically accurate it was: Here is my real review: Originally published by Communities Digital News SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2014 —Director Darren Aronofsky ’s ambitious film version of Noah and the deluge has something for everybody unless those particular bodies …
DeMaio Raises Over $410,000 in Q1 – Half Coming from Online Contributions
Strong Fundraising Tally of $1.6 Million Adds to National Interest, Key Endorsements and Favorable Polls San Diego San Diego – Continuing to show an impressive fundraising pace, Carl DeMaio announced today that his campaign for Congress raised over $410,000 in the first quarter – bringing his campaign’s tally to over $1.6 million cycle-to-date. With more than 7 months to go …
San Diego employment at record high — or is it?
The SAN DIEGO U-T story (below) concerning San Diego’s improving employment numbers (higher than just prior to the start of the 2007 national recession) offers good information to consider, but leaves some aspects unanswered — and some information appears to be outright misleading. Consider: 1. How many of our employed are part-time in 2014 vs. 2007? Remember, to be counted …
NRO: Radio Silence on Leland Yee
from National Review Online… Having assiduously ignored one of the gonzo corruption stories of the last decade, CNN this week offered a peculiar defense of its silence. Rankled by a curious Twitter user, who asked why “the Leland Yee story appears nowhere on CNN’s website,” the outlet explained that the decision was “in line with us covering state senators & …
Democratic State Senators Leaving Sacramento
Democratic State Senators see the writing on the wall and are putting some distance between them their lobbyist pals by cancelling a schmaltzy golf outing at Torrey Pines. What will the Democratic State Senate Caucus be doing instead of cooking up deals in La Jolla with the lobbyists? Exactly what the Republican State Senate Caucus should be doing— campaigning for …
Covered CA / Obama Care Update.
This email came to me, as I am a Covered California Certified Insurance Agent, from Covered California re the end (sort of) of Open enrollment which is (sort of) today, April 01 @12:01AM aka April Fools Day: Bottom line is that if you missed the open enrollment to apply for your potentially subsidized Health Insurance through Covered CA, you can …
La Mesa voters may fill two open council seats in November, Baber mulling a run
With La Mesa Councilmember Ernie Ewin’s announcement this morning that he will not seek reelection this year, at least one open City Council seat will appear on the November ballot. It is anticipated that Ewin’s council colleague Mark Arapostathis will make an announcement in the next day or so as to his intentions. If he doesn’t announce his plans to …
Ernie Ewin announces retirement from La Mesa Council
Guest Commentary by Councilman Ernest Ewin Good Morning La Mesa! After being away from the La Mesa City Council for 12 years, in 2002 the voters returned me to the Council. Now after another 12 years, I will have served you for a total 18 years on the Council come this November. Thank you! For the last year and a …
Bob Siegel’s Review of Noah Film
I must confess, I heard so many terrible things about this movie from fellow Christians, I was prepared to hate it. Much to my pleasant surprise, I found director Darren Aronofky’s version of Noah and the deluge to be well written, emotionally stirring, and most important, Biblically accurate. One would think that true believers would embrace this epic, stylish slice …
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