SACRAMENTO, CA— Today Assemblyman Jones released a statement regarding the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in which they struck down a requirement by San Diego County that residents show “good cause” to carry a concealed firearm. Before concluding its decision, the Ninth Circuit observed: “We are well aware that, in the judgment of many governments, the safest sort of …
FEB 14 Great court ruling on concealed carry, but lousy U-T story — and lousy SD police chief
By now most have heard about the remarkable court ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, declaring that the right of “self defense” is a sufficient reason to issue concealed weapon permits in San Diego County (assuming a person is otherwise eligible). Yes, the ruling could still be overturned (I’m not optimistic), but it DOES have the saving grace …
Ninth Circuit’s CCW ruling: A country of laws, not men
Guest Commentary by Michael A. Schwartz As Richard Rider posted earlier, today the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the decision linked here against San Diego County Sheriff Gore. In summary…Gore’s internal policies regarding issuing concealed carry permits are unconstitutional. The case was brought by a part-time San Diego resident Ed Peruta. Ed decided he wanted to spend his golden …
In stunning ruling, 9th Circuit affirms right to carry a firearm for self defense in San Diego County
In a stunning/seemingly bizarre ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to (for once) enforce the Constitution. The court actually ruled that one has the right to receive a gun (carry) permit for self defense in San Diego County (and potentially in all of California). AMAZING!!! Up until now, only retired judges and cops, some politicians and a …
2014 Mayoral Election Results
This Tuesday, the City of San Diego held a mayoral special election to fill the vacancy left by disgraced former mayor Bob Filner, who resigned last August. Using GIS software and data from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, the National University System Institute for Policy Research conducted an analysis of the precinct results, and Tweeted its findings this …
The Hill: GOP thinks one good win deserves another
Fresh from The Hill: “What you saw [Tuesday] night was our reform agenda won,” DeMaio told The Hill Wednesday morning. “It absolutely validates my ‘new generation Republican’ philosophy: We win when we reform government to make it work. That’s the essence of the choice voters were given last night and they supported reform, as they’ve done time and again in …
Caption Contest Starts NOW* (updated)
* No actual prize/s will be awarded. Use of the term “contest” was just a ploy to solicit captions. Some captions will be better than others and the number of better or worse captions will be determined by the number of captions submitted. That is all. Update: A few people have requested some additional background regarding this post. The man …
Special Mayoral Election 2013: Winners and Losers
If you went to bed at 8 p.m. last night and just woke up, Kevin Faulconer won the special election for San Diego Mayor by 10 points and Proposition B in Solana Beach passed by a slim margin. As San Diego puts the Filner era behind us, let’s consider who won big last night and who lost: Kevin Faulconer is …
FlashReport: Stories on the mayor’s race, including from Ron Nehring
Our statewide media partner, FlashReport, has a number of local stories on the results… FlashReport – Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Including Ron Nehring’s take… Stunning special election victory
Mayoral Election Contest — Make your picks
OK, a quick one this time, for tomorrow’s City of San Diego mayoral election. A reminder of the “rules”: Read the questions closely. No tricks, just read the questions. Send your guesses to info@sdrostra.com ONLY. The Rostra admins are assisting on this, so don’t send to my email. As well, do NOT post your answers here. Deadline to submit guesses: …
Yes on Solana Beach Proposition B
In only what could be described as a complete failure of leadership for the statists on the Solana Beach City Council, our City is having a Special Election this Tuesday. We will be voting on a ballot proposition to permit Solana Beach citizens to use a City-owned community center. Some background first. The Fletcher Cove Community Center sits on a …
Obama endorses Alvarez for mayor
From the Alvarez campaign… “As a native San Diegan, David Alvarez has been a fierce advocate for his city, and on the Council, has led efforts to build a strong middle class, put neighborhoods first and expand opportunities for kids in and out of school. Today, with the city’s economy and neighborhoods poised to make progress there is no question that …
Minimum Wage – Robots Replacing Workers
The minimum wage laws in this country are daggers to the heart of opportunity for our poorest and least skilled citizens. Those in favor argue that it helps the poor because they get paid more, and that there is no adverse impact on the economy, overall. I disagree, but want to focus on the very people that the left proposes …
The Next 96 Hours
The next 96 hours will determine if we take back the office of San Diego Mayor so here is what you need to know… There is NO central committee meeting/event on Monday as it’s the day before Election Day and we are putting all our energy into Get-Out-The-Vote efforts. The ONLY THING TO FOCUS ON RIGHT NOW is getting out …
San Diego loses Websense to Austin — 445 GOOD jobs are heading to Texas
San Diego is losing a(nother) good employer to Texas. Websense is leaving, moving to Austin. See the article below (and the many comments after — many of my comments are also posted on my Facebook copy blog on this). 445 San Diego jobs — GOOD jobs — are about to disappear into the Lone Star State. 445 of our local …
What If You Said, “Screw You. I Quit” ?
What happens when Congress passes a debt limit increase? A group of 535 men and women, most of whom will be dead in 30 years, encumber you to a 30-year mortgage, collateralized by your future tax obligations. Today, that debt is approaching $20 trillion. That’s about $63,000 per person in the United States,enough for a family of four to purchase …
California Democrats Vote Against Drought Relief
California is facing one of the worst droughts in history, yet California Democrats voted against drought relief for their home state. The drought is so bad Governor Jerry Brown declared a State of Emergency last month. Yesterday, with bipartisan support, the House passed an emergency water delivery bill that would provide additional water for agricultural uses in the San Joaquin …
Rep. Hunter bill supports public shooting ranges for hunters and sportsmen
Press Release Feb 5, 2014 Washington DC—Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that includes the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, a bipartisan and deficit-neutral measure introduced by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) to help states create and maintain public shooting ranges for hunters and sportsmen. The Training Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act was incorporated into H.R. 3590, …
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