Response to the article, Hunter has no clothes…ahem…conservatism, published by Eric Andersen last month (Dec. 19). Guest Commentary by Melory Tsipouria I am not going to hide the fact that I am disappointed with the positions and statements/comments from some of my friends recently about Congressmen Duncan Hunter and Darrell Issa in connection with their votes on the recently passed …
Assemblyman Jones Reflects on Misguided Budget Priorities of 2013
SACRAMENTO – As the Legislature returns for the 2014 Session, Assemblyman Jones reflects on the misguided budget priorities of 2013 in his latest “Are You Kidding Me?” segment. “My hope in the New Year is that our budget priorities are not centered on pet projects such as hydrogen fueling stations for only 227 cars but rather on keeping our streets …
Rescind Egregiously Stupid Tax – San Diego Linkage Fee
Rare is the day when we have the ability to directly rebuke the stupidity of our city council; but that day would be today. Two months ago I pointed out the uselessness of linkage fees in alleviating affordable housing problems, even if that is the stated purpose of the tax. Felipe Monroig of the SD County Taxpayer’s Association showed that …
DeMaio Endorses Legislation to Protect Mt. Soledad Memorial – 6,519 San Diegans Sign Petition in Support
Two weeks ago, I sponsored the Save Mt. Soledad petition you may have seen (saveourmemorial.com), and it’s been signed by an amazing number of San Diegans – 6,519 in just this short amount of time. The outpouring of support for the Mt. Soledad Memorial being heard loud and clear! This morning, I sent a letter to Congressman Duncan Hunter, expressing my …
Reconfigure the California State Senate
What if California adopted a new way to convene the Senate? What if we adopted a process which was more aligned with our original U.S. Constitution (legislature appointments) rather than the post 17th Amendment process (popular election)? We currently have a bicameral Legislature comprised of 80 elected Assembly members and 40 elected Senators. While both technically represent “the People,” who …
The Changing Face of the GOP
Mark Powell, a 2012 candidate for the San Diego Unified School Board, recently had the article linked below published in the UT San Diego. “To gain the trust of voters and decisively win more elections, the Republican Party must become more attractive to the electorate,” Mark tells SD Rostra. “Republicans must explore and identify all available venues and show their true …
San Diego activist leads Rose Parade boycott
from Breitbart… The Pasadena Star news reports that a San Diego woman has called for the Rose Parade to be boycotted because it will feature a gay wedding atop a float. The float, sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), is titled, “Love is the Best Protection.” … San Diegan Karen Grube, who said her protest is not out of …
Small Business Council again ranks California worst in the nation in its index
California wins yet another “superlative” from the business community. The 100,000 member national Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) again ranked California the worst state in their Small Business Policy Index. I’m not sure how many years we’ve held our ground in this survey, but I know we were the same in 2012. We currently maintain a comfortable (though admittedly not …
Survey ranks CA the “worst run state” in America – 3rd year in a row
For the 3rd straight year, 24/7 WALL ST ranks California the “worst run state” in the U.S. The comparison uses a variety of criteria to measure how a well a state is managed, which results in some otherwise attractive states scoring low. Nevada, South Carolina and Arizona are also listed among the bottom ten states. Apparently the analysis does not …
The 2000-Year-Old Blog
As is my custom the last few years on this night…. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, …
1.5 million private CA cars have ticket-proof confidential licence plates?
Here’s a widespread California scandal that’s flown beneath the (police) radar for decades. An astonishing 1.5 million vehicles in California have “confidential” license plates — supposedly to keep the bad guys from knowing who the driver is. Initially the program proposed in 1978 was sold as necessary to protect primarily undercover police officers. But like any government program, this privileged group quickly metastasized and grew, as …
Is California going to harass our high-tech companies into leaving the state?
Here’s an unsettling article from Spectrum Location Solutions, discussing California’s unswerving commitment to driving away businesses from the Golden State. In the last couple decades, the CA legislative anti-business campaign focused on manufacturing firms — “dirty businesses” (all manufacturing is dirty, by CA political standards). But today the new targets seem to be the cash generating, clean, high-tech companies. Brilliant. …
Hunter Has No Clothes . . . ahem . . . Conservatism
Guest Commentary by Eric Andersen On February 12th, 2012, I signed an oath in which I solemnly swore to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I happen to believe that document still provides a valid road map to prosperity and happiness. I also believe Congressman Duncan Hunter has been negligent in his duty …
Pajamas, coffee and Obamacare
The latest from that brilliant federally commissioned PR team. A real man would add some whiskey to his hot chocolate.
California is nation’s “worst judicial hellhole” for 2nd year in a row
UPDATE: The American Tort Reform Association ranks California the “worst judicial hellhole” in U.S. for 2nd year in a row – extremely anti-business. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks CA higher – “only” the 4th worst state (unfortunately, sliding from 7th worst in 2008). http://www.judicialhellholes.org/2013/12/17/california-ranks-1-in-20132014-judicial-hellholes-report/ and http://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/states/california
Does the CA high COL justify public employee excessive pay and pensions? Not hardly.
A common justification for California’s sky-high state and local public employee pay and pensions is our state’s high cost of living. This is a valid point — sorta. California DOES have a higher cost of living and higher pay, but it doesn’t come close to justifying most of the dramatic disparity between public and private total compensation. The real comparison …
Find out how much your city or state pays for police and firefighters. Compare.
What’s killing local California governments is the huge cost of overpaying and over-pensioning public employees. ESPECIALLY our public safety employees (mostly police and firefighters). Some cities have declared bankruptcy, with many others bankrupt but so far refusing to acknowledging their plight. I here offer two database tools. The first let’s you find out how your California town stacks up against …
DeMaio and SDGOP Sponsor Young Republicans Annual Party
Join me this Saturday evening (7-10pm) in Pacific Beach at the San Diego Young Republicans Annual Holiday Party! Not only will it be a blast, but with your help, we can also make the Christmas of our Armed Servicemembers’ children brighter when you bring an unwrapped toy for the USO. Tickets are $10 for members, and $15 for non-members, and …
A personal thought on Economic Liberty
by Aaron Byzak Here’s a basic rundown of my fiscal politics: I came from nothing. Broke as hell. I’ve worked my tail off to realize some professional, educational and personal success. I am reimbursed for my professional endeavors with something called money. This is my property and the foundation of my economic liberty. Yet roughly 50 percent of my economic …
DeMaio Sponsors Petition to Mobilize Support to Save Mt. Soledad Memorial
I’m sponsoring a petition to get Congress to intervene to keep the Mt. Soledad Memorial where it is. Can you sign the petition so we can send a strong message in support of keeping the memorial? Here’s the petition link: http://bit.ly/SaveSoledad Congressman Scott Peters supported the removal of the Mt. Soledad Memorial, and since then we have seen millions in …
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