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 …
Kirk Jorgensen Releases Statement on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
December 12, 2013 San Diego, CA – Kirk Jorgensen, a Republican candidate to represent California’s 52nd Congressional District, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the compromise federal budget, known as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013: “While I am encouraged to see members of both parties finally working together to create a federal budget, this …
The “Establishment” Republican Party Has Been Served
From the Facebook page of GOP candidate for US Senator in Maryland, Dan Bongino: An open letter to the establishment GOP. I am serving you with divorce papers. For those who are unaware of what happened, the establishment wing of the Party has openly declared war on the grassroots. For those who say this fight is hurting the Republican “brand” …
DeMaio: The Republican Party Must Change
Fresh off the press from The Hill: California House candidate Carl DeMaio wants to be known as a GOP problem solver, not as one of two openly gay Republicans running for Congress this year. The libertarian-leaning former San Diego City Councilman, who is challenging freshman Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) in a swing district, boasts of the work he did …
San Diego Community College Students Lose Job Opportunities; Southwestern College governing board vote bars non-union students
CONTACT: Scott Crosby, CEO, ABC San Diego / 619-518-3450 (Poway, California) – Hundreds of San Diego Community College students will be prohibited from working on Southwestern College (SWC) Prop R funded construction projects under a proposed Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) to be voted on Wednesday by the SWC Governing Board. The students will be barred from applying for these construction …
Slow crawl to San Diego city hall jobs — average 280 day hiring process
Will Rogers delivered what is my favorite wry comment about government: “Thank God we don’t get all the government we pay for.” Certainly such is the case deep within our 13 story San Diego city hall. The U-T SAN DIEGO reports that the city needs an average of 280 days to fill a vacancy. That’s just over nine months to …
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