Democrat Todd Gloria is the acting mayor of San Diego and chair of the City Council budget committee. He has performed a public service by providing a breakdown of the city budget deficit for 2015. Bottom line, the budget has a deficit, but that deficit will be made worse by spending promises made by the city council over the past …
Datamar Poll: Faulconer 44, Alvarez 25, Fletcher 16
From Datamar: San Diego – A poll released by Datamar Inc., surveyed 533 voters on their preference of candidates in the upcoming City of San Diego Special Mayoral Election to be held November 19, 2013. It shows that Councilman Kevin Faulconer is favored by 44.1 percent, and Councilman David Alvarez has the support of 25.3 percent of the voters. Former …
Sanders: ‘Kevin has been a leader who took action and created solutions’
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 14, 2013): With the election only a few days away, former Mayor Jerry Sanders made it clear today why he believes Kevin Faulconer is the best choice for mayor. Joined by Faulconer, Sanders highlighted the positive changes he and Faulconer spearheaded to save the City from bankruptcy, and the path the next mayor must take to keep …
Obama and Obamacare: NO exception to the rule
The big news today is that the President made a speech where he said the law Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) would no longer require individual plans, previously issued to individuals, to be cancelled on December 31, 2013. Cancellation notices have been sent to hundreds of thousands of consumers, and by some estimates, up to a million in CA alone as …
Congratulations to Mayor Bill Wells
A hearty congratulations to SD Rostra’s own Bill Wells, appointed as mayor by his El Cajon City Council colleagues on Tuesday, following the resignation of Mark Lewis. Here’s the U-T San Diego story. The mayor’s seat comes up again in 2014, when Wells will also run for the spot. We look forward to his continued posts on Rostra. Congratulations Bill! …
CA-52 Getting Interesting – #ACA Toxicity
To see the impact of the health care law’s implosion on political campaigns, look no further than my own 52nd Congressional district here in San Diego. Scott Peters, the incumbent,is expected to face a tough re-election campaign against the well-known Carl DeMaio. (I supported DeMaio for Mayor last year.) While DeMaio has a Republican primary to get past, his high …
DeMaio Blasts Peters for Refusing to Act on Health Insurance Cost Spikes and Cancellations
DeMaio Blasts Peters for Refusing to Act on Health Insurance Cost Spikes and Cancellations Challenges Scott Peters to Honor Promise to Allow San Diegans to Keep Existing Plans San Diego – A week after Scott Peters dismissed the growing calls for reforming Obamacare, mounting evidence proves that promises made by Scott Peters are being broken – as thousands of San …
Christian Science Monitor Reports on Iraq/Afghan Vets Running for Congress; Kirk Jorgensen Profiled
NEWS RELEASE The Christian Science Monitor reported today (11/11/13) on the increasing number of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans running for Congress. Among those profiled is Kirk Jorgensen, a Marine Corps veteran who is running as a Republican candidate for California’s 52nd congressional district. More Iraq, Afghanistan vets going from service member to member of Congress Sixteen members of Congress …
DeMaio Strums the Right Chord With Institutional Investors
Republican Party-endorsed Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio was announced as one of Institutional Investor magazine’s “Pension Reform Top 40”. The article praised DeMaio not only for past work, as author of San Diego’s pension reform initiative but for his proposed federal regulatory reform plan to enable more states and municipalities to reform their pensions. Two important things should be noted: DeMaio …
Kirk Jorgensen Not Surprised by Local Republican Group’s Endorsement Decision
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release November 12th, 2013 San Diego, CA – Kirk Jorgensen, Republican candidate to represent California’s 52nd congressional district, released the following statement in response to the endorsement decision by the Republican Party of San Diego County Central Committee: “I am obviously disappointed, but not at all surprised, by the committee’s decision to endorse my Republican opponent. …
OB Rag: Alvarez now polling ahead of Fletcher
The American Federation of Teachers is tracking the mayor’s race. Weekend numbers, according to the OB Rag, show David Alvarez continuing his upward trend and Nathan Fletcher fading… http://obrag.org/?p=78016&co=f000000009816s-1158206718
If you like your car, you can keep it.
Starting January 1, all Americans will be required to own a car. Those who refuse to buy a car will be subject to a penalty. If you are too young to drive, or live in an urban area, you will still be required to own a car. If you like your car, you can keep unless it “changes” (meaning needs …
A plea from David Alvarez
Interesting. An emailed fundraising letter from David Alvarez for mayor… I’m shocked that Nathan Fletcher and his allies have once again broken their promise to run a clean and positive campaign. They are starting an assault in the mail with ridiculous personal attacks filled with lies. Why you may ask? We are winning and the only thing they have are …
NRCC To Scott Peters: Now It’s Your Turn to Apologize
Time For Peters To Apologize For Continued Support Of Failed Law WASHINGTON – Last night, President Obama finally apologized for promising Americans could keep their insurance plans, if they liked them. But that’s not the only apology that is necessary. It’s time for Scott Peters to apologize for continuing to support a law that is hurting California families. Because Peters …
Reform The County And State Republican Parties
What’s wrong with the Republican Party? Some critics say that our messaging is too conservative and some say that our messaging is too moderate. Some think our candidates are too conservative and others think them to liberal. In my opinion, both views may be correct. California is a large and diverse state and San Diego County is a large and …
SD Politico: Neck and Neck
Politico on the San Diego Mayor’s race… “…the polls from the various campaigns and IE committees are all basically showing the same thing, San Diego City Councilmember Kevin Faulconer is in the lead around the low 30’s, and San Diego City Councilmember David Alvarez is running neck and neck with former California State Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher. Depending on the time …
Linkage Fees Do Nothing for Affordable Housing
The need for a Republican mayor to veto leftist nonsense was on display Monday, when the San Diego city council passed whopping increases in the “linkage fees” on new development that ranges from 377% to 744%. The fees are supposed to help provide affordable housing when new development results in low paying jobs. Don’t ask me how creating jobs makes …
Labor Council mail again focuses on Fletcher’s missed votes
Nathan Fletcher just can’t shake his workplace absenteeism, with both the right and the left continuing to bring it up in the San Diego mayor’s race. A new Labor Council hit piece on behalf of candidate David Alvarez notes key votes the former state Assemblyman missed and then begs a question: “Nathan Fletcher didn’t show up to vote on issues …
GOOD NEWS! Liberal Colorado voters reject state income tax increase by a 2-1 vote
Many are analyzing the surprisingly close Virginia gubernatorial race results, but I’m struck by a citizen vote in liberal Colorado that CRUSHED an increase in that state’s income tax. Well over $10 million (the equivalent of spending about $75 million on a CA proposition) was spent by the unions and wealthy liberals to pass Amendment 66. That campaign spending included a million …
Cap Weekly: Former California TV reporter named as National Park Service deputy
Read it here: Former California TV reporter named as National Park Service deputy And the quote of the week from Roger Covalt, longtime park ranger and friend of Rostra… I guess I could become the Deputy Director of the National Park Service. I mean, I have experience as a Park Ranger and it would seem that this reporter has experience …
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