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Another Lincoln Club hit: “Double Standard”
(click for a larger image) See all the mail from the Lincoln Club in the last two weeks.
Does Nathan Fletcher oppose a public vote on Chargers stadium subsidies?
According to a couple people I talked to who actually watched the Monday evening mayoral debate (during the CHARGERS game — that’s just not RIGHT!), 3 of the 4 candidates pledged to put any Chargers stadium deal that involved taxpayer subsidies up for a public vote. But Nathan Fletcher did not — and apparently has not stated whether or not …
The U.S. LEAST affordable housing markets for the middle class? #’s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7 all are in California. San Diego #5.
For most individuals, California’s expensive home prices are a far bigger problem than our highly progressive tax structure. For the really well-to-do who carry most of the CA income tax load, housing costs are a secondary problem. But for the middle class, it can be a dream killer. Below is a link to a current, informative article comparing the affordability …
Lori Saldaña Will Probably Never Answer the Question About the San Diego Democratic Party
Ex-Mayor Bob Filner is now a convicted felon. This is no surprise to people who have been following the Filner saga. As each layer of the onion was peeled off, the “monster within” (Filner’s description of his problem) had a history of prolonged abuse of women. What was a rumor on Capitol Hill became reality as he campaigned in the …
Latest mayor mail: Lincoln Club brings Karl Rove into the mix
The Lincoln Club mail continues unabated… click for larger views To see all the 2013 mail from the Lincoln Club, click here. _____ We reiterate: Readers of Rostra may falsely believe we won’t post mail from other candidates or PACs. That would be an incorrect assumption. The interest here is in what is being mailed and advertised. Yes, we are …
Brown Signs SB 7, Chooses Unions over Cities
Labor Unions used to be able to claim “Unions Built America”. Now however, many Labor Unions use their political buying power to pervert the system to further their own greed. Governor Brown has signed SB 7 into law. This allows the state of California to withhold funds to Charter Cites who, by right and by charter, refuse to pay prevailing …
One significant fact omitted concerning Nathan Fletcher’s military service bio. Oversight??
San Diego Mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher served honorably in the military. Of that there is no doubt. He deserves full credit for his military service. But what I find interesting is that his published bios seldom if ever mention his military rate or rank. If you read his Wikipedia bio (doubtless controlled by Nathan’s campaign handlers — the whole piece …
Some seldom-considered reasons why subsidizing a new Charger stadium is a bad idea
The Chargers (via the media that usually profit from having professional sports teams in town) are blitzing San Diego, trying to get a new stadium largely at taxpayer expense. Naturally I oppose such a subsidy for millionaires (players) and billionaires (owners). There are many arguments against such subsidies, and I’ve voiced them over the years. For instance, we taxpayers foot …
New Lincoln Club Mail on Fletcher
And who said mail was dead? After the first two rather notorious Lincoln Club mail pieces on Nathan Fletcher hit mailboxes this week, the third seems to hint at a pattern of behavior. The latest piece quotes Shawn Steel as one of Fletcher’s former employers saying he “cannot be trusted to do the job.”
Score One Point For The GOP Law & Order Caucus and None for the Constitutional Caucus
I was an outspoken supporter of Judge Gary Kreep. I enjoyed when the man spoke because he viewed the law from the lens of the US Constitution. Today, that appears to be his downfall: Kreep, 63, was reassigned on Sept. 9 from the downtown San Diego courthouse to a Kearny Mesa facility that handles traffic offenses and small claims. The …
Stuck on Stupid?
Take the Encinitas Transit Survey!!! No doubt some fool consultant, or some clever consultant is promoting this survey and charging the city $$. The problems are that: A) It’s “Opt in” and therefore bereft of any semblance of scientific or statistical validity, and B) It doesn’t prevent anyone from taking it multiple times from the same computer (So I’m told) …
Media Statement: Faulconer shows up for work; Fletcher collected his full salary during the last mayoral election yet he missed 74 percent of his Assembly meetings
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 10, 2013): Nathan Fletcher’s campaign has suggested to reporters that Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez should cut their pay in half while running for mayor. What follows is a response from Faulconer’s campaign: “San Diego voters should be more concerned about Nathan’s own attendance record as a state Assemblyman when he ran for mayor,” said Tony Manolatos, …
More Lincoln Club mail on Fletcher
As if the first mailer of the San Diego mayor’s race didn’t result in enough reaction, including today’s U-T San Diego story, “‘No-show job’ ad irks Fletcher,” there’s more. Hitting mailboxes today, it appears, is a second piece from the Lincoln Club, claiming that Nathan Fletcher “Doesn’t show up to work” and depicting a vacant parking space. The buzz will …
DeMaio Announces Support for Campaign to Save Maritime Jobs
DeMaio Announces Support for Campaign to Save Maritime Jobs Organizes Petition Drive to Stop Flawed Regulations Restricting Maritime Investment San Diego — Two weeks ago, the San Diego City Council passed a flawed plan to impose costly new regulations that would severely restrict investment in San Diego’s vital maritime economy, which today contributes $14 billion annually to the regional economy. …
Assemblyman Jones Responds to Governor Brown Signing Legislation Allowing Nurse Practitioners to Perform Abortions
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones (R-Santee) responds to Governor Brown signing Assembly Bill 154, legislation that will permit nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwife or physician assistants to perform abortions. “Permitting nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwife or physician assistants to perform abortions is dangerous for women and has nothing to do with ‘women’s health’. It’s truly disheartening and disingenuous that Governor Brown and …
UPDATE: CA STILL ranked the 3rd worst “business tax climate” state
Sadly, this is no surprise. But it’s it’s still news worth considering (every year, apparently). In its annually updated study released today, the Tax Foundation STILL ranks California the third worst “business tax climate” state in the U.S. Thank Goodness for New Jersey and anchor-clanker New York. http://taxfoundation.org/article/2014-state-business-tax-climate-index
UT Profiles Francis Barraza
One of the rising stars in San Diego politics is Francis Barraza. Francis did an exceptional job as the Executive Director of the San Diego County Republican Party for the past year. Now she’s off to a critical role – to lead statewide outreach efforts to Latinos. Francis is an articulate messenger for our ideas. When asked why she’s a …
First mail of Mayor’s contest? Fletcher “flies” into a mailbox near you.
The first mail of the 2013 mayoral race, it appears, from the Lincoln Club of San Diego. It looks like it started hitting mailboxes on Saturday. Click the link for the complete mail piece.
National University System Institute Analyzes Key Dynamics in Mayors Race
Report: Few Voters Will Cast Ballots in San Diego Mayoral Special Election Absentee Voters, Republican Voters Will Play Larger Role in Mayoral Race SAN DIEGO – Less than half of all registered voters are expected to cast ballots in the San Diego mayoral special election scheduled for November 19th. That is the conclusion of a new report authored by the …
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