Citing defamation and emotional distress, Orange County area Assemblywoman Diane Harkey recently filed a lawsuit against State Senator Mark Wyland for comments she claims he made during a July speech to a Tea Party group. Harkey and her husband Dan have been embroiled in legal troubles involving Point Center Financial, facing allegations of defrauding investors and use of a Ponzi-type scheme. …
Tom McClintock: How DeMaio Got Pension Reform Done
Tom McClintock sent the following email to more than 50,000 conservative and libertarian supporters across the nation urging their help in winning back the 52nd Congressional District by supporting Carl DeMaio. With Tom’s help, the national grassroots are being activated to ensure success in 2014! Please share the letter below with your contacts – and consider helping Carl DeMaio today. …
Civic Leader Kim Fletcher Endorses Kirk Jorgensen for Congress
Press Release San Diego, CA (September 13, 2013) – Kirk Jorgensen, Republican candidate for California’s 52nd Congressional District, today announced that he received the endorsement of Charles “Kim” Fletcher, Jr., longtime San Diegan civic leader and former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Home Federal Savings and Loan. Fletcher said, “Kirk Jorgensen’s outstanding record as a Marine …
Tom McClintock Endorses Carl DeMaio
San Diego – U.S. Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-4) becomes the latest California leader to endorse Carl DeMaio for United States Congress. “Carl DeMaio is a rare find in politics – because he actually has a record of getting big reforms done,” said McClintock. “Time after time, Carl DeMaio has stood on principle to take on the special interests and protect …
SD Fire Dept union boss willing to let people die, rather than implement emergency response reform?
I’ve been advocating for 2 man fire/emergency response teams since the tragic 2003 San Diego “Cedar” brush fire, when I first became interested in firefighting operational reforms. It’s simple — two 2-man teams properly stationed apart in one fire station’s “district” = shorter response times than one 4-man team. Lives are saved. Of that, there can be no doubt – and …
Assemblyman Jones Releases “A Closer Look” at Gun Deaths in California
To view the whole poster, please visit: http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/AD71/pdf/431-71_Jones_Poster_5396.pdf SACRAMENTO – Today Assemblyman Brian Jones (R-Santee) distributed a response titled “A Closer Look” at the gun deaths in California since the Newtown shooting recently cited by Senator Kevin De León (D-Los Angeles). He made a request to his colleagues to post the names of “individuals who have fallen victim to …
NRCC: Peters Votes Against ObamaCare Fraud Protection
Press Release from the National Republican Congressional Committee Peters Votes Against ObamaCare Fraud Protection If He Had His Way, Government Would Potentially Dole Out Billions In Waste WASHINGTON – Today, Scott Peters voted against a bill that would prevent the government from potentially shelling out billions in waste. It simply asks that household income is verified before individuals are given …
Roll Call: Peters “Endangered”
Roll Call is out with its analysis of House Races. What they say about Scott Peters is what we locally already know. There are a number of endangered Democrats, but none more so than Scott Peters. Peters will face a top GOP recruit, ex-San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio. Read the full story here. Be part of one of the most watched …
Voice: Is Fletcher a longtime supporter of the DREAM Act?
.@nathanfletcher's message on #immigration slowly shifted along with his party affiliations.#SDmayor http://t.co/tE749NA0VB— Lisa Halverstadt (@LisaHalverstadt) September 11, 2013
Beware Extreme Expansion of ‘Prevailing Wage’ Rules
This op-ed originally appeared in the Riverside Press-Enterprise Hold on to your hat and your wallet. In the lower house of the California Legislature, 54 is a magic number. With 80 Assembly districts throughout the state, 54 seats are exactly what Democrats need to hold a supermajority in Sacramento. The California Constitution requires that tax increases and emergency legislation must …
Reflections on 9/11
By Supervisor Bill Horn On 9/11/2001, I was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks I was faced with a towering decision: whether or not to shut down the County Government. We vowed to stay open for business and stand with our brothers and sisters in New York, Philadelphia, DC, and all over …
The Power of One
As the soot and dirt and ash rained down, We became one color. As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building, We became one class. As we lit candles of waiting and hope We became one generation. As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength, We became one faith. As the firefighters and police …
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Why Fletcher’s Qualcomm Salary Doesn’t Matter But Explains Everything
I’m a First Amendment guy. Unfettered, free expression is the ultimate sign of a free society. When SCOTUS ruled on Citizens United, I rejoiced that people were allowed to express themselves collectively. Corporations (like unions) really ARE made up of people — employees and stockholders. As such, I don’t understand the outrage with Nathan Fletcher’s “make work” job at Qualcomm. …
Orwellian SDSU Prof wipes Israel off the map
From the “It’s a LANGUAGE class” files, courtesy of 10News… Israel replaced with Palestine on map in language class at SDSU Community anger leads people to contact Team 10 SAN DIEGO – A map distributed in a language class at San Diego State University labeled Israel as Palestine, leading to an outcry from the local Jewish community. Read it here.
GOP Endorses Faulconer
SAN DIEGO – At its regular monthly meeting tonight, before a standing-room only crowd, the Republican Party of San Diego County endorsed Kevin Faulconer as the official, endorsed Republican candidate for San Diego Mayor. Councilman Kevin Faulconer was introduced and nominated by Congressional candidate and former San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio, who also personally endorsed Faulconer at the meeting. Carl DeMaio: “I’ve been in the trenches …
Fletcher’s Very Very Very Very Bad Week
From County Republican Chairman Tony Krvaric’s email to “San Diego Leadership Team” members yesterday. Reprinted with permission. The week started out great for Republicans, as we emerged united behind Kevin Faulconer for San Diego mayor, and continued all week as impressive endorsements started rolling in for Kevin. By contrast, the campaign of Nathan Fletcher AKA “The Magic Democrat” had a …
Lies, Lies, and More Damn Lies
For the last two weeks Nathan Fletcher has been telling anyone who will listen two things: (1) He’s ‘already raised’ 300k and (2) The Labor Council will endorse him. Why? It was a concerted propaganda move to intimidate other Democrats out of the race. That has obviously failed, now that Councilman David Alvarez is in, with an overwhelming Labor Council …
Is Qualcomm’s $400K salary to Fletcher even legal?
NOTE: This article is an expanded version of a comment I made here earlier. Short answer to the question above — probably legal, BUT . . . . Turns out that the Qualcomm job that Nathan Fletcher landed after his run for mayor in 2012 reportedly pays an absurdly high amount — $400,000 a year. That would provide a comfortable …
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