Any veteran of local government knows of Bob Filner’s proclivities. I’ve raised the issue a number of times with the press in “off the record” discussions over the years — the latest on the morning of the PM blockbuster announcement by the three Dem leaders. Indeed, many of us personally know at least one woman who has suffered the “Filner …
Sherman on Filner
Councilman Scott Sherman issued the following statement today regarding Mayor Filner’s DVD: “I am calling on Mayor Filner to resign. He has admitted that he is guilty of sexually harassing women and his actions are unacceptable under any circumstance. Unfortunately this is the latest and most disturbing of a series of scandals that make him incapable of leading our city.”
2010 website and photos depict Filner in alleged “romantic” relationship with airline lobbyist
An anti-Bob Filner website from the 2010 election cycle includes photos of the then Congressman, alleged to be with an airline corporate lobbyist and showing the two “pulling away from each other after just having engaged in a romantic kiss.” The website, www.votethebumout.com, includes other photos it claims to be of Filner “showing public displays of affection to another woman …
California’s Real Debt: What Democrats Won’t Tell You
SACRAMENTO – In his latest “Are You Kidding Me?” segment Assemblyman Brian Jones (R-Santee) reacts to the actual amount of debt the state of California is carrying. Governor Brown and Legislative Democrats talk about progress being made in paying down California’s “wall of debt,” but Jones says they’re only telling part of the story. “Our state owes a combined $160 …
War on Women?
So the Left loves to drive the War on Women label to try and highlight a mythical Republican hostility to women. But what do you call it when Democrat leaders, liberal media outlets, and others of the Left, flat-out ignore the lascivious behavior of serial-sexual-harrasser Bob Filner as just “Bob being Bob.” Even Donna Frye acknowledges awareness of his tawdry …
MSM Watch Joining SD Rostra
Local news outlets are shrinking and growing at the same time. Sources are becoming perhaps more partisan and opinion oriented. Funding of news sources is becoming less transparent. I was asked to come on board SD Rostra to start looking into and asking questions about the main MSM in San Diego … to point out when opinion pieces run as …
Filner WILL Resign – Some Questions for the Next Mayor
There is no doubt that Bob Filner is on his way out as Mayor. I predicted he might not make it, but this is fast. Today both the U-T and KPBS reported that prominent Democrats, including Donna Frye, are urging the mayor to resign over sexual harassment allegations. There is also the little matter of an FBI investigation into a …
2 Hours With the Barkeep (hic!)
It was a convenient meeting today with The Barkeep. We were just settling down to an early afternoon scotch when all hell broke loose at City Hall. Dobson’s was almost close enough to feel it. For those readers who don’t know, Mayor Bob Filner is being accused by high profile Democrats of misbehavior with various women (could this have something …
Democrat Civil War
Democrats in San Diego are preparing for civil war. Former Councilwoman Donna Frye is leading the charge against Mayor Bob Filner … accusing him of sexual misconduct. Don’t expect Filner to just toss up his hands and resign though. That’s not his nature. It’s unclear, actually, whether he even should resign – but we’ll learn more at the Frye press …
And now, Sexual Harrassment, says Donna Frye
Maybe the mayor won’t even last as long as Mike Aguirre did… KPBS: Filner Asked To Resign Over Sexual-Harassment Claims By Sandhya Dirks, Mark Sauer, Amita Sharma At least three staunch supporters of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner are asking him to resign over allegations of sexual harassment, KPBS has learned. Read it all here.
OOPS! Mayor Bob Filner’s France trip cost taxpayers $22,000
Turns out, the Paris trip cost taxpayers $22,000 — not the $10,000 originally reported. Apparently most of this cost was the 2 man security detail sent with Filner. Only they weren’t sent with the mayor. They missed the flight. So for hours after arriving in the City of Light, the Mayor and his (then) betrothed were unprotected. Guess he dodged …
Prominent progressive attorney calls on Mayor Filner to resign
A prominent local progressive attorney — usually an ally and supporter of Bob Filner — has “with great dismay” publicly called on the mayor to resign — likely because of the Sunroad $100K pay-to-play payments. Check out the U-T article below. As I predicted, liberals will start distancing themselves from the loose cannon that is Comrade Filner. Assuming that a …
Did Filner and Peters Break Up?
Late last night Red State reported on the interesting dynamic between Scott Peters and the Filner scandals. The point is after weeks of silence, Peters responded to criticism by removing almost every reference to Bob Filner from his website. Yikes! I don’t know if that’s more embarrassing for Peters or Filner but the entire incident certainly reflects poorly on the …
East County Performing Arts Center to Reopen.
Last night the El Cajon City Council voted to set aside $2.5 Million to reopen the East County Performing Arts Center. The council has wrestled with the affordability of this project for several years now and has come to the conclusion that the good to the community outweighs the cost. Of course, we may not have to spend all of …
At KPBS, News Reporting is “For Sale”
Saw an interesting discussion on Twitter today about the Inewsource arm of KPBS. What shocked me was this passage from Inewsource promotional material that revealed some big money contributor approached KPBS’ partner and worked out a “three year joint plan” for their reporting. Here’s the passage: Around the same time, she said a local philanthropist reached out with concerns about …
Chris Cate Raises Over $50,000 in June for Council Campaign
(San Diego, CA) – Taxpayer advocate Chris Cate announced that his campaign for Council District 6 raised over $50,000 from more than 150 individuals in his first quarter of fundraising – a period of less than one month. San Diego City campaign finance rules prohibited city candidates from fundraising before June 3rd. “I am humbled by the incredible support I’ve …
DeMaio Raises $483,366 in Just One Month
Strong Fundraising Tally Adds to Month of National Interest, Key Endorsements and Favorable Polls San Diego – Providing yet another indicator of the strong support for his candidacy, Carl DeMaio announced today that his campaign for Congress raised $483,366 in just one month. DeMaio launched his campaign May 30 and had just until June 30 to raise money for his …
Former Marine Kirk Jorgensen Launches Calif. 52nd Congressional Race
Republican Kirk Jorgensen, 42, recently announced his bid in the California 52nd Congressional District race set for the 2014 ballot.
Encinitas City Council or H.O.A.? You decide!
The new Encinitas City Council majority will consider an agenda item Wednesday evening which may result in the City Council setting hours of operation for bars and restaurants in Encinitas, may limit said hours to 10PM or midnight, may impose a new and as yet undetermined fee upon all alcohol licensed businesses to pay for additional special police enforcement of …
Filner engagement off; former fiance cites “devolvement” of relationship
from Bronwyn Ingram, via email. It has been verified as legitimate… Dear friends, With great sadness, I must inform you that I am unable to continue my efforts on behalf of the homeless population in San Diego. I am dissolving my volunteer organization, Team First Lady San Diego. I want to recognize the hard work and dedication of all of …
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