from the U-T San Diego… Taxpayer advocate Chris Cate announced his candidacy Monday for City Council, officially kicking off the 2014 election cycle that will see four council seats up for grabs. Read it all here.
Chris Reed: Bob Filner will do for San Diego what he did for the VA
It doesn’t take long before the L.A. Times’ profile of new San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in Sunday’s paper makes it clear that we’re in for a piece that poses as a warts-and-all portrait but is more akin to hagiography. I know and like the reporter who wrote the piece, Tony Perry, who is an outstanding war correspondent when he’s …
Seal cams and bus passes
The seal cam has exposed more than just seals, it shows us how the Mayor Bob Filner administration plans to operate. When the seal cam was revealed in January, the camera, installation and operation were paid for by a nonprofit with no mention that the city would be on the hook for any future funding. In his first budget, the …
Politics 101 on the 101
This found its way into the Smiling Inbox today regarding the Encinitas Special Election known as Prop A. The election date is June 18: Inbox:“How about a ROSTRA posting about how the Yes on A proponents are illegally littering the public ROW w/ signs costing the Taxpayers money to remove them?” TSS: It’s true that in Encinitas one is not …
New Majority Endorses Carl DeMaio
DeMaio is “New Generation Republican” Who Will Bring Needed Fiscal and Economic Reforms to Washington San Diego, CA – Today the San Diego chapter of the New Majority, one of the largest Republican PAC’s in California, announced its endorsement of Carl DeMaio for the 52nd Congressional District. “After undergoing our candidate endorsement process, we are pleased to select and support …
Gun Regulations Should Match Voter Regulations
Second Amendment supporters are often painted as extremists for believing that the natural right to life should not be infringed. The regulators argue that “reasonable” regulations can and should exist in a “civil society.” Why then, is the right to vote considered to be “unalienable” by those very same regulators? Are those who believe the right to vote should not …
FlashReport Video: Undercover Journalists Dressed as Homeless People Visit Dickinson Home, Ammiano Office
Some weekend fun… Hat tip to the FlashReport.
Why OC Is Losing $73 Million in Property Taxes and More
This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport Sometimes being in the room helps get the story straight. Orange County lost its case to retain $73 million in property tax revenue, in a legal decision stemming from the 2011 state budget deal. The decision will be appealed, as County Supervisors struggle to fill the gap which will decrease employment and services …
DeMaio’s Congressional Bid
Carl DeMaio’s Congressional campaign website… http://www.carldemaio.com/ UT San Diego: DeMaio launching bid for Congress… http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/29/demaio-52nddistrict-peters/ Some of the Twitter coverage/reaction… https://twitter.com/search?q=Carl%20DeMaio&src=typd DeMaio press release… For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 30, 2013 San Diego – Carl DeMaio made it official today: He’s running for US Congress. The businessman-turned-government reformer said he is frustrated with partisan bickering in Washington and intends to …
IRS, Obama, and Plausible Deniability
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2013 — “Plausible deniability” is a tried and true maneuver in the history of modern politics. The idea is quite simple. When a President’s desire or intentions are more or less understood, without anything actually appearing in writing, surrogates can get a job done all the while making very …
If Syria… Where would San Diego Stand?
Guest Commentary by Elliot Schroeder Scandals abound, but Syria is still a mess and the world is looking for Obama to step in. It’s the usual case where the world hates U.S. involvement, but when the U.S. stands aside the world clamors for intervention. As for President Barrack Obama, he did not come into the office with much foreign policy …
CA average income higher than Texas? Yes — but no.
According to the latest U.S. census figures, the 2009 median household income in California is significantly higher than Texas… CA — $58,931 TX — $48,259 But, ADJUSTED FOR THE COST OF LIVING, the Texas median household income is significantly higher than California… TX — $53,009 CA — $44,456 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States#Median_income
U-T San Diego: Issa finds himself in nation’s spotlight
After toiling in the margins of Congress for more than a decade, Rep. Darrell Issa of Vista is becoming a major force in American politics. Read it here.
Was Benghazi the Republicans’ Fault?
Was the terrorist attack on the “diplomatic outpost” in Benghazi, Libya ultimately the fault of Republicans in Congress? In a word… No…and Yes….”probably maybe” might be a more accurate answer. Let’s first start with the obvious — if President Obama hadn’t invaded Libya, intervening in a foreign civil war, the attack on the “diplomatic outpost” in Benghazi never would have …
Common Core State Standards in Education: Part Four — Who should set standards for local school districts?
The last three weeks SD Rostra published the first three parts of a presentation by Citizens for Quality Education made during the April 22 Poway Unified School District Board meeting on the implementation of Common Core State Standards in schools. Below is the last of that four-part presentation. The concerns expressed by the group are of impact to all schools, …
Boy Scouts to Allow Openly Gay Members
Boy Scouts Vote Result: Will Allow Openly Gay Members With 1,400 local leaders in attendance, the Boy Scouts of America’s national organization voted 61% to 38% to allow openly gay members at its two-day meeting in Grapevine, Texas on Thursday. Read it all at PolicyMic.
Republicans responsible for Benghazi according to reliable innuendo
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2013 — President Obama may have a lot of faults, but stupidity isn’t one of them. He still knows how to play his base like a fine violin. While part of that base ― the White House Press Corps ― seems to have rediscovered the long, lost art of …
Ruth Institute: First Annual Gala June 2
http://ruthinstitute.org/ITAF13/gala/index.html Join the Ruth Institute in Mission Valley on June 2 for their First Annual Gala Dinner! There will be a live auction and raffle with fantastic prizes, dinner, and live music. Patrick Coffin of Catholic Answers will be the Master of Ceremonies, and Tim Clemente is the Keynote Speaker. Meet Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, president and founder of the …
Yesterday’s Elections: Running Towards and Away From Big Labor
Yesterday’s special elections are showing that, in California, political parties may be losing influence to Labor unions. I’m going to look at four races, held yesterday, and approach them from the point-of-view that each one (in overwhelmingly Democratic Party controlled districts) was a statement either for or against the most powerful rent-seeker in California politics, labor unions. Lorena Gonzalez won …
ObamaCare / Covered California update
This landed in my email inbox today: Covered California to release list of health plans, rates Sacramento Business Journal by Kathy Robertson – Monday, May 20, 2013: Covered California, the new state health benefit exchange, will release a tentative list of health plans and rates for the program at a board meeting in Sacramento Thursday. The meeting will be held …
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