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An Analysis of the District 4 Special Election Precinct Results
Last Tuesday, the City of San Diego held a special election to fill the vacancy left in the 4th Council District by outgoing Councilmember Tony Young. Using GIS software and data from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters and the United States Census Bureau, the National University System Institute for Policy Research conducted an analysis of the precinct results, …
In yet another surprise move, Fletcher returning to Republican Party
Although the official announcement won’t take place until later this week, SD Rostra confirmed today that former Assemblyman and 2012 San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher is returning to the Republican Party. Fletcher caused a stir by leaving the GOP and registering non-partisan during last year’s mayoral contest, after failing to win the party’s endorsement in the race. Many political …
California Conservative Grass Roots Activists Can Reclaim the RNC—Contact Shawn Steel
In my last post, I covered how the RNC rules change changed the Republican National Convention from a volunteer-centric political process to an autocratic, candidate-focused pep rally. The Romney campaign team thought they had the general election in the bag and wanted to insure that a primary challenge, in 2016, would fail. Many convention delegates were so focused on unseating …
Braun gets kid-glove treatment, while poker probably comes easy to Rath
Craig Gustafson’s excellent piece in last Sunday’s U-T San Diego, exposing the secret and inept campaign to smear Carl DeMaio and derail his mayoral bid, appears to contain a flaw that deserves a mention. One of the key players involved in the clandestine campaign is Gerry Braun, who was then a top aide to Mayor Jerry Sanders and an early Nathan Fletcher supporter. …
State auditor: California’s net worth at negative $127.2 billion
Governor Brown ET AL loudly crow that “we’re back” — the California economy and government finances are back in shape. Then the doggone state auditors make their report! Bunch of naysayers — that’s what they are. Note the last paragraph of the SAC BEE article: “The list of long-term obligations did not include the much-disputed unfunded liabilities for state employees’ future pensions, nor …
Specialty employee compensation by cities leaves taxpayers scratching their heads
Guest Commentary by Chris Cate Over the past year and a half, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) has been gathering and analyzing data from 16 cities in the county to determine what taxpayers across the region are spending for “specialty pays.” Specialty pays, or special compensation, are add-ons in addition to base pay that cities report to the …
When People Stop Believing in God, They’ll Start Believing In Anything
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, March 22, 2013 ― The Belgian playwright and poet Emile Cammaerts once wrote, “The first effect of not believing in God is to believe in anything” (The Laughing Prophets, Page 211, 1937). The nuttier our times become, the more profound Cammaerts starts to sound. Naturally Cammaerts was making a general comment. …
Californians live in the least free state in the nation — except for NY
I write about and compare California with other states. While I cover many aspects, most have to do with monetary issues — taxes, regulation, litigation, utility costs, education funding, etc. But we should also look at a broader index that includes not only the issues I highlight, but also compares the personal freedom factors among states. For years the Mercatus …
Conservative Grass Roots Activists Can Reclaim the RNC—Here is How We Can Do It
The grassroots supporters of the Republican Party were pushed aside at the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC). Anticipating a Romney Presidency, Romney campaign attorney Ben Ginsberg put forth and lobbied for a permanent change, in the way RNC delegates were chosen, to guarantee that a (expected) President Romney wouldn’t face a primary challenge in 2016. It was controversial. Convention Chairman …
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California politician proposes tax on email http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/28/california-politician-proposes-tax-on-email/
Statement from Jan Goldsmith on Mayor’s Allegation
From San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith… In a KUSI interview yesterday morning, Mayor Bob Filner crossed the line, alleging that members of the City Council and I had been “bought off” by hoteliers in the TMD matter. This is a very serious allegation of criminal conduct, and it is baseless and defamatory. KUSI also carried a segment at 6 …
Thank You Scott Sherman, for Opposing “Double Dipping” by ex-City Politicians
Councilman Sherman Asks for Audit Committee Review of “Double Dipping” Proposal Last week, I penned an editorial blasting a proposal to allow ex-City politicians to “Double Dip” by leaving office, starting to draw a full pension, and then returning to work at the City in a staff position with a full salary. Councilman Scott Sherman is concerned about the proposal, …
Fred Maas efforts earn Fletcher an award
Here’s a good top 10 list over at Flash Report covering the stupid things politicians are doing around the State. Congratulations Nathan!
Fred Maas’ wiki bio updated
In the aftermath of the weekend UT San Diego story on the “Carl DeMaio research project,” the head of the effort’s Wikipedia page has been updated. I was prompted today to take a look at the contents of Fred Maas’ wiki bio, or see if one existed, after Twitter remarks that someone needed to update the page. It appears the …
Gay Marriage Debate: Newsmax Links
Rove: GOP Candidate Could Back Gay Marriage in 2016 Huckabee: Back Gay Marriage and We Quit GOP Perkins: Polls Irrelevant in Gay Marriage Debate
Local discussion on the “Investigate DeMaio” story
U-T San Diego reporter Craig Gustafson does a superb job detailing the cast of now outed (there’s some irony in that word) characters who tried to bring down Carl DeMaio last year, or at least attempted to keep him out of the mayoral runoff election. The story details the effort to research DeMaio’s background, the resulting “dossier” produced, and the …
Reader comments on “Investigate DeMaio” story
Readers, please post your comments below in reaction to the UT San Diego’s story about “Bring Down DeMaio-Gate” or our Storify post of the resulting Twitter discussion.
Weekend Comedy: Congressional staffers are starving, complains Wasserman
From The Washington Times… Automatic federal cuts are bringing staffers to the brink of starvation, suggested Debbie Wasserman Schultz, at a recent House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee hearing. … Meanwhile, Ms. Wasserman Schultz’s staffers earn between $60,000 and $160,000 per year, Fox News reports. Read it all here.
In ‘The Divided Era,’ The U.S. Becomes England
Guest Commentary by Tom Del Beccaro Government matters incomprehensively more today than our Founders could have ever imagined. Now central to our lives, federal, state and local governments account for 33% of our yearly spending – where once Thomas Jefferson complained of spending that accounted for less than 2% of our economy. In greatly expanding the size and scope of government, we divide …
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