At least that’s my take on these comments, as quoted in the U-T article headlined “NOT ALL PROP. 30 TAX HIKE MONEY GOING TO SCHOOLS.” Brown’s proposed $97.7 billion general fund budget assumes no state employee raises beyond those already required in union contracts. But contracts for all but two of the state’s 21 bargaining units are set to expire …
Menage a Tony
Tony Krvaric doesn’t have the easiest look on his face. Is this post-partisanship? Naaaah, just some fun at the SD Association of Realtors dinner, before he puts the gloves on tomorrow at central committee.
Faulconer: Pension Losses Underscore Need for Reform
Faulconer Statement on Pension Fund Investment Losses Underscores importance of fully implementing voter approved pension reform measure that will save taxpayers nearly $1 billion SAN DIEGO — Councilmember Kevin L. Faulconer released the following statement today regarding the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS) actuarial valuation for fiscal year 2012. “San Diego voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition B to …
ASSEMBLYMAN JONES REACTS TO THE GOVERNOR’S 2013-14 STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, today reacts to the Governor’s 2013-14 budget proposal, calling on legislative Democrats to uphold voter’s intent and be transparent through the budget process. “Republicans have been talking about the need for fiscal restraint in California for years, and I am very encouraged that Governor Brown is focusing on this now, but Californian’s should watch …
Golden State Can Be Reinvigorated
If you are worried about California’s future, there’s no shortage of disturbing statistics to keep you up at night. California’s unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in November – and, with a host of new regulatory mandates added when the New Year began, our state is becoming even more unattractive for businesses. California’s three largest pension funds have promised $500 billion …
California poverty rate now highest in the nation — by FAR
RIDER COMMENT: The story below has prompted me to add an unpleasant fact to my “California vs. the Other 49 States” fact sheet. As is my policy, I had to drop another telling fact, trying to keep the piece to two printed pages. The new fact is based on a more sophisticated measure of poverty, now used by the U.S. …
Carl DeMaio to Chair Reform Groups Focusing on California and San Diego
San Diego – Former Mayoral Candidate Carl DeMaio announced today that he will continue his work as a government watchdog by heading up two reform groups – one focused on the State of California, and one focused on the City of San Diego. “I’m excited to take on these two new roles that allow me to continue to shine a …
Could Gun Control or Mental Health Care Have Prevented Sandy Hook?
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, December 20, 2012 — Nothing can adequately explain the horror of 20 children and six adults killed by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It was every parent’s worst nightmare, and it left a shocked country seeking answers and guarantees against future violence. It must be possible to prevent this …
San Diego Republicans Announce Francis Barraza as Executive Director
Party promotes former Finance Director and young up-and-coming leader Francis Barraza to post of Executive Director, embracing aggressive vision SAN DIEGO, California (January 08, 2013) — Embracing an aggressive vision of taking the Republican Party’s proud message of personal freedom and free enterprise to every corner of San Diego County, the Party’s executive committee last night elevated former Finance Director …
State legislature to consider giving government workers yet ANOTHER paid holiday
Allow me to summarize the article below. It exemplifies all too well the three stages of CA government thrift: 1. In the 2009 recession, CA state workers lost two holidays that no one honors in the private sector. 2. Shortly thereafter the state gave them back the two paid holidays, with the added benefit that they could use them anytime …
Affordable Care Act Deeply Flawed in Face of Reality
Guest Commentary by Aaron J. Byzak, MBA, FACHE Color me skeptical. I’m a bit of a non-believer when it comes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since the beginning, I’ve lacked the faith required to accept the notion that the federal government—the same people who brought you the managerial efficiency of the United States Postal Service—have the understanding required to …
Mandate earned. Mandate ignored?
Pop Quiz: What candidate received the most votes ever in a single City of San Diego election? Poli-hacks will no doubt mull that one based on a myriad of details, such as growth over time in population (and thus voters), turnout, popularity of the candidate, and whether it was during a primary with multiple candidates or, say, a two-candidate runoff …
ASSEMBLYMAN JONES NAMED VICE CHAIR OF ASSEMBLY BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONS COMMITTEE
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, was named Vice Chairman of the Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protections Committee today by Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez. “I am honored to have been named Vice Chair of the Business and Professions Committee,” Jones said. “Businesses have been fleeing California in droves, and my goal as Vice Chair will be to bring …
Ryan Trabuco, Sharing Some Final Thoughts
I’m sure it’s no secret that people know I’ve used this handle on SD Rostra, but yesterday I announced my re-registration to “No Party Preference.” I had my reasons, and could care less about the criticism of those reasons. Last week, I e-mailed the good administrators here to let them know that my contributions to Rostra had been few and far between …
The Blaze: Newspaper That Published The Names & Addresses of Gun Owners Hires Armed Guards
The newspaper that published the names and addresses of gun owners, and opposes private gun ownership, has hired armed security guards to protect themselves… “The Gannett-owned newspaper that caused a stir by printing the personal information of registered gun owners in New York’s Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties has discovered that it’s no fun having your personal information exposed to …
Just a thought
So I was thinkng that we should really give Drunken Sailors a break on spending and rework the phrase to read: “Spending like a Drunken Legislator”. What do you think?
January 2013: 873 NEW CA state laws for you to trip over
It’s 2013! To celebrate, below is a list of 873 NEW California laws that (in most cases) took effect on 1 January. Good luck not violating any of these. According to one pundit, nationwide, in 2012 about 40,000 new state laws were put in place… http://investmentwatchblog.com/2012-new-laws-take-effect-40000-of-them/ Imagine you are a nationwide business — try to get your arms around that. …
New Laws In California and Our First Rostra Prediction Game of 2013
It’s a time-honored New Year’s tradition to review all the new laws taking effect starting on January 1. So I thought I’d get a look at new laws affected Rostrafarians in California. I nearly choked on my breakfast when I looked at the number. There are 837 new laws taking effect as of today. Seriously? Our state was so far …
Current CA “happy talk” based on wrong unemployment stat
NOTE: To read my other political posts, visit my blog at www.RiderRants.BlogSpot.com RIDER COMMENT: Below is an insightful column from my HJTA friend Jon Coupal. Two points stand out: 1. The recent happy talk about the recovering jobs picture in CA was based on the lower state unemployment percentage. But a closer look shows that this reduction is simply a …
Sad thoughts on the “Fiscal Cliff” deal
Happy New Year to my fellow Rostrafarians!!! I bring my sad thoughts on this pending “Fiscal Cliff” deal. To all of us, do we really realize this is the result of our own actions? I’m not talking about those we elected, but what we expect from government and our own personal actions. First of all, we like consumer debt. What …
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