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 …
SD Rostra dying??
It appears that interest in and activity on this formerly robust blog has dropped dramatically. I suspect that there is more to it than simple GOP post-election blues or holiday slowdown (I see other conservative/libertarian political blogs still quite active). Here’s one reason we should consider — the HOURS-long delay in posting comments. I imagine that many people lose interest …
A CA family moves to North Dakota for typical $90K oil job
Many people are sitting around unemployed (or often UNDERemployed) in California, waiting for the state’s economy to recover. The state and federal governments’ response is to PAY people to stay unemployed — with unemployment benefits, food stamps and a host of other taxpayer subsidies. And, sadly, too often this policy produces exactly what one would expect — persistent unemployment. In …
The gun-control issue: Avoid knee-jerk reaction
“To everything there is a season: a time to plant and a time to harvest; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.” Now is a time to mourn. This is not the time to yell at one another in partisan bickering. The last thing the people in Newtown need …
Economy and My Son’s Union Job
After about a year of looking for work, my youngest son (M) got two job offers within a matter of a week. The first was with a fast food outlet and the second with a grocery chain. Signs that the local economy is picking up? I hope so. The alternate explanation is that hiring by local stores, ramping up for …
Time to kill off San Diego’s planned Mid-Coast trolley line
Today the U-T reports that the San Diego proposed 11 mile long “Mid-Coast” trolley line is going to run a bit over its projections. Instead of costing “only” $1.24 billion (over $110 million PER MILE), it’s now projected to cost $1.7 billion — a $460 million increase from two years ago. Among things omitted from the original projection were such …
Taxpayer advocacy group “Stop Taxing Us” alleges misconduct on “Yes on EE” campaign
Press release from Stop Taxing Us alleges nefarious link between The MiraCosta College Foundation and the Yes on Proposition EE bond issuance campaign. From the press release: December 19, 2012: (Carlsbad, CA) The MiraCosta College Foundation appears to have violated the law and jeopardized its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by making a large political contribution to the Yes on EE campaign. …
The Winners! – The Rostra/FlashReport General Election Contest
Finally, the results have been tallied up in our General Election Contest (here are the questions) … and we have some winners! I know you’ve been waiting breathlessly, now six weeks after election day. My only excuse is that I knew we’d have a tie-breaker. With many entrants guessing to a hundredth of a percent on the difference in the …
Post Election Thoughts
Guest Commentary by Leland Ping The 2012 election marks the fifth presidential election in which I’ve participated. Of these five, I’ve been on the winning side twice and on the losing side three times. After this election, I have found myself more concerned about the future of the Republican Party of which I am a strong supporter than in any …
Hotels, Politics and San Diego
Looking for San Diego news to blog about, I notice the extent to which news regarding rich hoteliers looms large locally. Perhaps because tourism is so important to the local economy, we see so many stories. 1. Evans Hotels was recently granted an extension to the lease of the Bahia Resort land on Mission Bay for another 21 years under …
CA civil courts now nation’s undisputed top “judicial hellhole”
Last year the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) ranked California as the worst STATE judicial hellhole in America. But the corrupt courts in the city of Philadelphia gave that berg the top hellhole ranking of all. Those days are behind us. The Philadelphia courts have since undergone some encouraging reforms, making California now the undisputed judicial hellhole ANYWHERE in America, …
Are “Right-to-Work” Laws Sometimes Wrong ?
Like most folks on the right side of the aisle, I’m thrilled that the Michigan Legislature and Governor advanced economic freedom by passing right-to-work legislation. Closed shops, created by law (Wagner Act), are reprehensible. But as much as we don’t want to force workers to join unions, can we prevent business owners, from entering into agreements, with a labor union, …
Russell Kirk on Conservatism
“Conservatism, then, is not simply the concern of the people who have much property and influence; it is not simply the defense of privilege and status. Most conservatives are neither rich nor powerful. But they do, even the most humble of them, derive great benefits from our established Republic. They have liberty, security of person and home, equal protection of …
Jan Goldsmith: City Attorney’s office — A long way from where we were four years ago
Excerpts from City Attorney’s Second Inaugural Speech… San Diego has had a history of sometimes cutting corners on the law – so our office has worked very hard to get things right – we give legal opinions based on the law that aren’t necessarily what people want to hear. Our lawyers are encouraged to raise red flags and stop something …
Is it racist and sexist to doubt the qualifications of Susan Rice?
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, December 7, 2012 — Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge may be the newly-elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, but there is nothing new about her defense of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. At a recent press conference, Fudge defended Rice against Senator John McCain and other Republicans who dare to assert that a …
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