San Diego – Can San Diego rebuild its crumbling infrastructure without a massive tax hike that some city leaders are pushing? Carl DeMaio says the answer is YES – and will lay out how to achieve better infrastructure without tax hikes in a major speech today. Carl DeMaio will be the keynote speaker today at the San Diego Chapter of …
What is the proper role of government? To create unions jobs!
Radio host Mike Slater sai, on his program today, that if you’re Mayor Bob Filner you answer that question by saying, “to create union jobs.” I don’t disagree with Slater. Filner is taking aim at the managed competition process, a program which San Diego voters overwhelmingly passed some five years ago. While the voters told the public-sector unions to “compete …
Do you live in a “death spiral” state? Californians take note
What is a “death spiral state”? If you live in the largest state on the West Coast, I think you know the answer. The Forbes article below uses objective criteria to establish rankings — with the idea of suggesting that folks should not buy homes or municipal bonds in the declining states. The comparison uses two criteria. One is the …
CA appeals court overturns “soak businesses” parcel tax
I hate being a Cassandra, always reporting bad news. Well, I’m SUPPOSED to hate being a Cassandra. I’m a little weird about it, actually. But no matter. Today I have a bit of GOOD news for California taxpayers. In a significant 3-0 ruling by a California appeals court, a wrongly structured Alameda school district parcel tax was struck down, and …
Feds spend $368 million for FEWER San Diego courtrooms
Here’s a story suitable for the Bizarro comic strip. The U.S. government has spent $368 million on a lavish new federal courthouse addition in San Diego, largely to increase the number of courtrooms to handle the increasing workload. But the geniuses in DC decided that the spending was too lavish (it was), so they deduced that the solution was to require FEWER …
Lorena Gonzalez — Yep
Labor leader Lorena Gonzalez announced for State Assembly this evening. That should be no surprise to Rostra readers. See Steve Gramm’s piece from March of this year, specifically the first scenario… sdrostra.com/?p=26405
Washington Examiner: Your federal tax dollars are being used to prepare for the zombie apocalypse…
…right here in San Diego: That’s according to ‘Safety at Any Price: Assessing the Impact of Homeland Security Spending in U.S. Cities’ a report compiled by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who chairs the investigations subcommittee of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. The report focuses on grants made by the DHS and the Urban Areas Security Initiative. Coburn says …
New City of San Diego Sales Tax Coming?
Sounds like it if the new Council President Todd Gloria gets his way. The North County Times reports: New SD Council President Pitches Tax Increase Neither new mayor nor council offer immediate reaction to $900 millon proposal The new president of the San Diego City Council — rising Democratic star Todd Gloria — said he wants to put before city …
Eric Andersen: Support me for GOP Central Committee Treasurer
Guest Commentary by Eric Andersen On Monday night we elect our new Republican Party Central Committee officers. It’s time. It’s time for change and the New Republican Party. It’s time to grow and strengthen our party around a grander theme. It’s time to unite around the time tested principles that created the most prosperous and free society in 5,000 years …
Why I cleaned the bird poop from La Jolla Cove
Guest Commentary by Mike Slater We all know almost everyone in Sacramento is full of it. So why does San Diego have to put up with the stench? When friends come to visit, the first three days are all mapped out; Coronado, Balboa, Petco, the Zoo, Soledad, you know the routine. Before we take in the sights, we always fuel …
Faulconer’s open letter to Mayor Filner
Today, Mayor Bob Filner and two new San Diego City Councilmembers — Mark Kersey and Scott Sherman — were sworn into office. In his op-ed in Sunday’s U-T San Diego, Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer laid out areas the new mayor and City Council can focus on together to keep City Hall accountable and working for San Diegans. In …
Assemblyman Jones Takes Oath of Office, Begins Second Term in the State Assembly
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, today took the oath of office for his second term in the Assembly, pledging to uphold the California Constitution and fight for California’s taxpayers. “I am honored to have taken the oath to represent East San Diego and Riverside County residents and to have the opportunity to continue to work for real change at …
Britain’s missing millionaires a lesson for California
Californians okayed Governor Brown (and the labor unions’) plea for 30% higher taxes on the rich — making the “Golden State” BY FAR the highest income tax state in the nation. Perhaps voters should have first looked “across the pond” at England’s similar “soak the rich measure” recently put in place. Britain raised its income tax rate on the wealthy …
Flashback: What Carl DeMaio Promised Four Years Ago
Politicians give inauguration speeches when they take office — often listing promises to constituents they hope to keep. Four years ago, I did something different. I skipped a speech, and instead presented a video — featuring my constituents expressing in their own words what they wanted me to focus on. Here is the video. Enjoy! Carl DeMaio: Inauguration Video Featuring …
Out With the Old, in With the New
Newly elected Encinitas City Councilman-elect, Tony Kranz, has indicated via email to the City that he is having “trouble” grasping the grading required for the Encinitas Community Park, a 43 acre $18 million dollar project, 12 years and countless public meetings as well as hearings and litigation, in the making. He seems to want a 3D model built for this …
Jamie Foxx Calls Obama Lord and Savior
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, November 27, 2012 — President Obama has much to be thankful for these days. Not long after his reelection as president, he was promoted to an even higher office by Jamie Foxx. The Academy Award-winning actor spoke at Sunday’s Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas saying, “It’s like church over here. It’s …
Public Pensions: What to Expect in 2013
Courtesy of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association The San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) is keeping a close eye on several significant changes to public employee pensions expected to impact state and local governments starting next year. Several stem from Assembly Bill 340, or “Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013.” The bill, recently signed by Governor Jerry Brown, impacts new …
The Disparate Impact of the County’s Land-Use Planning
A letter from former San Diego City Councilman Fred Schnaubelt to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors… Supervisors: FYI: In case you’re unaware of what you planning department is doing to the county. 2012 November Newsletter Citizens for Private Property Rights The Disparate Impact of the County’s Land-Use Planning The San Diego County Planning Department (9/26/12) certified the San …
A Leader Who Votes For His Constituents
Joel Anderson press release… Sacramento Bee study demonstrates Senator Anderson is one of the most independent voices in the Senate State Capitol – A Sacramento Bee study released recently determined that Senator Joel Anderson (R-Alpine) is the third most independent Senator of the 40-member house. A typical example of Anderson’s independence in Sacramento was his vote against Assembly Bill 340, …
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