Breaking News… Derrick Roach: Oceanside officials engaged in money laundering? — Evidence shows “Team Oceanside” running afoul of campaign finance laws
Guest Commentary by Derrick W Roach (pictured right) Team Oceanside is a political action committee that was formed last September to support the re-election of Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood along with Councilmember Esther Sanchez. Also supported by Team Oceanside is political newcomer Dana Corso, whose voting record was recently called into question, as reported by the North County Times. Wood, Sanchez and …
Debate Aftermath: Obama Victory, or Romney Stealth Attack?
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, October 25, 2012 — Nobody likes a Monday morning quarterback, but inasmuch as President Obama and Governor Romney faced each other for the final time on Monday night, and since today’s column was deliberately postponed in order to benefit from longer reflection, the worst I can be called is a Thursday …
Joel Anderson to Governor Brown: Please be accountable and govern
Sen. Anderson questions Governor’s astonishing actions after Brown name-calls a reporter, grabs the reporter’s cell phone, and refuses to acknowledge documentation revealing Caltrans employees making booze-runs in state-rented trucks State Capitol – Senator Joel Anderson (R – Alpine) today fired off a letter to Governor Brown concerning the most recent incident in a series of scandals at his Department of Transportation …
Finally! CA NOT in worst 4 states in fiscal study (pension obligations)! Yea! — However…
Recently I’ve been reporting more studies that rank CA the 2nd, 3rd or 4th worst in various fiscal comparisons with other states. I imagine you are as sick of this dreary drumbeat as I am. Good news! Finally I found a study where California is not ranked in the top four – as in worst four. . . . Ya …
AD 76: Rocky Chavez Mail
Another campaign shares its mail with Rostra, this time from Rocky Chavez for Assembly. Janene Shepherd of Team Chavez says that this is “the only mailer used by our campaign since the Primary. However, I must point out one glaring error in this mailer (since this mailer was designed a while back); it says that Rocky and his wife Mary …
San Diego County Taxpayers Association should be ashamed
SDCTA Mea Culpa iPads Actually Costing Taxpayers $4,000 Earlier this week SDCTA released its analysis showing iPads bought by the San Diego Unified School Board will cost taxpayers $2,500 apiece. Yesterday, the Voice of San Diego fact-checked our analysis and, unfortunately, we were wrong. The Voice of San Diego calculated that the School Board is paying as much …
CA income tax — who pays, and who doesn’t
RIDER COMMENT: Here’s an EXCELLENT graphic summation of who pays income taxes in CA, and who does not (well, who pays very little taxes). It’s a worthwhile online visit. Indeed, I think this illustration UNDERSTATES the under-$60K group, as many MAKE money on the CA income tax scheme via tax credits and exemption credits. It certainly puts the lie to …
Laura Duffy has followed the law
I was curious whether US Attorney Laura Duffy did anything wrong by contributing to Carl DeMaio. Instead of accepting Bob Filner’s accusations that she violated the Hatch Act, I decided to research it for myself. A simple search on the world wide web of the term “Hatch Act” directed me to the following site. The federal government webpage clearly defines …
AD 76: Sherry Hodges Comparison Piece
Consultants and campaigns have been invited to show off their mail on Rostra. The invitation remains open. Here’s a Sherry Hodges piece in Assembly District 76… click the images for larger views
New study verifies CA residents overtaxed — who knew?
RIDER COMMENT: The Tax Foundation study below summarized by George Runner included the state and local taxes paid by state residents both in-state AND to OTHER states. This inclusion arguable skewed the results. Not surprisingly, New York was found to the worst tax state. New Jersey and Connecticut are both listed as worse than CA. But, high as NJ and CT taxes …
Mitt Romney’s Edge: Likability and the desire to shrink your tax burden
Guest Commentary by Tom Del Beccaro Does campaign history repeat itself? While political consultants, scientists and pundits would like us to believe in the complexity of the process, some simple truths remain. When it comes to American voters, they want two things from their Presidential candidate: 1) they want to like the candidate for whom they vote, and 2) they …
Is the Solana Beach City Manager Campaigning Against Paul Frankel?
Is the Solana Beach City Manager, David Ott, electioneering against Paul Frankel? Is he protecting incumbent Lisa Heebner, County Supervisor candidate Dave Roberts (outgoing Councilman), and the agenda of the Democratic Party-endorsed slate (Heebner, Zito and Zahn)? Heebner and Roberts mismanaged the City’s finances as Council members last decade. Ott served as Director of Public Safety, then as City Manager …
Rostra Rocks, Rostra Rolls to Three San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards
Pardon us for just a moment while we at Rostra congratulate ourselves and each other for having our humble political blog honored for the third year running at the 2012 San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards. San Diego Rostra won in the following categories: Second Place, Websites: Blog – News and Opinion Second Place, Websites: Blog – Topic …
Guns, Lies, and Gunning Liars
A political “gun fight” of sorts rang out late last week when American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931 threw some funding behind a hit piece on San Diego Community College Trustee candidate, Scott Hasson. North County Times wrote about the attack, which claimed Hasson had advocated open carry for college students. Zero source citing, zero quotes, and zero credibility, I say. …
HJTA going after bogus rural fire “fee” – lawsuit!
If you or your California rural friends and family are subject to the rural fire “fee,” help may be on the way. The Jarvis group is after ’em. HJTA has filed a class action lawsuit against this farce — on behalf of the 825,000 rural property owners. Encourage any folks affected by this bogus “fee” to join the effort. And …
Council Unanimously Approves DeMaio’s “Sunshine Act” Ordinance
DeMaio’s Sunshine Act Makes San Diego One of “Most Open and Transparent City Governments in the Nation” In a bipartisan effort the San Diego City Council voted unanimously today to approve Councilmember Carl DeMaio’s “Sunshine Act” ordinance. The legislation authored by DeMaio is designed to impose tough disclosure and transparency reforms on City Hall. DeMaio praised his Council colleagues for …
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