Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, October 26, 2012 — Fox News broke chilling new facts today regarding the September destruction in Benghazi. According to Fox, “an urgent request from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. consulate and subsequent attack several hours later on the annex itself was denied by the …
Voter Guides from Taxpayers Association and Lincoln Club
Not sure who/what to vote for? Check out these printable ballot recommendations from two of the top organizations in San Diego County: San Diego County Taxpayers Association | Voter Guide The Lincoln Club of San Diego County | Voter Guide
U-T San Diego endorsement for Encinitas City Council
It is an honor to once again receive the endorsement of our San Diego County daily newspapers. It reads in part as follows: “In the crowded and hotly contested race for three seats on the Encinitas City Council, we endorse incumbent Jerome Stocks, appointed incumbent Mark Muir and candidate Kevin Forrester. “This trio represents the best possibility for the city …
10 Reasons to Spend GOTV Weekend in San Diego
From the FlashReport… Posted by John Hrabe on Oct 31, 2012 Neither Mitt Romney nor Gary Johnson stand a chance of winning California. That doesn’t mean you should rush to the nearest swing state this GOTV weekend. There are plenty of competitive races right here in California, and San Diego tops the list of most important battlegrounds. Here are the …
Propositions AA and EE are second mortgages on your home
Thanks to the thorough analysis from the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, we see that Proposition AA (which affects property owners in Carlsbad, Encinitas, Cardiff, Olivenhain, Leucadia, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, and parts of Carmel Valley) would add $25 per $100,000 of assessed valuation to a property tax bill and that Proposition EE ( which affects homeowners …
Lightner Takes Credit for Repaving Her Street
From San Diego County Voters for Progress & Reform: “I have fought to … resurface more than 25 miles of roads and fill thousands of potholes in District One,” Sherri Lightner tells voters on her campaign website. That’s interesting because Rachel Laing, the former press aide to Mayor Jerry Sanders and a Lightner supporter, argues that’s not true. The “mayor (staff) …
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 …
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