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 …
Block lies about his ‘Get out of Jail Free Card’ for violent offenders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Clinton Soffer October 21, 2012 858-254-9179 BLOCK LIES ABOUT HIS ‘GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD’ FOR VIOLENT OFFENDERS San Diego – During an appearance on NBC 7’s Politically Speaking hosted by Gene Cubbison, Assemblyman Marty Block lied about the violent prisoners currently being released into local neighborhoods because of his support of and vote for …
Encinitas Watch: Campaign Signs and Ethical Behavior
Guest Commentary by Jim Babwe As important as the law is in our society, it’s also important to apply common sense to enforcement. There’s a tacit understanding among most of us that it’s possible to get a speeding ticket for driving 36 miles per hour on a road where the speed limit is 35, but it’s not likely. Technically, it’s …
Obama, Romney, and Crowley: When Is a Terrorist Not a Terrorist?
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, October 20, 2012 — Last Tuesday night, our presidential candidates were supposed to participate in a debate. The evening may have displayed a lot of theatrics, but the real debate began one minute after CNN’s chief political correspondent, Candy Crowley said good night. The discussion continues even now between bloggers, columnists, …
A Plescia Campaign Volunteer Stopped by my House
This evening, Justin, a student at Point Loma Nazarene, stopped by my house to talk to me about George Plescia’s campaign for the state senate. My eldest son answered the door, but immediately called for me to take the visit; since Justin was asking about putting up a yard sign. I liked that the first thing he did was ask …
If one side is “anti-tax” — is not the other side “pro-tax”?
The commonly-heard term “anti-tax group” is interesting. If you oppose tax INCREASES, then you are labeled by the press as “anti-tax.” Really? I doubt that almost any of the opponents of tax increases want to do away with taxes, but that’s the inference. Okay, fair is fair. What should we call the groups that always want to RAISE our taxes? …
Marty Block fails to protect our children, asks for a promotion
MARTY BLOCK FAILS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, ASKS FOR A PROMOTION Web video released calling out Assemblyman Block for failing to protect our children, then asking for a promotion to State Senator FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 CONTACT: TONY KRVARIC (858) 699-3000 SAN DIEGO — Today the Republican Party of San Diego County released a web video calling out Assemblyman Marty …
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