Guest Commentary by Brian Brady I attended the first “mano a mano” Mayoral debate between Republican Carl DeMaio and Democrat Bob Filner Thursday night at the Institute of the Americas at UCSD. The topic was relations with Mexico. Ten years ago, I thought The San Diego/Tijuana region was a megalopolis with untapped potential but after the murder of Rosarito’s mayor, I …
AD 76 Watch: Farrah Douglas Endorses Rocky Chavez
Press Release CARLSBAD — Carlsbad City Councilwoman Farrah Douglas today announced that she is supporting Rocky Chavez in the race for California Assembly, District 76, asking all her supporters and voters of the district to vote for Rocky Chavez. Douglas said Chavez’s leadership experience and character make him ready to represent North San Diego County voters in Sacramento. “Rocky …
North County Coastal update
The North County Coastal region will be bidding farewell to some local elected leaders who have chosen to step aside rather than run for re-election. In all the cities where one or more incumbents have failed to file papers for re-election, non-incumbents folks have until August 15 to file and become a candidate instead of the normal cut-off which is …
Latino Advocate Joins DeMaio Campaign as Communications Director
National Latino Advocate & Communications Advisor Joins DeMaio Campaign Latino advocate K.B. Forbes, who has served as a spokesperson and communications advisor on three U.S. Presidential campaigns and numerous state and local races, has joined the Carl DeMaio campaign as Communications Director. “Carl DeMaio represents political reform and transparency, and I am honored to be working on one of the …
Politics in Paradise this Friday Night
Press Release POLITICS IN PARADISE A “CAN’T MISS” EVENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT Event: Politics in Paradise Presented by San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce Friday August 10, 2012 – 6 to 9 pm The Water Conservation Garden- Cuyamaca College 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West El Cajon, CA 92019 Elected leaders from Washington, DC, Sacramento and San Diego County. Two …
DeMaio Endorses Hodges for Assembly
Press Release San Diego Mayor Candidate and City Councilman Carl DeMaio Endorses Sherry Hodges San Diego, CA – – San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio, the leading candidate for Mayor, today endorsed Sherry Hodges for the State Assembly in the 76th district. “Sherry Hodges has a proven record of working to reform government and a strong commitment to public service. …
Asm. Brian Jones Says Stop Pressing “Pause Button” on Pension Reform
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, releases his commentary on the California pension issue in the “Are You Kidding Me?” series. In this video, Assemblyman Jones explains how true pension reform could save the state billions of dollars and Democrats need to pass the Governor’s reform plan now. The “Are You Kidding Me?” series consists of brief radio and television …
Bilbray and Peters Race Reportedly Close
The U-T is reporting that Democratic sponsored polls are showing a dead heat in my home district, the CA-52, in the race between Brian Bilbray, incumbent Republican and Scott Peters, former City councilman and Port commissioner. One poll was at 40-40 and another at 45-45. While these are polls of likely voters, the real question will be what actual turn …
Is all S#*% Created Equally?
This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport The Governor wants to build “s—” he exclaimed at a recent press conference announcing support for high speed rail, which was followed by a surprise proposal to dig tunnels for water transport from the Sacramento Delta, and the grand opening of the Sunrise Powerlink, that will one day allow for transmission of solar power …
Can You Back That Up, Bob? — Filner Reids DeMaio
Guest Commentary by Brian Brady Is it any surprise that Bob Filner is going negative so early? When you consider his consultant’s propensity for negative campaigning, the latest attack on Carl DeMaio’s fundraising success is but a preview of the scorched earth campaign Tom Shepard will have Filner lead this Fall. Mimicking Harry Reid, Filner charged the DeMaio camp with a …
San Diego Port Tenants Association Endorses DeMaio for Mayor
Seeking less red tape and new jobs in the Port of San Diego, the San Diego Port Tenants Association endorsed Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio today. “Carl DeMaio has a proven track record of results. While he has an ambitious vision for our Port and San Diego’s economy as a whole, he is the only candidate who can actually get these …
There’s an app for that
A short response to the little Rostra debate over Tony Krvaric’s reaction to the recent Tom Shepard news… Commenter ‘D. Morton’ says, “Only through a combination of naivete and delusions of grandeur could someone actually believe that it is both possible and the ‘JOB’ of 60+ people in a hotel banquet room in Rancho Bernardo to define a Republican.” To change the …
The Danon Dilemma
So Tom Shepard, whose track record includes some legal troubles, electing the mayor who underfunded the pension system, electing the council president who doubled down on the pension underfunding, losing Bilbray for Congress in 2000, winning Sanders, turning easy Horn/Roberts victories into prolonged costly races, losing Prop D, and losing Fletcher has taken the lead on Filner for Mayor. Behind …
Rocky Chavez: What is the REAL Number?
Former Oceanside City Councilman and 76th State Assembly candidate Rocky Chavez penned a commentary for our friends over at Fox & Hounds Daily blog about the real fiscal concern over improper allocation of taxpayer dollars at the state level. Given the recent controversy over missing special funds, Chavez asks the legitimate question, “what is the real number we need to …
Tom Shepard: “Our city needs Nathan Fletcher”
Message from Filner consultant apparently sent to Fletcher donor list Yesterday, an email was sent from political consultant Tom Shepard with the subject, “Our city needs Nathan Fletcher.” Darn email service again, delivering two-months-old messages stuck on a server somewhere. I hate when that happens. But, various others also received the email last night, with a handful forwarding it to …
It’s time to restore Hetch Hetchy
A recent article in “California Watch” got me thinking once again about the worthwhile struggle to restore Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite by removing O’Shaughnessy Dam. What saddens me the most is the lack of support from environmentalists to remove this dam. Could it be that the home of the Sierra Club and the bastion of liberalism in California (if …
Chick-fil-A and Public Education
Guest Commentary by Eric Anderson I could be wrong but me thinks that the same folks who wish harm to Chick-fil-A . . . Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and their statist friends are the same intolerant left wing ideologues who support state “education.” These folks and their teacher unions have …
The Times They Are A-Changin: Filner Hires Shepard
Cross-posted on FlashReport The rumors about Democrat Bob Filner signing Republican political consultant Tom Shepard became reality on Wednesday. The U-T San Diego posted a story about the move last night. A blog post went up on San Diego Rostra about the same time. And there was Tony Krvaric’s email blast. The chair of local GOP didn’t mince words. His subject line: “BREAKING: Tom Shepard betrays our reform effort and …
AD 76 Watch: Hodges engages a top Sacto consultant
Press Release from Sherry Hodges, noting longtime consultant Dave Gilliard and manager Tony Trejo have joined her efforts… Hodges Adds to Campaign Team for November Election OCEANSIDE, CA – – Republican Sherry Hodges has added new leadership to her campaign team for the November election in the 76th Assembly District. The new General Consultants for Hodges are Gilliard, Blanning & …
Krvaric: Tom Shepard betrays our reform effort
Follow up on Steve Gramm’s breaking news in prior Rostra post: From Tony Krvaric… Long-time Republican consultant Tom Shepard today signed on as a consultant for Bob Filner. Yes, you read that right and no, this is not a joke. This is a betrayal of our entire reform effort that so many have been working on for so long. That …
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