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 …
Breaking: Shepard joining Filner campaign
The move to the middle is no longer about some on the right moving in that direction. It’s now about a lifelong died-in-the-wool Democrat like Bob Filner going there. He’s learned that running as a left-winger in a hugely partisan Congressional district is a world (and city) much different than the retail politics of a mayoral contest. Now it’s becoming …
GOP narrows registration gap in San Diego
From Republican Party Chairman Tony Krvaric… I wanted to let you know that the Registrar of Voters just posted their latest party registration numbers on their website and they show Republicans having narrowed the gap by several thousand so that we are now only 518 registrations away from “flipping” San Diego County back into the Republican column! San Diego County: …
Great News!!!
I have GREAT news to share! Moments ago Judge Vargas DENIED the government labor unions’ legal challenge to Prop B – Pension Reform. The court has rejected a “Restraining Order” that would have prevented the Mayor and City Council from proceeding forward with Prop B. Here’s the brief statement I released upon hearing the news: “Today San Diego citizens scored …
Meet New Carl and New Bob
Cross-posted at FlashReport San Diego Politics & Media Mashup Republican Carl DeMaio has hired a Democrat and Democrat Bob Filner is on board with pension reform. Who spiked the water in San Diego? Relax. There’s no need to panic. The water is clean…I mean drinkable. So why are we seeing New Carl and New Bob popping up in stories? Here’s the thing — election season is …
PERB shot down on Prop B preliminary injunction request
The California Public Employment Relations Board was dealt a setback today in its legal efforts to halt the implementation of Prop B, the City of San Diego Comprehensive Pension Reform Initiative passed by votes in June. PERB’s motion for preliminary injunction against Prop B was denied by Superior Court Judge Luis R. Vargas. Read the ruling… 7-31-2012 Minute Order re …
Rider submission on tax props to CA State Senate hearing
Because I’m one of the signers of a CA ballot book argument against Prop 38 (the “Munger” income tax prop), I’ve been asked by a Democrat State Senator to submit input to a State Senate hearing this week on the matter. Apparently the legislature is setting up to endorse their preferred props. Having testified at such legislative hearings before, I’m …
Senator Mark Wyland Endorses Rocky Chavez
Press release through the transom this morning, Republican State Senator Mark Wyland has endorsed fellow Republican Rocky Chavez in the open 76th Assembly District race. Wyland, who represents all of the communities within the re-drawn 76th Assembly District, was elected to the State Senate in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. Senator Wyland is the latest in a growing list of …
Does Nathan Fletcher Have a Shot At Mayor in 2016?
Guest Commentary by Brian Brady Bob Filner wants to be San Diego’s next mayor. You couldn’t tell it from the primary campaign he ran, but what Bob lacks in factual accuracy, fundraising, and hustle he makes up for in guile. Keep something in mind; Filner pulled a virtual tie in the primary with next to no campaigning. Nathan Fletcher is Bob’s secret …
Monday’s Labor-Filner Propaganda Tag-team
This morning the Labor Council and Filner each made announcements in the mayoral race. The Labor Council announced a month old, 400 sample poll that only included San Diego Unified School District, effectively excluded all of DeMaio’s council district 5. Needless to say this oversight makes the poll about as worthwhile as a survey conducted by a freshman stats class …
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