Yet another reputable study — this one reported in the LOS ANGELES TIMES — guts an underlying assumption of HSR believers. See the article below. Japan’s experience with HSR over 30 years demonstrates that “. . . as an engine of economic growth, [HSR] ‘will have only a marginal impact at best.’ ” Moreover, HSR would likely PROMOTE suburban sprawl, the …
Mike Slater Interviews Asm. Brian Jones on His “Made in America” Legislation
Link to the Interview: http://www.760kfmb.com/story/19019170/assemblyman-brian-jones-talks-about-what-makes-something-made-in-the-usa-according-to-ca Anna Good, Mike Slater Show Producer… If you heard the Tony Maglica interview yesterday, you heard that the state of California won’t let him call his flashlights “Made in America”, because the light bulbs in them aren’t made in America, which he can’t even get in America! Assemblyman Brian Jones joined us this morning to …
Assemblyman Brian Jones Releases Fifth Installment of: ‘Are You Kidding Me?’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Laurie Paredes (916) 319-2077 SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, releases his fifth commentary in the “Are You Kidding Me?” series. In this broadcast, Assemblyman Jones points out how voters were misled about high speed rail and where the state should be putting its money. The “Are You Kidding Me?” series consists of brief radio and …
CA vs. the Other States Fact Sheet — Updated
Breaking Bad: California vs. the Other States by Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax Fighters Version 1.815 Revised: 5 July, 2012 Updated version online at: http://open.salon.com/blog/Richard_Rider Phone: 858-530-3027 Facebook blog page: www.Facebook.com/Richard.Rider Here’s a depressing but documented comparison of California taxes and economic climate with the rest of the states. The news is breaking bad, and …
California Gamesmanship
Once again, we have seen the Legislature engage in what can only be called its particularly unique form of California gamesmanship – a word defined as “the use of methods that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.” Last week the Senate narrowly passed, and the Governor is expected to approve, the bonds that will underwrite California’s High …
La Mesa: New watchdog group formed
by Kevin George I would like to announce the formation of a new watchdog organization, La Mesa Citizen Oversight Group. We announced yesterday at the La Mesa City Council meeting to make it official. This started as a very loosely knit group of long time La Mesa residents and business owners, concerned about the political landscape in La Mesa. It …
Plescia Supports Governor Brown’s Pension Reform Plan
(San Diego, CA) – George Plescia today announced his support of Governor Brown’s state employee pension reform plan. Governor Brown released a twelve point plan outlining his proposal earlier this year. Mr. Plescia has called on Assemblyman Marty Block to join Governor Brown in pushing the reform through the Legislature. Mr. Plescia is running to represent San Diegans the California …
Steve Baric and the Partisan Democrat
Our conservative-minded friends up north at OCPolitical in Orange County (imagine them as OC’s version of your trusty SDRostra blog) have been writing lately about a term limits conundrum that’s occurred in their most populous city county seat, Santa Ana. Three-term Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, a Democrat, is seeking a legal ruling through a third party on whether or not a 2008 ballot …
Vargas Dominos: Been there, done that
Today’s print edition of the U-T San Diego (online yesterday) includes a story about the “domino effect” a Juan Vargas congressional victory would (will) have on those potentially vying for his current Senate seat, the area’s Assembly seat should Ben Hueso win in a Senate contest, and down the line to San Diego City Council. Names like labor leader Lorena …
URGENT: Getting Pension Reform Done
I have an update on my efforts to reform the pensions at City Hall – and want to alert you of a few potential roadblocks we must confront. As you know, pension reform is my top priority because every dollar we save from pension reform can be put back into restoring the neighborhood services we’ve lost in the past decade. …
Cap Alert: George Plescia’s candidacy puts San Diego Senate District in play
Capitol oddsmakers have assumed for months that the 39th Senate District, which covers the urban center of San Diego County, would be easy pickings for Democrats in this year’s election. Maybe not. Read more here
Did Chief Justice Roberts Put the Court’s Popularity Above the Constitution?
Originally published in Bob’s column, Forbidden Table Talk by Communities At Washington Times SAN DIEGO, July 6, 2012 — Chief Justice John Roberts’ surprise decision to uphold the Affordable Health Care Act as constitutional has birthed enough hot air explanations to fill every elegant Washington D.C. ball room with wall-to-wall helium balloons. Some explanations sound more logical than others. Of …
Happy Ending for Surfing Madonna?
The SDUT published an editorial today that was mostly correct re: Encinitas and the “Surfing Madonna”. It was indeed a piece of art which was illegally and anonymously affixed to public property and subsequently removed by the artist to prevent it from being destroyed. The artist then went through the permit process to gift the piece to the city, but …
Death knell for public employee labor unions? Let’s hope so!
Superb commentary last month from columnist Jeff Jacoby of the BOSTON GLOBE. The Wisconson experience with reining in their public employee labor unions is a lesson for California — if we can learn from it. http://www.jeffjacoby.com/11828/the-end-nears-for-a-50-year-mistake The end nears for a 50-year mistake by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe June 10, 2012 IN RETROSPECT, there were two conspicuous giveaways …
ACA Anti-Tax Protest Rally – Bilbray Also Speaks
I attended the Anti-Tax Rally today in downtown San Diego held in front of the County Administration Building. Brian Bilbray was clearly the most famous speaker invited. He is in a competitive district, as I have previously discussed. The rally started with doctors in white lab coats speaking about the harm done to health care under the law. Doctor Gary …
The Voters Get It
This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport A recent Field Poll found that voters are connecting the dots from debt to taxes much quicker than their elected officials. Governor Brown and many Sacramento Democrats seem unable to set priorities even though the state is bankrupt, boasts the lowest credit rating in the nation, must borrow $10 billion for short-term cash …
Gathering Votes for High Speed Rail: “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
This op-ed originally appeared in Fox & Hounds To quote a rock and roll classic, when trying to gather votes for a statewide project you can’t always get what you want. One should expect a few snafus when a project concept begins in the mid 1990’s and takes years to get a Legislative buy-in. But, with the contorted track of …
5 Reasons the CA HSR Project Shouldn’t Get More Money
There’s a CA State Senate vote coming up (currently 2 PM, 7-5-12) on issuing the billions of dollars in High Speed Rail bonds approved by voters in 2008. But the current project has only a titular relationship with the original HSR system barely approved by CA citizens. Here’s why this madness should end now: Reason Foundation http://reason.org http://reason.org/news/show/california-high-speed-rail-funding 5 Reasons …
Repeal Obama-care Tax Rally this Saturday
Click here for FB RSVP link Keynote Speaker: Congressman Brian Bilbary, along with Congressional Candidate Nick Popaditch, and Tea Party Reps from all over SD County. San Diego County Admin Building 1600 Pacific Coast Hwy (map) Sat. July 7 – 9 a.m. sharp Bring your signs specific to the topic of Obamacare Tax Don’t sit on the sidelines, get into …
New Report Says AB 32 Leading the State Down a Costly Path; Billions in Lost Revenue for Local Government
http://www.californiacitynews.org/2012/07/new-report-says-ab-32-leading-st-down-costly-path-billions-lost-revenue-local-govt.html New Report Says AB 32 Leading California Down a Costly Path; Billions in Lost Revenue for Local Government Business leaders and local government officials gathered in Sacramento June 28 to discuss the California Manufacturers and Technology Association’s long anticipated AB 32 (California Global Warming Solutions Act) cost impact report and investment survey results. In the absence of a full, …
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