JUNE 12, 2012 7:27PM CA Worker’s Comp Cost Soars 45.3% in Six Months RIDER COMMENT: California state government controls Workers Comp rate increases to contain costs. And how’s that working out for ya, eh? Since January of this year, rate inceases of 45.3% have been approved. While accusing fingers will be pointed in different directions, the bottom line is that …
Tweets don’t equal votes
Guest Commentary by Hugh Akston Now that the high of the election has somewhat faded, I thought it would be as good a time as any to review why some were shocked, SHOCKED by the results of the Mayor’s race. While voters and the general public see the speeches, debates, TV interviews and the commercials; and some in the “bubble” …
California unemployment fund is broke — and getting “broker” every day
California is broke. We all know that. But one component that deserves at least passing notice is the state unemployment fund. Surprise! It’s broke. So broke that it’s borrowed federal funds to keep paying people not to work. Now CA has to charge CA employers a payroll surcharge to pay the money back. It’s not a huge tax per employee, …
Progress Cordoba – The Man behind the Woman
A Tribute by Penny Harrington We often hear the phrase “the woman behind the man” representing the wife whose love and support isn’t publicly known, but who has helped make her more public husband who he is. Sometimes, however, it’s a case of the man behind the woman, and such is the case with Progress Cordoba. Folks active in local …
Faulconer: “People in San Diego were hungry for change”
San Diego’s vote on Proposition B is reverberating across California and the country, creating national headlines. Kevin Faulconer, co-author of the Comprehensive Pension Reform citizens initiative, took to the airwaves to talk about the overwhelming approval of the measure, and how San Diego is setting a blueprint for reform for local governments throughout the nation. Watch the clip here.
Taxpayer resistance to local California school bonds grows
The League of California Cities tracked voting outcomes of the California local tax and bond measures. The brief SACRAMENTO BEE story and a direct link to the League’s results are here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/06/nearly-two-thirds-of-local-tax-and-bond-measures-pass.html I found one aspect of the story a pleasant suprise. It’s refreshing that only 22 of the 34 school bond measures passed — 64.7%. Since the bar for …
The Oracle Speaks
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/john-tj.jpg” captiontext=”John Nienstedt, President of Competitive Edge, and T.J. Zane, President & CEO of The Lincoln Club of San Diego County, at the Lincoln Club’s Election Night Reception. Photo by: Melissa Jacobs”] Politics & Media Mashup I worked on a campaign with local pollster John Nienstedt a couple years ago and after he explained in a group email – a …
A challenge to GOP legislators on franking privilege
SD Rostra Editorial Read the UT San Diego editorial on state legislators’ abuse of the franking privilege… Abuse of franked mail: Enough is enough Tell you what. The first Republican legislator from San Diego — or from any part of the state for that matter — that let’s Rostra know he or she will author or co-author a substantive reform measure …
DeMaio to San Diegans: Let’s Unite for Reform
We did it!! I’m so pleased by the outcome of Tuesday’s election – and hope you are too! We passed Props A and B – to bring transparency to City Hall and to implement my pension reform initiative. We elected two more reformers to the San Diego City Council. And I’m pleased that we won a plurality of votes in …
Thanks to those who helped pass Prop D
I am using this forum to thank all of the people who helped us achieve the goal of becoming a Charter City, with the passage of Prop D. Specifically; I want to acknowledge John Hoy, John Gibson, Greg Brown, Darrin Mroz, and the Lincoln Club who did much of the heavy much of the heavy lifting in this campaign. Passing …
Taxpayer subsidized car battery companies failing
RIDER COMMENT: Obama’s environmental chrony capitalism continues to shine as a stirling example of central planning run amok. Elementary economics is a total mystery to our President. In this case, Obama funded a bunch of electric car battery companies with absolutely no consideration of electric car DEMAND. Hint: there ain’t none. Well not much. What demand exists is FAR, FAR …
5.7 Million Slate Cards Can’t be Wrong — Conservative Leader Jim Lacy makes voter contact More affordable
It was a good primary for Republicans, and for Jim Lacy, whose “Landslide Communications” ruled the Slate Card roost again. Slates are popular with most candidates and consultants because they are a relatively inexpensive way to reach numerous likely voters. It is not just a business to Jim Lacy, however, a committed philosophical conservative who served in the Reagan Adminsitration, was …
City Leaders Lay Out Prop B Pension Reform Implementation Plan
“San Diegans expect results. We must implement Prop B without delay.” That was the message City leaders delivered today following the landslide approval of Proposition B at the ballot box Tuesday. More than 66 percent of voters endorsed the measure, otherwise known as Comprehensive Pension Reform, to eliminate traditional pensions for new employees and replace them with a 401(k)-style plan, similar …
Should Arlie Ricasa Return to Work?
Yesterday, the U-T broke the news about Arlie Ricasa receiving clearance to return to her 6-figure salaried position at Southwestern College. Ricasa, a boardmember of the Sweetwater Union High School District, has plead not guilty to eight felony corruption charges. Do you think Ricasa should return to work? Vote in the U-T’s online poll and let your comments be heard!
Where is GWEN?
Rostrafarians were entertained/vexed in recent weeks by longtime Gadfly “Gwen”. She predicted, with supreme confidence, that we’d all get our come-uppance June 5th as SD Liberal candidates rolled to victory after victory. She pitied our naive hopes. But since Election Day, she has gone Radio Silent. What happened, Gwen?
The Left Blames Messaging, Money,
. . . anyone but themselves. I’m not going to waste time searching out all of the left wing excuses for yesterday’s taxpayer victories in Wisconsin, San Diego and San Jose. The tried and true playbook will be to turn to the courts to defeat the will of the voters in the California elections and to blame money and a …
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