Is the City of San Diego’s Proposition A (on the June 5, 2012 Ballot) Meaningful and Necessary? Absolutely! Here’s the Documented Proof. by Kevin Dayton One of the most ridiculous arguments thrown at voters by opponents of the Fair and Open Competition ballot measure (Proposition A) for the June 5, 2012 election in the City of San Diego is that the …
Shawn Steel: The future of San Diego
Guest Commentary by Shawn Steel Once every generation comes along a unique political leader. Carl DeMaio is the real thing. In an age of political defeatism and angst, Carl earned San Diego citizens’ trust when they elected him to the city council. With a platform of fiscal reform, Carl offered honest and real solutions to San Diego’s financial melt-down. Carls’s ideas …
Fletcher’s Family of Friends
Recently, Nathan Fletcher raised eyebrows for accepting a financial donation from the minor daughter of Lorena Gonzalez, the local labor union boss. Nathan Fletcher’s continued move to the left appears to mirror his growing support from the Gonzalez family as a whole. The most recent financial disclosures show Marco Gonzalez, Lorena’s brother, donating to Fletcher’s Mayoral campaign. Marco Gonzalez is a well known …
Another Side to this Story — San Diego Military Ballots were NOT delayed — Multiple sources state today
Multiple reliable local sources tell me that (1) the approximately 3,000 overseas military ballots from San Diego County were mailed out in time for the June primary election, and (2) that when about 30 of those came back with expired addresses, the Registrar of Voters office found updated addresses and re-sent those by Fed-Ex (“They Deliver”). The litigation referred to an earlier post involved mainly …
Jim Miller: My experience for Superior Court Judge
Guest Commentary by Jim Miller I am running for Superior Court Judge, seat 25. The vote for judge is county-wide. So wherever you are in San Diego County you will be able to vote for the judges. It is hard to find information about judge candidates so here is a brief run down on my qualifications and the state of …
Lincoln Club Campaign Update Video
Submitted by The Lincoln Club of San Diego County
Prop A Debate on KUSI – Judge for yourself
Here are the excerpts from the Prop A portion of the the KUSI Show last night. Judge for yourself whether the Yes side or the No side speaks for San Diego Taxpayers. First Segment – Yes on A – Crosby and Cate Second Segment – No on A – Zaharopoulos Third Segment – Roundtable – Nehring, Zaharopoulos, Crosby
Prop B: May City of San Diego employees rejoin the Social Security system?
A common question for voters about Prop B is whether city employees can rejoin the Social Security system. San Diego County Taxpayers Association Vice President Chris Cate explains how this works in a brief video presentation.
‘Unbiased’ Judge Evaluation panel — ALL Democrats, and ALL Demo Party donors… Surprise! Conservative Attorney gets low Grade from them.
How did successful, well-qualified conservative attorney Gary George Kreep get a ‘not qualified’ rating from a panel of a local attorneys Association reviewing candidates for Judge? POSSIBLE ANSWER : public records show the three-person panel assigned to interview Kreep are All Democrats, and ALL past Democrat donors (to Senator John Edwards (!), the Democratic National Committee, California Democratic Party, etc)! Gary Kreep graduated USD’s famously tough law school with a Juris Doctor in 1975, …
Fletcher Secures Endorsement from banner of Big Gulps
Guest Commentary by Brian Brady San Diego Mayoral candidate secured the endorsement from “Hizzoner”, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is endorsing California Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher’s independent bid for San Diego mayor. The Fletcher campaign on Thursday released a statement from the three-term New York mayor that says Fletcher represents an alternative to …
CalWatch: 11 Counties miss deadline to send ballots to overseas, military voters
According to CaliforniaWatch.org, San Diego was among 11 counties in the state to miss a primary election deadline to mail over 8,000 ballots to overseas and military voters. CalWatch reports that failure to send the ballots by April 21 is in violation of the Uniformed & Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Anyone know the stats on what percentage of military …
Coalition of business leaders endorse Carl DeMaio’s jobs plan
A broad coalition of San Diego business leaders gathered today to endorse Mayoral Candidate Carl DeMaio’s plans to foster job creation. Nearly two dozen business leaders were on hand to discuss their support for DeMaio’s – a sampling of over 500 business executives and small business owners who are supporting Carl DeMaio for Mayor. DeMaio’s plan cuts mountains of red …
New Mail Ballots — GOP Lead now 8,087 countywide — Latest 29K returned break…45.1% Rep, 37.8% Dem, 13.8% Indy
Here is your “controversial” SD County mail ballot report for today. The pace of returned ballots zoomed Wednesday as 29,003 Memorial Day weekend votes descended on the Registrar of Voters office. That brings the grand total received to 175,591. The most recent split is Rep 45.1% (13,105), Dem 37.8% (10,953), Indy 13.8% (3,985), and Minor 3.3% (960). Compared to registration, Republicans …
Judicial Candidate David Berry Enjoys Giving Back
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Berry-headshot-color.jpg” captiontext=”David Berry”] David Berry learned the value of community service in high school while teaching children how to swim as a volunteer with the American Red Cross and later as a volunteer coach with the Special Olympics in college. “I can’t tell you what it felt like to teach a child confined to a wheelchair how to swim,” …
Sacramento Labor Boss Spends $1 Million Against Prop A – Utility Ratepayers Pick up the Tab
Guest Commentary by Kevin Dayton Here’s yet another scoop from the Dayton Public Policy Institute about how unions are influencing the June 2012 elections in California: one supreme union official based in Sacramento has pumped $1.14 million into San Diego to defeat a city voter initiative called Proposition A. And some of the cash originally comes from utility ratepayers. For …
Last Major San Diego Mayoral Debate Mashup
The San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR), San Diego County Taxpayers Association and The Lincoln Club of San Diego County hosted today’s debate at the Town and Country Resort and Conference Center. SDAR wants to thank all of the candidates for a spirited debate, the 500 or so people who filled the ballroom and those of you who watched and …
Live Blogging the Mayoral Debate
Excited to be live blogging today’s SOLD OUT (Wow and congrats!) Mayoral debate at the Town and Country. According to the wonderful daily updates from the registrar, 30% to 35% of votes have already been cast as of SATURDAY. Not sure we will hit the magic 50% number for mail in ballots but it is going to be close. Everything …
Gov Brown sends Democrats a message – In essence: “Fletcher is our man”
For you right-of-center Rostra supporters of Nathan Fletcher (even for the trolls!): You don’t need to believe Carl DeMaio backers concerning Fletcher’s pronounced move to the left. Believe the DEMOCRATS. Starting with Governor Jerry Brown. He’s made clear to Democrats that Fletcher will be their man in San Diego. See below. I’m not a fan of Jerry Brown, but in …
The Sweetwater Ripple Effect
You wouldn’t think a corruption scandal in San Diego’s South Bay could have repercussions 700 miles to our east in El Paso, TX. However, the same night Mitt Romney clinched the GOP nomination, 8-term Democratic Rep. Silvestre Reyes was denied a return pass to Congress — despite recent high-profile endorsements and events hosted by former President Clinton, and President Obama. …
Kudos to Deborah Seiler and the Registrar of Voters Office
From the UT San Diego… Release of ballot tally protested Registrar is making available a running breakdown of party affiliation Written by Ashly McGlone A former city schools trustee filed a complaint with the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Friday over the release of mail-ballot return data. The registrar — upon request — is releasing a daily tally of …
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