From The Lincoln Club of San Diego County:
New Channel 10/Survey USA Poll — Carl DeMaio 31%, Bob Filner 21%, Nathan Fletcher 21%, Bonnie Dumanis 13%
Channel 10 News and polling firm Survey USA just released a new Mayoral Poll and their conclusion is that “Carl DeMaio appears to have locked-up one of two runoff spots … with a fierce fight for the second runoff position … On Monday, Council member DeMaio gets 31%, Nathan Fletcher and Rep. Bob Filner tie for the second runoff spot, …
After a Rough Week, What Does Team Fletcher Have in Store?
It was a rough week for Team Fletcher. Let’s recap the week’s events. Sunday (5/6/12) The BIG endorsement of Carl DeMaio from the UT San Diego. Monday (5/7/12) A mailpiece highlighted Nathan’s record of voting for tax increases. Fletcher’s high rate of no-shows and missing votes caught up with him when he asked to be removed from his Committee to …
San Diego tea party Proposition Recommendations
My fellow SLOB, W.C. Varones, has posted tea party recommendations for this June’s ballot. Since there is no official tea party position, and everyone can claim a leadership role in the tea party, I am following suit. I am a resident of the city of San Diego, so I am not covering propositions in El Cajon, Oceanside or other areas. On to …
Gov. Jerry Brown: State budget deficit now $16 billion — up slightly from his $9.2B deficit revision in January
Gov. Jerry Brown: State budget deficit now $16 billion Gov. Jerry Brown said in a video release today that California’s budget deficit has mushroomed to $16 billion, nearly twice as high as the $9.2 billion he estimated in January. Gosh, what a stunning revelation! Who’d a thunk it? http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/05/gov-jerry-brown-state-budget-deficit-now-16-billion.html#disqus_thread#storylink=cpy But the good news is that it’s not Assemblyman’s Nathan Fletcher’s …
How Was DeMaio’s Private-Sector Work Different from a CPA or Attorney?
Guest Column by Brian Brady The far-left (and Nathan Fletcher, when finding it politically convenient to join the far left) criticize Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio for his private-sector business success: “I do find it interesting that you made all your money off of government contracts and you say people shouldn’t have wages or salary out of line (with the private …
U-T Editor Puts Paper in Awkward Position
Politics & Media Mashup Some believe Nathan Fletcher is at war with U-T San Diego. I wouldn’t call it war, but relations certainly are chilly. Fletcher’s expectations for his morning newspaper aren’t what they used to be. That might not be a big deal if the election wasn’t less than a month away. For all its troubles, the U-T is still the …
What Nathan Missed…
Assemblyman Fletcher edited out the last part of the KUSI story in his web video that can be seen below. No sad music, but here is the rest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKDodQht4s4&feature=youtu.be
How do you know?
I haven’t posted in years but this seems like a good time to start again. If you haven’t yet read Roger Hedgecock’s column in the UT titled How Do You Know?, I suggest you read it. Then whatever you want to say about the kind of mayor Nathan Fletcher would be, ask yourself, how do you know? _____ Full disclosure – …
2012 Election Predictions: What We Can Expect From President Obama
From Bob Siegel’s column, Forbidden Table Talk on Communities@Washington Times.com Originally written: May 8, 2012 No political satirist can resist the temptation to make election year predictions. True, some of these predictions are so easy; they could be made by a trained chimpanzee. Nevertheless, my crystal ball is now out of the attic and dusted off for all to see: …
Farrah Douglas was a Republican, and then a Democrat, and then a Republican
By Ryan Trabuco I must first preface this post by saying I have come to know Farrah Douglas through my volunteer efforts within the local Republican Party over the last few years. I respect Farrah. She’s an accomplished woman, and I believe she’s done an admirable job on the Carlsbad City Council. However, when a legitimate issue is raised about …
Time to Rally the Election Tea Party in East County
This is a MUST ATTEND EVENT for ALL TEA PARTIERS AND ALL TAXPAYERS!!! Click for details We are going to have our TEA PARTY RALLY at the… Prescott Promenade on Main Street in EL CAJON 200 MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA – 92020 http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/attraction/Prescott-Promenade-200-E-Main-Street-92020-US Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012 Time: 1:00pm until 3:30pm Just SOME of our speakers include: Rick …
DeMaio Releases Ad “One Man”
Today our campaign released its third television ad “One Man” that focuses on my detailed and comprehensive plan to fix the budget problems that have plagued San Diego for nearly a decade. I hope this ad will focus the discussion on important solutions to reform the fiscal problems in San Diego. http://youtu.be/_of0Rb1P-oc DeMaio’s detailed plan and record of results …
Dumanis: We can fix city schools without surrendering to the state
Rostra friends: This morning DA Dumanis continued to demonstrate leadership on the issue of getting San Diego Unified back on track and preventing a disastrous takeover by the state. Below is her statement weighing in on Scott Barnett’s proposal to declare the district insolvent and turn the schools over to the state. Dumanis is the only candidate for mayor to …
A Q & A with City Attorney Jan Goldsmith
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/imgres.jpg” captiontext=”Jan Goldsmith”] Goldsmith weighs in on the San Diego Mayor’s Race, the San Diego Convention Center expansion and more As the only candidate for citywide office with no opponent in the upcoming election, Rostra thought it would be a good time to check in with San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith to discuss his first term in …
Haven’t served in the Military? Fletcher says: “Shame on you”
Nathan Fletcher released an ad called “Character.” Handpicked veterans call out the leading mayoral candidate, Councilmember Carl DeMaio, for not having served in the military. The well-rehearsed veterans, one after another, said: “Shame on you.” Given this ad, you might be surprised to learn DeMaio has never expressed anything but admiration for Fletcher’s military service. So why would Marine veteran …
Campaign Flyer Contains False Info
A judge ordered judicial candidate Terrie Roberts to strike false and misleading information from her ballot argument. She did. But Roberts then used some of the stricken statements in her campaign literature. Some of the campaign literature Superior Court Commissioner Terrie Roberts is distributing contains information that a court has ruled is false and misleading. Last month, a judge …
The U.S. 1st or 2nd most progressively taxed nation
Most people in the U.S. — even many conservatives — think that the rich in America get tax breaks that exceed what the wealthy get in the more socialist countries of the world. Concurrently, it’s assumed that the middle class pays too much of the taxes. Oddly enough, not true. The United States has the first or second most “progressive” …
SDCTA Announces Golden Fleece Award Finalists
Dubious recipients revealed at Golden Watchdog & Golden Fleece Awards Dinner May 16 (San Diego) – The San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) today announced the finalists for its annual Golden Fleece Awards categories including Metro and Regional Fleeces, and Repeat Offenders. Golden Fleeces are given to government programs/services that exemplify the wasteful, inefficient or downright absurd use of taxpayer …
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