Carl DeMaio for Mayor video, put together by the Republican Party of San Diego County. Per the party, all content is courtesy of YouTube.
KUSI Interviews: A Life of Overcoming Adversity
I haven’t spoken much about my childhood, but this morning I sat down with KUSI for a conversation about my upbringing. My experiences growing up shape who I am today – my drive, compassion, and tenacity in tackling every challenge. I’m grateful for the lessons I learned through those challenges. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sroV-cHJWm8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9aH3pp-8Fw
It’s Going to be an Ugly Eight Weeks!
Republican Party Chairman Tony Krvaric has taken a keen interest in who is communicating for Nathan Fletcher. On Thursday, Krvaric tweeted to Rachel Laing: “Just to be transparent, you’re now advocating for Nathan Fletcher in a paid capacity, right?” Laing recently left Mayor Jerry Sanders to take a job as communications director at Public Policy Strategies. Tom Shepard, who is running Fletcher’s campaign, …
The Hill: GOP lawmaker calls for change to how government measures unemployment
From The Hill… A Republican lawmaker is intensifying his push for legislation that would change how the government measures the unemployment rate. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.) intends to press GOP leaders to move his bill to include the number of individuals who gave up looking for work in the percentage of jobless claims. Should the government measure unemployment with …
9,998 Comments! — Now, 10,000!
Update 6:50 pm… We hit the mark! Republican or Libertarian, or — more accurately — libertarian Republican (note the nuanced difference), Richard Rider is the generator of Rostra comment Number 10,000, with this gem at 3:13 pm: “Filner will present his city pension reform plan as soon as his labor union bosses tell him what it is. And not a …
Rostra Weekend Pool
When does Bob Filner release his pension plan? Next week? In May? Before December? Pick a date and time, and send your guesses to info@sdrostra.com. Whoever gets closest to the actual date/time the Filner plan goes public (meaning, in writing, and released by his campaign), wins Rostra bragging rights. Have a great Easter!
Plans to Fix Schools Rankle Some Voters
Politics & Media Mashup: A look at this week’s local political coverage San Diego’s broken school system has been a campaign issue in the mayor’s race since Day 1, but the feedback I’ve seen lately from voters suggests some people are hardly impressed with what they’re hearing. Two letter writers, including a teacher, rip the candidates in today’s U-T San …
Fletcher for Mayor Launches Web Video, “Momentum”
Today we launched a new web video called, “Momentum!” We put this video together for you all to enjoy and relive the exciting momontum our campaign has experienced over the last 10 days.
Rostra approaching 10,000 comments
Originally posted April 3… Since San Diego Rostra launched in August 2009, the site has been blessed with 2,794 blog entries and — as of this moment — 9,924 total comments from readers on those various posts. Some blog posts end up with no comments. Others garner dozens, some exemplified by passionate debate. We ask who will be lucky commenter …
Tony Strickland: Fletcher best-positioned to move San Diego forward
Guest Commentary by Sen. Tony Strickland Nathan’s decision to leave the Republican party must have been a difficult one. It isn’t easy to leave a party you’ve been a member of for nearly 20 years. While I’m disappointed we’ve lost Nathan, I know he feels this is what is right in his heart. It’s okay to be sad he left …
Convenience, Not Conviction – Nathan’s Play In The San Diego Mayor’s Race
This year San Diego voters are being treated to a very lively contest to see who will succeed Republican Jerry Sanders as mayor of California’s second largest city. I have and will continue to write about this and other races taking place in the City of San Diego – but I think it is important to share with you that …
Lightner Says She is Yes on Prop B
U-T San Diego reporter Jen Kuhney, apparently writing a story on City Council District 1, sent out a surprising tweet earlier: @jenkuhney: .@SherriLightner said she supports the pension reform ballot measure “but the devil is in the details.” The Ellis campaign was quick to respond… Ray Ellis’ Statement on Sherri Lightner’s Stance on Proposition B: “Sherri Lightner has opposed pension reform …
Soros Backed Group Attacks San Onofre
Guest Commentary by John Gordon Over the weekend, an organization with a history of being on the receiving end of the Soros money network, began running an ad demanding that the San Onofre power plant be permanently shuttered. From listening to the 30-second spot, one might come to the conclusion that San Onofre is run by a proverbial Mr. Burns, …
NCTD Press release going out today!
This press release came across my inbox this morning and I thought I would share it: Electric vehicle charging stations abuzz at Oceanside Transit Center OCEANSIDE,Calif.—Electric car charging stations are now live and available for customers to use for free in the Oceanside Transit Center (OTC) parking lot. The North County Transit District is offering the charging equipment as part …
Fletcher Campaign First to Launch Television Advertisement
The Fletcher for Mayor campaign today announced it will air the first television advertisement of the mayoral campaign beginning today. The ad, entitled “Independent,” is the first in a series of spots to introduce Nathan Fletcher and his plans to San Diegan voters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbscc9mJ3RM&feature=youtu.be
Fletcher’s Early TV Burn
I’m told by someone close to the Fletcher campaign that his campaign will be up on broadcast TV tomorrow. Given that it is still a month before absentee voting begins, and he does not have Steve Francis funding, this begs a question: Why start burning money this early? Don’t you risk running out weeks before the election? The answer is …
Oceanside Tax Day Tea Party Set For April 16, 2012
Guest Commentary by Brian Brady If your inner rebel is calling you this tax season, you might want to head up to the Oceanside Pier Ampitheater on Monday, April 16, 2012. Taxpayer advocacy group Stop Taxing Us is hosting its Fourth Annual Tea Party Rally, from 4:55PM until 7:05 PM. Stop Taxing Us is Southern California’s largest tea party group …
“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today”
Alyssia Finley, quoted in the OC Register… “The fate of California Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative depends on whether voters buy his sales pitch that the new revenues will benefit schools. They won’t… About half of all new revenues will actually go to teachers’ pensions.” Of course the issue here is the pensions. They need to be funded, but why …
California “Tax Freedom Day” IMPROVES – sorta, kinda
San Diego Tax Fighters 10969 Red Cedar Dr. San Diego, CA 92131 Voice: (858) 530-3027 Monday, 2 April, 2012 Press Release – Authored by Richard Rider California “Tax Freedom Day” IMPROVES – sorta, kinda Today the Tax Foundation released its annual computation of “Tax Freedom Day” for the nation and each state. http://taxfoundation.org/taxfreedomday, “Tax Freedom Day” is the day on …
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