Here is an even-handed look at Mayoral campaign finances from our Guest Author, “Math Geek”. It studies official reports published late last week, and I hope you’ll enjoy the facts. Jim Sills By Math Geek … If you are like me you spend the better part of a day digging through the candidates campaign disclosures. Oh the anticipation, the impatience !, surprises ?!?!, …
Oceanside Airport: A benefit to residents for years to come
Guest Commentary by Ben Sullivan As the article linked below indicates, the Oceanside Airport was left in a state of decay and ruin after years of neglect by the City of Oceanside and some of it’s elected leaders and administrators. The key opponents to any airport improvements were the previous City Council majority of Mayor Jim Wood, Councilwoman Esther Sanchez …
From “Down with Tyranny” blog: Vargas Coronation By Democrats Points To Doom For Working Families
We wouldn’t have been aware of it, had the blog entry not linked back to a Rostra post, but we found a piece at something called Down with Tyranny interesting, regarding the Juan Vargas-Denise Ducheny battle for Congress. It ends up pointing readers to the campaign of John Brooks, but even if you happen to believe no one can win …
When it comes to murder, black people should most fear black people
The Florida shooting death of a young black man by a white Neighborhood Watch bozo is indeed tragic. But should black people be terribly worried with getting murdered by white bigots and vigilantes? Or is the REAL danger other black males? Everyone knows the answer, but doesn’t want to talk about it. Certainly Obama doesn’t. Consider these factoids quoted from …
East County Performing Arts Center: The Reality
I’ve had a lot of calls about the UT article regarding the “razing” of the ECPAC. I want to weigh in and say that to my mind, there is long ways to go before this was to happen. The current proposal is to build a hotel on the site, which would include a new performing arts center. I have to …
Breaking: Internal Dumanis polling … and the results in perspective
Following our breaking news post of a couple of days ago showing local Democratic Party survey numbers in the race for San Diego mayor (quickly dubbed the “Bob Filner poll”), SD Rostra has obtained additional internal polling results conducted for Bonnie Dumanis. The survey, completed more than a month ago by Dumanis pollster The Tarrance Group, notes that the “battle …
New Poll, Convention Center Drama, Big Bucks and a Shift in Leadership
Politics & Media Mashup leads off with a look at some of the more interesting stories of the week and wraps up with links to some of the best stories about politics and media at the local, state and national levels. This blog post on San Diego Rostra about a new San Diego Mayor 2012 poll garnered a lot of interest …
In Case You Missed It: “Nathan Fletcher could be edging out Bob Filner”
This afternoon communications strategist Tony Manolatos and LaDonna Harvey analyzed the mayors race. Their exchange is below. LaDonna: There’s a new poll that says Nathan Fletcher could be edging out Bob Filner and could be meeting Bob Filner in the runoff election. Tony: Yeah, this week at San Diego Rostra they got ahold of a poll commissioned by Congressman Filner …
Mayor’s race bucks: Jan 1 to March 17
DeMaio… Raised: $286,313 Spent: $172,881 Cash-on-Hand: $932,354 Dumanis… Raised: $119,409 Spent: $88,441 Cash-on-Hand: $292,938 Filner… Raised: $107,548 Spent: $110,265 Cash-on-Hand: $85,796 Fletcher… Raised: $219,047 Spent: $151,228 Cash-on-Hand: $657,449
Salaries for College Coaches and Presidents
See these articles: 10 of the highest paid basketball coaches CSU raises pay for presidents, plans to cut enrollment Universities will state that they need to pay such huge salaries to bring in talent. Personally, I don’t care what the private colleges pay their presidents and coaches, but I do when it is a government operated school. College presidents’ salaries …
Padres CEO
Amid today’s fundraising reports I thought I’d post some other huge San Diego news. The UT reports: In a move that raises even more questions about the Padres’ ownership situation, Jeff Moorad resigned Thursday after three years as the club’s CEO. Team President Tom Garfinkel was named to replace him on an interim basis. So where do the Padres go …
Lorena…err, umm…Tierra Gonzalez Maxes Out to Fletcher
Tierra Gonzalez, daughter of Lorena Gonzalez, made a large contribution to self-proclaimed conservative Republican Nathan Fletcher. The U-T San Diego describes Tierra as a “10th grader at Mission Bay High School, was among 250 students who walked out of the school to protest proposed teacher cuts in the San Diego Unifed School District on Friday, March 16, 2012. Tierra is …
Philip Rivers, Catholic Radio, SD Rally for Religious Freedom… And Condom Hurling
Thanks to Philip Rivers, his wife, Tiffany, and local attorney Charles LiMandri who spearheaded a $5.2 million capital campaign to purchase the radio station KCEO 1000 AM, San Diego now has a 24 hour Catholic talk radio station. In turn, thanks to KCEO, I learned last week about San Diego’s Rally for Religious Freedom, tomorrow, Friday, March 23, noon at …
Retraction regarding Farrah Douglas information
In response to last Saturday’s Endorsement Time at the GOP Corral: Mayoral and Assembly Candidates Continue Political Shootout, SD Rostra was contacted on behalf of Carlsbad City Councilmember and State Assembly candidate Farrah Douglas to take issue with the post’s depiction of some of her background, specifically the paragraph regarding a March 2011 Notice of Trustee sale related to her …
Steve Francis Endorses DeMaio
I’m grateful for the support of Steve Francis. I look forward to working with Steve and all who support real reform so that we can finally get City Hall positioned to get San Diegans back to work. We’re building a broad coalition of taxpayers, business leaders, and fiscal reformers who know that it takes more than rhetoric to effectively lead …
Good Order and Discipline and Tea
Sgt. Gary Stein created the Facebook page “Armed Forces Tea Party” in 2010. He has been stationed here in San Diego. As you might expect, he eventually made comments critical of the President on Facebook. He is now facing discharge from the Marine Corps (pronounced “core” for the pronunciation challenged) for Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Discipline. He argues …
BREAKING: Poll shows DeMaio and Filner in a virtual tie with Fletcher in third
San Diego Rostra has obtained new poll results that place Bob Filner and Carl DeMaio in a virtual tie for the lead in the race to become San Diego’s next mayor followed by Nathan Fletcher. “With an aggressive, well-funded campaign Filner is poised to advance in the San Diego Mayoral Race,” a two-page Feb. 29 memo highlighting the poll results …
Muslim Apologist Debates Christian Apologist: Is Islam A Violent Religion?
On March 11, 2012, Muslim Apologist Nadir Ahmed debated me on the subject of violence in the name of Islam. The debate took place on my KCBQ radio show without commercial interruptions and was timed by a moderator, co-host Mike Fredenburg. In addition to the listeners who witnessed this event live on the air, close to 2000 have downloaded this …
FBI serves CityBeat subpoena for records linked to Jillian Hanson-Cox
CityBeat reports the news. From Dave Maass… http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/blog-818-fbi-serves-citybeat-.html
Santorum, Romney, Gingrich, Paul, And Obama: Some Advice For Each Candidate
Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Washington Times Communities, March 14, 2012. Used by permission. By now, it must be glaringly apparent that 2012’s GOP presidential favorite is not going to be crowned any time soon. With that in mind, I will offer some advice to all four contenders; and their mutual rival, President Obama. Since I am …
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