San Diego mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio tried to pressure 7th District City Council candidate Rik Hauptfeld into ditching his campaign in an apparent effort at improving fellow Republican Scott Sherman’s chances of winning the seat, Hauptfeld said today in an exclusive interview with San Diego Rostra. DeMaio’s campaign manager, Ryan Clumpner, issued a statement denying the allegation. “He met with …
DeMaio Unveils Tough New Proposals for “San Diego Sunshine Law”
To mark the beginning of National Sunshine Week, I unveiled today a proposal to advance open government reforms at City Hall. The proposal, to be discussed at an upcoming City Council committee meeting, is titled the “Sunshine Act for City Hall.” It would require the City to post all contracts, transactions, pension obligations, proposed city labor contracts, and employee compensation records online. It’s time to let …
Nathan Fletcher Releases CPR Plus: Bold Pension Reform from Day 1
Nathan Fletcher today released his “CPR Plus” plan, tough pension reform that goes beyond the provisions of the Comprehensive Pension Reform Initiative and can be implemented on Day 1 of the Fletcher Administration. CPR Plus will save the city millions of dollars annually, end the six-figure pensions for unrepresented city management and ensure the management team in the Fletcher administration …
DeMaio, Fletcher Switch Gears
If you checked Twitter this morning you would have noticed Carl DeMaio is courting Democrats and Nathan Fletcher is pitching conservatives. DeMaio tweeted a link to an upcoming “Democrats for DeMaio” fundraiser in Hillcrest. Fletcher’s campaign tweeted he would be releasing a plan today that would ostensibly strengthen the pension reform initiative DeMaio co-authored with Mayor Jerry Sanders and Councilman Kevin Faulconer. …
Polling and Republican Convention Shake Up 76th Assembly Race
The 76th Assembly District race is up in the air. No Democrat filed in the Carlsbad/Oceanside/Encinitas/Vista 76th Assembly seat. Recent nonpartisan polling puts former Oceanside Councilman Rocky Chavez in the lead by a few steps, but he can’t seem to raise any money. Farrah Douglas can raise money but she was in second place behind Chavez in the poll. Sherry …
Tough but Fair — Tense but Transparent — the San Diego Republican Endorsing convention reviewed
Your Correspondent spent fun-filled hours at Saturday’s marathon endorsing session by the SD Republican Party. The tension and stress were palpable for both candidates and supporters. You know the results by now, but the meeting’s Fairness is why you hear no complaints or demands for recounts today. The Rules were printed and distributed in Advance, every GOP candidate was invited to speak, …
San Diego’s John Nienstedt of Competitive Edge Research does some Tebowing
Competitive Edge Research and its President and founder John Nienstedt are best known for their spot-on research about political candidates and ballot measures. But once in a while, Nienstedt admits he’ll indulge his curiosity and add a few questions on a topic of personal interest. In February he asked people in a nationwide poll what they thought about Denver Broncos …
Goldsmith has no takers
A message from City Attorney Jan Goldsmith… The filing deadline came and went without a candidate challenging my re-election. It is an honor to serve the people of San Diego and a pleasure to work with the men and women who serve in our law office. Thank you for your support over the years. Some of you have been my …
Party Press Release on DeMaio Endorsement
SAN DIEGO REPUBLICANS ENDORSE DEMAIO FOR MAYOR “A track record of advocating for taxpayer centered reform earns DeMaio the endorsement of grass roots Republicans.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SATURDAY, MARCH 10 CONTACT: TONY KRVARIC SAN DIEGO — At an endorsement meeting of the Republican Party of San Diego County today, Councilman Carl DeMaio earned the Party’s endorsement. A 2/3 vote …
UPDATE — Who wants to be a College Trustee ? — Answer: Plenty
Good news to share about Rostra’s earlier story on an “open” seat at the five-member San Diego Community College Board! Education reformers and GOP forces responded almost immediately to SD Rostra’s Action Alert, and key potential candidates are now weighing the options this weekend. Republican leaders take the opportunity seriously. I can’t disclose the potential names yet, but “Watch this Space” for details soon. The filing deadline is …
Breaking News: DeMaio wins GOP endorsement — and other updates
Reports from the San Diego County Republican Party’s endorsement session this morning confirm that Carl DeMaio garnered the 2/3 vote needed for the group’s endorsement in the first round of voting. Update 12:25 pm — It appears no endorsement will take place in the open 76th Assembly District, where Rocky Chavez, Farrah Douglas and Sherry Hodges are vying. No candidate …
DeMaio: ‘My real opponents are the government employee unions and powerful downtown interests’
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/demaio.jpg” captiontext=”Carl DeMaio”] Politics & Media Mashup is on break for the next few weeks so we can bring you exclusive Q & As with San Diego Mayoral candidates Carl DeMaio, Bonnie Dumanis and Nathan Fletcher. We kicked off the series last week with Fletcher. We determined the order based on when the responses to our questions were received — …
Independent Poll gives Rocky Chavez a 10-point lead in Open 76th AD Primary Race
Filing for the Assembly job of term-limited Martin Garrick closed today. Already poll results are circulating on the race among three stellar GOP hopefuls. My sources say the survey gives retired US Marine Colonel Rocky Chavez a 10-point lead (at 19%), Carlsbad Council Member Farrah Douglas (9%) in second, and Republican Party leader Sherry Hodges at 7 %. Those sources say the poll of 400 voters was commissioned by Ed Voice, …
SD GOP’s Dilemma: How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maienschein?
Cross posted at FlashReport… Over the past week I have gotten a couple of phone calls and a few e-mails from elected members of the San Diego Republican Party Central Committee. While none have been identical, the subject matter of the calls has been the same – the candidacy of former San Diego City Councilman Brian Maienschein for the State …
Picking Up Steam – 6,400 Engaged Grassroots Supporters
We just updated our supporters list. Thrilled that we are now at 6,400 supporters! Each of these people has either endorsed, donated or volunteered. That’s a 25% increase in one month. Thank you to all the volunteers who have made the momentum possible with their tireless effort on the phones and door-to-door. You can view the full list or join …
WWFD? What Would Fletcher Do?
In the back and forth over Assemblyman and mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher’s post Let’s be honest. Let’s be truthful. And let’s be direct., Rostrafarian Steve Rider posted an honest, truthful and direct question about this “leading by example” business. This brings up an interesting question. One can only assume that on the off chance CPR is defeated either in the …
Three things to know before you vote
A message from Erik Caldwell to the San Diego Republican Central Committee: Three things you should know before you vote tomorrow: 1. Yesterday the Carl DeMaio campaign acknowledged they sent an anonymous mailer to you in an attempt to distort Nathan Fletcher’s record. This is the type of gutter politics that has no place in our party. This election will undoubtedly …
To Wyland, Anderson, and Jones: Back Off And Let The Activists Vote
Guest Commentary by Brian Brady Who’s running the San Diego County Republican Central Committee, the grass roots activists or the elected officials? If you’re a Republican volunteer or a tea party activist (like me), this game of “inside baseball” might irritate you. I’ll lay out what I see happening and you decide. Republicans Carl DeMaio, Nathan Fletcher, and Bonnie Dumanis …
Math Strikes San Diego Unified
The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) has sent out layoff warnings to over 1,600 teachers and other employees for the next school year. The math behind the problem is simple. Part of the reason for the layoffs has to do with promises made in the past with the bill coming due now. From City Beat: Roughly $39 million of …
Who Wants to be a College Trustee? — NO Filing Fee! — NO Signatures! — Open Seat! — March 14 deadline for Republican district “B”……. Come on Down, citizens !
Gather round, we have a Rostra “Flashing Blue Light” special. There’s an OPEN seat on the San Diego Community College Board. It’s Dist. B and leans Republican (37K Republicans, 34K Democrats). It also includes Scripps Ranch, Mira Mesa, San Carlos, Serra Mesa & Allied Gardens. But it may go unopposed to a Democrat unless Republican women or men file at the Registrar …
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