Sweetwater Schools Trustee John McCann placed an automated phone call to district residents, asking for action to oppose the use of taxpayer funds for the legal defense of three of his colleagues and a former board member. Wendy Fry at the UT has the story, where you can listen to the recording. Here are the board docket items for tonight’s …
A Monday look at Friday’s Rostra Fun
Rostra blogger Tony Manolatos is doing a weekly segment on KOGO with host LaDona Harvey, every Friday during the 3 p.m. hour. If you missed last Friday’s show, Tony discussed the mayoral poll results that Jim Sills broke on Rostra Friday morning, the U-T’s vision for Downtown San Diego and other fun stuff. Have a listen here. The segment with …
Jerry Brown claims HSR can be built far cheaper — and for free
Today Governor Jerry Brown claimed that CA High Speed Rail will cost “a lot less” than the current $100 billion figure that “people are saying” it’s going to cost. And he found a gold mine of free money that’s going to pay for it. The man needs some serious drug testing. Jerry, $100 billion is not “what people are saying” …
Rallying the Pension Reform Troops
Yesterday I held the first in a citywide series of Pension Reform Town Hall meetings, to keep the public engaged and involved in this critical ballot measure. Here’s the story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJPw5G1E-0
Vote for Sylvia Sullivan’s Pro-Life Poem, “Please Forget me Not”
Tireless East County conservative leader Sylvia Sullivan has entered a national poetry competition dedicated to the Pro-Life Movement. Sylvia’s moving and compelling words are reproduced below. If you like the poem, please join me in Voting For It at this link. Just click the Facebook “Like” button on Sylvia’s poem while logged onto the Facebook link nearby. The poetry competition is sponsored by the Manhattan Declaration, …
Voice’s Fact Check King: One False Claim Is Found Every Week
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Kyle-Keegan-2010-100px-11.jpg” captiontext=”Keegan Kyle”] Politics & Media Mashup: your weekend news aggregator leads off with a Q & A with Keegan Kyle, the Fact Check King at voiceofsandiego.org. Also included: Gobs of links to some of the week’s best stories about local, state and national politics as well as social and traditional media. If you read voiceofsandiego.org you read Keegan Kyle, who …
Do State Labor Laws Trump Democracy?
That seems to be the position taken in a lawsuit filed by the Municipal Employees Association of San Diego. From the U-T: The Municipal Employees Association, San Diego’s largest public employee union representing white-collar workers, has accused Mayor Jerry Sanders of violating state labor laws by refusing to negotiate the elements in the initiative while at the same time using …
Defense Spending – Republicans Don’t Get It
Budget “cuts” for the Department of Defense proposed by Obama are fairly responsible as far as I can tell. But Republicans are already criticizing the administration’s proposals. Predictably, John McCain called the cuts unacceptable. So what are the facts? Most of the spending cuts come from winding down the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The base budget of the Pentagon …
DeMaio Calls for Formation of Taskforce to Protect Local Military Jobs
BRAC Related Taskforce Would Protect San Diego’s Military Bases and Installations from Being Closed by Federal Government Councilmember Carl DeMaio today called on Mayor Sanders to create a taskforce that will work to shield local military installations and assets from proposed cuts in Defense spending. Councilmember DeMaio renewed his call for creation of a Base Closure and Realignment Commission …
Quick thoughts on the mayor’s race
This week was game-changing in San Diego’s mayoral race. With today’s poll news and a strong fundraising showing by two of the major candidates it seems we may be headed for an all-Republican runoff. This is very good news. We can ensure a reform candidate is elected by knocking Filner out of the race now. Obama won the City of …
Ricasa: Don’t make me gut my children’s future!
Wow. Just saw this article from the U-T where Sweetwater school board member Arlie Ricasa, through her attorney, is claiming that she’ll have to gut her own children’s college fund to pay for legal services stemming from her alleged indiscretions — 4 felonies, 2 misdemeanors — if the school board (ahem, taxpayers) won’t approve the legal payments. This brings up a philosophical question for …
Sources: Recent Labor Poll finds Filner in 4th place among likely SD June voters
Reliable sources tell SD Rostra that labor forces got more / less than they expected in an early-January poll of 750 likely San Diego City June voters. The surprising results for Mayor, including “leaners,” are said to be: Carl DeMaio 26%, Nathan Fletcher 17%, Bonnie Dumanis 16%, and Bob Filner 14%. Some prior mayoral surveys, public and private, did not rigorously …
Your Captions, please, for the classic Jan Brewer vs. President Obama Photograph
Since Many Moons, your correspondent has not seen a political photo as entertaining and memorable as this one. Feisty Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) greets President Obama at the Gateway airport yesterday in Phoenix-Mesa. Can you provide an amusing or insightful caption for their heart-to-heart? Here’s mine …. HIM: “We just can’t see Eye to Eye.” — HER: “Maybe we could …
Mayoral Candidate Nathan Fletcher Raises More Than $735,000 for June Primary
SAN DIEGO- Nathan Fletcher’s mayoral campaign today announced that Fletcher’s committee raised more than $735,000 from its inception in June through December 31, 2011, for the June primary election. The committee received contributions from nearly 2,500 donors, many of them first-time political donors. Between July 1 and the end of the year, the committee raised nearly $416,000 for the June …
UT: DeMaio, Fletcher show fundraising prowess
From the U-T San Diego… “City Councilman Carl DeMaio and state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, two of the high-profile candidates for San Diego mayor, reported impressive fundraising totals Thursday for the final six months of last year…” See Craig Gustafson’s article on the numbers. Fletcher’s press release. DeMaio’s release is here.
In Case You Missed It: DeMaio Releases his Comprehensive Jobs Plan
http://youtu.be/FtDeJoOjT9M
An Open Letter to Sherri Lightner
Rec’d from Ray Ellis… Dear Councilmember Sherri Lightner, Two weeks ago my campaign team reached out to your campaign to request a series of twelve debates in front of District 1 voters. They were told that you would only consider it a few months from now. As such, I am reaching out directly to you. We are at a pivotal …
Germany’s vaunted solar electricity program now seen as a disaster
Solar power worshipers point to Germany as their role model. Germany has lead Europe and perhaps the world in the push for solar electricity. With massive government subsidies, the Germans have spent a fortune on massive solar installations that today they can proudly point to. Only one problem. Winter. Turns out that solar doesn’t work well in winter — or …
Marty Block has Primary challenge from fellow Dem Patrick Marsh in SD 39…and new candidates also emerge in ADs 71, 76, and 49th Congress
You won’t see it on the Secretary of State’s candidate website yet, but Assemblyman Marty Block (D) has competition for his party’s SD 39 nomination from Patrick Marsh of University City, who has filed initial papers. OTHER NEW NAMES SURFACING are… (1) Karen Otter (D) opposing Rostra‘s own Assemblyman Brian Jones (R) in AD 71 … (2) Glenn Bernard (R) now …
Famed Padres Announcer Jerry Coleman Endorses Nathan Fletcher, Campaign Releases Web Ad
Padres broadcaster and combat veteran Marine Jerry Coleman today endorsed Nathan Fletcher for mayor. The campaign also released a web video he narrated detailing Fletcher’s military service. “Nathan brings the same leadership qualities, poise and character he exhibited as a combat Marine to all his endeavors – and that’s exactly what it’s going to take to turn City Hall around …
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