Here is the first of 3 profiles on San Diego Unified School Board seats voters will start filling with the June 2012 primary. A Democrat (John Evans) presently holds the Republican-leaning District A post. But Republican Mitz Lee won here in 2004, and beat Evans 60% to 40% in the 2008 primary… so it is winnable. If YOU, or someone you …
AD 79 Candidate Ramirez: Carpetbagger or Can’t Read Google Maps?
There has been much jockeying by the Democratic hopefuls for AD 79, including a Republican-turned-Democrat-turned-Independent who has now decided not to run. The biggest question, though, is why Rudy Ramirez is putting his name in this race? He has never lived East of the 805 and last I checked the new 79th basically ends at the edge of the 805 …
Unacceptable Tax Hikes in California
A few days ago, I read Richard Rider’s detailed post about how truly awful the California tax burden is. A quick refresher. California has the 3rd worst state income tax in the nation. 9.3% tax bracket starts at $46,766 for people filing as individuals. 10.3% tax starts at $1,000,000 http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/bp59_es.pdf (election likely later this year to again raise these rates) …
Recent Encinitas Council Drama
Somewhat newly minted Council Woman Kristin Gaspar (November 2010 first place vote getter) has been a real worker on the Encinitas City Council. In addition to her other obligations she agreed to serve on a Sub-Committee with Council Woman Barth along with some other folks (Barth came in 2nd behind Gaspar in 2010 even though she was the incumbent…) dealing with our …
San Diego Occupy denied in action against City
From Jan Goldsmith… “The ‘Occupy’ TRO was denied. I’m very proud of our litigators who defended this. Judge Hayes’ decision is clear that First Amendment rights are important and must be respected, but they don’t allow a take-over of public property.” Click for the ruling.
Dave Allan opts out of AD 79 race
Nine days after announcing he would, he decided he won’t. La Mesa Councilman Dave Allan said today he will not vie for the 79th State Assembly seat. “With my family commitments and my dad’s ill health, I’ve decided this is not the right time to run for Assembly,” he said. Allan announced during a city council meeting last week he …
Gov Brown proposes $7 billion tax increase
San Diego Tax Fighters 10969 Red Cedar Dr. San Diego, CA 92131 Voice: (858) 530-3027 Email: RRider@san.rr.com Thursday, 1 December, 2011 Press Release – Authored by Richard Rider Governor Jerry Brown has gone absolutely bonkers – proposing a $7 billion tax increase Today the SACRAMENTO BEE reports that Jerry Brown is proposing we put MASSIVE (“temporary”) tax increases on the …
New Majority San Diego Endorses Nathan Fletcher for Mayor
New Majority San Diego Endorses Nathan Fletcher for Mayor Calls Fletcher a Leader for a New Generation with Record of Success SAN DIEGO, CA – Today the San Diego chapter of The New Majority announced its endorsement of Nathan Fletcher for Mayor of San Diego. The organization, which is made up of California’s top business and market leaders, came to …
DeMaio to be Keynote Speaker at Conference on Using Public-Private Partnerships to Deliver City Services
DeMaio’s Years of Experience in Public-Private Partnerships Highlighted at Conference What: Councilmember DeMaio will be the keynote speaker at the “Public-Private Partnership Masters Training Institute Conference.” This conference brings together highly trained professionals with billions of dollars in project experience in public-private partnerships.DeMaio has long been the most vocal proponent of public-private partnerships at City Hall and recently released a …
S.D. Lincoln Club Endorses Waldron for Assembly
Deputy Mayor of Escondido Marie Waldron has been honored to receive the important endorsement of the San Diego Lincoln Club in her bid for 75th State Assembly in 2012. Marie, a 4-term city councilmember and long-time small businessowner has a 100% pro-business voting record during her tenure on the council. The following is the press release issued by the Waldron …
Who has more Klout?
Viewing the San Diego Mayor’s Race Through Klout’s Lens Shows Fletcher On Top If San Diego’s mayoral race was based solely on social media influence the winner would be Nathan Fletcher. That’s not going to sit well with some people, so allow me to explain. In the past, one’s social media influence was measured by the number of “friends” on …
My Blogging Whereabouts
I’ve taken down my previous post about Doug Manchester and his split with his wife. My employer has expressed a wish that I not blog on local issues anywhere except the North County Times, and I agree that’s a wise decision. So I won’t be blogging anymore on SD Rostra. However, I’ll still be blogging, and reporting, at the North …
Jackson’s Out! Who’s In for San Diego Unified School Board?
Blood hit the water. Seems San Diego Unified School District board member Shelia Jackson will not seek re-election. So far, a handful of candidates popped up on the radar screen as potential candidates for her seat. According to Voice of San Diego’s Emily Alpert, as many as four candidates could be in the race though I’m sure the picture will …
Latest Political News
Recent items of interest… Voice: Morning Report: Jackson Not Running in 2012 for SD Unified NCTimes: Stocks again in line for SANDAG chair — Our own Rostrafarian, Jerome Stocks SDNR: And then there was one — Emerald running unopposed in District 9 SDUT: Little intrigue in county supervisor races SDUT: Mayoral candidate Fletcher served in Iraq, Africa SDUT: For Bilbray, …
Our 2011 SD Press Club Award… EVERYONE in Rostra’s Blogpen Can Take a Victory Lap for this! — Well done, Rostrafarians.
For the second year running, all of YOU are San Diego’s #1 politics website, as certified by the San Diego Press Club. (A Real Estate site was rated 1st in news and opinion.) The Press Club awards are truly objective, since judging is done by a sister Press Club in another great American city. That means YOU topped the Union-Tribune, the TV and …
Chris Reed unleashed!
Chris Reed unleashed! San Diego’s cognoscenti know that Chris Reed is a terrific political writer and commentator, with an emphasis on CA state and San Diego area matters. He describes himself as “libertarian lite,” which means his views often reflect my own (I’m a bit more strongly libertarian, but let’s not quibble here). In his day job, Chris is an …
Enjoying A Working Thanksgiving
Holiday duty is an inevitable part of being a newspaper reporter. News doesn’t stop on holidays, and unlike Santa, journalists don’t have elves to help them out. But for me, working on a holiday such as Thanksgiving or Christmas is fun and not a chore. It’s a change of pace, and a chance to be more creative. And of course, …
The Great Thanksgiving Hoax
RIDER COMMENT: This is probably the most untold story that NEEDS to be told — in all of American history. Sadly, our kids never hear this absolutely true recounting of what to be REALLY thankful about re: Thanksgiving. ————– http://mises.org/daily/336 The Great Thanksgiving Hoax by Richard J. Maybury Each year at this time school children all over America are taught …
Thanksgiving Day message from the Republican Party of San Diego
Happy Thanksgiving, and let’s resolve that Americans will reclaim more of their Liberty in the year ahead, locally and Nationally. As Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop said 381 years ago, “For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.” This generation can, and will keep Faith with the …
Scientist called “Father of Global Warming” living large
Proponents of global warming too often embrace a BELIEF system. They bow down to Gaia, or Central Planning, or both. But at least we know their scientists’ motives are altruistic. Not like the greedy scientists that work for evil-corporations. OOPS! Looks like the scientist some consider the “father of global warmist alarmism” has been living large, and hardly in a …
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