SD City Clerk certifies CPR: Taxpayers Association to “leverage all its resources”

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San Diego County Taxpayers Association Plans Vigorous Campaign for CPR Initiative (San Diego) –  San Diego’s leading taxpayer advocacy group says it will leverage all its resources in the campaign for the Comprehensive Pension Reform (CPR) ballot measure now that the San Diego City Clerk has certified the measure for the ballot with 115,991 valid signatures. The groundbreaking pension reform …

FLASH — Carl DeMaio’s Pension Reform measure QUALIFIES for June 2012 Ballot

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Congratulations to Carl DeMaio, Tony Krvaric and everyone else involved in the lengthy trench-fighting process to gather 115,000 valid signatures for this signal reform.  Here is Carl DeMaio’s e-mail bulletin just received:   “ Moments ago I received the official notice from the City Clerk — our Pension Reform Ballot Measure has qualified for a public vote! Thank you for your role in this …

Win Chargers Tickets and Support Small Business

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Last night I held a fundraiser to support two small businesses that have been forced to shut down due to the unsanitary and threatening environment created by the Occupy San Diego Protests. Here’s the story: http://www.youtube.com/user/DeMaio4Mayor#p/a/u/0/7kDFdAcdDvM If you weren’t able to attend, here is another opportunity… Darryl Anderson is going to donate 2 tickets to the Chargers game this Thursday …

Roger Hedgecock Show to begin airing on Talk Radio 760 KFMB-AM after new year

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All of the “Changes at KOGO”-related Rostra posts over the last few days, including Jimmy Valentine’s inside info that Roger Hedgecock would likely be departing KOGO for KFMB, culminates in the announcement that Hedgecock is … well … departing KOGO for KFMB. News to Rostra. Not. Jon Fleischman at FlashReport has the press release from Roger.  Read it here. Here …

Doug Manchester Interested In SDUT Purchase: VOSD Report

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UPDATE: Credit Where Due Dept: Don Bauder of the San Diego Reader discussed the rumor that Manchester was buying the U-T in a Sept. 29 blog post. Bauder properly called it a “strictly a rumor”, but one worth reporting. I think that was the proper way to handle it. The rumor was widely given credence by local insiders, and journalists …

Roger Hedgecock e-mail Today says an Announcement coming tomorrow…But still on KOGO til Dec. 31… Also heard on XM 166

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In an e-mail to regular listeners, the Roger Hedgecock show  today says this about the program’s future:  “STAY TUNED TOMORROW For MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT On The Future of San Diego’s NUMBER ONE RATED Talk Show… The Roger Hedgecock Show is excited to share with you first an important announcement on the future for our show starting next year.  Of course, until …

Fabiani: This is ‘perhaps our last and best chance’ to keep Chargers in San Diego

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I published a blog post Friday that questioned Mark Fabiani’s criticism of Mayor Jerry Sanders’ Convention Center expansion plan. Fabiani, who serves as special counsel to the San Diego Chargers and is the team’s point man on stadium talks, sent me a response on Saturday. Here it is: Tony, thank you for the opportunity to weigh in on your latest …

The REAL race for San Diego Mayor starts Now — Donna Frye will Not Run in 2012 — VOSD has newsbeat … and Rostra’s Victory Bear approves

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Donna Frye won’t make a 3rd try for Mayor in 2012, a bombshell first reported by Liam Dillon at the Voice of San Diego.   This is the “Other Shoe”  people were waiting to drop, and VOSD says she will also endorse Bob Filner for the top City job.   With the earlier exit of Chris Kehoe  (reported first  by SD Rostra on June …

Another Snuff Video From Global Warming Activists

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UPDATE: The poster of the global warming snuff video was getting hammered in the comments from us evil Koch-funded global warming deniers. So he disabled commenting. Fools like that live in their own isolated enclaves of moonbattery in which burning up skeptics is funny. Exposure to the real world must have chilled his resolve. So I suggest you instead look …

Breaking, Part II: KOGO Changes Becoming Clearer

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As originally reported and updated on Rostra, big changes are coming to KOGO-AM Radio, San Diego’s foremost news and talk (make that talk with a sprinkling of news) radio station. Several sources including afternoon host LaDona Harvey have confirmed to this KOGO alumna the following lineup, starting on Monday: 9 a.m. – 12 noon: Rush Limbaugh (No change here, KOGO …

To Attract High Tech Jobs, DeMaio Commits to Make San Diego the “Innovation Capital” of the Nation

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DeMaio Brings Together Leaders in the Biotech, CleanTech, Communications, Defense, and Other Emerging Sectors Calling it “one of the most important economic issues facing our region,” Councilmember Carl DeMaio today held his most recent “Pathway to Prosperity” Job Creation Forum to focus on expanding and retaining San Diego’s high tech and defense sectors.  “We must commit to make San Diego …

Help Needed this Weekend: All Hands On Deck For The Senate Redistricting Referendum!

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From the local GOP… Want to help make history this weekend? We are in the home stretch of collecting signatures for the Fair Districts 2012 Initiative. This weekend will be the final push to ensure that the Senate gerrymander is reversed and Senate Democrats are denied a supermajority. If we do not succeed there will be no check on Senate …

Bipartisan City Council Coalition Vows To Cut Red Tape So S.D. Businesses Can Create Jobs

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“Time is money.” It’s an all-American saying that every small business in San Diego lives by. Today, City Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer joined Council President Tony Young, Councilmember Lorie Zapf, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce and Building Industry Association of San Diego to committ to helping businesses spend less time navigating the City bureaucracy so they can focus …

Fabiani’s Fight, Manchester Eyes the Union-Tribune and Occupy’s Great Flaw

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Some Friday thoughts for your weekend… Mark Fabiani is clearly the toughest man on the San Diego Chargers payroll. While he’s been going around town taking shots at Mayor Jerry Sanders, the guys who suit up on Sundays continue to play like a bunch of Lotus Eaters. Fabiani’s latest jab arrived this morning in Tom Blair’s column. Fabiani once again says …

County Parks and Rec Wins National Accreditation

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http://www.countynewscenter.com/news/county-parks-and-recreation-wins-national-accreditation In the last few years, like so many other government agencies, San Diego County Parks and Recreation (DPR) have seen cuts in funding and staff. However, even with those cuts, they recently gained National Accreditation with the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies. They are the first County in California to gain it, and one of only …

DeMaio to Convene Summit with Leaders in the BioTech, CleanTech & Defense Industries

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Retaining and Expanding San Diego’s Technology Sectors is Vital to High Wage Job Growth What:  Business leaders from the Biotech, CleanTech, communications, defense, and other technology sectors will participate in a “Job Creation Summit” with Councilmember Carl DeMaio to discuss a strategy to retain and expand high-paying jobs in these sectors. DeMaio will add the ideas generated at the summit …

Finally, a Statement from a Politician Really Worth Noting

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From Senator Joel Anderson… This Saturday, something extraordinary is happening in your area that I want to make sure you know about. Ramona will finally be able hold memorial ceremonies for a local fallen Korean War soldier – Corporal Eugene (Mackie) Morelli, who had been missing in action for 60 years. The entire community of Ramona is invited to honor …

California Reserve Peace Officers Association Endorse Dumanis for Mayor

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The California Reserve Peace Officers Association today announced their unanimous endorsement of Bonnie Dumanis for Mayor of San Diego.  The CRPOA represents more than 6,000 sworn peace officers statewide.  The association was founded in 1974 for the purpose of raising the professional, educational and employment standards of Reserve Peace Officers. “Bonnie Dumanis is our choice for Mayor of San Diego.   …