Former Mayor of Los Angeles and Secretary of Education Richard Riordan today released the following statement endorsing Nathan Fletcher for mayor: I am endorsing Nathan Fletcher because I believe he is a forward-thinking candidate who will lead San Diego into a new era. He has proven he has the ability to bring broad coalitions together to drive real change and …
Encinitas City Council Appoints Mark Muir to Maggie Houlihan Vacancy
Tonight the Encinitas City Council voted 3-1 to appoint Encinitas Fire Chief Mark Muir as the candidate to fill the City Council vacancy created by the death of Council Member Maggie Houlihan. Encinitas is blessed with a very involved and active electorate and as such pulled 13 great applicants for this position during the two week window when people could …
Electric Rental Cars Will Be Here by Nov 18.
You’ll be hearing about this in the mainstream media over the next couple weeks, I just thought Rostra-farians deserved to have advanced info on this innovative program coming to San Diego. Received in my inbox today: I’m thrilled to announce car2go San Diego — North America’s first all-electric car sharing program — will officially launch on Nov. 18, 2011. Attached and …
Nancy Pelosi Thanks Me — For What, I Don’t Know
There has got to be some misunderstanding. I’ve never contributed any cash, not even a fetid dingo kidney, to Democrats. Or for that matter, to Republicans or Libertarians. True, I once registered as a Democrat, but that was many years ago. Yet look at what popped into my inbox earlier this evening from the former Speaker of the House (emphasis …
The Mess that is SDUSD
The actions of the San Diego Unified School District board are irrational. Consider the following. The board proposed a plan to shutter schools, including high performing magnet schools to save money for a reported savings of $5 million. In the same article, it stated that the board is considering selling or developing real estate to save money. Two credit rating …
Help Support Small Businesses Shut Down by “Occupy San Diego” Protestors
“It has always been my priority to support Small Businesses in San Diego any way I can. These two business owners got a raw deal due to the recent Occupy SD protests. I am asking the San Diego community to come together to help them in their time of need.” – Carl DeMaio Monday, November 7th 6:00 pm Downtown Johnny …
California Careening off the Rails Because We Can’t Wait
This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport The California High Speed Rail Authority and the Governor finally released the long-awaited business plan with quite a bit of fanfare, claiming 100,000 jobs would be created. I thought our tarnished golden state had hit bottom with Arnold Schwarzenegger who buried us with a legacy of debt and regulations. But Governor Brown, who …
UPDATE WARNING LIFTED: SD CityBeat Hit By Warning of Malware
UPDATE: The malware warning was gone when I checked at 2:50. So cruise on over once again to SD CityBeat.` ———————————————————————– Those hipster cats at San Diego CityBeat are having a rough day: Their Web site has been flagged as containing malware. Not only that, but so have other, unrelated CityBeat Web sites across the country, such as in Cincinnati. …
The Other Side of the Endorsement Coin: Why Fletcher’s POA and Log Cabin endorsements will hurt his campaign (Part 1)
Not all endorsements are helpful. Using an extreme example, does any candidate actually want the Communist Party’s endorsement? That one may be common sense, but it’s not always that black and white. After all, what about more reputable organizations like the Lincoln Club? It is unquestionably one of the best endorsements a center-right candidate can pick-up, but I doubt a …
Councilman DeMaio calls for report on businesses affected by Occupy San Diego
The following story was recently posted on CBS’s website…. A San Diego councilman asked Tuesday for a report on what obligations the city might have regarding two small businesses whose owners closed up shop at the Civic Center Plaza because of the Occupy San Diego protests. Carl DeMaio suggested at a City Council meeting that the operators of the hot …
Metropolitan Water District Unfunded Liability Exceeds $600M
A new story of mine at the North County Times gives the deets: Metropolitan Water District, Southern California’s biggest water wholesaler has accumulated more than $600 million in unfunded liability for retirees since 1999. The analysis comes from a new report issued Tuesday by a local taxpayers’ group, San Diego Taxpayers Educational Foundation. Customers of Metropolitan, or taxpayers, will ultimately …
LA Times Covers For Calif’s High-Speed Train Debacle
On Oct. 29, the Los Angeles Times published its version of what’s wrong with plans for a high-speed rail system from Northern to Southern California. Was the story about rising cost estimates and unrealistically high ridership estimates? Of course it wasn’t! This is the Los Angeles Times, which is not devoted to facts, but rather its higher goal of indoctrinating …
Hedgecock out at KOGO, in at KFMB, replacing Roberts?
This from Jimmy Valentine, radio host Roger Hedgecock’s former producer, with permission to post in full on Rostra… HEDGECOCK OUT AT KOGO? (rumor has it) It appears that Roger Hedgecock’s run at KOGO is over. Info we get is that Hedgecock’s ad endorsement clients have been notified that he will depart KOGO in January (unless taken off the air sooner?) …
Nathan Fletcher Endorses Candidates for San Diego City Council
Nathan Fletcher today issued the following statement announcing that he has endorsed three candidates for San Diego City Council: “I am proud to endorse Ray Ellis, Mark Kersey, and Scott Sherman. Each of these candidates brings experience, a commitment for change, and an ability to work together to move San Diego forward. When I am mayor, I will look forward …
Remembering Patti Krebs … Councilman Ed Struiksma and David Lewis lead Tributes to a beloved San Diego figure
Rostra readers are invited to add their favorite Patti Krebs memories in the Comments section… SD City Councilman Ed Struiksma (1981-89, Dist. 5) and Business leader David Lewis paint a portrait of the woman respected and loved by so many. Councilman & interim Mayor Ed Struiksma: “I was shocked to hear the devastating news of Patti’s death. Before my election to office Patti …
Dumanis Opposes City Property Tax Hike to Bail Out San Diego Unified
SAN DIEGO – District Attorney and San Diego mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis today issued the following statement opposing any city property tax increase to bail out the financially troubled San Diego Unified School District. “The financial situation at San Diego Unified has reached a crisis stage, and San Diego taxpayers should not be asked to bail out the district with …
Risky Sports
A credible shark sighting was reported today in Leucadia, a community of the City of Encinitas. The weather has been great and the water has been mostly glassy, making the beach a wonderful place to play. But be careful out there, and (hopefully) this was not just a Halloween spoof! Here’s the incident report I received: To Council and Administrations, Today at 14:58 hours, a surfer …
Esther Sanchez’ Council Aide Fired in Oceanside? Organized Occupy Event on Friday
After organizing last Friday’s Occupy Oceanside event, rumors are running rampant this morning that Kyle Krahel-Frolander has been fired by Deputy Mayor Esther Sanchez. Neither Krahel-Frolander nor Sanchez could be reached for comment as of this posting, although multiple sources have confirmed the information. It is unknown if Krahel-Frolander’s recent activities with Occupy Oceanside are connected with the rumored dismissal, …
SJ Mercury News: Cal cities take pension reform to the ballot
San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio, a mayoral candidate who is making that city’s initiative his campaign centerpiece, has crafted one of the most aggressive plans in the state. His initiative not only would transition new hires to defined contribution, or 401(k), plans, but also “picks the lock” of existing pensions by increasing the amount city employees must contribute to their own plans and freezing the salaries used to calculate their pension benefits for five years, possibly longer.
“You see it happening up and down California,” DeMaio said. “The reality has sunk in that government, lifelong guaranteed pensions are not sustainable.”
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