California Governor Jerry Brown finally signed the Golden State’s version of the DREAM Act. Part two of the controversial bill will release taxpayer money to illegal aliens seeking to attend public colleges without proving their immigration status to financial aid offices. The move will allow prospective illegal alien students to compete with American citizens for precious college financial aid. Keep …
S.D. Unified refuses to release tentative full list of targeted campuses
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/06/school-closure-plan-trickling-out/ I worked for this district for 25 years, so I know something about the history. I’ve seen the district cut and reorganize several times, claiming each time that now it’s a mean and lean machine, then gradually bringing office and bureaucratic positions back to the prior point. The district justifies the huge salaries to the bureaucrats that tend to …
Christopher Columbus news Links, honoring Spain’s “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” — October 12, 1492
Here are some useful news sources for SD Rostra fans, and enjoyable weekend reading. Batting lead-off for you is Matt Potter, who is the best investigative reporter in San Diego… and the best this town has seen since the immortal Harold Keen, from the 1950s to the early 1980s, on Channel 8 and at San Diego magazine. Harold Keen was the undisputed …
Down with Corporations!!
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Former rivals are now on the Same Team … Martin Garrick endorses Marie Waldron for State Assembly
Five years ago, the race for the 74th Assembly District came down to Martin Garrick and Marie Waldron. On June 6, 2006 , Mr. Garrick won a close victory … but on October 6, 2011, the same Martin Garrick happily endorsed the same Marie Waldron to succeed him, saying: “It is so important we send principled conservatives to Sacramento to fight …
DeMaio Emerges from Business Summit with an “Action List for Job Creation”
Suggestions Include: Cut Red Tape, Speed Up Permit Processing, Invest in Infrastructure, Partner with Business Groups Councilmember Carl DeMaio wrapped up the first in a series of “Job Creation Summits” with San Diego business leaders armed with a list of what he calls “cutting edge ideas that will make San Diego the leader in innovation, entrepreneurship, and job creation.” “We …
Nathan Fletcher’s Budget Plan of Action
For years, leaders at all levels of government have played budget shell games, relying on accounting gimmicks to cover-up a failure to address the underlying structural problems. This has been true over the last decade in San Diego. While the current mayor has made progress addressing this problem, it is clear that moving forward San Diego needs a new approach …
OccupyWallStreet, but there is more to it
Regarding Occupy Wall Street… I happened to know a person arrested during their efforts to occupy the Brooklyn Bridge, which got me thinking and hence my comments. There is much more to this issue that these idealists fail to realize. Corporate greed (which they state as the reason for their actions) is not the sole issue here. You also have …
Coalition of Distinguished Retired Military Generals and Admirals Endorse Nathan Fletcher for Mayor
A coalition of retired military leaders, including several distinguished Generals and Admirals, today announced their endorsement of Nathan Fletcher for Mayor. The group includes three former “Navy Mayors” of San Diego. They cited Fletcher’s ability to lead complex organizations and make tough decisions. The coalition includes Rear Admiral and “Navy Mayor” Len Hering, Brigadier General Michael I. Neil and former …
SD Press Club Awards … Rostra’s Barry Jantz, Gayle Falkenthal, Jim Sills, Bradley Fikes and Richard Rider are named among the 2011 Honorees!
The San Diego Press Club has released preliminary winners for its “Excellence in Journalism Awards” of 2011. And fully five Rostrafarians are named for 1st, 2nd or 3rd-place recognition! (The Press Club Awards Dinner will be held October 25th in Balboa Park’s famous Hall of Champions). The Fab Five include Gayle Falkenthal, Barry Jantz, Jim Sills, Bradley Fikes and Richard Rider. More …
You want to plant a lawn and let people play on it? That’ll cost you!
The following is an update on the status of Encinitas Community Park, formerly known as “The Hall Property”… It’s about 43 acres just west of the I-5 freeway and south of Santa Fe Drive. Encinitas purchased this former greenhouse property from the Hall family to make into a park in 2001. The purchase was one of my first votes as …
DeMaio Seeks Ideas from Business Leaders at “Job Creation Summits”
Thursday, October 6, 2011 & Friday, October 21, 2011 Forums with San Diego Business Leaders to Generate Breakthrough Ideas on How to Cut Red Tape, Support Innovation, and Jumpstart San Diego’s Economy Are you a business owner with a gripe about city government? Have ideas on how to foster job creation in San Diego? A cross section of San Diego’s …
CIS says illegal immigration deportation numbers over reported
DC immigration think-tank, Center for Immigration Studies, released a new study today. The report concludes the current Department of Justice legal process used to query and deport illegal aliens or visa overstayers is ripe with flaws. “Built to Fail: Deception and Disorder in America’s Immigration Courts,” details the inherent flaws immigration courts continue follow. Mark H. Metcalf, a former immigration …
Faulconer to Review Over 300 Recommendations to Improve City Operations and Boost Efficiencies
Audit Committee to also consider proposal that could recover up to $500,000 from payment errors Have an idea to fix City Hall and save taxpayer dollars? The independent City Auditor has over 300. This morning at 9:00 at City Hall, Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer — chair of the City Audit Committee — will be reviewing 313 recommendations …
Pension Reform Battle Just Heating Up
This is no longer news, but nevertheless important. Carl DeMaio announced that the pension reform initiative had over 145,000 signatures, with 93,346 needed to qualify. It appears likely that the initiative will qualify for the ballot. The furious counterattack by labor on even allowing a vote on the measure has been curious. Clearly they see a huge threat in this …
“Dangerous Petition” Flyer ….. GOP’s Tony Krvaric says It appeared a Day Late and a Dollar short… Latest Moves in the Pension chess match
SD Republican Chairman Tony Krvaric says the brochure shown above — urging voters to withdraw their signatures from the Pension Reform Initiative — may have appeared too late to affect the measure’s fate. “Here is a PDF of Lorena Gonzalez’ EPIC FAIL ‘take your signature back’ mailer which landed in mailboxes THE DAY the CPR campaign turned in the signatures, effectively making …
I’m confused. Who is the racist here?
See Real Clear Politics article. So it’s okay for members of the Democratic leadership to call Tea Party people “racists,” and when you have Herman Cain, an African-American, use the term “brainwashed” regarding blacks who support Obama, you get a Democratic strategist state that Cain is a “racist, bigot,” and that a double standard exists with Cain. My friends that …
DeMaio Statement on Submission of “Record-Breaking” 145,027 Signatures for Pension Reform Ballot Measure
San Diego Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio was on hand as 145,027 signatures were submitted to the City Clerk to qualify the Pension Reform Ballot Measure. DeMaio offers the following statement on this milestone in his ongoing efforts to achieve pension reform: “San Diegans hit City Hall with a record-breaking number of signatures reflecting their demand for an end to outrageous …
Pension Signature Drive Spent $1 Million?!?
Pushers of the Comprehensive Pension Reform initiative breathed a big, expensive sigh of relief today. The proponents turned in 145,000 signatures today to the City Clerk’s Office, according to Craig Gustafson at the San Diego-Union Tribune, for a needed 94,346. What’s in Gustafson’s story that made my eyes pop and in a related estimate from Voice of San Diego’s Liam …
Kulchin, Roberts and Horn are dead wrong on SAFE program
Today’s U-T editorial on the San Diego Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) program is spot on. Some excerpts… …SAFE has built up $12.8 million in reserves over the years even though use of the call boxes plunged by 93 percent as cellphones proliferated. But instead of moving to rescind or reduce the $1 surcharge, the local politicians on the …
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