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 …
Huge News! Deputy District Attorneys Endorse Dumanis for Mayor
See the press release here. Seriously, the only news possibly bigger than that would be the Deputy DAs not endorsing Dumanis. Also, this just in, an informal poll of Bob Filner’s staff members shows them to be supporting their guy for mayor. Carl and Nathan, if your staffers end up supporting you, please let us know. _____ Oh, this is …
Open Competition Attacked in Escondido
Escondido, CA – Last night’s Charter City workshop in Escondido brought out a legion of opposition, mostly from members of the local Democratic party and from labor folks bused in from areas as far away as Los Angeles. No one spoke in favor of the charter. Presentations were made from three groups at the beginning of the meeting: the …
SAN DIEGO MAYORAL POLL REVEALS A MAJORITY BACK REPUBLICAN IDEAS
From the local GOP… Taxpayer centered message cuts across party lines and shows broad support for Republican ideas in the San Diego Mayor’s race SAN DIEGO — In reaction to the latest San Diego Mayoral survey, conducted by SurveyUSA for KGTV/10News, party chairman Tony Krvaric issued the following statement: “Despite Republican registration of 28% in the city, our taxpayer centered …
SurveyUSA has DeMaio and Filner Dead Even
H/T to the prescient John Dadian for posting this graphic of poll results to his Facebook page, which he notes was conducted 9/23-9/27 (as in today). Click for a readable image… But, strange that SurveyUSA doesn’t at this writing seem to have it or any detail on it’s website. When they do, we’ll let you know. 4:13 pm update… The …
Public Landfills: A Constitutional Right
With all the real issues in the world needing to be addressed, all the significant causes to which an individual could attach their heart, soul and energy, what motivation could possibly compel anyone to hold up a sign with the plea, “Keep our Landfills public”? Just thought I’d ask.
Orderly, but Pointed Protest draws TV coverage on road to Obama SD Fundraiser
Human Dynamo Sylvia Sullivan helped organize a Monday protest event in La Jolla, drawing TV interviews with 10 News and KUSI reporters covering President Obama’s campaign fundraising visit to San Diego county. Here is Sylvia’s eyewitness account: “President Obama came to town today. He had a pricey fundraiser luncheon at a home in La Jolla. Some of us could not let the opportunity pass …
City Council Approves Private Sector Competition for San Diego Landfill Operation
Faulconer makes motion to save millions of dollars through managed competition “We should line up managed competitions like planes on the runway at Lindbergh Field.” This is a line Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer is fond of using when stressing the importance of competition for City services. Today, the City Council gave clearance for another plane to take off …
San Diego Pension Reform Superwalk Dates Announced
Pension Reform Group Announces New Superwalk Dates Petition turn-in deadline: October 17 San Diego — Comprehensive Pension Reform (CPR) for San Diego announced today two new major “Superwalk” dates in an attempt to gather the final necessary signatures to place pension reform on the ballot. The “Superwalks” are scheduled for this Saturday, October 1 and Saturday, October 8 from 8:30 …
Bride of a Socialist, a Fascist and a Reporter…
Greetings Rostrafarians! Four seasons and three events later, and our socialist (and reporter, same thing?) friends still wanna hang with us over beers, bites and political banter. The last event in the summer drew a nearly unmanageable crowd of about 100 – bringing out the likes of the Gonzalez siblings, San Diego CityBeat hipsters and our liberal blog counterparts at …
Fair and Open Competition Important for the Future of San Diego
I am excited to announce that the “Fair and Open Competition Ordinance” qualified for the June 2012 Primary Election ballot. This measure, which I helped craft and supported from day one, will bar the City of San Diego from entering into union-only construction contracts in the future, or “project labor agreements” (PLAs). PLAs keep non-union companies from bidding on contracts, …
One More Pension Reform Signature
Here’s a photo I took of San Diego mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio and supporters collecting signatures for San Diego City pension reform at a supermarket in Del Mar Heights Sunday, Sept. 25. After months of procrastination, I finally gave my signature there. So thank you, San Diego Firefighter Willie Alegre and colleagues, for helping galvanize my decision. Over at San …
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