This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport If you believe that our state’s influence is waning, take a second look. While California may be declining in economic power, our political muscle is unfortunately being felt in Washington, DC. The brinksmanship, confusion over who is in charge, constantly changing, last minute negotiation of legislation, and the final outcome of the debt …
LA Fitness’ Recurring ‘Satellite Issue’ With Fox News
From my most-excellent North County Times colleague Mark Walker, comes this: Fitness devotee Dianne Lowe’s best exercise in recent days may be standing up for what she says is free speech. The five-year member of the LA Fitness club on El Norte Parkway in Escondido was outraged last week when she went to turn on the right-leaning cable channel while …
Conservative Watchdog Coming To San Diego?
In the comments, SD CityBeat’s Dave Maass mentioned this interesting ad on Craigslist: political writer/researcher/investigative reporter (San Diego) Date: 2011-07-28, 12:56AM PDT Reply to: job-kfvd2-2517260415@craigslist.org New political news and truth watchdog project. It’s internet based and is independent thinking (non party affiliation) and embraces conservative core values. Seeks writer (conservative journalist if possible) and a top notch researcher plus an …
From Cat Food to Caviar: Solidarity Ends at Retirement
Guest Commentary by Derrick Roach Recently, Lorena Gonzalez, Secretary-Treasurer of the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO, delivered a can of cat food to San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders claiming that is all union members will be able to afford if voters approve pension reform measures for city employees. While Gonzalez’s concern for the plight of union members is laudable, …
Prayers / Meditation please, for Tom Fuentes, a Model citizen and leader as he battles Illness this week
Last year we wrote about the best-ever Republican County Chairman, the legendary Tom Fuentes of Orange County. He had fully recovered his health thanks to a liver transplant at that time. Now he is again hospitalized, facing a tough new challenge. I ask Rostrafarians to pray, or meditate, a few moments today for a Man whose wise counsel is still needed …
Debt Downgrade – Blaming the Tea Party – San Diego Responds
All of the usual suspects have decided to blame the Tea Party for the recent S&P downgrade of U.S. government debt to AA+. This should be in the category of dog bites man news, of course, but it somehow makes the papers. First of all, the downgrade is long overdue. Second, unless spending is curbed, the debt will grow; tax …
Your Summer Time Weekend News sources
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 in the 1960s and 1970s on Channel 8 and San Diego magazine. Harold Keen was the undisputed King. …
National debt? Chump change compared to TOTAL govt debt
The problem with us obsessing about the national debt is that this flap detracts us from the FAR larger TOTAL government debt and unfunded liability obligations. By normal human being standards, the $14.5+ trillion national debt is unimaginably huge. As of 5 August, the constantly growing per citizen obligation for that debt comes to $46,844.12 – according to the National …
Is apathy in America our real problem??
What amazes me about America right now is the apathy regarding this hole that Washington politicians have dug us into in their way of assuring reelection (promising everything to all, which we can’t afford and is really coming to bite us now). Why are we putting up with this? Do we all have the attitude of politicians, short term solutions …
Of Course SDSU Only Applied Non-Discrimination Policy to the Christian Sorority
Sisters of Alpha Delta Chi – Delta Chapter. In yesterday’s news, 10news is reporting that the 9th Circuit has ruled against San Diego State sorority Alpha Delta Chi, the only Christian sorority on campus. The crux of the issue is whether an officially recognized campus group, which can receive funding if recognized, may restrict membership on the basis of religion. …
My Jobs Plan: The Pathway to Prosperity
On the heels of my “Roadmap to Recovery” plan to fix the city’s financial problems, today I outlined a “Pathway to Prosperity” plan to jumpstart job creation in San Diego. I’d love to hear your reaction to the plan — and your additional ideas on how we can get San Diegans back to work! -Carl PRESS RELEASE: DeMaio Kicks Off …
Danon has hit the $100,000 mark to oust Pam Slater-Price, a five-term incumbent. She raised “ZILCH” says the NCTimes.
Read the details from the U-T here: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/03/danon-raises-100k-race-vs-slater-price/ And from the N.C.Times: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_3ba7656d-cfb5-5625-bdbf-a77394b19ea6.html Now that Slater-Price has voted to down-zone the back country, stealing millions of equity value from the property owners, and pushing added development into the coastal areas, his campaign should REALLY take off! And what does it mean when the people who write checks to campaigns wrote …
Bastardization of the 14th Amendment
The arrogance of Democrats’ calls for the president to invoke the 14th Amendment to by-pass Congress to raise the debt ceiling demonstrates their lack of Constitutional knowledge, but also their ignorance of the basic checks and balances between the three branches of government. The third-ranking House Democrat, James Clyburn, said if Congress delivers a short-term debt deal, the president should …
An Accomplished Fraud
Today kicks off the hugely popular BlogHer ’11 conference in San Diego, a woman blogger-centric arena where the stronger sex gathers to share tips of the trade, network and even discuss some heavy topics. In Southern California, fewer hot buttons exists above immigration. This border town’s seen it’s share of debate on the subject that if polled would yield varying …
Fletcher Named To New Assembly Jobs Committee
Assemblyman, San Diego mayoral candidate, and Rostrafarian Nathan Fletcher was named Wednesday as chairman of a new jobs creation committee by Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez. That Fletcher, from San Diego, is a Republican, while Pérez, from Los Angeles, is a Democrat, is remarkable. Typically, committees are chaired by members of the majority party. Why Fletcher and not a Democrat? …
CA proposition process is bad, but legislative process is worse
Liberals in CA vehemently dislike the CA initiative process. Indeed, they just tried to enact an effective ban on the process, but the bill was vetoed by Gov. Brown. These mislabeled “progressives” dislike citizen-signed propositions, as such measures bypass the institution the Big Government advocates control throughout most of the state — elected officials. I doubt we’d be hearing the …
Young Guns Take Aim
As cross-posted on FlashReport. Seems the young guns got it going on. In just 25 days of the first reporting period for the 2012 San Diego mayor’s race, two young Republican candidates blew doors on the established competition with more than $300,000 cash on hand. Early predictors felt sure the mayoral primary would be a $1 million race. At this …
Attorney general, FPPC asked to investigate identity theft ads
Over the weekend San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio filed a formal complaint with the CA FPPC regarding improper practices surrounding a deceitful ad paid for by the labor unions designed to scare voters away from signing ANY petitions. Here’s the SAC BEE URL for the article, which includes the a copy of the letter. http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/supporters-of-a-controversial.html August 2, 2011 Attorney …
Bilbray, Issa, Susan Davis vote FOR the Debt / Trillion dollar Budget Cut bill … Duncan D. Hunter and Bob Filner vote AGAINST
Call it the “San Diego Split”. On final passage, San Diego’s 5 Members of Congress split 3 to 2 in favor, but for once the dividing line was not partisan. BACKING the debt ceiling / $1 Trillion budget cut package are Republicans Darrell Issa and Brian Bilbray, along with Democrat Susan Davis……. OPPOSING the plan are the GOP’s Duncan D. …
Gov. Brown Vetoes SB 168 – a bill to cripple petitioning in CA
In a welcome but widely unexpected move, Governor Brown has vetoed SB 168 — the state Democrat legislators’ slimy bill to all but outlaw the petition process for putting props and initiatives on the state and local ballots. Gov. Brown Ignores the Weak Fraud Argument, Vetoes SB 168 By Joel Fox Editor of Fox & Hounds and President of the …
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