A groundbreaking pension reform ballot measure would save San Diego taxpayers up to $2.1 billion, according to a comprehensive financial analysis released today. “Taxpayers simply can’t afford to keep paying the staggering pension costs of city workers year after year, decade after decade,” Mayor Jerry Sanders said. “This ballot measure will restore us to fiscal sanity, creating a system in …
The State Budget: Why doesn’t Sacramento get it, or, why do we continue to elect these people???
Wouldn’t it be nice if for once, no matter how hard it might be for them, that a real budget would be approved by Sacramento politicians without any gimmicks and not based on optimistic revenue projections? How about learning to live within your means? I scream whenever I hear the term “optimistic revenue projections” used anytime regarding the budget, because …
So What Will the Candidates for Mayor Raise?
The first campaign disclosure cut off for raising money in the City of San Diego Mayor’s race is this Thursday. I could give my predictions here about what I think the candidates will raise, but then I’d have to read the whole chain of campaign partisans chanting about my bias. So, I’ll just leave it up to the readers to …
SD CityBeat: Standing For Principle, Against Obsessive Partisanship
SD CityBeat has condemned a threat by Jess Durfee, chairman of the San Diego Democratic Party, to blacklist any Democrats who dare endorse a Republican, even if the office is nonpartisan. As reported by Voice of San Diego’s Liam Dillon, Durfee’s ire was directed at Democrats who endorsed Bonnie Dumanis for mayor of San Diego. CityBeat wrote in its editorial: …
Survey USA had Prop. D Sales Tax losing 48-29 ….. “San Diego Residents have No Appetite for New Taxes” they summarized
OK, back to the wonderful world of Polling minutiae! Thanks to the Libertarian Lass for getting me to check “Survey USA’s” pre-election poll on last year’s Half Cent sales tax item, Prop. D. Summarized above is their Oct. 7, 2010 poll, the last one I can find. You can see the Crosstabs and Analysis at this link. Having seen polling guru John …
Assemblywoman Diane Harkey on the Democrat Budget
This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport The Democrat majority in the Legislature just passed another unbalanced budget that includes deferrals to education, early release of state prisoners to our counties, phantom revenue projections and legal challenges waiting in the wings. By any calculation, it also adds to our state’s wall of debt, that the Governor claims to want to …
California Democrats hope to pass “On Our Knees” to limit hotel maids’ duties
The California State Assembly Labor and Employment Committee moved Senate Bill 432 “On Our Knees” one step closer to the governor’s desk. The proposed legislation is hoping to outlaw the requirement that hotel maids perform unsafe housekeeping duties like cleaning bathroom floors and making a bed without fitted sheets. Yes, you read that correctly. The hotel industry mounted an aggressive …
Meet San Diego’s Next Generation of Straight Shooters
The National Rifle Association recently held its annual “Youth Education Summit” in Washington, D.C. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for 40 high school students from across the country to learn about the nation’s governance, meet policymakers, and tour the great monuments and sights of our nation’s capitol. The students come away understanding the importance of being an active, …
SD CityBeat: Do Journalistic Standards Include Personal Death Wishes?
Yesterday San Diego CityBeat’s John Lamb posted this on Twitter: “(johnrlamb) X’s fingers @TonyKrvaric continues his meatball/beer/mashed-potato/beer/boiled-egg/beer/boiled-potato/aquavit-chaser diet. #strokeofgenius” In essence, Lamb was noting he was keeping his fingers crossed for Tony Krvaric (pictured below) to have a stroke. While he will no doubt say that he was joking, and may at some point feign an apology, this provides an illuminating insight …
10News Self-Proclaimed Scientific Poll Results in Mayor’s Race
Channel 10 proclaims its poll as science, without noting the methodology, and turns to a “political scientist” as an expert. It’s all very scientific. Yet, the results are still interesting… Councilman Carl DeMaio 22% District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis 15% Rep. Bob Filner 14% State Senator Christine Kehoe 12% State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher 7% Here ya go… http://www.10news.com/news/28176616/detail.html
San Diego Business Leaders Endorse Fletcher
Why we support Nathan Fletcher: We are pleased to announce our endorsement of Nathan Fletcher’s candidacy for Mayor of San Diego. As chief executives and leaders of companies, we know what it takes to run a large organization. The attributes that make the best executives are vision, courage and leadership. In business, these attributes separate the good from the great. …
Escondido Tackling Pension Reform
With four conservative members of the council, Escondido has already achieved a balanced budget, implemented E-Verify for city hiring and has created a draft Charter to eliminate the high costs of prevailing wage and PLAs. Now the city council is tackling pension reform. The goal is to create a two-tier system along with existing employees paying their full pension …
Comprehensive Pension Reform kicks off
You’re invited… Who: Mayor Jerry Sanders, Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer, Councilmember Carl DeMaio, Lincoln Club of San Diego County and the San Diego County Taxpayers Association What: Comprehensive Pension Reform Campaign Kick-off Reception When: Thursday, June 30 Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Where: Trellises Restaurant at the Town & Country Hotel (500 Hotel Circle, San Diego CA 92108) …
“Outsider’s View, Insider’s Understanding” … Bob Filner’s new fundraising Note … But Why send the donations to BURBANK ?
Knowing he will be labeled a “Career Politician” (SD Mayor is his 15th campaign since 1979!), Bob Filner’s committee sent out an interesting fundraising e-mail pitch on Friday. “The job of Mayor demands an outsider’s view and approach combined with an insider’s understanding of the problems and the solutions,” Filner writes in a signed letter. Filner then asks for donations by the June 30 reporting deadline. …
La Jolla’s Out, Rancho Santa Fe’s In
With the mayor’s race sucking up all the oxygen, it’s hard to imagine there’s any other political news anywhere in San Diego County, but there is. Tomorrow, San Diego County’s Redistricting Advisory Committee will present three proposals to redraw the supervisors’ seats. All the maps propose lifting La Jolla out of Supervisor Pam Slater-Price’s district and moving it to Supervisor …
Volunteerism is Key to San Diego’s Future
Last week I announced that over 1,400 people had joined our campaign in just the first 14 days. This level of support from everyday San Diegans is almost unheard of this early in a campaign. Because I am up against the government labor union bosses and their unlimited financial resources, I know that our volunteers will be key to winning …
Is Susan Golding in Denial about Pension Legacy?
A brief excerpt from a San Diego 7/39 report of a few days ago, with analysis from Rostra friend John Dadian… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgql-Prtehw
Sheriff Bill Gore Endorses Bonnie Dumanis for Mayor of San Diego
San Diego County Sheriff and former FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Bill Gore today endorsed District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis for Mayor of San Diego.
San Diego migrant camps expose fire danger from living in canyons
It’s a typical Sunday afternoon in San Diego; the sun is shining, a breeze is blowing and the fire danger is high. Unfortunately, nearby residents recognize that the canyons are teeming with illegal migrant camps and any slip-up could ignite McGonigle canyon. San Diego is no stranger to fires, in the fall of 2007; the entire region was literally on …
Your Alternate Weekend News Sources — keeping you current
Here are some useful news sources for SD Rostra fans, with 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. SAN …
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