While the French are proclaiming they are not at war with Libya, authorities evacuated the City of Light’s famous Eiffel Tower after a suspicious package was found. Approximately 4,000 tourists were whisked away when the landmark’s personnel received a phone call that the Eiffel Tower would be blown up by the package left at the tourist attraction. While details remain …
Operation Joint Effort Deports 406 Criminal Aliens
Escondido – Escondido Police and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) have arrested and removed 406 criminal illegal aliens in the first 10 months of a special program called “Operation Joint Effort”. This is a model program and Escondido has been at the forefront of combating criminal aliens to keep the streets safe. Escondido has also housed ICE agents at the police …
The GOP’s Big Gay Secret
Just what exactly went down at the GOP Convention last weekend? I’m glad to see the media taking an interest in the GOP. Just imagine the coverage if they stuck around for the acid-dropping, naked chandelier swinging parties. Look folks, it’s not hard to believe Republicans know how to party. The way most of them dress tells you right away …
Lock and Load: Rostrafarians Invited to Breakfast with Sheriff Bill Gore Wed, March 23
This Wednesday, Rostra readers and fellow travelers have the rare opportunity to directly address the senior law enforcement official in San Diego County, express your concerns and ask your questions. The San Diego Press Club is hosting a breakfast forum with Sheriff Bill Gore on March 23, 8 to 9:30 a.m. The event will take place at the KGTV 10 …
Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama declares war against Libya
With his $1.6 million peace prize in his pocket, President Barack Hussein Obama launched an aggressive onslaught of U.S. cruise warfare missiles into a sovereign nation, Libya, which has an internationally recognized leader in Moammar Qaddafi — a tyrannical leader to be sure, but a leader none-the-less. Now America’s young and globalist president has taken the helm for America’s third …
San Diego’s Ron Nehring reflects on his 4 Years as California Republican State Chairman — He is now Term-Limited
San Diego County’s Ron Nehring concludes his 2nd and final 2-year Term as Republican State Chairman today. In a farewell message, he takes pride in retiring the State party’s debt, putting it back on its fiscal feet: “After four years as your Chairman, this morning I’ll step down due to term limits and make way for our new chairman and leadership to guide …
Opposing Putting Tax Increases on the California Ballot
Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to combine tax increases with some spending reductions appears to be popular: A Field Poll released this week showed that 61 percent of voters, including 56 percent of Republicans, want the state to have a special election on the budget. Fifty-eight percent of voters say they would favor extending the temporary taxes. This poses a difficult …
Bardella Admits Transgression To The North County Times
My colleague Mark Walker has the story. On Friday, Bardella, 27, acknowledged during an exclusive interview with the North County Times that what he did was a mistake. His former boss, a Republican from Vista and chairman of the powerful House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was right to let him go for the transgression, Bardella said. “I did …
Finally, a Loyal Opposition in California
This op-ed originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee There is no need to spin from budget dance to budget dance every six months in California. But unless the state begins to deal with the huge structural problems that face us, we will continue to be dysfunctional. I had very high hopes for the “new” Governor, as expressed in previous editorials. …
Good news for the GOP — Supervisor Ron Roberts files initial papers Friday to Seek a new Term on County Board
Supervisor Ron Roberts filed preliminary papers Friday which allow him to prepare for a 2014 re-election bid. The 1-page ‘Candidate Intention’ statement signals his continuing enthusiasm for the County job. Roberts won a 57% landslide victory last November, in a campaign helmed by Tom Shepard and Aimee Remanick. Roberts’ effective County staff is headed by respected veteran Sal Giametta. Republicans now hold all 9 elective …
News In The North
There is some talk that with various possible financial scandals involving her arts gifts (remember what happened in Encinitas recently), Supervisor Pam Slater might still pull the plug on her campaign for County Supervisor. This mixes the race up and opens the door for more candidates. Two names floating around are Democrat Scott Peters, who previously served on the San …
Message from CA GOP County Chairs
Linked here… The passage of Proposition 14 resulted in the abolition of Republican party primaries to elect the official nominees of the Republican party for federal and state offices. In order to preserve the Republican party’s right and ability to nominate candidates, last year Chairman Nehring asked the state committee to adopt rules providing for a nominating system empowering county …
State Senator Joel Anderson Endorses Steve Danon for Supervisor
California State Senator Joel Anderson formally announced today his endorsement of Steve Danon for County Supervisor in 2012.
Budget negotiations limp along for another 3 weeks
It’s been more than a year since lawmakers have proposed and approved an operational budget. Instead under Democratic leadership the budget process has been continued six times and still Congress in no closer to passing a spending plan. However, freshman lawmakers decidedly made a decision to stop the nonsense and threw a wrench in the House vote by saying no …
Is Tom Shepard Blocking Complete Pension Reform?
As everyone in San Diego (and probably the nation) knows, the big issue coming down the political pipeline is pension reform. Locally, everyone is talking about the prospect of two ballot measures simultaneously on the street collecting signatures to “fix the pension system.” On one side are the Lincoln Club, Councilmember Carl DeMaio and others looking to manage pension levels …
Recalls, Corruption, Bribes, Drugs, a Grand Jury, and Arlie Ricasa
Quite an interesting headline for a blog post, right? Well, as I was blog trolling this morning, I found a new post over on the Recall Ricasa blog regarding the recall of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, but also some interesting tidbits on Sweetwater Union High School District’s superintendent Jesus Gandara and his family’s involvement in crooked politics in Texas. According …
Welcome The New Poliwonk in Town
A fresh face among San Diego’s political wonks is always a welcome sight. So it’s a pleasure to post word that Peter Amaro has been named the new Policy Analyst at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. Amaro’s brief bio: A native San Diegan (hooray!), Amaro received his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. During his time at …
Internet sales giant Overstock.com to cut ties with California
California’s evolving budget crisis continues to meet headwinds with major Internet companies that are lining up to flee the state if Democratic Governor Jerry Brown signs new tax increase legislation into law. Overstock.com will join Amazon.com in pulling all affiliate sellers from the state if lawmakers insist on additional taxes. A letter from Overstock.com to Board of Equalization Member Senator …
FlashReport: McCarthy Plan Would Implement Agenda of Schwarzenegger and Maldonado – And Moderate The Republican Party
From today’s FlashReport… by Jon Fleischman At this weekend’s California Republican Party Convention, there will be some lively debate over the issue of how the party reacts to the passage of Proposition 14, the so-called “open primary” measure promoted by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abel Maldonado, the express purpose of which was to moderate the party. Let’s be very, very clear …
Mike Slater Speaks At Tea Party Meeting
Mike Slater, the new 6-9 morning talk show host for KFMB-760 AM, spoke Tuesday evening at the Tri-City Tea Party meeting in Oceanside. About 70 people showed up, filling to SRO the room at Q Restaurant & Sports Bar. Click the photo below to watch a 13-minute video of Slater speaking. Slater talked about conservative principles and urged the audience …
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