The Little Hoover Commission just released a bipartisan report on public employee pensions. The data is sobering to say the least. · The 10 largest public pension plans in California faced a combined shortfall of more than $240 Billion in 2010. · Major cities in California including San Diego are or will be spending 1/3 of their operating …
Last Stop For the Union Gravy Train
Guest Commentary by Rhonda Deniston In November 2010 the American voter sent a luminous message around the nation that they want responsible and fiscally conservative representatives, not at just the Federal level, but at the state and local level as well. Wisconsin, a leftist state, actually voted for both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama by double digits in recent elections, …
$700 Million Question for Mayor Sanders and all 2012 GOP Mayoral Aspirants
Mayor Sanders and all current GOP mayoral aspirants: Do you support or oppose the use of a project labor agreement (PLA), which would mandate the hiring of union workers, on the $700 million San Diego Convention Center Expansion?
Gamers to get a new violent game — “Call to Juarez: The Cartel”
Violence south of the border is not a game in real life but the makers of a new video game, “Call to Juarez: The Cartel” are banking on the brutality of drug kingpins to lure gamers into coughing up $60 to play cartel assassins. The new cartel shoot-them-up video game has angered some Mexican lawmakers who believe kids will get …
Wisconsin Update – Gallup Poll, Local Coalition Presser
As I feared, the initial reaction to the specific issue of restricting collective bargaining for public employees is not favorable, according to Gallup, with 61% opposed. This, despite an earlier Rasmussen poll that shows support for Governor Walker’s overall approach. HotAir points out that Gallup has not released the details of this poll, so it is hard to analyze the …
Funny Business in Sweetwater
I was alerted to a story by the U-T regarding scores of change orders being made to construction contracts at the Sweetwater Union High School District. In the article, several residents raise concerns about the oversight (or lack thereof) regarding the district’s spending of Proposition O funds. Within the last few months however, there has been a Recall Ricasa blog …
Assemblyman Martin Garrick takes preliminary steps for a State Senate bid in North County’s 38th district
Today, State Assemblyman Martin Garrick (R-Solana Beach) officially announced an exploratory committee for the 38th state senate district, where incumbent Mark Wyland is term-limited in 2014. Assemblyman Garrick is now serving his 3rd, and final, term in the Assembly. Garrick’s campaigns have been helmed by Revolvis consulting, which is led by Duane Dichiara and Jason Roe of San Diego. Garrick rose to become …
Ex-Minuteman Shawna Forde gets the death penalty for Arizona double murder
Shawna Forde, a rogue ex-minuteman border activist from Everett, Washington was convicted of first degree murder for the double homicide of a suspected Mexican drug dealer, Raul Flores and his 9-year old daughter, Brisenia Flores and today the jury sentenced her to death. It only took the jury four hours of deliberation before concluding Forde could have stopped the murders …
The ‘hitmen’ of SD Rostra need a “beer summit” with Two Cathedrals
The call to “civil discourse” was never anything more than a call to censorship of the right. The local “progressive” blog Two Cathedrals objected to my use of “hitmen.” I used it to describe the men of the left who are coming after Darrell Issa. Never mind that the liberal allies of these particular operatives have bragged that Averell “Ace” …
ACLU pressures California law enforcement to steer clear of illegal aliens
In an open letter to law enforcement leaders, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked sheriffs in California to cease harmful practices that target illegal alien communities. The letter comes at a time when California is burdened with nearly $30 billion budget deficits and a new Rasmussen Poll that states 67 percent of Americans want states to tackle the illegal …
I-5 debate rages on. Here’s a history lesson…
http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/article_527d8e25-90d1-5a75-8ce1-d66cdf358668.html It seems that back in 2004, many North County Mayors including Democrats Maggie Houlihan of Encinitas and Crystal Crawford of Del Mar were very much in favor of getting the voters to adopt “Prop A,” the extension of the TransNet sales tax measure. In fact, they were so in favor of it they were among others who penned a North County …
San Ysidro School Board Member Claims GOP
Here’s a fun question for ya: how many Republican elected officials do we have in the South Bay, anyway? From our count… not many, and from our knowledge there are no Republicans who sit on the San Ysidro School Board. Perhaps that needs to be rectified in 2012. We digress. One of the non-reported stories that came out of the …
When Life Hands You Harry Baals, Make Lemonade!
By now there isn’t a political wag worth quoting who hasn’t weighed in on the dilemma facing the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The City asked its citizens what its new government center should be named. When former Mayor Harry Baals (yes, it’s pronounced exactly like you think) emerged as the front runner, the online poll inevitably went viral. This …
Issa to Fox News on Spending: “Pay it Now and Not Owe It Forward”
Issa Appearing on Fox News today: “Pay it Now and Not Owe It Forward”
The Bogus “CA Budget Challenge” Survey
written by Richard Rider Phone: 858-530-3027 From the Richard Rider Blog: www.RiderBlog.NotLong.com The left wing, big government group Next 10 has for some time touted their clever online survey – “The California Budget Challenge — How will YOU balance the budget?” It is a sophisticated scam. It is based on a logic fallacy – in this case, what logicians …
Fired former Minuteman convicted in Arizona double murder — may get death penalty
Shawna Forde, a rogue ex-minuteman border activist from Everett, Washington was convicted Monday of first degree murder for the double homicide of a suspected Mexican drug dealer, Raul Flores and his 9-year old daughter, Brisenia Flores in a terrible home invasion. The murders took place in May 2009 in the small border town of Arivaca, Arizona. The jury learned Forde …
Issa on Fox News Today: Subpoena of Bank of America Aims to Uncover The Truth Surrounding Sweetheart Loans
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, appeared today on Fox News’ Happening Now to discuss his first subpoena targeting Countrywide’s VIP program.
Issa on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan: Talks First Subpoena Investigating Countrywide VIP Program
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform appeared last night on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss his first subpoena advancing the investigation into Countrywide’s VIP program.
Washington Post – Darrell Issa wants to freeze some federal worker raises
Buried amid the hundreds of proposed amendments to a Republican-backed government spending measure is a proposal to prohibit federal agencies from giving pay raises to workers who receive a promotion…Rep. Darrell Issa’s bill targets period step increases for federal workers paid under the General Schedule. About 20 percent of federal workers get the pay raise each year, mostly for seniority and not performance reasons, according to the California Republican’s office.
CityBeat: Hueso wants signature-gatherers to wear badges
This one should probably cause some discussion. Read it at SD CityBeat… http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/blog-201-hueso-wants-signature-gatherers-to-wear-badges.html Badges?
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