. . . after Mutnodjmet is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, pictured at left in a photo from his successful gubernatorial campaign. He has taken aim at the public employee unions in his state, and outrage has ensued. If only Jerry Brown would follow suit.Walker has taken the sensible stance that public employee unions should have limited bargaining rights and should …
Riverside County ‘Potato Baron’ Indicted For Campaign Fund Laundering
I didn’t call him a “potato baron,” hence the quotes in the headline. I never knew such a thing existed. Purveyors of spuds don’t usually spark associations with barony. The descriptor of James Larry Minor is taken from a press release by California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who allegedly unearthed ill deeds blighting the fertile soil of Riverside County. Hence …
DHS, ICE & DOJ crack down on child pornography websites
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the execution of seizure warrants against 10 websites that engaged in the advertisement and distribution of child pornography. The new program is part of a new attempt by DHS, DOJ and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to limit child pornography on the Internet. The new joint task …
Preparing for the Proposed Elimination of Redevelopment Agencies
“Whether you support Redevelopment or not, if Gov. Brown does eliminate funding in whole or in part, city leaders must be prepared to protect taxpayers. Here’s a 3-point memo I have released asking for financial and legal analysis to do just that.” — Carl DeMaio Memorandum Governor Brown’s proposal to eliminate Redevelopment Agencies would have serious consequences for the future …
Assemblyman Brian Jones on the California High Speed Rail Project
California High Speed Rail Project: Program Deficiencies discussed at the Capitol From Examiner.com February 13th Round two of meetings with Assembly and Senate sub-committee budget meetings held this week continued to bring a spotlight on High Speed Rail (HSR) issues. Some insightful comments were made at committee meetings last week by Senator Lowenthal, Assemblymember Diane Harkey, and newly elected Assemblymembers Brian Jones and David …
Border Patrol agents arrest illegal alien entering U.S. by Jet Ski
Over the weekend, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Mexican national after he was smuggled into the country using a personal watercraft (PWC). Just before sunset Border Patrol agents spotted a PWC with two occupants cross the international maritime boundary into the United States from Mexican waters, something the agency monitors 24-hours a day. Once the PWC craft was detected, …
Latest News — Republican Supervisor Greg Cox signs papers to seek new Term on the San Diego County Board
In papers made public today, Supervisor Greg Cox (R-South Bay) signed a Form 501, declaring his intention to seek a new term in the 1st District in 2012. SD Rostra’s Hydrilla Guerillas again found the key papers first and relayed word to your correspondent. The announcement is seen as good news for SD Republicans. Cox was re-elected in 2008 with 73% …
Why We Need A Republican President
Thus the proposed cuts would equate to an individual with a credit card debt of one thousand dollars, reducing their spending by 51 cents.
Hundreds protest Muslim Brotherhood fundraiser in Southern California
In the heart of California’s uber-conservative country, the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) held its second annual fundraiser to raise $150,000 for Muslim families in need. The 300 ICNA attendees were met by hundreds of protesters waving American flags and chanting “No Sharia Law.” The controversial fundraiser had many in Orange County on edge as word began to build …
Schwarzenegger says he’s returning to acting
Yes — and it is yet to be determined if California is more better off than Hollywood is worse off. Or something like that. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20110211/D9LANV582.html
County G.P. Update, a quick animated video – Clever
Interesting insight regarding the County’s proposed General Plan Update: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/8115271/
That Shiny New City Hall – The Financial Analysis
In a previous post on the folly of building a new City Hall, sdrostra.com commenter Phil Rath called me out on the issue of the return on investment of the new building. He linked to a Financial Analysis by the Center City Development Corporation, Implementing Downtown’s Redevelopment on Behalf of the City of San Diego [their tag line] and chides …
EXCLUSIVE: Meatball Poll Results on San Diego Mayor’s Race
There are plenty of polls: straw polls, tracking polls, horse race polls, push polls, exit polls. Not to be left out, San Diego Rostra debuts its exclusive Meatball Poll. This decidedly unscientific poll is conducted among attendees at the National Albondigas Political Society, San Diego Edition. This swell group of political swells gathers for meatball soup (hence the name) and …
New filings… Domestic Workers Union PAC spent $100K to Topple Conservative Supervisor Bill Horn — But he Won anyway. Ouch!
American philosopher Will Rogers observed that, “Politics has got so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to get beat with!” Recently-filed reports from the Domestic Workers Union PAC again prove Rogers’ genius… They spent $100K to defeat conservative County Supervisor Bill Horn, and they still lost by over 10,000 votes. The UDW PAC documents show the money was spent …
Hillcrest Town Council hosts DeMaio, Labor Guy, a sideshow and a professor
Tuesday night the Hillcrest Town Council hosted Councilmember Carl DeMaio, Municipal Employees Association General Manager Michael Zucchet, former San Diego City Attorney Michael Agguire and University of San Diego economics professor Alan Gin (pictured at left) in a townhall about pension reform. It was ably moderated by Voice of San Diego’s Scott Lewis. Only DeMaio and Zucchet showed up to …
CraigsList and Infighting and Failed Votes, Oh My
Just a little over a month into Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the wheels are already wobbling. This week marked some public failures on the part of the conservatives to stay united and focused on their jobs. Somehow, even noncontroversial floor votes could not manage to cross the vote threshold, leading some to speculate about the …
From the “What did you think November meant?” Department
From the AP… Conservatives’ clout flummoxes House GOP leaders WASHINGTON (AP) – The clout of tea party advocates and other hard-line conservatives in Congress has caught top Republicans by surprise, raising questions about whether GOP leaders can impose enough discipline in their House majority to pass tough measures, such as raising the debt ceiling. Within 24 hours this week, House …
Want to practice your illegal alien smuggling skills? There’s an app for that
A new iPhone/iPad app is set to be released next month. This new controversial game is called “Smuggle Truck- Operation Immigration,” and it allows gamers to fill their truck with as many illegal “immigrants” as they can and race across the desert landscape into America. “Smuggle Truck was inspired by the frustration our friends have experienced in trying to immigrate …
SD Rostra is Booming — New Monthly and Daily Highs in Site Traffic. 11,000 Unique Visitors in October. Thanks to Readers!
In just 18 months, SD Rostra has steadily grown in popularity and readership. We posted an all-time monthly high of over 11,000 unique visitors during October 2010, in the run-up to the 2010 elections. We thank our readers for their loyalty, and for passing along our name and links to your friends and associates. Our site has a “meter’ that …
Renaming the Coronado Bay Bridge for Reagan – UPDATE
UPDATE Thor’s assistant points out in the comments that the initial effort at renaming the bridge was announced here on San Diego Rostra by Rostra blogger Vince Vasquez. Seemed only appropriate to give him credit in the body of the article. /update. Well, officially, the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. There is an effort underway to rename the bridge after former …
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