Here are some added info sources for SD Rostra fans. Batting lead-off is Matt Potter, 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. SAN DIEGO READER – Matt Potter http://www.sandiegoreader.com/staff/matt-potter/stories/ NATIONAL REVIEW http://www.nationalreview.com/ CHANNEL 10 NEWS http://www.10news.com/news/index.html HUMAN …
Carl DeMaio Presents San Diego’s Roadmap To Recovery
San Diego City Councilman and mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio presented the “Roadmap to Recovery” fiscal recovery package for San Diego Feb 3, at a meeting of the Grantville Action Group. Since I live in Grantville, I stopped by to hear his pitch. I also recorded video of his talk and questions and answers with the audience of about 30. I …
Faulconer: Audit recommendations reflect 14 changes to improve management of street repairs
From Tony Manolatos at SD Councilmember Kevin Faulconer’s office… Here is a link to a document highlighting City Auditor Eduardo Luna’s street maintenance audit, which is scheduled to be heard at Monday’s Audit Committee Meeting (Feb 7 at 9 a.m.). San Diego City Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer, who chairs the Audit Committee, believes this is one of the …
Reagan Day? More than 60% of Americans Just Say No
Feb. 4, 2011 – SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Happy Dutch Day? Nope, most Americans say they’d rather work. More than 60 percent of Americans reject the idea of denoting 40th President Ronald Reagan’s birthday, February 6, as a federal public holiday. The survey of 504 American adults was conducted between February 1-3, 2011 by Competitive Edge Research & Communication. SEE …
Border Patrol foils dive-scooter coastal “invasion” by illegal aliens
Border Patrol agents nabbed a pair of Mexican nationals trying to enter the U.S. illegally using jet-propelled dive scooters. The two were apprehended in Imperial Beach, Calif. and processed for illegally entering the country. The agents arrested two male Mexican nationals after they illegally landed on U.S. shores. The dive scooters used by the illegal aliens are self-propelled underwater devices …
Is That A Sheep I Smell? It Must Be Time for Golden Fleece Nominations!
The San Diego County Taxpayers Association’s annual Golden Fleece and Golden Watchdog Awards recognizing the best and worst of local government decision-making has become the poliwonk equivalent of the Consumer Electronics Show for techies, Lollapalooza for arty hipsters, or Comic-Con for… you get the idea. But the Association can’t throw a party and produce those infamous parody videos featuring your …
Obama a ‘Manchurian President’?
Egyptian leaders feel betrayed by President Obama as he acts in support of opposition to Mubarak. A World Net Daily article describing Obama’s anti-American actions regarding the Egyptian crisis pose the question of why Obama is appearing to support anti-regime protests. Seems like a very simple answer: It is Muslim interests vs. everyone else’s interests, including the U.S. …
Movement in the 74th Assembly Race
The only declared candidate for the Republican nomination in the 74th Assembly District is Sherry Hodges, District Director to current Assemblyman Martin Garrick. Hodges has been making phone calls rounding up supporters from as far back as the summer of 2010. It was pretty clear from everyone I’ve spoken to that the assumption was that Garrick supported Hodges’ bid, although …
Shhhhh! — Republicans can win a Redrawn 39th senate seat…. Attn: Poway Roger, D7 Voter, Barry Jantz.. Act now, Pilgrims!
Next August the voter-approved ‘Cititzens Redistricting Commission’ will release newly-drawn maps for all state Senate, Assembly and Congressional districts. This is your Distant Early Warning that senate seat 39 [Kehoe, term-limited] will likely see the biggest changes in San Diego county, and they are certain to make it competitive for Republicans again. The next GOP senator from the 39th may be living …
San Diego Republicans Already Preparing for 2012
It looks like Tony Krvaric and local Republican Party are not taking any down time in what is normally an off election year. Local Republicans are preparing for 2012 after major victories for Lorie Zapf and in opposition to the City of San Diego’s sales tax measure, as well as a host of other local measures and candidates throughout the …
Juan Vargas Sponsoring State Anti-Wal-Mart Law
One day after the San Diego City Council repealed its ordinance to block Wal-Mart supercenters, State Sen. Juan Vargas has taken up the cause. Vargas announced he is introducing his own bill to make opening Wal-Mart supercenters more difficult, pleasing his labor union backers who oppose Wal-Mart. The bill requires an economic impact analysis of the effect of such supercenters …
U.S. Forest Service takes political correctness to a new level – Only in America
Remember the days when house burglars were called robbers or shoplifters were called thieves? Apparently those days have gone the way of 50s-era television shows and the kinder, gentler politically correct world has now arrived. Only in America would an illegal alien growing more than 7,000 marijuana plants in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California be referred to as …
CA vs the other states — updated 1/30/11
Breaking Bad: California vs. the Other States by Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax Fighters Version 1.754 Revised 30 January, 2011 Updated version online at: www.RiderBlog.NotLong.com Phone: 858-530-3027 Email: RRider@san.rr.com Here’s a depressing but documented comparison of California taxes and economic climate with the rest of the states. The news is breaking bad, and getting worse (I keep updating this …
Ronald Reagan’s 100th Birthday is This Sunday….. SD Republican Party leads Our Celebrations… Carl DeMaio, Pam Slater-Price, Gary Felien also assist
Chairman Tony Krvaric reports on coordinating efforts by the Republican Party of San Diego to honor the 100th Birthday of the beloved Ronald Wilson Reagan. Our photo above depicts Pope John Paul II’s visit to the USA on September 10, 1987. Two of the great heroes of the 20th Century, confronting the Soviet Union, and witnessing for Human Freedom. _____________________________________________________________________________ “With …
Labor Council Condemns Repeal of Anti-Wal-Mart Ordinance – UPDATED
UPDATE: Here’s Wal-Mart’s statement on the repeal of the union-backed ordinance that would have impeded them from opening super centers in San Diego:: Statement from Walmart on the San Diego City Council’s Decision To Repeal the Big Box Ordinance SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 1, 2011 – Walmart today issued the following statement from Maggie Sans, Walmart vice president of public …
Message from FPPC Heard Loud and Clear. Not.
During the June 2010 primary, 36th district State Senate candidate Jeff Stone was caught red-handed failing to comply with campaign finance laws by not reporting contributions over $1,000 within the mandated 24-hour period, all received in the final days of the election. As a reminder, we’re not just talking about a couple of donations here. Stone’s campaign admitted to receiving …
NRA Joins Fight on the Border
A new “must see” video has just been released by the National Rifle Association candidly exposing the problems at the U.S./ Mexico border. To see the video, click HERE. While the Feds dither and subvert the Constitution openly, our local communities are impacted by the burden of illegal immigration. Not only does the media try to make it look …
The Disappointing Gingrich-Ethanol Connection
San Diego Tax Fighters **** Press Release **** Authored by Richard Rider, Chairman Phone: 858-530-3027 2-1-2011 The Disappointing Gingrich-Ethanol Connection San Diego – I tend to like Newt Gingrich. An affable guy, his politics more or less dovetail with mine on a number of domestic issues. In December, I was one of a small group of about 20 local GOP …
Gov. Brown compares California budget crisis to Egypt uprising in speech
When drawing a comparison to President Obama’s State of the Union Speech and California Governor Jerry Brown’s State of the State speech one thing rings hollow – substance. The president spoke to the nation for approximately an hour, while Brown chose a much shorter 13 paragraphs. “When democratic ideals and calls for the right to vote are stirring the imagination …
Jerry Brown’s State of the Budget Speech
Despite calling his address the State of the State, Jerry Brown’s speech was really first, foremost and only about the looming budget deficit. It is unlikely to be papered over one more time, but who knows politicians are such good liars. I missed the speech, but am reading from the transcript. The governor makes some good points. My plan to …
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