It has been a very good week for fiscal reform! The public pressure is paying off and the Mayor and City Council have agreed to offer our pension reform package as part of a settlement offer to the labor unions. Now the ball is in the labor unions’ court. If they do not want to join us in this …
Another Candidate Declares for an Assembly Seat that Doesn’t Exist
A couple of weeks ago I reported that Del Mar Councilwoman Crystal Crawford had already declared herself a candidate for the non-existent 74th Assembly District (all lines will be redrawn by a state commission by August of 2011). Yesterday afternoon at the Fairbanks Republican Women luncheon Republican Sherry Hodges declared herself a candidate for the 74th AD. Hodges is District …
A Pious Bob Filner talks and talks… but not about his own outbursts
San Diego’s Democratic Congressman Bob Filner chatted with Nancy Cordes on CBS about “political discourse.” He alleges that he was threatened in the last election cycle. “Like many of us across the country – including Gabby (Gabrielle Giffords) – we had, I’ll just lump them together as Tea Party opponents, people who went really beyond the bounds of political discourse,” …
A Liberal Bargain: Silence A Whole Movement For The Price Of One Man
Originally published by The Washington Times, 1-11-11 Used by permission. SAN DIEGO — January 11, 2011 — It began with the words of Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, when he suggested that the wicked, lunatic, Jared Lee Loughner, (who shot 19 people, murdering 6) committed his crime as a result of “irresponsible political rhetoric of conservatives.” Did Dupnik later apologize …
Howard Kurtz Talks to Bardella, Mistakes Him For Issa
It’s an understandable error. To the Eastern press, we Rostrafarians all look and sound alike; so debonnaire and intelligent. What’s really embarrassing for media watchdog Kurtz is that he didn’t correct the error in his purported interview with Issa in a Nov. 27 Daily Beast column until Jan. 11, although by his own admission he was told of the error …
Want to go to college? Not in California
California’s budget crisis will now be handled by adults according to newly-minted and former California Governor Jerry Brown. Nothing is off the table Brown said — except those who have collective bargaining contracts. That grown-up budget conversation came at the expense of the state’s coveted higher-education programs. The billion-dollar cuts shocked college administrators and prompted warnings to high school seniors …
Bond, James Bond (the Encinitas one) endorses Steve Danon for District 3 County Supervisor
The June 2012 prinary election is still 17 months away, but the District 3 race for County Supervisor continues to make news! Last week incumbent Pam Slater-Price filed preliminary papers to seek a 6th term. This week, rival Steve Danon is endorsed by new Encinitas Mayor (but longtime councilman) James Bond. In a press release today, Bond explained, ” It is …
Rally in support of the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
Come Rally in support of the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Saturday January 15 10am – 12 noon Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial (atop Mt Soledad) 6905 La Jolla Scenic Drive South, San Diego The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the war memorial cross is unconstitutional because it conveys the message of “state-endorsed religion.” Please join with leaders: …
San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council Offers an Enemies List and a Parade
Brothers and Sisters (yes, this is how Secretary-Treasurer Lorena Gonzalez actually addresses union members in her message): Did you know the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council actually has an enemies list? The businesses with which they have grievances are described as “unfair employers and adversaries of the labor movement” on their Do Not Patronize page. ‘Adversaries’ is such …
UPDATED: Gov. Brown A Welcome Ally Against Redevelopment’s Corporate Welfare
(UPDATED: See end of article for more info) As a card-carrying member of SD Rostra’s Tiny Libertarian Conspiracy, I’m ecstatic that Gov. Jerry Brown (how strange not to say this in the past tense) plans to help balance California’s budget by ending the corporate welfare of redevelopment agencies. It’s long been a scandal how these agencies have been abused by …
SD Supervisors decide to starve the poor
San Diego County Supervisors decide to starve the old, the disabled and the homeless New restaurant food stamp program likely will leave these unfortunate people without food two weeks every month by Richard Rider, Chairman San Diego Tax Fighters Phone 858-530-3027 11 January, 2011 For Immediate Release San Diego – Today the San Diego County Supervisors voted to starve the …
City Attorney Validates DeMaio Pension Reform Proposal
Mayor and Council Can Legally Freeze “Pensionable Pay” and Prevent Pension Spiking Councilmember Carl DeMaio heralded a memorandum released by City Attorney Jan Goldsmith that confirms the City’s legal ability to implement a major pension reform proposal outlined in DeMaio’s Roadmap to Recovery Plan. One of the major elements of DeMaio’s comprehensive pension reform package is to freeze city employees’ “pensionable …
SD Rostra: The Virtual Gathering Place
A new Democratic, left-leaning blog, Two Cathedrals, has entered the San Diego blog-o-fray in recent days. The website refers to itself as “an organization…” — sounds more robust than simply a weblog — “…committed to reasserting the role of progressive principles in San Diego’s communities and government,” and “as a centralized resource for analysis, research, organizing and communications outreach towards …
“The shooter was sent by God” says Westboro minister — rhetoric continues
Controversial nut-job minister, Fred Phelps from Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas told anyone who would listen to his disturbing rant on YouTube that “the shooter was sent by God.” These Westboro Church leaders are equally as guilty as the “shooter” who took his anger out on innocent folks gathering to meet their Congresswoman last Saturday. The facts first, Jared Loughner …
“Roads, Response Times, and Recreation” — Carl DeMaio’s Reform Plan cheered by SD Republican Party last night at Town and Country Hotel
Councilman Carl DeMaio spelled out his ‘Roadmap to Recovery’ for City government last night in Mission Valley, and the GOP County Committee responded with applause and cheers at their monthly meeting. Introduced by Chairman Tony Krvaric as “the man who makes Reform seem exciting and achievable,” DeMaio delivered with a summary of his 90-page plan to stabilize City finances and resume real …
Individual Accountability
“We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” –President Ronald Reagan (Thanks to Gayle Falkenthal and John Dadian for noting this quote.)
Director of Federal Defenders of San Diego Appointed to the Loughner Case
There is another San Diego connection to the horrific tragedy that occurred in Arizona. TPM reported earlier today that Reuben Cahn, Executive Director of the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. (FDSDI), has agreed to be appointed to represent Jared Lee Loughner. According to the FDSDI website, they are a “private, non-profit corporation based in San Diego with a branch …
Gettin’ Hot in the 2012 Kitchen
So, it’s only January 2011 and already, we’re seeing some folks filing papers to run for office. Good thing, ’cause some of us just can’t stand a breather. [See full list of candidates who have filed so far at the County Registrar of Voters for 2012] Of course, tongues were wagging last week when Republican San Diego City Councilman Carl …
Governor Brown Introduces Budget
This just in: As expected, Gov. Jerry Brown has introduced his draft budget including proposals to slash funding for most areas of state government and maintaining a series of tax increases for five years to close California’s huge budget deficit. This budget calls for $12.5 billion in spending cuts, including reductions in welfare, social services, health care for the poor …
California dodges a financial bullet for negligence in teen’s murder
As Chelsea King’s parents face the grim anniversary of their daughter death, their decision to not to sue the state saves Sacramento millions of dollars. King was brutally raped and murdered by a repeat sex offender in February of last year. The search and eventual discovery of the high school senior made national headlines that sparked a debate about the …
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