I don’t think anyone could argue with a straight face that the Republican Party hasn’t made itself a major player in San Diego over the past maybe six years. The change started under current CRP Chairman Ron Nehring, and continued under current San Diego GOP Chairman Tony Krvaric. In my mind, the local GOP and the Lincoln Club and a …
Tea Party groups show their independence — “No to social issues”
San Diego’s largest Tea Party, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition (SCTRC) went on the record and said they would break with the Tea Party Nation and will not tackle social issues like abortion, immigration and gay marriage. The Fox News channel guest Judson Philips, founder of Tea Party Nation, a for-profit social network and convention organizer, who announced to his …
CA corporate income tax receipts plummet 41.6%
I stumbled across a new depressing California factoid to consider. Comparing the second quarter of 2009 with 2010, California corporate income tax receipts dropped a breathtaking 41.6%. That is a stunning reduction in one year. Only rust belt Ohio was worse. Now I know what you’re thinking — we’re in a recession! The nation is suffering. Well, yes and no. …
WikiLeaks dumps 250,000 new cables — it’s a who’s who list in American politics
It’s like reading a who’s who in American politics, as WikiLeaks published more than 250,000 State Department documents mostly dealing with the two wars in the Middle East. Names like President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and General Petraeus are on the country’s heavy hitter list and latest targets of intelligence documents released by the new “go to” sensational website WikiLeaks. …
Oakland to issue illegal immigrants an identification card
The liberal, albeit much poorer suburb of San Francisco is making a strong effort to issue identification cards for those in the country illegally; the card will also double as an ATM. According to city officials, the ID card would assist illegal aliens who have a tough time obtaining proper identification. The city contracted out the ID card service to …
Another drug cartel tunnel found on the San Diego border
U.S. authorities have reported that a second smuggling tunnel has been uncovered along the Mexican border in San Diego. At least four people were arrested in connection with the tunnel along with a significant amount of marijuana. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the smuggling tunnel was discovered on Thanksgiving when most Americans were watching football games and eating …
It’s a Final Now! …. Complete Returns confirm the Right sweeps the ‘Big 5′ of San Diego elections
The San Diego vote count effectively ended today, with over 900,000 ballots processed (!) and only a paltry 500 left. Congratulations to the hard-working Registrar of Voters staff for a job well done ! Final results confirm the Conservative-Libertarian-Business coalition swept the 5 biggest local races in San Diego local government. Please note that 3 of the 5 contests were fairly close. Hat tip …
City Of San Diego Serves Up Turkey to Taxpayers A Bit Early
For anyone still wondering why voters are so skeptical of political promises, look no further than the latest failure to enact reform by the City of San Diego. The San Diego County Taxpayers Association pointed out in a news release issued today that one of the ten reforms taxpayers were led to believe had been enacted prior to the November …
California Tea Party seeks Arizona-style immigration law
Tea Party activist Michael Erickson was successful in moving his illegal immigration enforcement idea to the signature collection process. The California ballot initiative called “Support Federal Immigration Law Act” which closely mirrors Arizona’s SB1070 immigration law would require law enforcement officers to check suspected illegal aliens for immigration status. According to the bill’s author, the proposed-immigration law will expand police …
Ernie Dronenburg declares Victory … Has a “Road Map” to his new job as Assessor / Recorder / Clerk
In a Tuesday interview with SD Rostra, Ernie Dronenburg declared victory over appointed Democrat David Butler in the race for San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/Clerk. Dronenburg leads Butler by 16,380 votes with just 2,000 more to process countywide. He reaffirmed his campaign pledges to (1) Refuse any County Pension and (2) Self-impose a limit of two 4-year terms on his service …
Ed Gallo clinches Escondido council win over gallant Lori Holt Pfeiler
In a race which stretched 3 weeks beyond election day, conservative Ed Gallo has taken a decisive 39-vote lead over 18-year incumbent Lori Holt Pfeiler for the final undecided Escondido council seat. SD Rostra estimates less than 100 ballots remain to be checked in Escondido. Among the 144 ballots which were added today, Gallo took 81 to Holt Pfeiler’s 63. …
More on the Rider/Mayor Debate
Kudos to Richard Rider for taking on the Mayoral spokesperson. She seems to be beside herself at how he could have the audacity to call out the pro-sales tax side for threatening voters by trotting out the police and fire chief as political pawns and telling people that their lives are at risk if they don’t capitulate to increasing taxes. …
Laing Responds to Rider
The following was originally posted by Rachel Laing of Mayor Sanders’ office as a comment on a recent Richard Rider post. Given the seriousness of the Rider allegation, we thought it more appropriate that the rebuttal run as a post itself, and Ms. Laing provider her permission for us to do so… From Rachel Laing: There is nothing in Rider’s …
Standing Room Only For Carl DeMaio’s “Roadmap to Recovery” Townhall in Clairemont
Guest Column by RYAN PURDY On a stormy Saturday, Councilmember Carl DeMaio held a Town Hall to discuss his plan to balance the city’s budget and reform the pension system in front of a standing room only crowd at the North Clairemont Library. DeMaio touts his Roadmap to Recovery as a comprehensive five year financial recovery plan that will restructure …
Coalition Announces Commitment to Advance Fiscal Reforms
Business Organizations and Leaders Commit to Taking Budget and Pension Reforms to the Ballot by 2012 if City Leaders Don’t Act Soon View full “Statement of Unity” on 5 Guiding Principles for Reform View full Press Release Councilmember Carl DeMaio and representatives from leading local and state-wide business and taxpayer advocacy groups announced the formation of a coalition dedicated to …
DHS admits not all airline cargo checked while TSA gropes passengers
As Americans head into the busiest holiday travel season of the year, they can take comfort in the fact that TSA, CBP and DHS are assuring their fellow passengers are sufficiently groped, poked and prodded. Meanwhile unbeknownst to them hundreds of FedEx/UPS type cargo packages are placed in the belly of airplanes with little-to-no security scrutiny. Yes, shipping companies routinely …
Higher taxes won’t reduce fed deficit – they spend it
WALL ST JOURNAL 11/22/2010 Higher Taxes Won’t Reduce the Deficit History shows that when Congress gets more revenue, the pols spend it. By STEPHEN MOORE And RICHARD VEDDER The draft recommendations of the president’s commission on deficit reduction call for closing popular tax deductions, higher gas taxes and other revenue raisers to drive tax collections up to 21% of GDP …
Princeton wages war on Israel through Sabra hummus boycott
Taken from The California Review on November 21st, 2010: What is with college students making everything political? One would think food—especially a delicious Mediterranean spread enjoyed by both Israelis and Palestinians—would be spared this injustice. Apparently, nothing goes unnoticed at the Ivy League. Not even hummus. Why is such a harmless food item being spotlighted, one might ask? The Princeton …
TSA airport screeners gone wild in San Diego — again
In what can only be described as TSA handlers gone wild, the San Diego Harbor Police arrested an area resident for refusal to complete the screening/security process yesterday. This is the same airport that created the TSA security catch phrase “don’t touch my junk.” John Tyner of San Diego started the airport screening firestorm last week as Americans head into …
Sanders lied about critical need for Prop D sales tax
Was Mayor Sanders Lying About Critical Need for Prop D Sales Tax? Short answer — HELL YES! PRESS RELEASE: 11/19/10 Authored by Richard Rider San Diego — It was just three weeks ago that San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders was running carefully orchestrated “town hall meetings” around the city — threatening citizens with death and destruction if we did not …
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