Dave Maass of San Diego CityBeat contacted SD Rostra to note that in response to his inquiry resulting from Jim Sills’ post of last night, San Diego city council candidate Howard Wayne said he ordered his treasurer to return the $100 contribution from Amerland’s Jules Arthur. Rostra has verified the information as accurate; Wayne indicated he has directed the return …
Friends of the NRA Dinner – October 23
If anyone would like to get together at $50 per ticket and get a SD Rostra table for this event, please email info@sdrostra.com to let us know… Friends of the NRA Dinner Oct. 23rd at 4:30 p.m. Scottish Rite in Mission Valley Buy tickets here at $50 each: https://www.friendsofnra.org/EventDocs.aspx?eid=6848 Or, for a basic table of 8, just buy 8 individual …
Will Howard Wayne return money from a Donor the Bay Area media say is charged with 2 Counts of Manslaughter ?
On June 22, 2010 the Solano County DA’s office charged businessman Jules Arthur, and 4 associates, in the deaths of 2 senior citizens killed in an accidental Vallejo fire. (source Vallejo Times-Herald, Sept. 4, 2010). The prosecutors say a Vallejo senior citizen project owned by Arthur’s San Diego-based ‘The Amerland Group’ burned down. 2 people lost their lives. The fire’s origin was purely …
Assessor Butler takes credit for public funds donated to charity
County Assessor David Butler, who last March used the public email system to announce his campaign for the seat to employees, is now — three weeks from the election — taking credit for public funds being donated to charity. Butler sent an official county press release this morning, proudly announcing “his” donation of $10,000 to the Polinsky Children’s Center, although …
Tea party rallies to get out the vote
With just three weeks until the all important midterm elections, the Stop Taxing Us Tea Party hosted a get out and vote rally in San Diego. Stop Taxing Us usually allows candidates running for office to speak, but this time they decided to mix it up and give rally attendees something to think about before they pull the lever. More …
Gabriella Hoffman appears on The Rick Amato Show with Guest Host, Bob Siegel
Gabriella Hoffman, conservative activist and SD Rostra/NewsRealBlog contributor, appears on The Rick Amato Show on October 7th, 2010. Click the link to listen to me talk about my family background, my activism, Radical Islam, and loads more! My lovely friend Yoela Palkin drops in a call too. Hope you enjoy it! http://tinyurl.com/2g6zmkt
As big Rally takes place today in Oceanside, UT asks, “Who are San Diego’s Tea Party members?”
From today’s SDUT… Activists gather today in Oceanside to advocate lower taxes, smaller government and other conservative causes A PRE-ELECTION TEA PARTY When: Today, noon to 4 p.m. Where: Oceanside Pier amphitheater, 200 N. The Strand, Oceanside Featuring: Speakers, music, contests Sponsors: Stop Taxing Us and Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition Tea Party activists from Southern California and beyond will …
Mailer hitting Encinitas Mailboxes
OK, So every City and community in the County is involved in the upcoming “mid-term”elections in one way or another. Encinitas’ race is interesting because there are two incumbents being challenged by two outsiders. The incumbents are on opposite sides of the issues, and each of the challengers line up with one incumbent but not the other. What makes the …
Look Again! Who’s Splitting The Vote Now?
What did we keep hearing for the past year and a half as the Tea Party movement grew and showed itself to be far more formidable than Democratic or Republican politicians ever could have imagined? “Gee, ” Republican pundits were saying, “I sure hope the Tea Party remains a grass roots movement. Yeah, sure, go ahead and hold our feet …
End Run, Touchdown!
The quarterback gives the play in the huddle. Just after the snap, the defenders push to the center and the quarterback gets plowed from the side. The reason: the line decided to go with another play. In case you’re wondering, the public is the quarterback in this end run on the tax cap increase for the Centre City Development Corp. …
CCDC Cap Increase Hits General Fund; City Leaders Still Push Prop D
Councilmember Carl DeMaio issued the following memo today where he asks for an explanation of why the city’s downtown redevelopment cap was raised without following the public process and analysis period approved in June by the City Council. In light of the big push by the Mayor and City Council to pass Prop D’s massive General Fund tax hike, DeMaio …
Dead people and inmates are still getting stimulus payments
In a new $787 billion stimulus accountability report a government investigator found that more than 89,000 people received stimulus payments of $250 each. The lucky recipients were people (using the term loosely) whom were either in a graveyard or in prison. According to the Social Security Administration’s inspector general, $18 million stimulus dollars were mailed to at least 72,000 dead …
Jerry works the Chamber
Oh my, watch this video… http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7306357/
Drug addiction in Afghanistan brings shame – especially for women
It’s no secret that Afghanistan is a focal point in the War on Terror and the world’s leader in producing heroin, but there are unintended consequences of these two facts, specifically the increasing number of Afghani women and children who are addicted to drugs. According to a new study from the Afghan government in coordination with the United Nations Office …
Major Business Groups Announce Opposition to Prop D
Concerned working business leaders representing a broad spectrum of diverse economic sectors employing hundreds of thousands of San Diegans came forward today to voice their opposition to a half-cent sales tax initiative in the City of San Diego. Businesses increasingly oppose Proposition D due to the harm it will cause to the local economy during the current recession. Leaders urged …
YAF National Dinner & 50th Anniversary West Coast Celebration – Oct 16
From Jordan Marks at Young Americans for Freedom… The YAF 50th Anniversary dinner will be on October 16th at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, CA just down the road from the Western Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). This dinner will also celebrate the new YAF National Leadership that will be elected earlier that day during our convention. The featured speaker …
Yes on Prop A Endorsements Piling Up
Strong Key Support Backs Local Jobs for Local Workers The list of endorsements continues to grow for Proposition A as the San Diego County Taxpayers Association and North County Times editorial staff backed the ballot measure for local construction jobs. The passage of Proposition A on November 2 would enact a charter amendment at the County of San Diego prohibiting …
Barbeque with a Side of Pension Reform
A weird question: Want some really good barbeque with a side of pension reform? Earlier this week we revealed outrageous pension payouts in the City of San Diego. A lot of people asked me what they could do about it. Here’s my response: JOIN ME FOR BARBEQUE. Seriously… I’m inviting you and any guests to join me for Phil’s BBQ …
California financial woes continue despite the claim of new budget
For the past several years California residents have been tortured with late state budget resolutions filled with all kinds of promises, however, each and every time the financial problems were not solved and spending continued to spiral out of control. This time legislators say it’s different. This time the budget problems will be solved. Really? A new California Field Poll …
The Chamber of Who Cares
The Chamber of Commerce plans to meet on Thursday to determine whether they will support or oppose the sales tax increase. One moment I think that as a Chamber of Commerce, it’s only logical they vote against Proposition D with its damaging impacts to business and consumers. Three different subcommittees of the Chamber did recommend they oppose Prop D. Then …
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