The blatantly liberal bias of the NEW YORK TIMES is universally recognized — except, of course, by liberals. It’s a great mystery to the TIMES why it is losing readership at such a rapid rate — the editors fail to connect the dots. Over the years, I’ve learned how useless and indeed dishonest the TIMES is when reporting on political …
Govt employee clueless on private sector salaries
To see how out of touch government employees are with the private sector, consider this quote from a KPBS article on San Diego County pay raises (I’m quoted in the article as well): Michelle Bush of the District Attorney’s Office . . . : “Our DDA1’s start out around $55,000 to $60,000 a year,” she said. “We’re talking about an …
Richard Rider in Prop 21 “debate” on KUSI
Here’s a video of a KUSI TV “debate” I did 9/27/10. The proponents sent a high government parks employee, doubtless ON THE CLOCK (complete with ranger uniform and Smokey the Bear hat), to give an “informational” presentation — but NOT an ADVOCACY presentation. Uh huh. RIGHT! He wouldn’t face me in a debate, so he went first by himself. He …
Prop Recommendations — San Diego Tax Fighters
California State Propositions — Nov. 2010 Prop Vote Description 19 Yes Legalize and tax marijuana 20 Yes Congressional district re-drawn by a committee 21 No $18 vehicle fee a year to fund state parks 22 Yes State government prohibited from taking local funds 23 Yes Suspend AB 32, the “Global Warming Solutions Act” 24 No Eliminates three business tax breaks …
Cops Say Girl Lied About Kidnap-Rape Claim
Updating an earlier story on SD Rostra by Kimberly Dvorak, San Diego County sheriff’s officials have branded false the allegation of a 15-year-old girl that she was raped Friday by three men. She “made up the story after she had sex with a man she met online,” officials told the North County Times. “The girl, ashamed and scared of telling …
15-year-old not gang raped in San Diego
In an astonishing turn of events, a 15-year-old girl who claimed she was gang raped after school in San Diego on Friday now tells detectives she was scared and ashamed about meeting a man online and having consensual sex with him. After an extensive investigation that consisted of numerous interviews and lasted more than 72 hours, Sheriff’s detectives finally procured …
California Dreaming Act gives higher education hope to illegal aliens
The Golden State is drowning in budget shortfalls to the tune of $20 billion; Californians’ have done without pay increases, services and increased taxes, however, one sector of the state’s residents that haven’t suffered cuts are illegal aliens. While the DREAM Act may have languished at a national level, it is still on this week’s to do list for Governor …
Math-Illiterate AP Gun Story
The Associated Press just put out a press-release generated story about the supposed nexus between states with lax gun laws and exports of those guns for crimes. There’s nothing necessarily bad about such stories — I’ve written many myself — as long as the reporter takes a critical look at the information to see if it has any flaws. Unfortunately, …
San Diego High School student allegedly kidnapped and raped by three Latinos
Rostra Admin Note, September 27, 9:27 p.m. – As indicated by the comments posted below, the following entry is inaccurate on two counts. Authorities could have only confirmed an investigation of the girl’s allegations, not that a crime was committed. Also, authorities could not have known whether the descriptions of the at-the-time alleged assailants were accurate, only that they had …
Hazel for Mayor (or Let’s Move to Mississauga)
I was recently introduced via video to an amazing woman, Mayor Hazel McCallion of Mississauga, Ontario. For those of you not exactly keen on Canadian geography, Mississauga is the sixth-largest city in Canada. Hazel has been re-elected 11 times, and her approval rating is 92%. How does she do it? Click here and see for yourself.
Ruling allows trial on pension reform in City of San Diego
From SDCTA… Legal Ruling Opens Door for Changes in City of San Diego Pension System Lawsuit being allowed to proceed that could require employees to contribute “fair share” to pensions (San Diego) – A legal challenge by San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith will be permitted to proceed to trial following the denial of a demurrer in the case today …
Jerry Sanders = Mike Aguirre?
Say the name Mike Aguirre and it conjures up images of long pompous diatribes, public shouting matches laced with profanity, and bullying anyone who disagreed with him. The political farce surrounding Proposition D has shown us that Jerry Sanders can fairly be compared to his one-time nemesis, Mike Aguirre. Various reports throughout San Diego paint a disturbing picture of the …
GOP makes a move on the issues with Pledge to America
A new pledge to America from Republicans was unveiled to give voters on the fence a reason to take a look at the energized GOP and change the balance of power in Washington. The 21-page plan put forth to a weary electorate begins with, “America is an idea — an idea that free people can govern themselves, that government’s powers …
Want to Immortalize Communists on Campus? Hang a Poster for Marxiness and Say Cheers to Leninade!
Taken from NewsReal Blog on September 23rd, 2010 I honestly do not understand individuals who admire communists. Maybe I am a delusional daughter of Lithuanian immigrants who “brainwashed” me with their anti-communist rhetoric. Maybe I am a paranoid conservative eager to dispel the myths that communists are not worth celebrating. Either way, it is frustrating that some Americans do not …
Michael Schwartz: Bunker Mentality…or Do the things that Work?
The following comment posted by Michael Schwartz, as part of an ongoing discussion on SD Rostra regarding Tea Party activism (found here) and in response to another commenter, we believed worthy of a stand-alone post. Mr. Schwartz has provided his approval. -Editor Mr. Richmond: Great question. I do understand the definition of each word she used and the literal meaning …
‘Tis the Season for Political Mailers, Again
Every day since June 8 – the date of the California primary – I have been disappointed. Not for the obvious reasons, such as the fact that Recovery Summer failed to produce a recovery and/or a summer in San Diego, but because of something trivial that someone who is not a political junkie would not understand. I stopped receiving those glossy …
The Sprinter update!
The final accounting for the Sprinter rail project is in. The final federally approved budget was $484.1 million dollars, and the project is now closed out. The final tab was $477.628 million. The Sprinter opened for service to the public in March of 2008, was the lowest cost per mile rail project in the U.S.A., moves a lot more people …
Brian Jones at Tea Party Rally: Why are you here today?
The following speech was made by State Assembly candidate Brian Jones, Republican nominee in the 77th District, at last Saturday’s Tea Party Rally in El Cajon… If you don’t mind, may I ask you a question? WHY ARE YOU HERE TODAY? Why are you giving up a beautiful Saturday in San Diego to come to a park to listen to …
Volunteer Saturday to Defeat Prop D
Please join Councilmember Carl DeMaio and our grassroots team this Saturday, Sept 25 for a few hours to help defeat Prop D — the blank check sales tax increase in the City of San Diego. Volunteers Needed To Deliver LawnSigns Saturday, September 25 (9:30am to 4:30pm) 5703 Oberlin Drive, Suite 107 San Diego, CA 92121 Prop D gives city politicians …
Close to 50 Percent saying No on SD Unified Parcel Tax
Additional details on the Prop J survey, the proposed parcel tax in the San Diego Unified School District (see today’s earlier post by Steve Rider). The polling was conducted by Competitive Edge Research during the second week of August. (When this firm surveys, no need to wonder whether they asked likely voters, by the way.) The question was posed as …
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