I have written much about Islam but this is my first (and hopefully last) piece on the infamous Terry Jones’ saga. Rarely do we see one news story spiral into such a panorama of emotional and philosophical discussions. Since it is human nature to react first and listen second, people find themselves starting with one argument, only to get whisked …
Slowing the tide of drugs into the U.S. – drug cartel violence continues
Every day drugs enter the U.S. through the major ports of entry, San Diego, El Paso, Nogales and other smaller ports. The majority of Americans may not be able to comprehend just how much methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, and cash enter the country through ports and not across the desert. “El Paso may be the busiest city in the world in …
Mr. President, “No” Is Not Always A Bad Word
Well, Obama is doing it again. Since he can’t play the “blame Bush” card every day, he occasionally pulls his “Republicans are the party of no,” card from the bottom of the deck… Read entire story in my latest piece for San Diego News Room Bob Siegel is a weekend radio talk show host on KCBQ and columnist. Details of …
Chelsea’s Law Signing by Arnold Thursday in San Diego
From Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher: You can watch a live stream of the signing of Chelsea’s Law online Thursday at 9:45 AM… http://www.gov.ca.gov/ From the Governor: Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Schedule for September 9 Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Chelsea’s Law 9:45 a.m. Gov. Schwarzenegger will be joined by Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher (R-San Diego) and Brent and Kelly King to sign AB 1844 by Assemblymember Fletcher. …
Mexican military arrests seven Zeta cartel members for the murder of 72 migrants
The Associated Press is reporting that Mexican Military soldiers arrested seven Los Zetas cartel gunmen who shot and killed 72 Central and South American migrants who were headed to the United States. The Mexican government announced that four of the suspects were apprehended after a Sept. 3rd shootout with Mexican military and three more were captured a few days later. …
DeMaio Offers Alternative to Proposed Water Rate Increase
Releases White Paper Documenting Wasteful Spending in City Utilities Department and Related Water Agencies On the same day that the Mayor proposed yet another increase to San Diego’s water rates (for a total increase of 65% since 2007) Councilmember DeMaio released a white paper highlighting numerous examples of increased spending in the city’s Utilities Department and outlined several steps to …
Congressional membership has its privileges
While the economy remains unstable, foreclosures skyrocket upwards, unemployment hovers near double-digits and economic indicators yield little inspiration, members of Congress enjoy growing personal bank accounts. In its annual report on the wealthiest members of Congress, The Hill found lawmakers haven’t struggled with a lagging economy at all, in fact they got even richer. According to the report, the 50 …
DeMaio Releases Reform Standards on Unsustainable Retiree Healthcare Costs
Councilmember Carl DeMaio released today the following presentation of data and findings revealed in the city’s study on the cost of retiree healthcare benefits granted to city employees over the years. Councilmember DeMaio is proposing that the benefits be immediately reduced to the level currently funded in the city’s budget – and that further reductions be examined in the context …
Rick Amato: Eating our own
Guest Commentary by Rick Amato U.S. military imprisons warriors for battlefield errors As President Obama took to the airwaves Tuesday evening to announce the end of the combat mission in Iraq, he paid tribute to the men and women who served there, were killed or wounded there, and to their families for the sacrifices they made. But there was one …
Arizona Border Patrol engaged in shoot out – Another incident involved a man who was shot and set on fire
Nogales Border Patrol agents were involved in a shoot out on Sunday North West of the city. The BP agents responded to a sensor that was tripped near the U.S./Mexico border and were greeted with fire from alleged illegal aliens. Inside sources say the illegal aliens were smuggling drugs and were armed with AK-47s. Once the Border Patrol arrived on …
San Diego Sheriff’s Dept. sued over conceal carry gun permits
Late Friday night court documents were released outlining plaintiffs’ undisputed facts and statements regarding the right of qualified individuals to carry a concealed firearm in San Diego County. The lawsuit filed last year is finally making its way through the federal court system and the November 1st trial date sets up a showdown with gun rights advocates and the San …
Frye’s Folly
The Prop D numbers: Definite No on Prop D: 52.6% Definite Yes on Prop D: 18.3% Undecided on Prop D: 29.1% 362 Likely Voters +/- 4.1% Looks like a 2012 Mayoral run for DF is even more of an uphill battle now…
Meg Whitman’s Big-Spending Secretive Bureaucracy
And she hasn’t even been elected yet! CalWatchdog has the story about Whitman’s secretive centimillion-dollar campaign: “The Meg Whitman for Governor Campaign is like the Pentagon – or possibly even the NORAD command bunker – of political operations. Its headquarters in Cupertino is highly secured, with all access absolutely restricted. Staffers, except those specifically paid to deal with the media, …
The Public is Being Ripped Off!
Teresa Barth’s letter to the editor in the North County Times on August 05 states that “…there has been a lot of misinformation regarding this issue [drought level 2 vs. level 1] …” And while I agree that there has been misinformation spread, I contend her letter has been one of the sources of misinformation. When she writes “…A Level …
Kudos To SD CityBeat On Life Perspectives Article
Due to an investigation prompted by an SD CityBeat expose, the County of San Diego has halted payment of a $20,000 grant to a group on grounds it might use the money for religiously-based activity. The money, and previous grants, was recommended by Supervisor Bill Horn. This is a great coup for CityBeat’s watchdog journalism. While I’ve criticized CityBeat in …
Just A Few Questions
Excitement flows through the land. Maybe this time, Helpful Hillary will accomplish what nobody ever succeeded in before, a peace treaty between the Israelis and Palestinians. At the expense of sounding like Lt. Columbo, please indulge me as I ask a few simple, child like questions. 1) When two countries sign a treaty, aren’t they both supposed to make concessions? …
Feds serve Arizona’s Sheriff Arpaio with a lawsuit today
The hits just keep on coming in Arizona, first the federal lawsuit against the state for cracking down on illegal immigration’s SB1070, then the Justice Department sues Arizona Maricopa County Community Colleges and now America’s toughest Sheriff Joe Arpaio is on the receiving end of a lawsuit from the federal government. The lawsuit filed earlier today by the Justice Department …
Anchor baby issue solved – a Congressional definition change to the word BORN
With the immigration issue swirling about the country, Arizona being slapped with lawsuits and Mexico drug cartel violence exploding south of the border, many are beginning to have adult conversations about the impact of illegal immigration within U.S. borders. Every year there are approximately 300,000 to 400,000 children born in America to illegal immigrant parents. As such, the children automatically …
7,215 SD Rostra Readers — the August traffic figures are in… And we Thank you for your great Support …… We Did this Together.
7,215 Rostra Readers Can’t be Wrong! The figures are in for August 2010, and YOU were one of 7,215 “unique visitors” to the SD Rostra website last month alone. And since many people block electronic ‘cookies’ as they browse, 7,215 is the MINIMUM figure for SD Rostra readership. The real total is likely well north of 10,000 strong. So if …
MAYOR LOSING CREDIBILITY BY THE MINUTE
Since joining with labor union owned City Councilmembers to push a sales tax increase, the Mayor appears to be losing credibility at lightning speed in an attempt to somehow justify increasing taxes by $100 million per year. In just the past week, he’s been continually called out in the media for peddling falsehoods about the sales tax proposal. First, the …
Recent Comments