From SD News Room… Five provisions of Proposition D, the San Diego sales tax increase, were challenged in court Thursday with a lawsuit filed by Richard Rider, chairman of the San Diego Tax Fighters, and political activist Stephen Cicero. The proposition calls for a half-cent tax increase once the following benchmarks are accomplished: * eliminating retirement offsets for elected officials …
Ron Nehring’s Signature Moment… Mood of GOP state convention was Quiet, Confident and Purposeful
While attending many Republican state conventions, I learned they all have their own flavor, mood and rhythym. The one just concluded at San Diego’s Manchester Grand Hyatt did as well…. The Mood was… Quiet, Confident, Purposeful and well-organized. In so doing, this convention reflects the personality of its State Chairman, Ron Nehring of San Diego, now in his 2nd term. …
Great Article on Former Bell City Manager
This LA Times Article does an exceptional job of illustrating what kind of lifestyle Robert Rizzo, the City Manager of Bell was indulging in. Opulent habits including horse racing, drinking, golfing, and who knows what else not included in the article. The ultimate insult is that one of his horses is named “Depenserde l’argent” which is French for “Spend Money.” …
U-T Explores City’s Fiscal Foolishness Leading To Sales Tax Hike Proposal
The San Diego Union-Tribune lays out out the record of foolish financial decisions by the city. It provides historical context for Proposition D, the half-cent sales tax hike on the November ballot. The A1 story, from the U-T’s new Watchdog unit, is well worth reading. It names the names of the myopic city leaders who got us into this mess, …
DeMaio and Goldsmith to Lead Pension Reform Forum at GOP State Convention
Duo to Outline Ways to Legally Reform State and Local Pension Benefits What: Special Forum for state and local officials at the California Republican Convention. Who: Councilmember Carl DeMaio City Attorney Jan Goldsmith Jack Dean, Vice President, Californians for Pension Reform When: August 21st, 2010 2:30pm – 4:00pm Where: Manchester Hyatt Cunningham Room A/B/C 1 Market Place San Diego, CA. …
Shenanigans I Say, Shenanigans!
In the ongoing melodrama of the San Diego Frankenstein tax, supporters of Proposition D hit a new low earlier this week with release of the purported financial savings from the tax hike. The City Council authorized Jerry Sanders’ office to develop the fiscal impact statement on how much these so-called reforms will save from the budget. In response, RINO Jerry …
National Guard troops arrive along southern borders
The troops have arrived. The Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger announced 224 National Guard troops have reported for duty along the California/Mexico border and will assist Border Patrol in the San Diego region. Many critics say the 1,200 National Guard troops sent to four southern states’ 2,000-mile zigzagging U.S./Mexico border is completely inadequate for a number of reasons. First, the …
Warlords and Taliban fighters earn money from U.S. in the form of protection
A new report titled “Warlord, Inc., Extortion and Corruption along the U.S. Supply Chain in Afghanistan” was published by Congressman John Tierney (D-MA) in June. The report details the millions of dollars spent to protect U.S. military supply convoys in Afghanistan- the majority of the money is paid out from the Department of Defense through the use of defense contractors …
Pensions help economy — like the Bloods and the Crips
“Crips’ Thefts Stimulate Economy.”
“Bloods’ Blood Money Energizes Commerce”
Her Removal From The House Will Be On The House
On Tuesday, August 17, Nancy Pelosi mouthed off about the Ground Zero mosque to San Francisco’s KCBS radio, “There is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some,” she said in that gentle, self righteous, patronizing voice. Pelosi then went on to make clear that she joins “those who have called for looking into how is this …
Summer of recovery falls flat in America
This week, President Barack Obama visited the ZBB Energy battery factory in Wisconsin. The 30-employee company manufactures high-tech devices that stores renewable energy and ZBB Energy was also a benefactor of U.S. stimulus dollars. “Companies like this are showing us how manufacturing can come back right here in the United States of America, right back here to Wisconsin,” Obama explained. …
No on Prop D Campaign Announces Website Launch and Kickoff Event
The No on Prop D campaign has officially launched its website – and has announced a campaign kickoff event for August 25. The website is at www.StopTheSalesTax.com. In addition to providing information on why San Diegans should vote against Prop D, the website asks San Diegans to sign a “petition against higher taxes.” On August 25th, the campaign will formally …
Cautionary Mail Tale …… the Horrendous Howard Wayne — John Steel attack Mailer of 2000
The nightmare of all candidates and consultants is to get basic facts wrong in an election mail- ing, especially if it criticizes the principal opponent. But what if the mailer is not just wrong, but Spectacularly wrong ?! It happened here in 2000 when Howard Wayne (now running for SD city council) and John Steel (R) competed for the 78th …
A judge extends deadline for PTSD lawsuit
A lawsuit was established to get much-needed care and monetary compensation for veterans who suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Middle East Wars has extended the deadline allowing more veterans to sign on to the pending ligation. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans by the National Veterans Legal …
Federal Employees Earn Double Private-Sector Pay
Food for thought from USA Today: Federal civil servants earned average pay and benefits of $123,049 in 2009 while private workers made $61,051 in total compensation, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data are the latest available. Federal workers have been awarded bigger average pay and benefit increases than private employees for nine years in a row. The …
Proposition 8 gets New Life — Federal Appeals Panel Reinstates It Today pending a New Hearing
A 3-judge “motions panel” today overruled district court Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to invalidate the voter-approved Proposition 8. It will remain the law of California on marriage pending further Federal review. Constitutional Law experts have long believed this case will not finally be decided until the 9-member U.S. Supreme Court gives its opinion. California resident Anthony Kennedy may have the deciding vote. Proposition 8 …
Despite Deceptive Editorial, SD CityBeat Supports Sales Tax Increase
In a recent editorial, San Diego CityBeat’s staff claimed to oppose Proposition D, the sales tax increase on the November ballot. But the purported opposition is just a convenient fig-leaf for the tax-and-spend CityBeat “liberals”, as they prepare to endorse the sales tax hike. The “liberals” (I don’t like calling them liberals, as they’re not – they are leftists) rule …
It’s Not A Tax Unless We Need To Win In Court
When Obama was running for president, he promised: “Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.” -Barack Obama– September 12th 2008 Then, while trying to pass his “health care reform,” Obama came …
Jerry Brown pension may cost him the election
The story below could cost Jerry Brown the election this November. Brown gets a lucrative state pension for his relatively short time in state government. No surprise there. But what IS scandalous is that the state’s secrecy over such pensions. More important for Brown, he is credited with MANY more years’ state service than he seems to have earned, boosting …
Laredo Police Dept. confirms Zeta incident
After nearly three weeks of denials, the Laredo Police Department has confirmed there was a Zeta cartel incident and that the police blotter is authentic. Naturally this begs the question as to why law enforcement continued to deny the event. There are still many questions left to be answered and more details will be forthcoming from this reporter. (Not Blogger). …
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