Most folks don’t know that one of the California Democrat State Senators suffers from apparent dementia. She seems to not know what is going on around her. Yet she still holds office, draws her salary and has highly paid handlers to take care of her. But the amazing thing is that she still votes. Her chief overseer is Senate President …
You Can Tell A Lot By Who Channel 10’s Friends Are…
Over the email Monday night I got an invitation to an “Elections Panel: Issues and Trends” hosted by J.W. August, Managing Editor of Channel 10 News. Channel 10 is an official co-sponsor of this event. The speakers on the “Expert Panel”? Francine Busby, Democrat candidate for the 50th Congressional District, Steve Freeman, an author of a book that asserts that …
Explosions, Sex, and Politics!
Did that headline make you read this? Good, because this is boring yet so exciting! Unless you don’t neurotically check your twitter, don’t get breaking political news email pushed to your blackberry, or don’t regularly troll the City Clerk’s office (see: you’re normal), you are just now finding out that Carl DeMaio’s Fair and Open Contracting Ballot Measure, henceforth known …
Validity Rate Will Qualify Competition Ballot Measure
ROV Statistics Confirm Full Count of Signatures Will Produce Qualification Validity Rate of Sample Results in 107,000 Signatures – 10,000 More Than Needed A random sample of signatures submitted to place the Competition and Transparency in City Contracting initiative on the ballot achieved a 79% validity rate, according to information released today by the County Registrar of Voters. Based on …
June 28— Juan Vargas STILL 6 Votes Ahead — after new SD County Registrar update
San Diego County tabulated 90 additional votes Monday in the ultra-close 40th state senate primary… and they split 45 for Juan Vargas and 45 for Mary Salas… That means Juan Vargas remains your Leader in the Clubhouse district-wide with 24,124 votes to 24,118 for Mary Salas. There are NO new updates so far today from Riverside or Imperial counites. All …
Amigos De Carly
Over the weekend, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina announced the launch of her campaign’s new Spanish-language website, Amigos De Carly, at a town hall event that was centered around Hispanic issues. The website was also promoted today on Twitter, which is where I learned of its inception. My initial reaction to the news was somewhat mixed. As a lifelong …
June 30 Reception for the “Competition Works” Campaign
Wine Reception Fundraiser With City Councilmember Carl DeMaio Supporting the “Competition and Transparency in City Contracting” November 2010 Ballot Measure Wednesday, June 30th 5:30pm – 7:00pm Tango Wine Company 2161 India Street – San Diego, CA 92101 Dear Friends: WE DID IT! After five months, we collected 138,000 signatures from San Diego voters to qualify the “Competition and Transparency in …
San Diego tops national TV ratings for American soccer team at World Cup 2010
New ratings show San Diegans were #1 in the USA when it came to following the American soccer team at this year’s World Cup. National ratings were up 40% from 2006, with 15 million fans watching for a national rating of 8.2. San Diego viewers, however, nearly doubled that with a rating of 15, the highest in the USA. The …
A swipe of the pen for Obama equals amnesty
Americans are mad. They are mad at the sluggish economy, they are mad at the gulf oil spill and they are mad that President Obama continues to make mistake after mistake. Luckily for the President, he had the longest honeymoon period of any president in recent history. Unfortunately for the President, Americans are waking up from their slumber, paying attention …
Obama’s Rules Of Engagement
Now men, we sent you to Afghanistan to fight a war and each of you have been issued a gun, however (and this is very important) under no circumstances are you to actually use that gun to fire upon the enemy unless the following conditions are obeyed: 1) If the enemy is in a mosque, you may not fire because …
June 25– Juan Vargas now LEADS Mary Salas by SIX votes in 40th senate Primary
Completing an astonishing week-long comeback , Juan Vargas today claimed the LEAD over rival Mary Salas in their classic 40th district Democratic primary. San Diego’s Registrar posted new results minutes ago. No updates yet today in Riverside or Imperial counties. The new overall totals for the three-county district are…. ….Vargas….24,079…. Salas…. 24,073. Vargas added 66 new San Diego votes today, …
June 24 — Juan Vargas now ONE Vote (!) Behind Mary Salas….Amazing 40th state senate primary Rolls On
Does One Vote really matter? …. YES ! … With updates today from Riverside and Imperial counties, State Senate rivals Juan Vargas and Mary Salas are now just ONE vote apart. Vargas today added 16 votes to his Imperial lead (from +911 to +927). Vargas reduced Salas’ lead in San Diego from +853, to +822, this afternoon. So your Updated …
Forget Congress – Obama may grant amnesty by executive order
Imagine the possibilities. With the stroke of a pen 15-20 million illegal immigrants could be exempted from deportation. In an attempt to bypass Congress, the legislative process and our Constitution which guarantees of the people by the people, President Obama has shown signs that he may sign an executive order that will throw sand in the face of the will …
Juan Vargas Closing In — now just 96 votes behind Mary Salas in classic State Senate primary
Oh Doctor ! …… What a 9th Inning rally Juan Vargas is putting on right now in the 40th State Senate district. Today Vargas gained 54 more votes on Mary Salas in the San Diego County update (288 to 234). When added to totals in Imperial and Riverside counties, that cuts Ms. Salas’ overall lead district-wide to just 96 votes. (There were no updates in …
On eve of Afghanistan offensive General McChrystal in hot water amid Rolling Stone story
A hierarchical undercutting in the decision making process in any work environment lends itself to a severe tongue lashing, however, in the military world it requires one of two things – resignation or firing. This is exactly the position current Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal finds himself in. A senior Capitol Hill source says McChrystal will resign, leaving the White House …
U-T’s America’s Finest Blog in limbo
As changes at the Union-Trib continue with last week’s seventh round of staff layoffs, it appears no stone is being left unturned as management determines the future of the paper, including its online content. Check out yesterday’s entry by Chris Reed on America’s Finest Blog… http://www.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/americas-finest/2010/jun/22/whats-americas-finest/ Let’s hope the mucketies at the paper find continued value in pushing the blog …
Juan Vargas now within 150 Votes of Mary Salas in the three-county 40th state senate Democratic race
In recent days, Juan Vargas has quietly closed ground on Mary Salas in their contest for the 40th senate Democratic nomination. The district includes parts of S.D., Imperial and Riverside counties. But today Vargas really surged. Imperial County’s update showed the Vargas lead there growing to 911 votes, up from 809 yesterday. The San Diego update reduced the Salas lead here from 928 to 907 votes. …
Chula Vista race now Tied —– Jill Galvez 6,554….Patricia Aguilar 6,554….St. Anthony may be responsible
Just 1,000 more votes countywide were tabulated at the Registrar of Voters today (Tuesday) but that’s enough to shake up results for Chula Vista council seat #2. Aguilar added 56 votes to her total since yesterday, while the Galvez number rose 36 ballots. That puts them even at 6,554 votes. They are competing for a runoff spot against Larry Breitfelder, who is well ahead in 1st …
Obama trades punches with Arizona Senator over secure borders
After a one-on-one meeting with President Obama, Arizona Senator Jon Kyl dropped a bombshell about the White House’s lack of concern for securing the southern borders. At a town hall meeting in the Senator’s district of Tempe, Arizona on Friday, Kyl explained to the audience that President Obama told him in the oval office the problem with securing the borders …
Close Race Update —– 99% counted —- Steve Rosen, Jill Galvez, Ron Nehring, and John Mullen enter The Winner’s Circle
With 99% of all SD County ballots now counted, the “photo finish” race pictures are finally clearing up: * Jill Galvez (6518) hangs on to a 20-vote lead v. Patricia Aguilar (6498) for the runoff spot in Chula Vista council seat # 2. * Steve Rosen (11,310) KO’s SD school board incumbent Katherine Nakamura (11,003). * Ron Nehring (14,805) appears …
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