I had a chance to attend my second Tea Party yesterday, at the Oceanside pier amphitheater, April 15th, 2010, Tax Tea Party Day. This time I was able to take on a more active role. Rick Amato did a terrific job emceeing the event on short notice, while I hosted his show from a KCBQ booth in the plaza, doing …
A Tough Tax Day for California
Today is Tax Day. If you and your family are struggling over the financial burdens of our state’s wildly out-of-control taxes, you are not alone. Here in San Diego County, the unemployment rate continues at an all time high, kicking off 2010 at 11% in January, up from a revised 10.3% in December. January was the county’s seventh month in …
FRIDAY: Important decision on Private Property Rights… Please Speak Up!
See the guest column by Randy Lenac below… Editor’s note… It has been a nearly invisible process to most people in San Diego County, yet may ultimately have a tremendous impact on the right of the citizens to be safe in their knowledge that government can’t simply violate the basic tenet of private property rights. The decision will answer the …
DO IT TODAY: San Diego MoneyBomb
Today is the day to help make change happen at City Hall! April 15 is TAX DAY! San Diegans are asked to commemorate Tax Day 2010 by participating in a “MoneyBomb” to raise funds to advance fiscal reform in city government. A “MoneyBomb” is a coordinated online fundraising effort where individuals donate all on the same day — in this …
House of Death ICE informant “Lalo” freed from prison
It started seven long years ago with Lalo selling his cartel knowledge to the U.S. government. The Mexican national would give America important details regarding the inner workings of drug cartels in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. It was good information. Guillermo Eduardo Ramirez Peyro or ‘Lalo’s’ results-orientated methods earned him recognition with his Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) handlers. His work …
Breaking News: San Diego Republicans alone to have ad in Primary Sample Ballot
Or, how the local GOP used a little known law to get the better of the unsuspecting Dems. Barry Jantz’ lead commentary on FlashReport this morning is a must read… http://www.flashreport.org/index.php?doDate=20100414
24 Hours Until…San Diego MoneyBomb 2010
Are you participating???? Help make change happen at City Hall! April 15 is TAX DAY! San Diegans are asked to commemorate Tax Day 2010 by participating in a “MoneyBomb” to raise funds to advance fiscal reform in city government. A “MoneyBomb” is a coordinated online fundraising effort where individuals donate all on the same day — in this case, April …
Are we being fair to pedophiles?
Today I met with a representative for the Innocent Justice Foundation, a group that campaigns to protect children from sexual predators. After the nightmarish picture she painted for me of child rape and torture in America, I was saddened by the Channel 10 story that Thor’s Assistant had sent to me. (http://bit.ly/dunHpd) I get the premise: It is compassionate to …
I’ll Admit
Well I’ll be the first to admit you should not (repeat not) drink during the workday. But my old friend “The Barkeep” called from Dobsons and I felt the obligation to join him. Several stiff ones later I felt the obligation to take a cab home. So now that I’ve taken a nap, what did I learn? To paraphrase, and …
California’s High Speed Spending on the Big-Dig West
Bracing for $20B deficits annually through 2015, it’s time to set priorities. Cuts to education, public safety, underfunded pensions, borrowing and deferring payments to local government should sound an alarm. Those outside California are certainly weighing in; our debt rating is the lowest in the nation, comparable to Mexico and Brazil. Yet we continue to borrow and party as …
Fletcher Endorses Anderson for Senate
Excerpted from the Anderson campaign… Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher Endorses Joel Anderson for State Senate Fletcher represents roughly 30% of voters in key battle-ground area in Senate District SAN DIEGO – Adding to Assemblyman Joel Anderson’s surge in momentum since declaring his candidacy for the seat currently held by Senator Dennis Hollingsworth, San Diego Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher (R-San Diego) announced he was endorsing Anderson …
Mexican drug cartels threaten U.S. Border Patrol Agents
After a week marred with violence along the U.S./Mexico border sources admit the Mexican drug cartels have placed a $250 thousand bounty for the kidnapping or murder of Border Patrol Agents. U.S. agents are taking the threat very seriously and say officers in the field should use extreme caution when approaching the border fence area. The threat comes after an …
Protecting our Children from sexual predators in California: How the bureaucracy has failed our community and our children
The recent tragedies in San Diego County have shed new light on our parole system and the risks to our children. Citizens are demanding that the system be evaluated, fixed, and overhauled, so that the protection of our children remains the top priority and is never compromised in the policies, procedures, and safeguards put in place. The desire to shrink …
CBO chief calls Democrats’ economic path unsustainable
As the nation marks tax freedom day– the day in which most Americans have earned enough money to pay for federal, state, and local taxes – most are left feeling worried instead of relieved thanks to the Democrats out-of-control spending agenda in Washington. Adding to the misery is the price tag of the new health care reform package that will …
The Progressives Are Coming! The Progressives Are Coming! Oh Wait, They’re Already Here
I do not think there has been a week where I have not been bombarded by a CALPIRG representative on Library Walk at UCSD. It seems like I’m quite the appropriate prey for them: a student minding their own business, not giving a care, and just trying to get to her classes without any distractions. Just as I have hopes …
The Meeting
A meeting was held earlier today with several donors and community members within San Diego City Council District 7. The purpose of the gathering was to determine whether or not to move forward with a recall of the increasingly embarrassing Councilwoman Marti Emerald. Consensus was that she cannot survive a recall in a non-Obama tidal wave election. A larger group …
Listen to Chris Reed on KOGO – or online!
Chris Reed is by far the best Opinion Editor for the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. He describes himself as “libertarian lite.” He is EXCELLENT! His primary emphasis is on our state and local economic woes. And yes, I’m occasionally a guest on his talk show. Currently Chris hosts a 2 hour KOGO talk show (AM-600), 6-8 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and …
San Diego “MoneyBomb” — Tax Day 2010
April 15 is TAX DAY! San Diegans are asked to commemorate Tax Day 2010 by participating in a “MoneyBomb” to raise funds to advance fiscal reform in city government. A “MoneyBomb” is a coordinated online fundraising effort where individuals donate all on the same day — in this case, April 15. The tool has been successfully used by Ron Paul, …
An Enemy By Another Name Is Not Necessarily Overflowing With Gratitude
Obama just made the planet a whole lot safer by deciding not to call our enemies “Radical Muslim Extremists” anymore. The idea is that he doesn’t want the peaceful Muslim nations to think we are viewing them all through the same lens. Whew! That’ll do it. Can you just hear people all over the world breathing a sigh of relief? …
Emerald Ethics Hearing Day 1: Ottilie Puts Ethics Commission on Trial
What a rough few weeks for City Councilwoman Marti Emerald. After having a rather public falling out with her former Chief of Staff, Xema Jacobson, Marti is facing rather serious ethics charges related to her campaign finances. The ethics hearing regarding that case was today, and after a full day of witnesses and questions it seems to have made little …
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