March 31, 2010 Had this story taken place in Berkley, California, I doubt that anyone would have batted an eyebrow. But this is the little city of Davenport, Iowa, the heartland of America. City Administrator, Craig Malin surprised not only the citizens of Davenport, but the town council itself, by sending out a pleasant little memo cheerfully announcing that Good …
Democrats demand CEOs to prove health care increases
Democratic Commerce Committee chair, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and former health care holdout, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) have ordered large businesses who say their health care costs will increase under Obamacare, to appear in front of the committee and prove their claims. As the details of the health care costs trickle out, large companies like AT&T, Verizon, John Deere and …
Dear Marti,
Dear Marti, I read the following: (From San Diego Magazine) THE POKING NOSE: With San Diego still struggling to stem the riptide of red ink, the city is “desperately trying to ‘refinance’ its debt,” according to one City Hall wag. “In other words, some want to stretch payments out longer for short-term savings. Sounds familiar,” she says. “Very much like …
Arizona residents call for National Guard after rancher murder
As new details emerge from the shooting death of Arizona native, Robert Krentz, it appears the rancher tried to flee the murder scene in his Polaris ATV vehicle before he succumbed to his fatal injuries. The Cochise County Sheriff’s office released new details today regarding the murder of the third generation Arizona rancher. Concerned residents of the Southeast Arizona community …
The failure of the Vallejo, CA bankruptcy
From my blog: http://open.salon.com/blog/richard_rider/2010/03/30/the_failure_of_the_vallejo_ca_bankruptcy Below is a depressing WALL ST. JOURNAL article detailing the Vallejo, CA bankruptcy as a possible solution to local government fiscal problems — and how it’s not working as hoped. The writer, Steven Greenhut, is the author of “Plunder!” — a terrific if infuriating book describing our public employees’ stranglehold on California. As California’s unsustainable public …
Trial Court Overturns Voter-Approved Housing Cap
The following is a reprint of an email I received from the law firm Best Best and Krieger. The court ruling addressed makes it clear that authority for local land use has been usurped by the State of California. Even local voters don’t have the ability to trump the state. Isn’t that a comforting thought? …In a recent ruling with potentially …
Arizona rancher murdered by illegal immigrant
An Arizona rancher who was a fixture in the community was brutally murdered by an alleged illegal immigrant on Saturday night. The Arizona/Mexico border rancher, Robert Krentz met a cruel end after he went out in the middle of the night to investigate strange noises. The assassin killed Krentz and his dog before scampering across the Mexican border, according to …
CA vs. other states — revised 3-26-10
A number of you have seen my fact sheet “Breaking Bad — California vs. the other States.” If you have not, ingest your preferred recreational drug of choice and then open this URL for the latest version: http://tinyurl.com/CA-Breaking-Bad-3-26-10 Since I continuously update this fact sheet, it’s hard for my regular readers to spot what’s been changed or added. Here’s the …
Arizona cracks down on illegal immigration
As unemployment continues to rise lawmakers are looking for ways to slow the joblessness rates within cities and states. New Arizona legislation calls for illegal immigrants to be charged with trespassing as a way to tackle the state’s jobless issue and help put Arizona citizens back to work. The new law, the toughest in the country, would ban illegal aliens …
42% of all states’ 2009 tax increases due to CA
Rider Blog entry: http://tinyurl.com/2009CA-Tax-increase In 2009, 24 states raised their taxes at least 1% to collect $28.6 billion. California’s taxes went up over $12 billion. Thus last year California — with 12% of the nation’s population — was responsible for about 42% of all the state tax increases in the nation. This factoid was gleaned from SACRAMENTO BEE columnist Dan …
Tea Party Movement Should Reject Profiteers
True Tea Partiers should reject opportunistic profiteers like Judson Phillips… From FOXNews.com: Wealthy Donor Sues Tea Party Convention Organizer Over Palin’s Fee A wealthy donor to the first National Tea Party convention last month has sued the convention organizer over a disagreement about the terms of helping pay Sarah Palin’s speaking fee — launching a legal battle that threatens to …
Writing Ms. Smith Back Into History
As originally posted on www.SDNN.com Editor’s Note: This is a part of a collection of stories SDNN will publish throughout the month of March to celebrate Women’s History Month. Join us as we recognize Women’s History Month by checking SDNN every day for stories from other women in our region. Happy Women’s History Month! Long before Hillary Clinton, there was …
Does Marti REALLY Want the Public to See Her At Ethics Commission
Recently Marti Emerald asked the Mayor’s office to televise her upcoming confrontation with the Ethics Commission, which he denied as it would conflict with the Planning Commission. For those of you who don’t track Emerald closely, she is in hot water with the Ethics Commission for various violations and doesn’t much like it that the “troubleshooter” role is someone else’s. …
Kudos to U-T: Fire Union Goon Called Out for Politicizing Public Safety
In reaction to a tragic fire death in Golden Hill last week, the President of the San Diego City Fire Fighters Local 145 has come out swinging against the “brown-outs” of some fire stations used to curb overtime costs to help with the City’s budget problems. Thankfully, yesterday’s Union-Tribune contained a column that calls out the union leader for politicizing …
Obama May Be Selling Israel Up The River
When North Korea and Iran defy U.S. protests and U.N. sanctions, the response of the Obama administration is a call for calmness, patience and more negotiation. But when Israel dares to build some apartment buildings in its own capital city, we see our president express more anger and more indignation than he has ever voiced toward another nation. While meeting …
House of Death ICE informant escapes deportation to Mexico
After more than five years of battles in the immigration courtroom, ICE informant “Lalo” escapes deportation orders to Mexico. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) office ruled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could no longer partake in fact finding investigations seeking to deport the informant they paid more than $250,000 to nab dangerous cartels in Juarez, Mexico. The Appeal’s board …
California High Speed Rail Project – Time to Eliminate High Speed Rail Funding
California High Speed Rail Project – Time to Eliminate High Speed Rail funding SF Transportation Policy ExaminerKathy Hamilton There is someone in Sacramento that has stood up and said, “the Emperor has no clothes.” Diane Harkey, Assemblywoman from Orange County, has put forward a courageous bill, AB 2121, which would pull the plug on funding the High Speed Rail Project. …
CRA Endorses Anderson in SD 36
From the Anderson for State Senate campaign… California Republican Assembly Unanimously Endorses Joel Anderson for State Senate President Reagan Called CRA the “Conscience of the Republican Party” TEMECULA – Just two days after Assemblyman Joel Anderson officially announced his candidacy, the California Republican Assembly – California’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative organization – quickly threw its endorsement behind Anderson’s bid …
Stone Announces Support of Poway Mayor in SD 36
From the Jeff Stone for State Senate campaign… Poway Mayor Don Higginson Endorses Jeff Stone for State Senate SAN DIEGO, CA – Poway Mayor Don Higginson has thrown his support behind conservative Republican Jeff Stone for State Senate. “Jeff Stone is a strong conservative who has the courage of his convictions to do what is right for Sacramento,” said Poway …
Horn Reacts to Merriam Mountains Rejection
From Supervisor Bill Horn after yesterday’s Board of Supes vote. The other Supervisors are free to submit any additional opinions about the vote to SD Rostra… NEWS RELEASE (San Diego) The San Diego County Board of Supervisors by a 3-2 vote today denied a residential, commercial and open space project on the west side of Interstate 15 and northeast of …
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