Local Business Leaders Asked to Use Their Influence to Attract Conferences Corporate Meetings and Sporting Events to San Diego San Diegans who hold prominent positions in business and trade associations are being asked to bring national conferences and meetings to San Diego to benefit the local economy. Local tourism and civic leaders today kicked off the “Tourism Ambassador Program” …
Illegal immigration costs front and center in California
With the silly season in full swing, candidates are taking sides in an effort to wrangle enough votes to get or stay in office. California is ripe with many contentious races and the home to the largest Tea Party organization and illegal immigration population. California’s budget has wallowed in the red the past two years, many tie the root-cause to …
Murdered teenager Chelsea King memorial captures nation’s attention
Thousands turned out to celebrate the 17-year-old Chelsea King’s life, blue ribbons fluttered in the wind; thousands of sunflowers sprinkled throughout the audience and a sense of hope swirled around Poway High School’s football stadium. Saying goodbye is never easy, but the King family did so with the help of family and thousands of community well-wishers all with a kind …
Sheriff Watch: Politics of Ballot Designations Results in a Challenge to Duffy
From today’s Sunday San Diego at the FlashReport… The first competitive San Diego County Sheriff’s race since 1994 enters its primary leg with three hopefuls to appear on the ballot. As well, a challenge has been filed over one candidate’s chosen ballot description. The pool of anticipated competitors narrowed from four on Friday, when perennial candidate Bruce Ruff dropped his bid in …
Luce Lady and Polemist Ann Coulter To Be Fearless and Informative at UCLA
http://gabriellahoffman.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/luce-lady-and-polemist-ann-coulter-to-be-fearless-and-informative-at-ucla/ There’s nothing better than hearing Ann Coulter speak and educate the Youth about the evils and woes of liberalism. Provocative, insightful, and fiery, Coulter is a magnificent orator and communicator. She simply says it all, and without any hesitation in doing so. Liberals hate her, conservative rave about her, and consumers readily read/buy her books, allowing her to climb …
Ten Little Indians
Well the filing deadline for office has come and gone and there were definitely quite a few interesting developments, some of which have been discussed here and some haven’t, and obviously everything is tentative before signatures are verified. The Sheriff race narrowed to three with Gore, Duffy, and LaSuer. The big question here is where do the Democrats and Independents …
Hey Ken, Couldn’t You Have Picked A Less Controversial Girlfriend?
Wal-Mart is in trouble once more. It’s hard to believe that a simple discount store can continue earning so much non-stop condemnation. But then, when self-righteousness comes in a modern, Politically Correct variety, one need not be so surprised. This time, Wal-Mart is getting hammered for the very practice that made them famous in the first place; selling an item …
More Weekend News and Opinion Links to Inform and Entertain
Here are some added info sources for SD Rostra fans. Batting lead-off is Matt Potter, the best investigaive reporter in San Diego… and the best this town has seen since the immortal Harold Keen in the 1960s and 1970s on Channel 8 and San Diego magazine. SAN DIEGO READER – Matt Potter http://www.sandiegoreader.com/staff/matt-potter/stories/ NATIONAL REVIEW http://www.nationalreview.com/ CHANNEL 10 NEWS http://www.10news.com/news/index.html …
Here are Your Starting Line-ups for San Diego County Offices
In the handy chart attached to this post, you will see the candidates who filed paperwork to run for the key SD County offices: County Supervisor, Sheriff, Treasurer-Tax Collector and Assessor/Recorder. The DA is unopposed for a new term. The deadline to file was today at 5:00 pm, and your “SD Rostra” was there for the ceremonial Locking of the …
The Quad of Young America’s Foundation: Collegiate Blog featuring yours truly
http://gabriellahoffman.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/guest-appearance-on-the-quad-young-americas-foundation-collegiate-blog/ http://www.yaf.org/freespeechUCSD.aspx Report from the Trenches at UC-San Diego From sunny and charming La Jolla, California, I bring rather daunting and implicating news about the attack on free speech at UCSD. For the past several weeks, UCSD students have faced ramifications of a situation taken way too far. From the Compton Cookout to the Associated Students of UCSD’s injunction on cutting media …
Conservative and In Need of a Nice Spring Break? CBLPI’s Western Women’s Summit is the Ticket
http://gabriellahoffman.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/conservative-and-nowhere-to-go-during-spring-break-why-not-cblpis-western-womens-summit/ http://www.cblpi.org/events/detail.cfm?ID=130The Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute is a conservative think tank geared towards building and training top female conservative activists. Whether political, business, etc., they influence all types of girls and make them strong. Speakers include Ann Coulter, Kate Obenshain, Bay Buchanan, and Hannah Giles. Also, there’s a seminar for student activism, book signing, a trip to Reagan Ranch …
Sheriff’s Race Dwindles to Three
Unless Bruce Ruff plans on walking into the Registrar of Voters, paying his filing fee, taking out his nomination form, and returning with 20 signatures in the next half-hour, he’s out. Let’s put it this way. He’s out. For a guy whose campaign kept promising information that would blow the top off the race, Ruff’s campaign ends rather quietly. It …
What part of the Second Amendment don’t you understand?
Supreme Court has taken up a Second Amendment case, the outcome will surely create changes in the way Americans are allowed to acquire firearms, what rules will be in play and what role cities and states will have in the right to own a gun. In part the Second Amendment reads; a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of …
Solving San Diego’s Business Tax Troubles
(This commentary is currently published in the San Diego Daily Transcript) This month, City Auditor Eduardo Luna released a revenue audit report for the City of San Diego, identifying how local government taxes and fees are collected and verified. For a City that budgeted more than $886 million in major revenues and lease payments this fiscal year, accurately counting every …
Obama, Schumer and Graham discuss immigration reform
When it comes to immigration reform in 2010 a consensus is building that there is no momentum or political will to move forward on another divisive issue. “We need to do something to enforce our immigration laws,” said Laura Ingraham, a Fox News Contributor on the O’Reilly Factor. Ingraham took the “No Spin Zone” guru to task on the facts …
California State Senator, Mark Wyland, Endorses Christine Rubin for State Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (858)245-3050 March 3, 2010 (San Diego) California State Senator, Mark Wyland, has officially endorsed Christine Rubin in her bid for the 77th Assembly District. “Having spent 6 years in the Assembly and 4 years in the Senate, it is clear that Senator Wyland knows what it takes to fight for the people of California. I am honored …
Two more Democrats seek County Supervisor, 4th Dist.— Stephen Whitburn and Margaret Moody vs. Ron Roberts — Supervisor Roberts has Big Head Start
Two new potential candidates took out preliminary papers this afternoon (Thursday) to run against County Supervisor Ron Roberts, a Republican. They are (1) Stephen Whitburn, who lost a runoff to Todd Gloria in 2008 for City Council district 3 and (2) Margaret Moody, a longtime leader in local feminist causes. They join City Schools trustee Shelia Jackson, also a Democrat …
All House Republicans vote to ban earmarks
In a united front all House Republicans voted to end any earmarks in every piece of legislation for the rest of the year. House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after House Republicans adopted a unilateral moratorium on all earmarks, including tax and tariff-related earmarks. “For millions of Americans, the earmark process in Congress has become a …
DeMaio Asks San Diegans to “Sign On For Change”
DeMaio Asks San Diegans to “Sign On For Change” 100,000 Signatures Needed to Bring Reform to San Diego City Government Councilmember Carl DeMaio is asking for help to qualify an important ballot measure for the November 2010 election. Known as the “Competition and Transparency in City Contracting Initiative,” the measure would save taxpayers millions annually by requiring competitive bidding on …
Former California Secretary of State, Bill Jones, Endorses Christine Rubin for State Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (858)245-3050 March 2, 2010 Former California Secretary of State, Bill Jones, Endorses Christine Rubin for State Assembly “Christine is a strong and proven leader, ready to meet the challenge of rebuilding California.” (San Diego) Former California Secretary of State, Bill Jones, has officially endorsed Christine Rubin in her bid for the 77th Assembly District. “Christine stands …
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