Freshman Democrat Assemblyman Martin Block will face a challenge this year as Rick L. Powell and Emma Turner filed preliminary papers this week to seek the GOP nomination in the 78th Assembly distriict. Shirley Horton won the seat for the GOP in 2002 and held it 6 years until term-limited. Block got the 78th in the Obama wave of 2008, …
A Defense of Proposition 13 Revenues
A Defense of Proposition 13 Revenues by Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax Fighters When it comes to gathering sufficient property taxes, Prop 13 is no problem at all — except for profligate spenders. Look at the history of our own San Diego County — a history which pretty much reflects the history of property taxes in the urban/suburban counties …
UPDATE: CA vs. other states 1/26/10
Breaking Bad: California vs. the Other States by Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax Fighters Version 1.57 Revised 26 January, 2010 Phone: 858-530-3027 Here’s a depressing comparison of California taxes and economic climate with the rest of the states. The news is breaking bad, and getting worse (I keep updating this article): California has the 3rd worst state income tax …
SDUSD first PLA bid contract a complete disaster
RICHARD RIDER COMMENT: Reality comes home to roost in the SD Unified School District. See the press release below. Will the Three Union Stooges on the SDUSD school board notice? Or care? Or change their moronic PLA policy? Answers: Yes, no and no. For Immediate Release February 5, 2010 Contact: Eric Christen 858-431-6337 WINNING BID IS FROM LOS ANGELES COMPANY …
Giving Credit where Credit is Due!
I must give credit to the North County Times editorial board for having the integrity and honor to very boldly publish a correction for a previously published misleading piece. They didn’t hide it on the page two “corrections” blurb, they put it right out there in the editorial section where the error occurred. If this type of responsive and admirable journalistic character and …
“Demon Sheep”
Has anyone else seen the “Demon Sheep” Youtube video released by the Fiorina for United States campaign attacking Tom Campbell, also running for the seat. The video is a pretty good example of how over-the-top political advertising rarely works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo7HiQRM7BA
DeMaio Opposition to Mayor/Council Pay Hike
Councilmember Carl DeMaio issued the following statement in reaction to the recommendation to raise Mayor and City Councilmember salaries from the City’s Salary Setting Commission: “I urge the Mayor and City Council to reject these salary increases. The city faces a severe fiscal crisis – and our taxpayers are feeling the pinch of a rough economy. ” “Furthermore, I …
Yes, Being Moderate Certainly Sounds Good, But Maybe It’s Only A Sound
Lately, I’ve been hearing about how “the public doesn’t want the Far Left or the Far Right.” Supposedly, if Republicans take over the House and the Senate again in November, they should remember to be more moderate. Yes, that always sounds good, to do things in moderation. But sometimes this is simply impossible for those who hold to standards with …
Baldwin hosting Amato show tonight, 9-11 PM, 1170 AM
I will be guest hosting tonight for Rick Amato once again, 9-11 PM, KCBQ, 1170 AM. My call- in guests are Mark Krekorian and Lance Izumi. Mark will come on shortly after 9 PM. He is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, the nation’s foremost immigration reform group. We will discuss Obama’s dismantling of border security and his funding …
County Supervisors Bill Horn and Ron Roberts have Huge leads over their opponents in new Campaign Finance reports
The predicted major challenges to County Supervisors Ron Roberts and Bill Horn are not apparent in the 1st round of campaign finance reports, SD Rostra can report tonight. Ron Roberts (District 4) has a 6-1 edge in the vital Cash-on-Hand category ($101,087 to $17,643) compared to Assemblywoman Lori Saldana. Bill Horn (District 5) is even further ahead of Vista Councilman …
The Union Tribune Today discovers a “New” candidate for San Diego County Assessor —— But SD Rostra first reported Ernie Dronenburg’s candidacy on Dec. 11, 2009!
The SD Union-Tribune ran this breathless headline in today’s edition: ———— COUNTY ASSESSOR RACE GETS NEW PLAYER —————- The lead sentence gushed, “A new candidate has joined the race for county clerk-recorder-assessor in a big way.” Their “new” candidate is, “Fallbrook tax consultant Ernest Dronenburg”. “Rostra” readers will remember Ernie’s candidacy was first reported right here…. LAST YEAR (!) on December …
Destroying the Family Is Key to Hindering Black America
Since the dawn of time, the heart of life has been family. Any other support unit envisioned is clearly unimaginable, albeit being existent in great quantities. The entity of family teaches individuals the cores of life and the values necessary to be successful during our time on earth. Having a stable one, particularly, with competent parents has proven to be …
A Raspberry for the Raspberry!
I was troubled by the “Raspberry” the NCTimes handed out to SANDAG the other day for a number of reasons. I have emailed them my concerns but doubt they’ll have the fortitude to publish any correction, so I’ll post here and you will know the accurate facts. It’s a shame the editorial Board couldn’t have the courage or courtesy to call and confirm their concerns… …
The Poizner For Governor Campaign Is Done
I don’t know about other readers, but I haven’t heard a good thing about the Poizner campaign’s erratic charges that Meg Whitman was Sopranos style threatening him in order to make him drop out of the race. Want to have some fun? Do what I did yesterday and call a few local Poizner supporters and ask them what they think. …
DeMaio Calls for Reform of Questionable City Bonus Program
DeMaio Calls For Reform of “Bid-to-Goal” Bonuses in Wake of Critical City Audit After City Awards $28 Million in Bonuses, Audit Requested by DeMaio Finds $10.7 Million in Savings Were Over-Stated and 40% of Goals Were “Incorrectly Reported” SAN DIEGO – In the wake of a city audit report that has found flaws and weaknesses in a controversial employee bonus …
Money “Trail” in Open Joel Anderson AD 77 Seat
From my post at FlashReport… Although I might put it a tad more tactfully then “Criticus” did (below) on San Diego Rostra this morning (see Campaign Money in Assembly 77 Race), the overall message is similar for those vying in the open Joel Anderson State Assembly seat: Uhhhh, you’d better step it up. That is, if you want to be taken …
Campaign Money in Assembly 77 Race
The Republican candidates for Assembly 77 were required to report their campaign fundraising last night. I’d guess none of them was in a giant hurry to do so, given the lackluster numbers. Coming in on top was conservative Brian Jones with 21k. Next was Councilman Bill Wells with 13k. Moderate Christine Rubin didn’t even have to electronically file, which means …
The Draining of A Candidate: the Jeff Stone for State Senate Campaign
I have an admission to make: I did not have drinks with my old friend this time. I spoke to him on the telephone, late last night, on other matters, when he mentioned that political campaign disclosures were public on the internet, and that he’d been going through them for the last several hours. I asked him if there was …
For the Love of Israel
As a conservative and staunch supporter of the state of Israel (if you do not know or cannot tell, I’m Jewish), I feel it is imperative that Americans fight for Israel’s existence and being. Being a productive entity in this world, full of culture, and also a big supporter and ally of the U.S. (well, Obama is not exactly advocating …
I Guess Sticks and Stones Break Poizner’s Bones
We all enjoy the fun and games of politics, like public safety workers coming to doors during an election in “costume uniforms” during the recent special election here in Oceanside, but I got a press release from the Poizner for Governor campaign today that makes me think that the Commissioner, or maybe his staff, have lost their collective minds. In …
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