“It’s a blue city,” said John Dadian, a political analyst. “We may have a super-duper majority on the City Council of Democrats, maybe more than exists right now, so it’s just not feasible, quite honestly.”
San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond Endorses Carl DeMaio
“Carl DeMaio is a fighter who will always stand up for taxpayers!” – Jim Desmond San Diego — Carl DeMaio’s campaign for Congress continues to build a strong network of grassroots support in the 50th Congressional District and today announced the endorsement of San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond. Desmond represents District 5 on the County Board of Supervisors and …
The Hill: Can Carl DeMaio Save the California GOP?
“The Southern California activist, who has a compelling personal history and a track record of offending the establishment on both sides, is not only trying to take down incumbent Duncan Hunter, whose family name has ruled the district for half a century, but DeMaio also wants to reinvent the modern Republican campaign — and lead the decimated California GOP out of …
San Diego County Gun Owners PAC Issues Public Travel Warning to San Francisco for Gun Owners
In the wake of a recent resolution by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declaring the National Rifle Association (NRA) a “domestic terrorist organization,” the San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), a political action committee promoting Second Amendment rights, has issued a public travel warning to U.S. gun owners to avoid any travel to San Francisco. “As a public service …
The Truth About Gun Shows
In case you haven’t heard, the evil Crossroads of the West Gun Show is back at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, at least temporarily. The gun show will return on September 28 and 29. I hope all gun owners in the area will find the time to attend in a massive show of support for the show and those who fought to bring …
There are no “Republican strongholds” in San Diego
Guess what? San Diego is 100% Democratic, now including… District 5
Airplane control now!
Maybe just a little clue for The New York Times: Airplanes don’t kill people. People do.
Joe Leventhal makes it official for Council seat
Press Release Local attorney and former City of San Diego Ethics Commissioner to run for Kersey’s term-limited seat (San Diego, CA) – Local attorney and former Ethics Commissioner, Joe Leventhal, today announced his candidacy for San Diego City Council, District 5. As a former Ethics Commissioner for the City of San Diego, Joe was restricted from officially launching his campaign …
Two years after a 9/11 remembrance, my heart breaks for our lack of unity
Guest Commentary by Amanda Young Rigby, Vista City Councilmember At the San Diego Memorial Stair Climb, first responders from not only around our county but from across the globe gather to remember the first responders who were murdered in New York on September 11th, 2001, when our nation was attacked by Islamic terrorists. I have attended this event multiple times …
Voice Politics Report: What Davis Hath Wrought
Andrew Keatts and Scott Lewis at Voice of SD do superb work assessing the potential candidate field in the wake of Congresswoman Susan Davis’ announcement that she’s done. Everyone from power names like Toni Atkins and Lorena Gonzalez (both say no) to ambitious lesser knowns such as Colin Parent and Akilah Weber, both Dem councilmembers from La Mesa. It’s worth …
Gloria reacts to Bry ad with “little boy of color” comment — Mixed reactions abound
A Barbara Bry Instagram ad posted yesterday resulted in a Twitter reaction from Todd Gloria, which in turn is getting quite a response from a number of followers. Below are some screenshots of the Bry ad… Gloria reacted with the following Tweet… “Barbara Bry has hit yet another low. She’s making fun of the dreams of a little boy of …
RECORD BREAKER: DeMaio Raises Over $900K in Just 25 Days
Average contribution just $84 from more than 8500 donors; with cost-of-funds just 7.4% campaign ends August with $1.1 Million Cash-on-Hand In just the first 25 days of his candidacy for Congress Carl DeMaio continues to demonstrate an impressive fundraising ability by raising over $900,000 – with over 8500 grassroots donors powering his campaign with an average contribution of just $84.14. …
CityBeat editor let go as new owners step in
Despite clear-cut philosophical differences, it’s never good to see this sort of thing. (Here’s the Times of San Diego story.) In the past, especially when Dave Rolland, Kelly Davis and Dave Maass were with SD CityBeat, we at SD Rostra had a cordial and sometimes even fun relationship amidst fierce political differences. On occasion we would join CityBeat as co-hosts …
Valley Roadrunner: Carl DeMaio is the Reform Candidate for the 50th District
Support from community papers… Carl DeMaio is the Reform Candidate for the 50th District: “We need a fighter!” Doesn’t the GOP fielding so many candidates threaten to hand the district to Ammar Campa-Najjar? DeMaio isn’t worried. He said, “I think there are lot of candidates who are running because they need a job. That’s not why you should get into …
“For god’s sake, you guys make us relevant with your bias.”
From SD City Beat’s Spin Cycle, by John Lamb… Fighting ‘bias’ with ‘by us’ Local GOP deploys its own “news” website A few weeks back, Spin Cycle was speaking to Brian Brady, a county Republican Party contrarian and occasional critic of party Chairman Tony Krvaric. We were discussing Carl DeMaio’s entry into the 50th Congressional District race when the conversation …
Lincoln Club Execs: Big Development in SD Politics
Here’s a letter from Mike Turk inviting San Diegans to an event being hosted by many of the board executives of the San Diego County Lincoln Club: To: Friends of Freedom and Prosperity From: Mike Turk Subject: A Big Development in San Diego Politics Date: August 25, 2019 Tom Sudberry, Steve Quinn, myself and others were talking the other day …
El Cajon Police Officers Endorse Mayor Steve Vaus for County Supervisor
The El Cajon Police Officers’ Association (ECPOA) has endorsed Poway Mayor Steve Vaus in his bid for San Diego County Supervisor in District 2. ECPOA Political Action Committee Chairman Mike Murphy said, “Steve Vaus has a very strong record on public safety in his city of Poway. Because of his record, we are confident that he will make safe streets …
Surprising numbers in the Supervisor District 2 race
See the polling memo below.
Seriously? SD News Desk: San Diego Union-Tribune Reports ‘News’; Tries and Fails to Smear
The below is from, of course, San Diego News Desk, which is — quite obviously and no one ever suggested otherwise — a project of the Republican Party of San Diego County. But this is funny! On Tuesday, the San Diego Union-Tribune published an article about San Diego News Desk. The piece reeked of desperation, as most of it had little to nothing to do …
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