Some folks are ashamed of how they make their money. To each his or her own…a living is a living. Not acceptable, however, are campaigns that hide the source of their funds. The ability to follow the money is an issue of public concern, especially if it ultimately impacts how an elected official conducts oneself. A few days ago I …
Monday News Wrap
Some of the major stories of last week and thru the weekend are linked below. The most significant political news had to be the travails of Assemblyman Joel Anderson, but with more ACORN grist today as well as the announcement of a Charter Amendment effort in the City of San Diego for open competition, much is going on. Your comments …
NCTD’S SPRINTER Wins National “Project of the Year” Award !
A press release from NCTD: OCEANSIDE, Calif. – November 23, 2009. North County Transit District’s SPRINTER rail line has won the 2009 “Project of the Year” from the American Public Works Association (APWA), an international professional association of public agencies and private companies. APWA cited the SPRINTER as the Transportation Project of the Year for projects valued over $75 …
Andrew Breitbart reports major new ACORN San Diego story…. Charges 17,000 documents were dumped , but they were recovered. Breitbart Hints government probes will now expand
Andrew Breitbart, operator of the “Big Government” website (which broke the ‘totally hidden’ ACORN video stories) is on KFI radio 640 tonight (Sunday) saying there is a major new development… and the epicenter is San Diego again ! Breitbart alleges that in the face of probes by AG Jerry Brown and others, some 17,000 documents were thrown into a dumpster …
A 1966 Prophecy by Ezra Taft Benson coming true??
First of all, a disclaimer. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This email has been going around recently and I thought I’d present it to you for a read. You can read the whole book at: http://awatchtower.blogspot.com/2009/02/enemy-hath-done-this-forward.html My Church membership has been labeled as conservative, but I beg to differ. There are lots …
My solution: How to lower healthcare costs
First of all, the government pays the education for all medical professionals. Just think! Lower costs because the professional doesn’t have to pass their student loan payment to the consumer! The government pays the insurance premium for all healthcare professionals. Just think, lower costs due to the fact that the professional doesn’t have to pass their insurance costs to the …
Term Limits?
The S.E.I.U. local 221 is the Labor Union promoting term limits for the County Supervisor. One newspaper story says the Labor group feels that the supervisors are “too entrenched and fail to represent constituents fairly”. Is that really what this is about? The County Board had plenty of organic, natural turn-over prior to the inception of the $2,000,000 per year, per Board Member “community grant” …
DeMaio and Coalition File Ballot Measure
Over the transom… Please join us for a very important press conference at 1pm Monday at City Hall regarding a Charter Amendment that will have a huge impact on the city’s ability to balance its budget long-term. Please call to confirm attendance: Alicia, 858-382-2197 MEDIA ADVISORY DeMaio and Coalition File Ballot Initiative to Reform City Contracting Charter Amendment Would Provide Millions in Taxpayer …
Will the Nomination of Barack Obama’s Border Czar face Senate confirmation Trouble over charges in Matt Potter’s new “San Diego Reader” cover Story?
With characteristic meticulous detail, the San Diego Reader’s chief investigative reporter, Matt Potter, stirs up the U.S. Senate confirmation process on Barack Obama’s pick for Federal Border chief. They’ll likely be reading Potter’s tome at the U.S. Senate Finance committee. This is a must-read article if you are interested in Border issues. I hope there will be some response from …
Public to Private transition
Yesterday the Board of Directors of the North County Transit District (I am a member of that 9 member Board) voted unanimously to outsource the bus drivers and mechanics to a private concern. The buses and routes will be the same, and most of the employees will likely be the same but they will work for a private company instead of …
Politics and Giving Do Mix
In more than one on-line source today I noted various individuals and entities soliciting contributions for Toys for Tots and other similar organizations. Among them, Councilman Carl DeMaio, the San Diego Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, and a couple of area chambers of commerce. There are undoubtedly many others as well, but that’s just those I noted today in passing. It reminded …
Reason #452 Obama should be impeached
Ok, its official. The Obama Administration is either the most corrupt or most incompetent administration I have ever seen. Below is a link listing 440 congressional districts that do NOT exist and for which Obama has claimed jobs were created! These phantom districts are responsible for over 28,000 alleged jobs at a cost of $224,525.22 per job, so even if they were …
Is it the Chamber of government, or the Chamber of Commerce?
A very good column was printed in today’s North County Times. It leads one to questions such as: what is a Chamber of Commerce for? What is their rightful role in our society?, and, how do we judge them and what do we do about them if we find they’ve “lost their way”? By SUNANA BATRA — For the North …
Congressman Bilbray, KUSI Interview on Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
Congressman Brian Bilbray’s KUSI interview on a new House bill regarding amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Socialism Run Amok
Somehow I knew this day was coming. The slippery slope toward socialism started many decades ago, but now the pace is blatant, out-in-the-open and rapidly going into a downward spiral. The dems are running amok and our laws are openly violated and there is no political will to enforce them. A lone voice cries, “What about the Constitution?” and the …
REWARD OFFERED IN OCEANSIDE RECALL
I’ve now heard half a dozen times that various union public safety employees in the Oceanside Recall are walking door to door in fake, pseudo uniforms, while campaigning to Recall Jerry Kern. They are prohibited from wearing their real uniforms while conducting political activity. I asked one of my lawyer friends about this, and he got back to me Tuesday …
“Fuzzy Logic” : as public employee unions submit Term Limit petitions for San Diego County Supervisors
Public employee union leaders turned in petitions this morning asking a Two-term limit for San Diego County Supervisors. They say 120,000 voter names are included. Oddly, however, it appears this petition will have little effect on the CURRENT County Board, even if it qualifies and passes in the June 2010 election ! That’s because, like the statewide term limits law …
Poway: Game On!
As I post this, Councilmember Betty Rexford recall proponents led by Steve Vaus are announcing at the Poway City Council meeting that they have collected about 2,200 of the 5,657 petition signatures required to qualify for the ballot. This is with only 30 days elapsed of the 120 days allowed in which to collect signatures. These are raw numbers, but recall …
HJTA: Harkey, Anderson #1 Taxpayer Advocates in Sacramento for 2009
The results are in from the 2009 Legislative Report Card issued by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA), one of California’s oldest and most respected taxpayer advocacy organizations, and San Diego Assemblymembers Diane Harkey and Joel Anderson were the *only* elected state representatives out of all 120 legislative members in Sacto to receive perfect “A” scores! The Report Card, which is based …
Juan Vargas WILL battle Mary Salas in 40th state senate Democratic primary… and Yes, There Will be Blood
…….In a battle of current and former 79th Assemby members, Juan Vargas (San Diego) will duel Assemblywoman Mary Salas (Chula Vista) for the 40th state senate nomination. Incumbent senator Denise Ducheny is term-limited, so Salas and Vargas will compete in the June 2010 Democratic primary. There had been a few rumors of such a contest, but today Alan Hoffenblum’s authoritative …
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