SANTEE – Assemblyman Randy Voepel announced his office will be hosting the Annual 2nd Amendment Awareness Event on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Lemon Grove Rod & Gun Club in Alpine. “Despite the fact that the 2nd Amendment is one of our most important constitutional rights, it remains under constant attack from the legislature,” said Assemblyman Voepel. “The purpose of this event is …
Hunter Statement on DACA Executive Action
Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA-50) made the following statement regarding the announcement by the Trump Administration to formally rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and instruct the Department of Homeland Security not to process any new applications. “DACA was initially an executive decision that’s now being reversed by executive authority. And in doing so, President Trump is aiming …
CA’s 50th Native American Day
I am pleased to be a capitol sponsor of the upcoming 50th Native American Day celebration scheduled for September 22 on the South Steps of the State Capitol. Bo Mazzetti, Chairman of both the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians and the Southern California Tribal Chairman’s Association is a lead organizer of the event. This year’s event will celebrate Tribal Sovereignty …
Activists Demand SDSU Withdraw Funding for ‘Black Minds Matter’ Doctoral Course
Press Release SACRAMENTO, CA (August 29, 2017) – A coalition of civil rights activists, taxpayer advocates and educators are demanding that San Diego State University (SDSU) withdraw their approval of a doctoral level course aimed at organizing teachers, school administrators and college professors to engage in the segregationist political movement known as Black Lives Matter. The course is entitled, “Black Minds …
State bill would prohibit private contracts and hurt the most vulnerable
By Oceanside City Councilmember Jerry Kern As a candidate for County Supervisor, I have expressed the view that the County is in the service delivery business. Residents give the County their tax dollars, and in exchange the County of San Diego is supposed to provide the services they require, hopefully in the most effective and economical manner possible. Some of …
Ed Harris Is a Political Hack
Union hacks don’t miss a chance to try to be relevant. Political hack Ed Harris, head of the City of San Diego Lifeguard’s Union, sent Texas Governor Abbot and Houston Mayor Turner a passive-aggressive “apology” letter. Dear Governor Abbott, Mayor Turner and citizens of Houston, I am sorry to tell you that we are not coming. I am a San …
A tale of two sentiments about two Chargers’ cities
There’s nothing that better exemplifies the Chargers’ fall from grace — and respect — in San Diego than two comments, made about six years apart by John Lynch, once a huge advocate for the team. In November 2011 to Voice of SD, just after it was announced Doug Manchester and Lynch were partnering to purchase and operate The San Diego Union-Tribune: …
Conservatives Should Be Wary About How They Fight The Culture Wars
Steve Kornacki, NBC political correspondent wrote an article about the Trump culture wars: “Politics has traditionally been a niche pastime for Americans, but the appetite for coverage of Trump seems endless. Digital subscriptions for major national papers are surging. Cable news ratings have exploded to unheard-of levels. Political podcasts are proliferating.” The “politics as entertainment” surge is a symptom of …
Grass Roots Activism Leads To New Republican Assembly Leader
California Republicans have a new Assembly Caucus Leader: Assemblyman Brian Dahle, R-Nubieber, will take over as leader of the 25-member caucus at the end of the legislative session in September. He succeeds Chad Mayes, of Yucca Valley, who generated conservative outrage and an activist campaign to oust him when he negotiated a deal last month to renew California’s signature climate …
Family, Civility and the First Amendment
My White Supremacist neighbor and my Antifa neighbor were created in the image of God and as such are endowed with the inalienable right of free speech. However, if we wish to address their lack of civility we’re going to have an impossible battle attempting to do so through more law. “Thousands hacking at the branches to the one striking at the …
Assemblyman Voepel weighs in on Chad Mayes’ leadership
Randy Voepel is the first area Republican Assemblymember to answer SD Rostra’s Facebook-posted query from this morning, which asked legislators for a public position on whether Chad Mayes should continue as GOP Assembly Leader. “Based on my own feelings regarding the future direction of our caucus,” said Voepel, “as well as the wishes of our local and state Republicans, I …
Dave Myers Trolls Gore As Neo-Nazi Sympathizer. Myers is a Bad Candidate.
Democratic candidate for San Diego County Sheriff Dave Myers trolled incumbent Sheriff Bill Gore on Facebook: “Bill Gore, where is your statement condemning hate, condemning Neo-Nazi? My grandfather and his fellow soldiers fought to stop Nazi’s. The citizens of San Diego expect their Chief Law Enforcement Officer to speak out against Neo-Nazi, white supremacy.” This is just one more reason why …
“Kevin’s” New California Republican Party: Be Brilliant At The Basics
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer gave a speech at The Commonwealth Club about the future of the California Republican Party. By the time Election Day arrived, many people didn’t even know me as the Republican candidate. They knew me as Kevin. And I became the first mayor in San Diego history to hold my inauguration in that man’s neighborhood. I largely …
Sheriff Gore is willingly refusing to obey the law
Guest Commentary by Hon. Rob McNelis An injustice is happening in San Diego County. And, the person causing the injustice is the county’s top law enforcement officer, Sheriff Bill Gore. Sheriff Gore is denying the Second Amendment rights of San Diego County residents who want to carry concealed firearms outside of the home. Gore has set-up secret, undisclosed internal policies …
La Mesa Councilmember Alessio leaves GOP for “decline-to-state” — A brief interview
La Mesa Councilmember Kristine Alessio, known by many as a conservative local pol, may have surprised a few people with her Facebook post last night, along with the pictured graphic… “I’m out of the Republican Party. I’ll never be pro choice, never be against the second amendment but I cannot stand with anyone who will not say no to racism …
Kristine Alessio’s Political Stunt To Succeed Dianne Jacob
Kristine Alessio just left the Republican Party. She claims that it’s because of Trump and that the local Republican Party “bullied her.” I ain’t buying that. Kristine s running for County Supervisor in 2020. Her mentor doesn’t like Joel Anderson and he’s devising a strategy to build a coalition of “Dianne Jacob Republicans” in East County. State Senator Joel Anderson is …
The Nation analysis: Russians didn’t hack Dem emails
Thanks to Steven Moore for noting this on Facebook… “Stop and read this now,” Moore writes. “A group of retired intelligence pros that formed in 2003 to push back on the Bush Administration’s claims of WMDs in Iraq has published a scientific analysis that concludes the Russians did not hack the DNC emails. This is published by The Nation, which …
The SANDAG investigation report
The full report is linked here. An excerpt from the report… SANDAG’S RESPONSE TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE MEASURE A FORECASTING ERROR During our investigation into the Measure A forecasting error, we discovered several lapses in judgment in SANDAG’s response to the discovery of the forecasting error. Because these flaws were closely related to the subject of our investigation, we …
Taxpayers: SANDAG Needs to Restore Trust
Haney Hong, President and CEO of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, released the following statement today: “The independent evaluation of SANDAG’s communication efforts showed the agency did indeed know about revenue forecasting errors before they were exposed. The SANDAG Board should immediately begin a review of what it could have done to prevent this obfuscation of public information. Beginning …
San Diego and Orange County GOP chairmen both ask Mayes to resign as Assembly Republican Leader
Tony Krvaric and Fred Whitaker, the respective chairmen of the San Diego County and Orange County Republican Parties, today asked Assemblyman Chad Mayes to step down from his position as Assembly Republican Leader, following Mayes’ support last week of extending the Cap and Trade program. Here is the letter from Krvaric… California Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes State Capitol, Suite …
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