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 …
Fmr. Assemblyman Brian Jones Announces Wave of Senate Endorsements
Former State Assemblymember Brian Jones has released his list of endorsements supporting his candidacy for the 38th State Senate District. The list includes every Mayor in the Senate district, current incumbent Senator Joel Anderson, and a number of other Assemblymembers and Senators. “I am honored to receive the support from so many well-regarded elected officials throughout the Senate district,” said …
Melissa Melendez: I Ain’t Working For Chad Mayes
When will Assembly Members Brian Maienschein, Marie Waldron and Randy Voepel show some leadership? Assembly Member Melissa Melendez resigns her position as Vice Caucus Leader, citing Chad Mayes’ complete and utter lack of principles: “Assemblyman Mayes’ actions on Cap-and-Trade demonstrate we no longer share the same leadership principles. I was elected by the people of my district to fight for …
Don’t Kid Yourself. The Media Care About Mayes’ Alleged Affair With Olsen.
A conservative blogger “outed” the allegation that Kristen Olsen’s ex-husband accused Republican Assembly Leader Chad Mayes of having an extramarital affair with his wife. Rod Olsen accused the current Vice Chairman of the California Republican Party, the former Republican Assembly Leader (Olsen), and current Republican Leader (Mayes) of using state funds to cover up the alleged affair. One argument is …
Ouster of Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes in play
From RNC National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon, last night on Facebook… All Points Bulletins — a couple of action item posts for California Republicans: 1) I am asking fellow board members of the CAGOP to join me in calling for a new leader in the Republican Assembly Caucus. I am almost at the votes I need tonight to call a special …
Rostra apologizes for article about alleged affair
Some SD Rostra readers were apparently offended by an article posted yesterday about a possible extra-marital affair between two State Republican leaders. We’re sorry that Rostra would ever run a piece about a subject that makes people uncomfortable. We know readers would rather not talk about sex and stuff. We know, it’s the two officials’ personal business, not the public’s. …
Was Chad Mayes Blackmailed To Vote for Cap and Trade?
Five days ago, Republican Assembly Leader Chad Mayes was against a Cap and Trade extension. He ultimately voted FOR it and whipped enough Republican votes to give vulnerable Democrats cover. You gotta ask yourself, why would he do this when… (a) …he was against it in principle? (b) …he is the Republican Caucus leader. Making Democratic Assembly members vote for …
Rocky Chávez: Waldron, Maienschein, and Voepel Must Be Stoopid
Assemblyman Rocky Chávez, the local Republican who broke his promise to oppose any and all taxes, spins his vote to extend Cap and Trade until 2030: “Given the state of our nation, and the fact 80 percent of Californians — and 50 percent of Republicans — not only consider the environment one of their primary concerns but also view climate change as a real …
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