With the filing deadline occurring last night, please click this link for a fundraising overview for all of the competitive races throughout the county (Supervisor D3, City of SD, and Chula Vista District 4).
There’s a big problem with the “free speech” zones outside San Diego’s Trump rally
Sdpd releases tentative map designating “free speech zones” for Trump visit. #NBC7pic.twitter.com/6JpvhDN412 — Matt Rascon (@mattnbcsd) May 25, 2016 It’s not too hyperbolic to say that Donald Trump’s candidacy is the biggest threat to the First Amendment since the McCarthy hearings. But he’s not going it alone. With the help of the San Diego Police Department, America’s finest city has apparently established “free speech …
CA “cap and trade” revenue 98% less than projected
A new honeypot for California state government is the periodic “cap and trade” auctions of pollution rights. Actually CO2 rights, which is NOT a pollutant. But I’m being churlish. The lesson is that, when able, government will sell us the very air we breathe. Here’s the fun part. The latest quarterly “cap and trade” auction was projected to bring in …
San Diego County Ballot Returns – 5/25/2016
As of May 24, 2016 at 5:00pm, 933,340 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 130,572 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 13.99% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 39.07% Republicans (66.42% above registration), 42.26% Democrats (6.20%% …
PETITION – Ask Padres to Reinstate Fired DJ in Gay Men’s Chorus Snub
You have no doubt heard the story about the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus being snubbed on the field at Saturday’s San Diego Padres game. Instead of hearing the Gay Men’s Chorus, everyone heard a woman signing when the wrong national anthem soundtrack was played. At first everyone suspected the worst – homophobia. Now we know the truth – it …
San Diego County Ballot Returns – 5/24/2016
As of May 24, 2016 at 5:00pm, 931,608 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 115,077 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 9.88% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 39.01% Republicans (6361% above registration), 42.20% …
Poll shows Faulconer within striking distance of outright primary win
Interesting methodology at play in this San Diego mayoral poll, targeting Facebook users and cross-referencing them with the voter file. The number of seniors included would seem to counter any push back IVN may get that older voters are less likely to be on Facebook, thus the results must be skewed in favor of younger and more left leaning voters. …
San Diego County Ballot Returns – 5/23/2016
As of May 23, 2016 at 5:00pm, 928,331 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 91,739 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 9.88% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 38.86% Republicans (6.21% above registration), 42.13% …
San Diego Young Republicans win national recognition
A Message from the President Congratulations SDYR! I recently received word from one of our friends in the Young Republican National Federation that SDYR has won the award of ‘Small Chapter of the Year’ for 2015! This is an unprecedented level of recognition from the national level! It has truly been an honor to watch SDYR grow and flourish into …
San Diego County Ballot Returns – 5/19/2016
As of May 19, 2016 at 5:00pm, 927,729 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 58,779 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 6.34% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 38.64% Republicans (5.99% above registration), 41.81% …
CA ranked the worst state for revealing spending data
California gains another “superlative.” We are ranked the worst state for “online access to government spending data.” We make less spending data available than any other state. Two things to note about this latest CA “award.” 1. The study was done by U.S. PIRG, a decidedly left wing outfit that would LOVE to present the Golden State in a positive …
San Diego County Ballot Returns – 5/18/2016
As of May 18, 2016 at 5:00pm, 926.901 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 44,878 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 4.84% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 38.65% Republicans (6.00% above registration), 41.45% …
San Diego County Ballot Returns – 5/17/2016
As of May 17, 2016 at 5:00pm, 925,522 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county. 28,942 voters have voted (either by returning their ballot, or through early voting). This equates to an overall voting rate of 3.12% among all ballots mailed. Breaking down the ballots by party, total returns are comprised of 38.66% Republicans (6.01% above registration), 41.43% …
The Tax & Spend Republicans of San Diego County Have One Last Chance
We have been pretty quiet since the San Diego Tax & Spend Republicans joined with the Democrats to pass the SANDAG Sky Gondola Tax. The Donald Trump Reality Show has pulled eyeballs away from local issues so the San Diego Tax & Spend Republicans received little criticism since they voted to put it on the ballot. We wanted to send them …
Transparency Please
If one desires to be a “tax and spend” Republican so be it, but own it. transparent adjective |trans-par-ent, able to be seen through, easy to notice or understand, honest and open: not secretive. On Friday the SANDAG board met to draft ballot language for their sales tax increase. The draft ballot argument reads as follows… SAN DIEGO COUNTY ROAD …
San Diego County Gun Owners in New Video: Don’t Elect Kristin Gaspar
San Diego – San Diego County Gun Owners PAC (SDCGO) has launched its first political video just in time for absentee voters and the message is clear: Don’t vote for Kristine Gaspar for County Board of Supervisors. “Mayor Gaspar supported and voted for a gun ban, but now that she is running for higher office, she says she made a …
Taxpayers Association opposes attack on pension reform
Press Release SDCTA urges Mayor Faulconer to reject request from unions seeking to overturn Proposition B SAN DIEGO (May 16, 2016)—Government employee unions have ramped up their attacks of voter-approved pension reform by seeking to overturn the law through a backroom deal. In a letter to Mayor Kevin Faulconer and City Council, attorneys representing the unions asked the City to …
CEO’s rank CA “The Worst State for Business” for 12th straight year
Sadly, here’s a NON-news story I run in May of every year. For the 12th straight year, CEO Magazine ranks California as the worst state in which to do business. Over 500 CEO’s are polled in the annual survey. Every year, New York tries to challenge us for the bottom spot, but every year, they fail to dislodge us from …
Liberal demand for “safe places” doesn’t extend to safe bathrooms
Hypocrisy unleashed. “I’m sure his intent was innocent. I’m sure he really felt that he belonged in the women’s restroom and the little girl was somehow oppressing him, which caused the confusion, resulting in his hands ending up around her neck.” Man who choked 8-year-old girl in women’s restroom stokes alarm over transgender access
Voice: Labor and Its Onetime Friend Turn on Each Other in Fight for Dem Party Influence
Scott Lewis digs into the details of a battle for control of the Dem Central Committee between labor strongman Mickey Kasparian and Councilmember David Alvarez, along with the latter’s cause getting an assist from the Lincoln Club’s David Malcolm. It’s a fight worthy of a political wonk’s wet dream. Read it at Voice of San Diego
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