San Diego Campaign Fundraising Roundup: 1/1 – 4/23
Please see the attached links for an overview of campaign fundraising throughout San Diego County for the period of 1/1/2016 – 4/23/2016. Included here are only competitive races for Supervisor District 3, City of San Diego races, and Chula Vista District 4. Enjoy! PDF version Excel version
Happy SANDAG Tax & Spend Republican Day
It looks like the SANDAG Board of Directors will vote to approve the SANDAG Sky Gondola Tax for a public vote today. The anticipated scorecard should look like this: City of San Diego: Faulconer (R) NO, Gloria (D) YES County of San Diego: Roberts (T&SR) YES, Jacob (R) NO – Horn voted NO, with Jacob absent. That cancels out the …
Projection: Trump to Win California Republican Primary
New Statistical Model Projects Trump Wins 133 of 172 State Delegates (77%) SAN DIEGO – Businessman Donald Trump is likely to win the California Republican primary election on June 6th. That is the findings of a new report released today by the National University System Institute for Policy Research (NUSIPR), a regional economic think tank. Using demographic data from the …
Who Knows If There Are Tax And Spend Republicans In Santee?
Can we get some more Republicans to place a pro-SANDAG tax resolution on their City Council’s agenda? We really need to do this to get each and every Republican Council member and Mayor on record about this SANDAG tax. Escondido City Council placed it on the agenda and not one council member voted for the tax. Poway and La Mesa rejected …
La Mesa Unanimously Rejects SANDAG Sky Gondola Tax; Tax And Spend Republicans In Vista and El Cajon Betray Taxpayers
Bravo to the taxpayer champions in La Mesa for unanimously rejecting the SANDAG Sky Gondola tax. You may have seen Councilwoman Alessio and I debating on these pages about procedural points but, when push came to shove, she (and her colleagues) stood up to this horrific tax proposal. Here’s Alessio: The vote in La Mesa was 5-0 against. All council …
San Diego County Gun Owners holds first Annual Dinner, with Sheriff Paul Babeu addressing over 350
San Diego – Last Thursday night on the hanger deck of the USS Midway, the San Diego County Gun Owners PAC (SDCGO) held its first annual dinner. In attendance were over 350 Second Amendment enthusiasts, including elected officials, veterans, and people from every political party and all walks of life. “I’m thrilled to see so many Second Amendment supporters stepping …
UC Berkeley institutes $15 minimum wage, then fires 500 employees
Rather than waiting for the new California $15 state minimum wage law to be phased in over five years, UC Berkeley decided to accelerate its own minimum wage to $15, starting this coming September (2016). Naturally the Progressives celebrated. Shortly after making that decision, the administration announced the layoff of 500 workers, as the school now has a $150 million …
MONOPOLY: Special Election 2016 Edition!
Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Communities Digital News SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2016 —Five candidates are still in the race for the White House; two Democrats and three Republicans. We’ve seen them in debates. We’ve seen them on news shows. Now, let us watch the most compelling test of all! How would our presidential hopefuls …
Pete Kanelos, RIP
The worst, or maybe the best thing about being Pete Kanelos’ friend was his dedication to the Raiders. Sure, I’ve had other friends who like that team, but in Pete’s case it was a personal badge of pride and honor. Almost as if being able to shove it in his friends’ faces was the real motivation, not so much a …
The copy desk is officially gone
The last bastion of credible journalism no longer exists. The famed copy desk, the last defense before going to print — once known at major metropolitan and many smaller newsrooms as having “the greatest knowledge in the world” sitting around it in the form of intelligent, questioning, incredulous editors — has long been dwindling with the decline of print media. …
CA sheriff spends $761.24 at Costco to solve a $20,000,000 security problem
Here’s an upbeat (if rather bizarre) story from a California jail. When faced with an inmate security problem in the Santa Clara County jail, there was the $20,000,000, two year government solution, and then there was the $761.24, one week Costco solution. Kudos to the sheriff for making the right call, and putting it on her own credit card! But …
Poway City Council Unanimously Rejects SANDAG Sky Gondola Tax
Poway Mayor Steve Vaus deserves praise for raising awareness about the SANDAG tax scheme. He acted on the suggestion to get an up or down vote from the Poway City Council. Last night, Poway rejected the SANDAG tax scheme unanimously. Escondido unanimously rejected the tax a couple of weeks ago. Coronado and Vista have it on their agendas for up …
GASPAR: SANDAG Tax is the Thirty Dollar Frozen Yogurt Cone
I spoke with Encinitas Mayor and County Board of Supervisors candidate Kristin Gaspar today about the SANDAG tax scheme. We are hopeful she can get its support on the Encinitas City Council for an up or down vote– We’d like to smoke out the tax hikers on the City Councils. (FWIW, Kristin Gaspar is opposed to the SANDAG tax scheme). …
Gitsham Raises Five Times More than All Republican Candidates Combined
PRESS RELEASE (San Diego, Calif.) – Today, first quarter FEC filings further solidified Denise Gitsham as the leading Republican congressional candidate in the 52nd District. Gitsham raised five times more than all other Republican candidates in this race, combined. “I’m humbled and grateful for the strong support of district residents, and our shared commitment to the priorities of our community,” …
SANDAG Tax and Spend Republicans #FeelTheHeat
We warned the SANDAG tax and spend Republicans to vote against putting Proposition X on the ballot: Thus, the Republican Party is the “no new taxes” party. Nationally, we ask our federal candidates to sign a pledge to oppose new taxes. Statewide, we ask our statewide and legislative candidates to sign that pledge. Locally, our standing policy is “no new …
“Equal Pay Day” and the 23% gender pay gap myth
“Equal Pay Day” — the day in April when women supposedly have to work before reaching parity with men’s pay — is perhaps the biggest hoax in progressive economics. And that’s saying something! Yet the press seldom looks at the bogus math behind the claim that women make only 77% of what a man makes doing the same job. Even …
Republican Leaders in San Diego County Endorse Ted Cruz for President
Tonight, Senator Ted Cruz will hold a rally for his Presidential campaign at the Town and Country Resort in Mission Valley. Over 3,000 people have registered to attend, many of whom are local Republican leaders. Senator Cruz has been endorsed by the highest ranking Republican in California, Board of Equalization Member Diane Harkey, Assembly Member Marie Waldron and Assembly Member …
Hunter Owes an Explanation
In the event you are wondering if I saw “it,” that answer is, yes. The “it” being the Union-Tribune article describing my Congressman’s multiple violations of campaign finance law. I don’t get it. Hunter is in a safe seat. He was elected by a 40-point margin. He can afford to courageously raise the conservative flag high and inspire by taking …
Republican John Renison Announces 39th Senate District Run
John Renison of Coronado today announced his candidacy for California state Senate. The Republican will square off against Democrat Assemblywoman Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) in the 39th Senate District. The incumbent, Senator Marty Block (D-San Diego), has dropped out of the race. An entrepreneur and family man, the start-up whiz revolutionized shipping with Piggyback Technologies. Piggyback connects people to goods …
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