The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a recent ruling that might help the Washington Redskins regain their trademark, which the government revoked for being “disparaging to Native Americans.” The Ruling: In re Shiao Tam The Federal Circuit ruled In re Shiao Tam that the portion of the Lanham Act allowing the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office …
An Open Letter to San Diego Republican Elected Officials And Candidates
Let’s start here; I need y’all to show some leadership. This simply won’t do. Stop worrying about your elections and reelections and take a stand. The Republic is on fire and our state is in a political drought (both literally and figuratively). I expressed as much today on Facebook: I listened to an interview with Mark Steyn this morning. What …
Media “Expert” Claims Extremist Groups Exist Only on Far-Right, Never Far Left – But Then This Happenned…
In a stunning example of hypocrisy and double standards, Ryan Lentz of the Southern Poverty Law Center claims that extremist groups only exist on the right side of the political spectrum and that groups on the left are simply “grassroots” groups. After authoring a report that claimed that “extremist groups on the rise in America,” Lentz was asked to come …
Assemblyman Jones Re-Appointed Republican Caucus Chair
Incoming Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes announced that he has appointed Assemblyman Brian Jones to serve as Assembly Republican Caucus Chair, a position Jones previously held from 2012-13. “Assemblyman Jones has the experience, vision, and leadership ability that will serve our caucus well,” said Mayes. “Brian is well-respected for his relationships both inside and outside the capitol, his previous leadership …
Nine Chargers stadium sites rejected? Nonsense.
The Chargers announced today the team officially filed for relocation to Carson. The Dean Spanos video announcement is here. No surprise, Twitter lit up as a result. Leading the reaction was a series of tweets from SDUT Opinion Editor Matthew Hall, which Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Lee Jenkins touted as “the best use of Twitter” he’d ever seen. Hall tweeted: …
ALERT – Union Bosses Try to Invalidate San Diego Election on Pension Reform
In 2012 San Diego voters overwhelmingly voted to approve Prop B – the landmark Pension Reform Initiative that is credited with helping turn around the city’s financial crisis. Under Prop B, city employees would no longer receive bloated six-figure pensions – and instead would receive more affordable 401-K retirement accounts. Unfortunately, the government union bosses refuse to accept the will …
Requiescat In Pace Michael Benoit
Lifelong libertarian activist and Chairman of the San Diego Libertarian Party Michael Benoit passed away last night from a heart attack. While I can write for days about him (and will in the near future), I thought I would share some comments from a Facebook post about his passing: Former State Senator Dennis Hollingsworth: “I am saddened to hear this. Having …
Our District Office Looks Back on 2015
Looking back on 2015, our office has been extremely busy! Our work can be both challenging, yet rewarding. Throughout this region, from Escondido and San Marcos to Temecula, there are outstanding citizens, businesses and community organizations that have made a meaningful difference. Over the year, my role in the State Assembly has allowed me to encourage and recognize many outstanding …
San Diego’s “Most Wanted” criminal – for committing petty theft? Yup. No serious crime in MY city!
The San Diego Union-Tribune is all about PC. The newspaper’s feature below allows you to scroll through the recent “Most Wanted” criminals — one criminal highlighted per week. A woman was recently highlighted as “Most Wanted” (scroll to find her). Her horrible crime? Using drugs and low level drug selling. Also petty theft. Really? THIS constitutes San Diego’s “Most Wanted” …
Kurt Schlichter: You’re A Fool If You’re Supporting Donald Trump (And You’re Being Exploited.)
“Imagine my surprise when I realized that you Trump fans are not supporting him ironically. You’ve taken to him like a hipster takes to vinyl – with a stubborn and mindless affinity that inexplicably disregards all facts and evidence in favor of a predetermined, and wrong, conclusion.” Read it all here.
The Coastal Rail-Trail
This recently came across my inbox: Gaspar and Muir NO vote on the Cardiff Coastal Rail Trail Project By Mayor Gaspar and Council member Muir The Coastal Rail Trail project is not new; it was originally envisioned in the late 1980s. Several prior councils recognized the negative impacts this project would have on our coastal community and, as a result, did not …
Christ and the Second Amendment
I’m surprised to see widely respected theologian/pastor John Piper challenge Christians not only on the natural right of self-defense but to go so far as question one’s intent when calling the police. “I realize that even to call the police when threatened — which, in general, it seems right to do in view of Romans 13:1–4 — may come from …
Polling in 52nd Congressional: “Scott Peters is in a weak position for reelection”
from Revolvis consulting… On December 16-17, polling firm Moore Information conducted a poll on California’s 52nd Congressional District. Linked here is a memo on the poll’s findings. A few highlights… • Hillary Clinton has a +5 net negative rating with 49% unfavorable and 44% favorable opinion among district voters. • Incumbent Scott Peters is below 50% approval rating with only …
The continuing gun debate in CA-52; Atkinson responds
On December 19, an article in The San Diego Union-Tribune, “Peters, opponents grapple over gun restrictions,” outlined the disparate views on Second Amendment issues between Congressman Scott Peters and his opponents in the 52nd District. Two days later, December 21, the SDUT followed up with an editorial, taking Republican congressional candidate Denise Gitsham to task for not responding on the …
California tech giant expands! But . . .
Good news! One of California’s tech giants is expanding! The bad news? Awww, shucks — you’re way ahead of me. Yup, the expansion is NOT in California. It’s in Austin, Texas. No surprise, as Oracle already had set up an operation down there in recent years. See the “Business Relocation Coach” article below and the link to the full Austin …
Denise Gitsham responds to SDUT gun editorial
by Denise Gitsham, candidate for Congress, CA-52nd District from her Facebook page In the spirit of Star Wars – the UT strikes back! Here are the facts: In November, the UT printed a story riddled with inaccuracies about my candidacy. I agreed to give them a second chance, and provided them with a statement prior to their deadline. Again, they …
Richard Barrera resigning from Labor Council
From San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Barrera… “It is with mixed emotions that I announce my intention to resign from my role as Secretary-Treasurer of the Labor Council. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I have had to work alongside each and every one of you to create a better future for the region’s …
Breaking: Chargers to stay here!
Thanks to John Dadian
As more people retire or go on disability, median household income declines
Once again, I find insightful observations (with statistical underpinnings) on Professor Mark Perry’s “Carpe Diem” blog. Here’s a common sense explanation of at least part of the recent years’ decline in U.S. household income. Not surprisingly, as a greater percentage of people retire and/or go on “disability” (an increasingly abused government/court perk), the average/median household income declines. http://www.aei.org/publication/some-demographic-trends-that-might-explain-the-stagnation-and-decline-in-us-household-income Some demographic …
CA industrial electricity rates now almost DOUBLE the national average
My nasty updated fact for the day — from my “CA vs. the Other States” fact sheet: www.TinyURL.com/CA-vs-other-states NOTE: This online version of my fact sheet is never quite up to date (hard to change with each update). If you crave the latest dreary version of this fact sheet as a 2 page Word file, I can send it as …
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