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 …
Budget deal a classic example of the GOP’s tone deafness — Trump’s response
Why the Republican establishment is being rejected… “If there was any question about the relevance of the Republican Party, this week’s budget deal removes all doubt. The Republican Party might as well close up shop and merge with the Democrats. Not as a merger of equals, but more of a capitulation, a surrender, a sellout. There is no need for …
Middle class IS shrinking — but 2/3 of those who left the middle class have become RICH!
The left keeps lamenting the shrinking middle class. And the middle class IS shrinking as a percentage of Americans. But here’s the the catch: Turns out that 2/3 of the middle class losses are because they moved to “rich”! Kudos to the REASON Foundation and Professor Mark Perry (who assembled the updated piece below) for sharing this insight. ——– http://www.aei.org/publication/yes-americas-middle-class-has-been-disappearing-into-higher-income-groups/ AEI …
RIP Republican Party
From American Thinker… If there was any question about the relevance of the Republican Party, this week’s budget deal removes all doubt. The Republican Party might as well close up shop and merge with the Democrats. Not as a merger of equals, but more of a capitulation, a surrender, a sellout. There is no need for two parties in Washington …
Looking Back – 2015
One of the major joys in serving as an Assemblymember is assisting constituents in their dealings with state agencies. Now that the end of the year is approaching, it’s a good time to remember some of the ways my office has assisted residents of the 75th Assembly District over the past year. Sometimes, we have been able to help keep …
San Diego Off-Road Coalition Endorses Harrison for Assembly
Influential East County group calls him “strong advocate for off-roader rights” (Ramona, Calif.) – The San Diego Off-Road Coalition, an influential group of off road enthusiasts throughout the East County region, have announced their endorsement of community leader Mike Harrison for State Assembly. “For many years, Mike Harrison has been a strong advocate for off-roader rights and recreational access to …
Most of latest annual CA population increase is due to people living longer
The latest one year California population figures have been published (through 1 July, 2015). Some trends and facts are worth noting. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/16/californias-population-grows-to-nearly-391-million/ California’s population is now about 39,100,000 million, an increase of 350,000 people — about a 0.9% increase for the 12 months. The number of births was 507,000. We peaked at about 612,000 births in 1990, and have been …
The Executives Strike Back
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie scored points, at the last Republican debate, with this comment: “Listen, I want to talk to the audience at home for a second. If your eyes are glazed over like mine, this is what it’s like to be on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Endless debate about how many angels fit on the head …
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