Let There Be Peace On Earth

Eric AndersenEric Andersen 8 Comments

Well here it goes.  This is where I prove to a number of San Diego conservatives what some have questioned but lacked proof to substantiate – Eric Andersen is neither conservative nor Christian … or is he? At the San Diego County Republican Christmas event we heard invocations from two members of our community. A Rabbi and Skyline Pastor Jim Garlow. Two individuals …

Escondido City Attorney with 12 employees is paid more than San Diego City Attorney with 355 employees

Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax FightersUndesignated Leave a Comment

How overpaid is the Escondido City Attorney?  You decide. The Escondido City Attorney employs 7 attorneys (counting himself) and 6 staff. https://www.escondido.org/Data/Sites/1/media/PDFs/Finance/PreliminaryOperatingBudget1516.pdf page 14 The San Diego City Attorney has 155 attorneys working under his management, and 355 employees total. http://www.sandiego.gov/fm/annual/pdf/fy16/vol2/v2cityattorney.pdf San Diego runs a big misdemeanor department, handling FAR more issues and cases than the backwater Escondido City Attorney’s …

San Diego County Gun Owners PAC Calls on Sheriff Gore to Issue CCW Permits to Those Seeking them for Self Defense

Tommy KnepperSan Diego County Gun Owners 2 Comments

San Diego – After recent high-profile news events, San Diegans need to be vigilant and prepared. Instead of playing into misguided gun control hype, law-abiding citizens who have gone through the required training and vetting process should be allowed the option to receive their concealed weapons permit. As fantastic as the good men and women in law enforcement are, we …

CA median homeowner property tax is 93% higher than the average of the other 49 states!

Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax FightersUndesignated 1 Comment

“Because of Prop 13, our property taxes are low in California.” Well, at least that’s the mantra of the MSM and the CA progressives.  Facts say otherwise. According to recent figures graciously provided me by RealtyTrac — a highly respected national firm — the 2014 average CA single-family residence (SFR) property tax is the 8th highest state in the nation.  Our …

Newsom opts out against Faulconer. Next up…

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From Gretchen Newsom… I have decided that I will not run for Mayor. My husband and I have recently decided to divorce on an amicable basis and, therefore, I need to focus on our son. I appreciate everyone’s respect of our privacy. I want to thank my friends, neighbors, and community for the outpouring of support I have received.  I …

Open Letter: Restore Funding to Student Media Organizations at UCSD

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Open Letter: Restore Funding To Media Organizations At UCSD Below is the open letter calling for the UCSD student government to reverse its decision to defund student-run on-campus media organizations as sent to the UCSD Chancellor and the UCSD Associated Students President on Dec. 3, 2015. If you would also like to add your name to this letter, please feel free to …

Kiplinger ranks CA as worst state to retire in — but their methodology is sometimes sloppy

Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax FightersUndesignated Leave a Comment

My attention was drawn to a recent Kiplinger study purporting to compare the attractiveness of states for retirees.  It took five minutes for me to verify the report constitutes sloppy work.  I’m genuinely puzzled how and why a supposedly reputable financial advisory firm would distribute such a slipshod analysis. But, as I point out below, at least Kiplinger got California …

El Cajon State of the City Address

Bill WellsUndesignated 1 Comment

Please come to the El Cajon State of the City Address this coming Tuesday, Dec 8th at 2:00 pm, in the City Council Chambers.  I will be detailing the accomplishments of El Cajon over the past year, as well as the vision for the future.  There will be a reception immediately after the address at the Public Safety Center. I hope …

San Diego’s most conservative and liberal politicians?

Greg LarkinGreg Larkin 10 Comments

From The San Diego Union-Tribune, about the CrowdPAC algorithm — based on voting records, speeches and campaign contributions — to determine the relative conservatism or liberalism of various politicos… Who is San Diego’s most conservative politician? Jerry Kern? OK, we’ll let you weigh in on that, as well as the others. Who is San Diego’s most liberal politician? Mara Elliott? …

AFL-CIO study of CEO-worker pay is incredibly flawed — yet universally accepted by MSM

Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax FightersUndesignated 1 Comment

The MSM enthusiastically distributes the annual AFL-CIO study comparing big company CEO pay with all workers — informally the “400 to 1” comparison. But the dishonesty of the labor union report is obvious, breathtaking — and completely ignored.  Below is a detailed debunking of this “study.” Perhaps the biggest “error” (it’s no error!) is the inclusion of part-time workers in …

Marco Rubio Gains Establishment GOP Support With Issa Endorsement

Brian BradyBrian Brady 6 Comments

Once backed by tea party voters, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) snared an important endorsement from long-time House member and former Committee Chairman, Darrell Issa (R-Vista): “Marco Rubio really is an exciting candidate, and I’m pleased to be able to endorse him and to work for him for the presidency.” While Congressman Issa endorsed Rubio, he was careful to distance himself …

San Diego County Gun Owners PAC Announces Two Changes in City Council Ratings

Tommy KnepperSan Diego County Gun Owners 35 Comments

After announcing our launch on October 21, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC received numerous inquiries about our ratings from both concerned city councilmembers, wanting to change their rating, and concerned voters who wanted to know why their elected official received a positive or negative rating. After reviewing information provided to us about some of the local city council members, …

ISIS, terror, the Quran, and moderation

Bob SiegelBob Siegel 11 Comments

  Originally published by  Communities Digital News SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20, 2015 — This time it was Paris, but the savages who boastfully accept responsibility for the slaughter say that next time it will be New York City, Washington, D. C., or someplace similar. There has been another horrific attack. Theaters, stadiums and cafes, places civilized people go to unwind from a hard …

Imaginary memo reveals Amazon’s delight with CA’s stifling legislation hobbling CA “brick and mortar” businesses

Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax FightersUndesignated 10 Comments

FLASH!!  Here’s a super-secret memo (admittedly it’s so secret that I made it up) I imagine I just received from a whistleblower — an internal communique circulating at Amazon: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  We at Amazon have much to be thankful for this Turkey Day. Speaking of blessings (and turkeys), with the latest California bill proposing to mandate double time wages for …

Seriously, Sam?

Steve GrammSteve Gramm 6 Comments

In today’s SDUT story, Sam Abed using city website for his campaign, the Escondido Mayor says, “The link (from the city website to his campaign site) was cleared by the City Attorney for compliance, State Law and City Policies before it was created.” There’s the legal and then there’s the ethical. There’s also common sense. If you don’t want headlines, …

My Applebee’s robot waitress — auditioning for the human waiter’s job

Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax FightersUndesignated 1 Comment

Last night I took my wife and our two young grandchildren to Applebee’s.  It went great — our 4 and 2 year old charges were more decorous than half the patrons. But I digress.  Here’s what caught my attention: Applebee’s is testing a new ordering policy — using the technology that is rapidly becoming prominent in fast food restaurants.  Every …

Recall effort against Poway Unified’s Patapow authorized to proceed

Greg LarkinGreg Larkin Leave a Comment

After a couple of mis-starts by proponents of a recall of Poway Schools Board Member Andy Patapow, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters has approved the petition, thus authorizing the collection of signatures. The two prior false starts by recall organizers were covered on these pages, resulting in possibly the highest number of comments ever generated on a single …

Taxpayers Association Revokes Support of Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District Bond

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Press Release Organization Vows to Inform East County Citizens of Breach of Trust (San Diego) – The San Diego County Taxpayers Association’s Board of Directors today voted to revoke its support for the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District’s bond measure Prop V, citing the district’s breach of its pledge to of fair and open competition for the taxpayer-funded projects covered under the …