Good news! California’s unemployment rate dropped significantly in September, from 6.1% to 5.9% — while the nation’s unemployment rate remained stable at 5.1%. The bad news? No increase in the number of CA jobs. Okay, okay — I exaggerated a bit to make a point. Actually the number of CA jobs DID increase in September — but by only 8,200 …
Union electrician tells District: Honor your commitment to taxpayers and oppose the PLA
Many East County residents have only learned in the last few days of the plan by the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (GCCCD) to renege on its previous commitment to fair and open competition on millions of dollars in public funds being used for school facility improvements. See Thursday’s press release from the San Diego County Taxpayers Association and two mail …
More mail against Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District bond “bait and switch”
Another mail piece going out to East County residents regarding the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Board considering an “I take it back” on the promise for fair and open competition. See the prior mail from the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. This piece is from the Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction. Below that is a message from Eric Christen …
CA Fire Foundation counts deceased retirees as “fallen firefighters” — shame!
CAUTION: The following commentary will trigger intense feelings of hatred (of me) among some firefighters. My apologies in advance. Firefighting has always been an honorable profession. It’s a job that, from time to time, definitely can be more dangerous than most occupations. But the “problem” for the California Fire Foundation (CFF) and other boosters of firefighters is that — these …
Mail: College Board wants to break promise to East County Taxpayers
It’s not even an election year and we have some mail! Following up on the post regarding the San Diego County Taxpayers Association’s revocation of its support for a 2012 Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District bond measure (see earlier press release), Rostra was sent the following mailer, which apparently will be in East County mailboxes soon… click for larger images
Taxpayers Association to Revoke Support of Community College District Bond for Breach of Fair Competition Pledge
Press Release The San Diego County Taxpayers Association is calling on the board of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District to honor its pledge of fair and open competition for contracts to build taxpayer-funded projects. SDCTA says it will revoke its support for the GCCCD’s Proposition V bond measure if trustees vote on Oct. 20 to put in place a blanket …
Strike TWO on Poway Schools recall — notice invalidated again
The recall notice of Poway Unified School District Trustee Andy Patapow was invalidated today for the second time since Friday, again because some signers were not registered at the addresses listed. The recall proponents, should they continue their efforts, would once again have to restart the process and serve notice to Patapow — for a third time. If the difficulty …
FPPC tells Horn he can’t vote on Lilac Hills
Fair Political Practices Commission Recommendation Regarding Lilac Hills Ranch Vote by County Supervisor Bill Horn Today I received a response from my request to the Fair Political Practices Commission regarding my Supervisorial vote as it relates to the Lilac Hills Ranch Project. They have concluded that I have a conflict of interest because “…the decisions will have a reasonably foreseeable …
Poway earns RARE top firefighting rating while deploying only 3 man crews on trucks
Fire departments are rated for the insurance industry as to their fire suppression efficiency. The lower the rating, the better. These ratings ARE important, as they are considered by the companies that issue fire insurance. Higher ratings translate into more costly fire insurance. The certifying outfit is the Insurance Services Office, and so it’s called the ISO rating. VERY few …
Here perhaps is the final nail in the Golden State’s coffin
Just when you think things can’t get any worse in California, it gets worse. A bill was just signed into law by Governor Brown that will register maybe 6 million low information people to vote. People who go to the DMV (supposedly limited to citizens, but no one will check) for licensing or ID will be AUTOMATICALLY registered to vote …
Scuttlebutt that McCarthy and Ellmers will both resign from Congress by Monday
More on the fallout from WeaselZippers
Gaspar rolling in endorsements — Faulconer, Chavez, Zapf, Sherman, Kersey, Cate
Just the last few days… Wednesday, from Kristin Gaspar: “Assemblyman Rocky Chavez made it official with an endorsement of my campaign for Supervisor. “I am so honored to have Rocky’s support. His commitment to public service, distinguishing himself in the Marine Corps and then recommitting himself to public service as an elected official is truly commendable, and I look forward …
What’s Wrong With Rand Paul’s Foreign Policy?
I hear conservatives criticize Rand Paul’s foreign policy a lot. Some have even called it “scary”. For the life of me, I can’t understand what is wrong with THIS foreign policy “doctrine”: 1- There should be a stated objective at the outset. It should be directly tied to U.S. national security. 2- We should use overwhelming force to that objective. …
Assemblyman Jones Discredits California’s Environmental Agenda
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblyman Jones (R-Santee) today released an “Are You Kidding Me?” segment discrediting the Democrat’s environmental agenda. In light of recent news that Governor Brown will sign SB 350, which will require California to get 50 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2030, Assemblyman Jones is disappointed that small scale solar will not count towards the …
Meet Gov. Mike Huckabee and support Mike Harrison for Assembly — This Saturday
An opportunity to meet Mike Huckabee this weekend, while supporting Mike Harrison’s State Assembly bid. RSVP as noted on the flyer. click for a larger view
Neighborhood Market Association members sue organization and CEO Mark Arabo
Citing illegal compensation and a breach of fiduciary duty, members of the politically active Neighborhood Market Association (NMA), including one of its founders, are suing the organization and CEO/President Mark Arabo, alleging a lack of transparency and a “failure to provide financial documents.” The complaint seeks information regarding an alleged real estate transaction in which the NMA is said to …
Can Southern California Learn from Prison Inmate Firefighters?
CA state and local governments deem inmate brush firefighters a valuable asset that makes good sense. But the idea of forming CIVILIAN VOLUNTEER brush firefighting brigades to fight the fires and protect homes when these fires approach housing areas is somehow not safe — for union firefighters. Few people realize how big our California prisoner firefighting effort is. There are …
Freedom of Expression and Flag Flying on College Campuses: Why is this an issue?
Rostra readers may have seen stories the last couple of days about the student military menbers at SDSU threatened with expulsion for not removing the U.S. flag from their balcony. We asked if anyone would be doing anything in their defense. We thank the SDSU College Republicans for their quick response to that query, posted below. Jordan Dennison, the SDSU …
Breitbart: San Diego State May Expel Students for U.S. Flag
In the “old days,” someone from YAF or CRs would have stood up for these guys. Anyone? San Diego State May Expel Students for U.S. Flag
Jacob Re-Election Endorsed by San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Monday, September 28, 2015 County Supervisor Dianne Jacob’s re-election campaign today announced the endorsement of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. “I’ve worked closely with Supervisor Jacob on a number of issues, most recently on the Alzheimer’s Project, which seeks to accelerate the search for a cure for this devastating disease,” said Faulconer. “I appreciate Dianne’s dedication …
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