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 …
Watered-Down SB 350 Still Threatens California
This op-ed originally appeared in the Riverside Press-Enterprise Once in a while, even in the California state Legislature, we witness democracy in action or a rare moment when a well-intentioned, but harmful, strongly supported and lobbied bill, is rejected due to a lack of votes. In the final days of the Legislature’s 2014-2015 session, the right number of elected officials listened …
Republicans for Bernie Sanders?
As I write, a few friends are posting pictures with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (Heritage Action Scorecard 65% and below the Republican average of 68%). I’m not sure that’s a good idea. In academia when we only understand the subject matter 65 percent of the time, we get a “D”. If Congress chooses Rep. McCarthy as the next Speaker I think we’re …
Voters: Choose Your Strongman for 2016!
As an avid observer of the presidential contest underway, I can’t help but notice (and be exasperated by) the large number of voters in both parties who seem to be clamoring for a “strongman” candidate – someone who is willing to bypass the separation of powers to unilaterally bring radical change to our country. I can’t really get into the …
Is the press biased? Is the Pope Catholic?
by Richard Rider Jaded cynic that I am, still I was stunned by the biased “news” story today in the nominally centrist SAN DIEGO U-T. It’s an awesome demonstration of how liberal bias in media is so strong that the reporters and editors don’t even think of it as bias. The “news” story below is an ode to Pop Francis …
Immigration, Cooperation with ICE & Public Safety
Email this morning from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department… On July 1, as Kate Steinle walked with her father in the Embarcadero District of San Francisco, she was fatally struck in the chest by gunfire. She was 32 years old. Within hours, police arrested Francisco Sanchez, an undocumented immigrant, who had been repeatedly deported from the U.S. Shortly before …
Atkins leads Block in early polling; allegations of lies and broken deals in brewing battle for Senate seat
See some updated information at the end of this post. —– A recent poll in the brewing battle between Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and State Senator Marty Block for the latter’s current 39th District seat shows Atkins leading among likely voters: Head-to-head matchup (initial question): Atkins: 39% Block: 20% Undecided: 23% Neither: 19% After brief biographies provided: Atkins: 48% Block: …
Chula Vista Police Dept bought shoes for needy kids? Nope.
Here’s one of the ways our media fails to accurately report a story. Indeed, in this government “charity” category, this misrepresentation is more the rule than the exception. Granted, it’s not a big story. It’s a feel-good episode that might have raised some interesting points, but didn’t. HEADLINE: [Chula Vista] Police Dept. outfits kids with new shoes, socks …
Retiring Toni Atkins
If you read San Diego Rostra, you probably already know that dethroned Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins has chosen to challenge the incumbent State Senator from the 39th District, Marty Block — this is no small announcement. Say what you will about Atkins’ future plans, but the Democratic Assembly Caucus knows something that the voters of San Diego should know — …
On Vetting and Endorsing
I’m going to meet two candidates for Congress this week. Neither has a voting record. In light of our nation’s multi-generational slide from freedom and prosperity, I will ask questions in an attempt to understand their philosophy of government. I want to determine to my personal satisfaction if they have the requisite knowledge to initiate and lead necessary government reform. As one elected …
Labor not so happy
See prior post on Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins taking on Senator Marty Block for his current seat.
LA Times: Democratic clash — Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins to challenge Sen. Marty Block
As her tenure as Assembly speaker winds to a close, Toni Atkins is preparing for her next major political battle: intra-party combat. Atkins is taking on state Sen. Marty Block for his San Diego seat, a highly unusual challenge in a political culture that privileges — and fiercely protects — incumbents. Read it at The Times
Does being a Republican necessarily mean you want efficient government?
What about taking on rapidly increasing water rates? Guest Commentary by Mark Robak, Board Member, Otay Water District What five members of the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Board did Monday was incomprehensible, in blocking the proposed merger of the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District in North County. Worse yet, all five are …
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