(Oceanside) – Oceanside Councilmember Jerry Kern has announced that he has raised more than $100,000 during the first campaign finance reporting period, providing yet another indicator that his race for the 76th Assembly District is off to a strong start. “The show of community support for my campaign has been humbling,” said Kern. “Whether it’s the endorsements of well-respected …
San Diego nation’s seventh worst big city for road repairs — four other CA cites even worse — including the worst three
In a just-released survey by the nonprofit TRIP, among U.S. urban areas exceeding 500,000 population, my city of San Diego is tied nationally for having the seventh worst city road conditions. Californians will be disappointed (but not surprised) to find that four of the six large population areas that are ranked even worse than San Diego are also located in the Golden …
Some weekend reads…worth reading
RNC scheme to block candidates from debate should be repealed When someone asks me to name the seven dwarves invariably I fall short. Let’s see, there’s Grumpy, Bashful, Sleepy, Happy, Dopey….Darn it, there are a couple more. That’s kind of how it is when I try to actually write out a list of the 16, 17 (or is it 18?) …
Are we conservatives being played? Again?
Guest Commentary by Steve Hunyar In 2012, Donald Trump actually supported Hillary Clinton in a number of different ways. In March of 2012 he said, “Hillary Clinton, I think, is a terrific woman. I am biased because I have known her for years. I live in New York, she lives in New York, and I’ve known her and her husband …
Trump: Independently Conservative For Clinton
When I watched the last Virginia Gubernatorial election, I thought “The Clintons were behind this.” Governor Terry McAuliffe, a huge “Friend of Bill,” defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Libertarian Robert Sarvis with just 48 percent of the vote. I’ve often warned that popular Libertarian Party candidates aren’t “taking” votes which would go to Republicans but, in this case, it may have …
An odd field
Possibly far more compelling than the odds selected by the local political analyst, is the fact that there are that many wannabes in the field at this point. click image for a larger view
10th Amendment Mr. Hunter?
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson As a Republican activist I’d much rather spend my time critiquing Democrats and celebrating Republicans, as I’ve done repeatedly on these pages here, here, here, and here. But every few months it seems Congressman Hunter does something that requires a conservative critique. A few months ago the Congressman published his ridiculous “Hunter Doctrine,” which placed …
LA TIMES lies about refinery oil profits in CA — infecting the U-T
One hazard of the LA TIMES now owning the SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE is that my paper now mindlessly publishes LA TIMES stories. It’s a ballyhooed “efficiency” of one paper buying the other. But the hazard is that the fabled LA TIMES liberal news bias now regularly appears in my previously right-of-center San Diego paper. The story below is …
The Day The Music Died
“The Kraken” is an iconic part of Cardiff-By-The-Sea, a community of the City of Encinitas. Separated from the beach by Coast Hwy 101 on the west and the residential neighborhoods by the outlet of the San Elijo Lagoon and San Elijo Avenue to the east. But although they have always had the ability to allow their patrons to enjoy live …
Why We Love Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders
Pat Buchanan said it best — there are two Americas now. Standing at polar opposites are Americans who believe more in our First Principles and Americans who believe more in the Ten Planks. Oddly enough, those Americans live next-door to one another and are looking for someone to champion their principles rather than capitulate to the other side. America is …
The Daily Transcript to end publication
Sad news for a San Diego Institution… Sadly after almost 130 years of operation, The Daily Transcript/San Diego Source will print its last newspaper on Sept. 1 and cease operations on Sept. 21, 2015. The changing publishing paradigm has made the maintenance of a news organization of the size and scope represented by The Daily Transcript/San Diego Source in a …
KPBS: Maienschein opts out of Supe race
From Joe Yerardi of inewsource… Republican state Assemblyman Brian Maienschein will not challenge embattled Democratic County Supervisor Dave Roberts for his Third District supervisorial seat in next year’s election. Read it at KPBS
Hillary vs. Uber & Lyft: Can the GOP Come Out on Top?
Hillary Clinton fired a shot across the bows of Über and Lyft last week, putting them on notice that she’ll “crack down on bosses misclassifying workers as contractors.” Secretary Clinton never referred to these two companies by name, but lumped them into a category of employees that she accuses of committing “wage theft” by improperly categorizing employees as independent contractors …
Trump Is a Hustla, Yo?
I used to idolize Donald Trump. As a young man in Philly, Trump loomed large because he got stuff done. New York City (and Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC) were financial train wrecks and falling apart. Trump represented the “new way.” When the City of New York couldn’t build an ice skating rink in six years for $13 million, Trump …
Malin Burnham Endorses Graham for Assembly
Press Release (San Diego, Calif.) – Malin and Roberta Burnham have endorsed Phil Graham for State Assembly. Burnham, one of San Diego’s most influential civic leaders, earned the nickname “Mr. San Diego” for his leadership in the city and region. “I have known and worked with Phil Graham for many years,” said Burnham. “He is level-headed and thoughtful, and his …
SDPOA: Support effort to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary after Officer Archie Buggs
Guest Commentary by Brian R. Marvel President, San Diego Police Officers Association By now, you’ve likely heard the name of Archie Buggs, the San Diego Police Officer who was murdered in cold blood in 1978. A Vietnam veteran who had been serving with the department for four years, Officer Buggs made a routine traffic stop on the night of November …
SDCTA Joins Defend Prop 13 Coalition
Press Release Group aims to ward off efforts to undermine landmark property tax law (San Diego) – The San Diego County Taxpayers Association’s board today voted to join Defend Proposition 13, a statewide coalition of business and good-government advocates in opposing the current efforts to undermine Proposition 13, the 1978 initiative that limits property taxation and mandates special taxes be approved …
The Sheriff Gore Ban
Guest Commentary by Michael A. Schwartz I spent last weekend representing our Gun Owners of California booth at two different locations; the Del Mar Gun show and the San Diego County Republican Party’s open house. The one topic that kept coming up over and over again from both groups of people was the issue of concealed weapon permits. Background: A …
National Review: Putting Women in Combat Is an Even Worse Idea Than You’d Think
Local writer Mike Fredenburg is a past contributor to National Review, the California Political Review, and the San Diego Union Tribune, and was the founding president of the Adam Smith Institute of San Diego, a conservative think tank and PAC. His article on women in combat was published yesterday in National Review: No bastard ever won a war by dying …
A California fire district where 99% of firefighters receive OVER $200,000 annual compensation
This is a textbook example of how a public employee labor union elects the very people with whom it “negotiates.” In this case, it’s a firefighters union electing firefighters to the fire district board! Here’s a summary of the disastrous results: * 44 of these full-time firefighters, 37 percent of them, made over $300,000 in total compensation in 2013. * …
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