An excerpt… Briggs and his law firm have sued on behalf of more than 30 charitable nonprofits, almost all of which he and his family helped create. An inewsource review of public records found state and federal governments have suspended more than half of the groups, including the Navy Broadway Complex Coalition (which was later reinstated), for failing to file …
Unions push through $15 LA minimum wage – now want their own exemption!
You’re gonna LOVE this. As you know, the Los Angeles city politicians voted almost unanimously to establish a $15 minimum wage. They did so at the behest of the labor unions. Now the labor union bosses want an exemption for unionized workers! As union boss Rusty Hicks so eloquently put it, “With a collective bargaining agreement, a business owner and …
Poll: Lots of Americans support repealing the right to be really, really mean
from a National Review article… It’s important to note here that “stir up hatred against” does not mean “instruct a crowd to kill” or “explicitly incite violence against.” Both of those things are already illegal under the Supreme Court’s 1969 Brandenburg standard. Rather, it is a fancy way of saying “be really mean to.” Read more.
U-T: Abed eying Roberts’ seat?
by the SDUT’s Logan Jenkins… Sam Abed, Escondido’s mayor, has not announced his candidacy for Dave Roberts’ supervisor seat. Abed’s just making calls, prospecting for endorsements among fellow electeds. But last week, the texts were flying. You heard about Sam? Read it here.
U-T CARTOON: Woman kills man? Hilarious! Man kills woman? Not so much.
Lots of funny captions provided by readers for this U-T cartoon. But my wife made an interesting observation: Reverse the roles — make it two MEN with the big gun — and an empty pair of smoking WOMEN’s shoes. I suspect that would NOT be deemed funny, or even offered up for caption-adding to the public. If it were published, …
A few good bike paths
From last night’s San Diego County Taxpayers Association dinner…
Revisionist History: Iraq, WMDs and Intelligence
Originally published by Communities Digital News SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2015 — On the heals of Jeb Bush’s adjusted answer following Megyn Kelly’s Fox News interview in which she asked if he would have invaded Iraq, knowing what we know today, other potential Republican 2016 candidates are falling into step with their own answers to the question. The answer, seemingly obvious, is “No, …
U-T: Dave Roberts hires political crisis expert
SAN DIEGO — County Supervisor Dave Roberts has hired a crisis communication specialist to help his political career weather accusations from former staff members. Roberts has brought on board political consultant Gary Gartner, a personal friend and strategist for his supervisorial campaign. Read it here.
Richard Rider’s reaction to Chargers deal
I’d like to see the actual Chargers stadium proposal, but based on the task force’s official write-up which I presume is accurate, appears to be a $467 million taxpayer giveaway to keep the Chargers here — ignoring cost overruns and “surprises.” And apparently that’s not counting the 60 acres of land valued at $180 million (not sure how land ownership …
CSAG Releases Stadium Plan, Faulconer’s reaction, Goldsmith weighs in
PRESS RELEASE CSAG Lays out a Clear, Workable Path to New Multi-Use Stadium with No New Taxes ‘This financing plan is an important milestone and creates the framework needed to begin negotiations’ SAN DIEGO (May 18, 2015)—Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s Citizens’ Stadium Advisory Group (CSAG) released its “Site Selection and Financing Plan for New Multi-Use Stadium in San Diego” today. It …
Does Supervisor Dave Roberts Discriminate Against Women? #WarOnWomen
Former staffer Diane Porter’s legal claim against Supervisor Dave Roberts says three things: 1- Dave Roberts had an “inappropriate” relationship with staffer Harold Meza. 2- Harold Meza was given favorable treatment and rewards for being Roberts’ paramour. 3- Roberts misused county funds to reward Meza for that relationship and to cover up the existence of that relationship. Supervisor Roberts offered …
Dave Roberts Cannot Be Forced Out
Dave Roberts cannot be forced out of office, not easily anyway. A San Diego County supervisor must vacate a seat one of three ways: willingly or due to untimely demise, for which a replacement process exists, take their chances come election time, or possibly face a recall effort. Alarm bells sounded from District 3 as eight staffers fled his office just …
Head of Filner recall calls on Roberts to resign
The head of the 2013 effort to recall San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is calling on County Supervisor Dave Roberts to resign from office, in the wake of several allegations of impropriety against him by former staff members. Michael Pallamary, who started the effort to remove Filner from office prior to the then-Mayor ultimately resigning in August 2013, today sent …
Dave Roberts: A note to my constituents
My team and I take great pride in providing outstanding service to all constituents of the Third District. In light of recent media coverage related to former personnel, I wish to assure the public that those matters have not impacted my accessibility or responsiveness, nor my determination to provide the best possible representation to the Third District. I have taken …
Mayor Sam Abed Calls on Supervisor Dave Roberts to Resign if Charges are True
PRESS RELEASE – 5/14/15 Escondido, CA – Today, the Mayor of Escondido called on Supervisor Dave Roberts to publicly address the charges against him and if true, to immediately resign his office. “Public office is a high trust and if the allegations against Supervisor Dave Roberts are true, he should immediately resign. The people put their faith in elected officials …
Who Is Dropping the Ball on the Convention Center?
Earlier this week I addressed the troubling revelation that the Convention Center defaulted on a $13 million deal that would allow for the expansion space we need to keep events like Comic-Con. This is a BIG deal. I covered this on my radio show on Monday, and then started getting numerous calls that the situation is even worse. So I …
SDCTA Announces Finalists for Golden Watchdog & Fleece Awards
PRESS RELEASE 20th annual awards program recognizes best and worst use of public funds San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) has announced finalists for its 20th Annual Golden Watchdog and Fleece Awards. The awards, which recognize the best and worst in local government efficiency, spending and decision-making, will be announced next Thursday, May 21 at a dinner at the Sheraton San …
Ellis Announces for San Diego City Council
Press Release ‘Ray Ellis has been a successful small business owner and he’s made a mark in San Diego as one of our most important non-profit leaders’ SAN DIEGO (Thursday May 14, 2015)—Ray Ellis, a small business owner, non-profit leader and community volunteer, announced today he is running for San Diego City Council. A Carmel Valley resident, Ellis is running in …
Trade you two Roberts for a Filner?
Mark Robak sent this along, saying “I have now completed my San Diego Dave Roberts baseball card collection!”
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