From the Republican Party of San Diego County… Today is a sad day. The ONLY Supervisor who stood with us today was Supervisor Bill Horn. He cast the lone vote NOT to change the county campaign rules in the middle of the game and infringe on the free speech rights of political parties. PLEASE CONTACT BILL RIGHT NOW TO THANK …
Incumbent Supervisors Cox, Dave Roberts, and Jacob Vote To Silence Political Opposition
The County Board of Supervisors ruled against free speech today. Let me amend that; every Supervisor, except Board Chairman Bill Horn, limited your right to support candidates through a political party. Horn registered his expected pro-freedom response. He started the conversation by saying that he opposes any limits to free speech. After public testimony (from five speakers and 16 non-speakers, …
Federalist Society Explores Regulatory Hurdles in “Sharing” Economy
The Federalist Society’s recent Western Conference focused upon the innovative new “sharing” economy, and the looming regulatory threats. The afternoon panel featured attorneys Katie Chen from Lyft and Andrea Lobato from Airbnb, who discussed the legal and regulatory challenges facing their services, as well as the opportunities they offer to consumers. Ride-sharing and room-sharing have grown tremendously popular overnight, and …
Tom Shepard, Puppet Master. Which County Supervisors’ Strings Will He Pull Tomorrow?
Tom Shepard is up to his old shenanigans again. Shepard-backed Supervisor Ron Roberts is introducing a proposal to limit candidate donations from political parties in San Diego County. Guess why? To protect two of Shepard’s other clients, up for re-election in 2016: Dianne Jacob and Greg Cox. It also gives Shepard a chance to make MORE money by forming and/or consulting for “independent expenditure committees” …
Local GOP: Republican County Supervisors Attack Political Party Contributions!
From the Republican Party of San Diego… THIS IS AN URGENT MESSAGE. PLEASE READ THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY! County Supervisor Ron Roberts is attacking our Party and its ability to participate in the political process by making direct contributions to its endorsed county candidates. From what I’ve been able to gather, both Greg Cox and Dianne Jacob are IN SUPPORT …
Average San Diego homeowner saves over $600 a MONTH, thanks to Prop 13
It’s an educational (and scary) exercise to consider what our property taxes would be if Prop 13 had NOT passed in 1978 — and no subsequent reforms in property taxes occurred (a fair assumption, given Democrat dominance of the state legislature since 1970). Most people have forgotten the following aspect: “In 1977, the average property tax rate in California was …
Latest deceptive CA unemployment figures — and WHY they are deceiving
Here’s how deceiving our unemployment figures can be: 1. The California unemployment rate in December dropped a dramatic .2% in one month — from 7.2% to 7.0%. That is an IMPRESSIVE improvement. Except . . . 2.Number of net jobs added in California that month — a state with over 38,800,000 people: 700. No, I didn’t leave out a zero or …
Assemblyman Jones Calls for Real Government Reforms
SACRAMENTO, CA – In this week’s “Are You Kidding Me?” segment, Assemblyman Jones (R-Santee) calls for politicians to enact “real” government reform in the area of workers’ compensation. In a November 2014 survey conducted by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, California was ranked number one for the nation’s highest workers’ compensation costs, coming in at $3.48 per …
An Open Letter to CityBeat on Gun Show article
From Michael Schwartz To San Diego CityBeat’s Ryan Bradford, I read your recent article on the Crossroads of the West gun show, held in Del Mar on December 14. The way your half-drunken friends treat pistols makes them representative of gun owners as much as their alcohol abuse makes them sommeliers or enologists. I do commend them for unloading the …
The Surveillance State and the Erosion of Trust in San Diego
Revelations about the surveillance state are eroding trust in government and in law enforcement in particular. Police officer involved deaths of civilians are also responsible. Setting the Ferguson incident aside, which details are murky; Eric Garner’s death in New York and the death of Tamir Rices in Cleveland, both captured on video, cast doubt on the fairness and integrity of …
Assembly Budget Committee Member Brian Jones Asks for Budget Priorities from Californians
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblyman Jones, from Santee, is back for the fourth year of his video series, “Are You Kidding Me?” This week, as a new member of the Assembly Budget Committee and in response to Governor Brown releasing his proposal for the 2015-16 State Budget, he is asking Californians for their input. Recognizing the Governor’s plan increases spending once …
New local GOP leadership team selected
Press Release San Diego Republicans Elect Leadership Team For 2015-2016 Adopt Rule to oppose any new taxes, fees, or bonds which require 55% to pass SAN DIEGO – Members of the Republican Party of San Diego County elected their leadership team for the 2015-2016 cycle last night, January 12, at their organizational meeting held at the Kona Kai Resort on …
Sheriff, I Think It’s Time
If I could have one wish it would be that our lives were more peaceful and less politicized. In order for peace to become a reality we must have a law system that allows persons with different beliefs about government and religion to live side by side. I am not aware of a better blueprint for this than the ideas codified in …
The nasty hidden state tax that Californians all pay — a tax charged in only 7 states
Here’s a nasty tax that Californians pay every year. It’s a tax that you are probably completely unaware of — a tax that is charged in only 6 other states. When you pay for your California homeowners policy, life insurance, car insurance, health insurance, business insurance, annuity — ANY insurance product except “tax qualified” plans (annuity retirement plans, primarily) — hidden inside …
Boxer’s announcement sets up grandson for a job
Politics aside, views of Sen. Barbara Boxer aside, there’s a PR firm out there that should be lashed for this video.
San Diego’s “Influentials” for 2014
It’s a tough task to put together an adequate, objective or even fair list of those throughout the region having the most influence in the last year. Influence on what, exactly, and in what way? Heck, it’s even difficult to get people to agree on the definition of “influence.” Kudos to the others that have created such year-end rankings. You …
Every Picture Tells a Story
Heritage Action has dropped Congressman Duncan D. Hunter’s (R-CA 50th District) score . . . again. Not just Heritage Action, but Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Works and the American Conservative Union. The American Conservative Union… _____ Heritage Action… _____ Americans for Prosperity… _____ Freedom Works… _____ The Congressman won the primary and general elections by 40 point margins. Why the move from the …
The Schism Between Republican Voters and Republican Leaders
In my last two years as an Executive Board member of the Republican Party of San Diego County (a position from which I’ve resigned), I noticed a growing alienation between “rank-and-file” Republican volunteers and our County Central Committee (an elected position which I still hold). The most engaged Republican voters think we push candidates on them rather than listen to them. I …
Encinitas Community Park… Finally!!
Everybody loves a park, right? Right? I asked twice because apparently some people do not. How else can you explain why it took 14 years to turn a piece of prime Encinitas real estate, west of I-5 mind you, into the new park that finally will open on Saturday January 10th? Fourteen years of lawsuits, name calling, motive questioning, opposition, …
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