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, …
A Case For Changing The Republican Party of San Diego County — Conclusion
In my last installment, I suggested that there was only one approach to grow our party for the 2016 election cycle — change the endorsement process. I said: “Our endorsement process is broken — it alienates a lot of people. After reading through this entire series, I’ve concluded that two things could change us for the better: getting people elected to the …
A step back from politics — Don’t be mad, I’m just the messenger
My son has an internship with our State Senator, Joel Anderson. One day he was given a task to call the various church leaders throughout the district to see if they would lend their names to one of Anderson’s projects. My son called a Catholic church and, not being Catholic, wasn’t familiar with some of the the abbreviated titles on …
A Response to Carl DeMaio’s “New Generation”
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson What distinguishes the Republican Party from the Democrat Party is that Republicans build our coalition around principles, while the Democrats build their coalition around identities. The Democrat strategy is to cobble together a coalition of African Americans, Hispanics, single women, gays, and union members and hope that group equals 51 percent of the electorate. That’s …
A Case For Changing The Republican Party of San Diego County — Part Six: Changing the Endorsement Process
We’ve had some great discussions in this series and I spent a lot of time discussing the Volunteer Neighborhood Precinct Captains. I’ve served on two other county committees (Camden County, NJ and Maricopa County, AZ) before serving on the San Diego Committee. In those committees, the Precinct Captain was elected and was the basic building block of party governance and operations. Take …
Senator Anderson is an East County Powerhouse
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson Two weeks ago Senator Joel Anderson hosted his annual Holiday Gala at Toyota of El Cajon. The event drew over 3,000 people, and served as welcome reminder of the type of support our legislators can earn when they excel at constituent service and vote on behalf of the people’s interests in Sacramento. The event came …
El Cajon police cleverly buy terrific publicity by giving away VERY few dollars — while working on our dime
Here’s a front page SAN DIEGO U-T “feel good” story about El Cajon police giving out $20 bills rather than citations for Christmas. WONDERFUL publicity for the cops. Allow me to play the Grinch in this activity. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/27/tp-cops-give-cash-instead-of-citations/ Here’s the shorter AP story that went out on the national wire. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/27/police-in-san-diego-suburb-give-cash-at-traffic/ Was this some altruistic outburst by cops on the …
Over 3,000 at Senator Anderson East County Holiday Party
by Guest Party-Goer Jordan Marks Looking all around me I was literally lost in a sea of folks. That description is usually followed by, “I was at a palooza,” “a concert,” or “a street fair,” but for political nerds it was the Senator Joel Anderson Holiday party in El Cajon. Hands down, the Anderson Party is the premiere holiday event …
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