“Carl DeMaio is the choice of small business.” San Diego – Flanked by a dozen San Diego small business owners, the largest small business group in the country, National Federation of Independent Business, announced today it has endorsed Carl DeMaio for Congress. DeMaio said the NFIB’s endorsement reflects his record of fighting “for the little guy” on important business and …
El Cajon’s partnership with Rock Church is a Win-Win … and it’s constitutional
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson (pictured below) Recently the City of El Cajon entered into a deal with the Rock Church to permit the Rock to lease the currently shuttered East County Performing Arts Theater on Tuesday evenings and Sundays. The deal would net the city more than $200,000 in revenue while enabling the city to reopen the theater, closed …
Assemblyman Jones Speaks on Importance of Second Amendment – Opposition to SB 53
Assemblyman Jones, quoting the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution says, “I know there are members on this floor who misunderstand the Second Amendment and I know there are members on this floor who hate the Second Amendment, and you know what – that’s okay – you can misunderstand it, and you can hate it because that’s your First Amendment right …
California Moves to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
Democrats Thinking the Weight of a Plastic Bag will Change a Person’s Behavior, “Are You Kidding Me?” SACRAMENTO, CA – On a strict party-line vote, the State Legislature passed a bill to ban single-use plastic bags. In today’s “Are You Kidding Me?” segment, Assemblyman Jones (R-Santee) questions how replacing one type of plastic bag with another will alter someone’s shopping …
In fighting drought, San Antonio leaves L.A. in the dust
The bottom line is that by 2035 San Antonio will increase its water supply by 1,212 gallons/household/day vs. a paltry 41 gallons per day in Los Angeles.
AB 1951, the “Gay Birth Certificate” bill
Guest Commentary by Jennifer Johnson From the Ruth Institute blog. I have always tried to argue that there is a very serious civil outcome to redefining marriage, and it has nothing to do with religious liberty or the idea of “sacramental marriage.” Since marriage is society’s primary way of acknowledging and understanding parenthood, redefining marriage redefines parenthood. Here in California, …
Minimum wage dribbles into Encinitas
I received an enthusiastic robo-call tonight urging me to not sign any petition to repeal the new and increased San Diego City minimum wage. The call indicated we should pay higher wages in San Diego because we respect hard working people. And it professed to be from a Bill Walton. No way to verify it, but THE Bill Walton is …
Chris Cate for San Diego City Council
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson San Diego’s economic future remains precarious. Kevin Faulconer’s election as Mayor this February forestalled the immediate threat of the city government reverting to the unsustainable fiscal policies that led it to be dubbed “Enron by the Sea,” but he will need allies on the city council to drive economic growth and job creation in the …
Sweating students and Swilling School leaders
AC finally comes to Encinitas school The U-T reporter missed what really caused the outrage: While the students sweated, the school district administrators and 4 of 5 school board members (Board Member Maureen “Mo” Muir didn’t go) attended a booze fueled “retreat” at a luxury hotel. They didn’t post this as a public meeting, there was no “facilitator” and as …
Without Texas, we’d still be mired in the Obama recession
A stark demonstration of the uneven nature of our “recovery” from the longest recession since the Great Depression. Texas is carrying the nation! http://www.aei-ideas.org/2014/09/dallas-morning-news-editorial-writer-william-ruggles-coined-the-term-right-to-work-on-labor-day-in-1941/ Since 2007, employment in the state of Texas has increased by more than 1.3 million jobs (and by 12%), compared to a net deficit of more than 1.2 million jobs over that same period in the …
One If By Land, Two If By Sea. Our Borders Are Porous; That’s Easy To See.
As fire fights with foreign soldiers, on the southern land border increase, the Border Patrol reports that foreign nationals are attempting high-speed amphibious landings in San Diego County: In the early morning of Aug. 26, agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine (OAM) stopped a panga off the coast of San Diego County loaded with …
Total tax costs in Canada are 46.4% lower than in the U.S.
Surprisingly, Canada is the BEST major country when it comes to total corporate tax burden — by a LOT. Hence Burger King’s decision to relocate to the Frozen North. See the short article and tax table below. And keep in mind that total CALIFORNIA tax costs increase this tax differential substantially for our Golden State businesses. Obama’s response to …
ICYMI – DeMaio protects individual freedom as special interests seek local bans
ICMYI – KUSI and The Hill covered the release of my plan to save free-market innovators like Uber and Lyft. This is an issue of personal freedom — specifically the right of consumers to choose their ride rather than gave special interests and politicians choose it for them. Instead of siding with the cab companies’ monopolies, government should be encouraging, …
Deal on plastic/paper bag legislation: Another corruption cloud looming over the State Senate
In just under a year, there have been at least four members of the California State Senate arrested for drunk driving, arms smuggling, money laundering, taking bribes, and voter fraud. There have also been highly publicized ethics violations involving cozy relationships among lobbyists and legislators. As if these scandals weren’t enough, we have another potential conflict brewing in the capitol …
Joel Anderson: “Pound sand … and lunch”
From the DC Gazette: State Senator Refuses “To Eat With Tahmooressi’s Captors” Declines Luncheon Invitation Excerpt… (Sen Joel) Anderson declined an official invitation to a luncheon honoring Mexican President Pena Nieto. The reason is simple; prisoner Andrew Tahmooressi. Anderson said in a statement, “I do not have an appetite for foreign officials who deny U.S. citizens their basic human rights. …
Legislation Requiring Juvenile Detention Facilities to Register Young Offenders to Vote Moves to Governor Brown’s Desk
Guiding Young Offenders through the Registration Process, “Are You Kidding Me?” SACRAMENTO, CA – On a strict party-line vote this week, the State Legislature passed a bill requiring Juvenile Detention Facilities to register young offenders to vote. In today’s “Are You Kidding Me?” segment, Assemblyman Jones (R-Santee) questions the intent of the bill and instead calls on the Legislature to …
Asian-American Leaders Endorse Carl DeMaio, Cite Job Creation Plans
ICYMI — I was pleased to receive the endorsement of some of San Diego’s top Asian-American community members yesterday. As I said, “I have always believed the important need to create better jobs for all is the glue that unites all of San Diego’s diverse communities — and the support I’m receiving from the Asian community is an example of …
San Diego Assembly Members Vote For Taxi Cab Cartel, Republican State Senators Vote For Freedom
Katy Grimes wrote a great piece about the attack on free market transportation over on Flash Report today: This free market response to the heavily regulated, unionized and expensive taxi and shuttle industry, is brilliant. Uber, Sidecar and Lyft work beautifully, and usually flawlessly, unlike unreliable shuttle services, and sometimes hostile and unscrupulous taxi drivers. And it is significantly less …
Who Gives a Librarian a Pension of $234,000 a Year? …Scott Peters Does.
DeMaio Campaign Releases Second Ad on Peters’ Pension Scheme San Diego – A week after Scott Peters was caught for making false statements trying to deny his role in the city’s pension crisis, the DeMaio campaign released a second ad slamming Scott Peters opposition to pension reform and his role in helping create the crisis that nearly bankrupt San Diego. …
Sherman on minimum wage: “It’s a bunch of politicians who want to buy votes”
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