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Politics Roundup for the Weekend — December 6 and 7, 2014

Remember…

SDUT: Remembering Pearl Harbor: 73 years later, a new challenge

SacBee: How little we’re sacrificing

The Latest Headlines…

SDUT: Could land deal end Soledad cross case?

LA Times: Some GOP House challengers were short on funds, reports show

SDUT: The data on race and crime in San Diego

SDUT Editorial: A dangerous fight over water and the Salton Sea

SDUT: Ed Harris criticized for flurry of grants –Outgoing San Diego councilman called unethical, irresponsible

Voice: La Mesa Councilmember Kristine Alessio, re SANDAG: My Constituents Want More Freeway Off-Ramps, Not Trolleys

Voice Podcast: What’s next for the San Diego City Council

SDUT: Most all legislators accept pay raise

SDUT: SD council prez vote next week — Gloria might not return to pivotal post

Voice: Who Lied? Part IV: Much Ado About a UrinalScott Lewis continues attempt to drain a lizard of truth from the 52nd Congressional

SDUT: Maienschein to chair Assembly Local Government CommitteeSpeaker throws Republicans a small bone

SDUT: County Pension consultant’s raise never went through

SDUT’s Steve Greenhut: Court could reduce political competition — Arizona redistricting case could alter independent commissions

FlashReport: Sunday’s headlines from around the state

FlashReport: Saturday’s headlines from around the state

FlashReport: Friday’s Headlines from around the state

Voice: Morning Report for Saturday

Voice: Morning Report for Friday

MUST Reads…

Rostra’s Vince Vasquez: California GOP: Competitive Statewide by 2020“What’s needed is a new approach to narrowing the voter gap with the Democratic Party.”

Rostra: Second Amendment activists to County Board of Supervisors: Dealing with an unconstitutional law should be near the top of your priority listIs anyone on the County Board of Supervisors listening?

ICYMI…

Times of SD: Padilla Asks Recount After 2-Vote Loss in Chula Vista Council Race

Voice — Fact Check: Recounts Rarely Pay Off“Chula Vista City Councilman-Elect John McCann, who won by two votes, claimed the costly recount process validates the original winner 90 percent of the time.”

Rostra: Councilmember-elect Chris Cate makes staffing selections

Times of SD: Todd Gloria Seeks Delay of Vote for Council President

CityBeat: Stand down, Sherri Lightner“Republicans are reportedly backing her for City Council President, but she should decline”

SDUT Editorial: Legislature on mass poverty: Who cares?

KPBS: San Diego County Approves Land Purchase To Connect Santee, Poway Trail Systems

Voice: Cindy Marten’s Return from Oz

SDUT: Teachers seek 10.25 percent raise

Rostra’s Assemblywoman Marie Waldron: Assembly GOP Leaders Announced

Rostra’s Bob Siegel: Ferguson Turmoil: What you need to start mob violence (SATIRE)

SDUT: McCann wins Chula Vista race by 2 votes

NBC7: San Diego Council Shake-Up Attempt In the WorksIs Todd Gloria facing removal as council pres?

SDUT: Local reserve cap dampens rainy day fund“…late in the legislative session, Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislators — at the behest of the powerful California Teachers Association — slipped language into a budget trailer bill that forces local school districts to adopt fiscally irresponsible policies.”

KPBS Video: San Diego’s Mandatory Water Restrictions Rely On Community Policing

CalPolReview: San Diego Wants You to Snoop on Your Neighbors Water Use

SDUT: Art Madrid closing in on final days as La Mesa mayor

SDUT: San Diego wants permanent homeless shelter

Voice Fact Check: The Real Cost of a Four-Person Fire CrewFirefighter union president’s claim determined to be “misleading”

KPBS: New State Law Gives San Diego Registrar More Time To Certify Ballots

SDUT: City of San Diego website speeds permit, zoning complaint watchdogging

Bloomberg: The Torch Is Being Passed to A New Generation of Right-Wing Media“Liberal discourse is insular, sophomoric, divorced from everyday life.”

Rostra: The Role of Republican Lawyers

SDUT: SD’s in the political purple — Political notebook: San Diego likes Bush and Obama, a Busby challenge?

Voice: Firefight president says San Diego Is Paying Half Price for Quarter Service on Emergencies

SDUT: Donors raise cash for man who shouted at Ferguson protesters

LGBT Weekly: On to the 2016 elections! — Who’s looking at which seats?

SD Free Press: Are You Ready for the 2016 Political Shuffle in San Diego? — Where the Dems are looking.

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