The Latest Headlines…
–Year-End Reviews–
Political Vanguard’s Tom Del Beccaro: Winners and losers of 2014 — Hillary makes both ends of the list.
Voice: A Year of Firsts and Scandals in Sacramento — Brian Joseph: “This was a year of historic elections and searing scandals. Here’s the top events in state politics – from a San Diego perspective – of 2014.”
–A focus on cops–
Rostra’s Brian Brady: Tragic Assassination of NYPD Cops Begs For Law Enforcement Reform
SDUT: Why cellular tracking device is so secret
Times of SD: Secrecy Explained for SDPD Use of Cell-Phone Tracker
Voice: Misconduct Issues Will Follow SDPD Into 2015
Voice: Police Review Boards Walk a Fine Line
Voice: Today’s Morning Report — 2015 and San Diego Police
–Imperial Beach–
SDUT: Life goes on for former I.B. Mayor Jim Janney
SDUT: New I.B. Mayor Serge Dedina sets goals for city
–Miscellaneous–
FlashReport: Today’s headlines from around the state
FlashReport: Monday’s headlines from around the state
ICYMI…
Voice: The 2014 Voice of the Year Is … — Jerry Sanders tossed in as a token, but he apparently only speaks for “big business”
LATimes: San Diego region has become hub of gang-controlled prostitution rings
KPBS: No Deal Yet To Raise San Diego Cop Pay
KPBS: California Plastic Bag Ban May Soon Qualify For Ballot
SDUT Editorial: State government still faces tsunami of red ink
SDUT: Oceanside sued over hotel subsidy
–Chula Vista–
Rostra: Padilla ends Chula Vista recount, McCann can for now rest easily as Council member
SDUT Editorial: Lessons from the Chula Vista City Council recount
Rostra: “The Twelve Days of Recount” — A new song by Derrick Roach
–A Case for Changing the Local Party–
The comments are piling up on Part 3 of “A Case for Changing the Republican Party of SD” — Get in the action!
–Around Town–
Rostra: Politics Roundup for Monday
SDUT: NCTD chief’s raise doesn’t exactly catapult him to the top
Voice: Saturday Morning Report: Soitec, Kaput?
Voice: The Unpopular Consequences of Raising the Minimum Wage
SDUT: What’s next for Todd Gloria?
Voice: Sacramento Report: Where New Bill Ideas Come From — and three years’ probation for Hueso
SDUT: Parking groups sit on $17.8 million
SDUT: Water district merger talks urged
SDUT: City’s cell-phone sniffer cost $738K
SDUT’s Steve Greenhut: Affidavit shows cop union targeting foes — The Costa Mesa experience
Rostra: Senator Anderson Hosts 3,000 without the U.S.S. Midway
SDUT: SDPD sued over cellular tracking tech
Voice: Former Planning Director: SANDAG Ruling Got it Wrong — “The ruling against SANDAG’s long-term transportation plan is not only wrong – it’s dangerous.”
CityBeat: Innocent Alpine resident detained for a week
Voice: New Sweetwater Schools Trustees Haven’t Mastered That Whole Transparency Thing Yet
CityBeat: The ballad of Sheri and Todd — “It’d be a safe bet that it was some combination of Faulconer, Republican political consultant Jason Roe, City Councilmember Scott Sherman and possibly an outside conservative group like the Lincoln Club.” — Yahh, if we just name everyone, we may just be right on one of them.
SDUT: City unleashing flood of data
SDUT: Poway to appoint new council member
KPBS: SDSU Shuts Down Fraternity After Members Harassed Anti-Rape Marchers
SDUT: City Council OKs $1.5M for All-Star bid — Béisbol!
SDUT Editorial: Teachers need to be honest about their unions
Voice: Here’s How to Fix Your Transit Plan, SANDAG
KPBS: Protesters Want City Council Staffer Fired Over Shooting Comment
Voice: The Case for Sherri Lightner
VOSD: The Bizarre Unity of the SANDAG Board
MUST Reads you may have missed…
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 list — Is anyone on the County Board of Supervisors listening?
Races shaping up for 2016?…
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.