There are plenty of polls: straw polls, tracking polls, horse race polls, push polls, exit polls. Not to be left out, San Diego Rostra debuts its exclusive Meatball Poll. This decidedly unscientific poll is conducted among attendees at the National Albondigas Political Society, San Diego Edition. This swell group of political swells gathers for meatball soup (hence the name) and …
Hillcrest Town Council hosts DeMaio, Labor Guy, a sideshow and a professor
Tuesday night the Hillcrest Town Council hosted Councilmember Carl DeMaio, Municipal Employees Association General Manager Michael Zucchet, former San Diego City Attorney Michael Agguire and University of San Diego economics professor Alan Gin (pictured at left) in a townhall about pension reform. It was ably moderated by Voice of San Diego’s Scott Lewis. Only DeMaio and Zucchet showed up to …
Lead, don’t follow
The San Diego City Council yesterday adopted a resolution in opposition to Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to get rid of local redevelopment agencies. A real shocker of a news story there, that San Diego, or any city would be opposed to such a move by the State. The only surprise is that Councilmember Sherri Lightner opposed the resolution, apparently needing …
San Diego Mayor’s Race Part 3
Normally I feel somewhat obligated to fact check posts by “mouth of the local gop” Mr. Murphy. So I did some calling around about the San Diego Mayor’s race. Turns out Murphy is correct: it sounds like Dumanis and Filner are in the race. To Filner first: if he runs, and he is the only Democrat, he is pretty much …
Update on 2012 San Diego Mayor’s Race
Looks like DA Bonnie Dumanis and Congressman Bob Filner are both exploring entering the San Diego Mayor’s race. How does this play? With the DA in there are at least two “establishment” candidates in the race, Dumanis and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher. Presumably Fletcher will be able to access Republican donor monies from his term in Sacramento and his and his …
What About Bob?
At lunch with a well-connected San Diegan this week, I heard a fascinating rumor about the Mayor’s race in the City of San Diego. It was the notion that a sizable majority of San Diego’s Jewish community does not want Congressman Bob Filner to run for Mayor, because it would lose “the highest ranking Jewish member of Congress and a …
DeMaio Pension Reform Proposal Becomes Centerpiece of Mayor-Council Offer to Unions
It has been a very good week for fiscal reform! The public pressure is paying off and the Mayor and City Council have agreed to offer our pension reform package as part of a settlement offer to the labor unions. Now the ball is in the labor unions’ court. If they do not want to join us in this …
City Attorney Validates DeMaio Pension Reform Proposal
Mayor and Council Can Legally Freeze “Pensionable Pay” and Prevent Pension Spiking Councilmember Carl DeMaio heralded a memorandum released by City Attorney Jan Goldsmith that confirms the City’s legal ability to implement a major pension reform proposal outlined in DeMaio’s Roadmap to Recovery Plan. One of the major elements of DeMaio’s comprehensive pension reform package is to freeze city employees’ “pensionable …
“Roads, Response Times, and Recreation” — Carl DeMaio’s Reform Plan cheered by SD Republican Party last night at Town and Country Hotel
Councilman Carl DeMaio spelled out his ‘Roadmap to Recovery’ for City government last night in Mission Valley, and the GOP County Committee responded with applause and cheers at their monthly meeting. Introduced by Chairman Tony Krvaric as “the man who makes Reform seem exciting and achievable,” DeMaio delivered with a summary of his 90-page plan to stabilize City finances and resume real …
Gettin’ Hot in the 2012 Kitchen
So, it’s only January 2011 and already, we’re seeing some folks filing papers to run for office. Good thing, ’cause some of us just can’t stand a breather. [See full list of candidates who have filed so far at the County Registrar of Voters for 2012] Of course, tongues were wagging last week when Republican San Diego City Councilman Carl …
SDDT: DeMaio Takes Big Step Towards Run for Mayor
From the San Diego Daily Transcript… DeMaio files for mayoral run By ELIZABETH MALLOY, The Daily Transcript San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio has filed the paperwork to run for mayor in the 2012 election, but downplayed the move in a written statement. “Fixing the city’s pension and budget problems are my top priorities, and if running for mayor will …
Faucett out. Hansen in.
San Diego City Hall will soon welcome Katie Hansen, of Restaurant Association fame, as City Councilman Kevin Faulconer’s new Chief of Staff. Hansen, who earns a best actress for her role in the overwhelming defeat of Proposition D as well as best supporting actress for her parts in the David Alvarez and Lorie Zapf victories, will be replacing Faulconer’s outgoing …
Earliest Race Returns Show Rider In Front
While San Diego’s voters won’t be casting ballots for months to come, there’s still plenty of competition among current and aspiring officeholders. In a head to head battle at the Scripps Ranch Four Mile Run last Sunday, December 12, Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher and would-be officeholder Steve Rider both finished in the top three of the 30 – 34 old mens’ …
San Diego Mayor’s Race Part 2
It looks like the establishment candidate for Mayor will be Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher. Gossip downtown says that Fletcher has secured the support of Mayor Jerry Sanders, and that he is talking to the Mayor’s political consultant, Tom Shepard. It’s also circulating that Fletcher and DA Bonnie Dumanis have an understanding that if he runs (which looks certain) she will not, …
DeMaio Urges San Diego Residents to Reject Another Water Rate Hike
65% Increase in Water Bills Since 2007 – Yet City Failed to Deliver on Promised Reforms from 2007 Rate Increase Councilmember Carl DeMaio expressed disappointment that the City Council voted to forward another water rate hike on hard working San Diego families instead of fixing the wasteful spending within the Water Department. At the urging of the Mayor the City …
Coalition Announces Commitment to Advance Fiscal Reforms
Business Organizations and Leaders Commit to Taking Budget and Pension Reforms to the Ballot by 2012 if City Leaders Don’t Act Soon View full “Statement of Unity” on 5 Guiding Principles for Reform View full Press Release Councilmember Carl DeMaio and representatives from leading local and state-wide business and taxpayer advocacy groups announced the formation of a coalition dedicated to …
San Diego City Mayor’s Race Part 1
Anyone who watches as much tv as I do was bound to see ads this election season for Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher. There were a good number of them, and on broadcast. Fletcher is in a safe Republican seat so I couldn’t figure out what he was doing. Then it hit me a few days ago: Fletcher can’t use the money …
DeMaio to Hold Town Halls for Public Input on “Roadmap to Recovery” Plan
Welcomes Decision by San Diego County Taxpayers’ Association to Form Expert Review Panel to Provide Feedback on Proposed City Budget and Pension Reforms Councilmember Carl DeMaio announced today he will conduct a series of public forums across the city to brief San Diegans and listen to their feedback on the Roadmap to Recovery Plan he unveiled to balance the city’s …
TONIGHT: Post-Election Analysis with Consultant Hoy, Pollster Nienstedt
I’m not exactly the most devoted GOP meeting attendee. But I’ll be there tonight to hear the recap of the wildly dead-on pollster John Nienstedt and Nov. 2 success-story consultant John Hoy. I had the honor of working with both men on Proposition A – which crossed the finish line easily with more than 70 percent of the vote. Conversely …
DeMaio Unveils “Roadmap to Recovery” Plan that Balances City’s Budget and Reforms Pension System
Five Year Plan Generates Over $1 Billion in Cost Savings and Adopts New Approaches to Providing City Services City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today unveiled a comprehensive five-year financial recovery plan that balances the city’s budget and restructures long-term city finances to eliminate the city’s structural budget deficit. “To fix the city’s financial problems and safeguard our neighborhood services, we must …
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