It’s no secret that the last decade has forced all city departments to make cuts in order to balance our city budget. In many cases the cuts did not impact core services – in fact they highlighted how bloated some city departments had become. But when it comes to our communities, the impacts of these service cuts can be clearly …
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith Endorses DeMaio for San Diego Mayor
Former Judge and Assemblyman says DeMaio is “Willing to Roll up his Sleeves and Work with Others to Ensure the City is Properly Managed on a Day to Day Basis” With the fall campaign moving full-steam ahead, San Diego Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio picked up an important, citywide endorsement today from San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith who touted DeMaio’s …
DeMaio campaign launches first TV ad buy of General Election
Today we launched our latest television ad for the campaign called “Not a Label.” Check it out here:
Beyond Lilygate: Since When Did Filner and the Left Start Caring About Vandalism?
Last fall, given the amount of public and private property that Occupy Wall Street burned, destroyed and even defecated on, I began to wonder anew if there were any forms of vandalism to which the left objected. Alas, Lilygate provided a silver lining. Whatever the intent of the water fighting revelers, some of them destroyed a source of civic pride …
More Veterans Jump on Board DeMaio’s Mayoral Campaign
Streamlining and Transition Assistance Attracts Key Support With less than 80 days to go until election day, San Diego Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio picked up more support from key military veterans today. “With a narrowed field, I am pleased to announce that as the general election approaches, veterans of all branches and walks of life are rallying around Carl DeMaio,” …
DeMaio Builds Council Coalition to Ensure “Full and Complete” Pension Reform
I was pleased to announce yesterday that we have built a coalition on the City Council willing to work together to get results for San Diegans through the full and complete implementation of pension reform. While we have come together as a team to get results, Bob Filner is poised to negotiate away or outright invalidate the pension reforms in …
Bob Filner’s Week of Lily Pond Lies
In just one week, mayoral candidate Bob Filner reeled off so many outright lies and misstatements he is in jeopardy of giving our doddering Vice President Joe Biden some serious gaffe-envy. It started at last week’s debate at the Institute of the Americas. Filner ignorantly called out Councilmember DeMaio for not having a diverse staff. Of course, out of a …
Latino Advocate Joins DeMaio Campaign as Communications Director
National Latino Advocate & Communications Advisor Joins DeMaio Campaign Latino advocate K.B. Forbes, who has served as a spokesperson and communications advisor on three U.S. Presidential campaigns and numerous state and local races, has joined the Carl DeMaio campaign as Communications Director. “Carl DeMaio represents political reform and transparency, and I am honored to be working on one of the …
San Diego Port Tenants Association Endorses DeMaio for Mayor
Seeking less red tape and new jobs in the Port of San Diego, the San Diego Port Tenants Association endorsed Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio today. “Carl DeMaio has a proven track record of results. While he has an ambitious vision for our Port and San Diego’s economy as a whole, he is the only candidate who can actually get these …
The Times They Are A-Changin: Filner Hires Shepard
Cross-posted on FlashReport The rumors about Democrat Bob Filner signing Republican political consultant Tom Shepard became reality on Wednesday. The U-T San Diego posted a story about the move last night. A blog post went up on San Diego Rostra about the same time. And there was Tony Krvaric’s email blast. The chair of local GOP didn’t mince words. His subject line: “BREAKING: Tom Shepard betrays our reform effort and …
Great News!!!
I have GREAT news to share! Moments ago Judge Vargas DENIED the government labor unions’ legal challenge to Prop B – Pension Reform. The court has rejected a “Restraining Order” that would have prevented the Mayor and City Council from proceeding forward with Prop B. Here’s the brief statement I released upon hearing the news: “Today San Diego citizens scored …
Meet New Carl and New Bob
Cross-posted at FlashReport San Diego Politics & Media Mashup Republican Carl DeMaio has hired a Democrat and Democrat Bob Filner is on board with pension reform. Who spiked the water in San Diego? Relax. There’s no need to panic. The water is clean…I mean drinkable. So why are we seeing New Carl and New Bob popping up in stories? Here’s the thing — election season is …
Former Democratic Party Chair Joins DeMaio for Mayor Team
“We’re uniting San Diegans behind our reform agenda” – Carl DeMaio Art Castañares, long time Democrat political consultant and former Chairman of the San Diego County Democratic Party, has joined the Carl DeMaio for Mayor campaign. Castañares will provide strategic advice on communications and coalition outreach. “I believe Carl DeMaio is the right person to be San Diego’s next Mayor,” …
Ahead of Court Hearing, DeMaio Rallies Public to “Protect Pension Reform”
Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio held a rally with a crowd of dozens of Pension Reform supporters in front of US Bankruptcy Court to send a clear message: San Diegans have spoken by voting for Pension Reform. The rally comes on the eve of an important court hearing on a lawsuit brought by government employee unions seeking to invalidate the results …
California tea party Conundrum
As a tea partyer in deep blue California, it may seem that we have limited ability to influence elections. Gerrymandering keeps almost all House, Assembly and State Senate races non-competitive. However, ballot measures and local races still provide an opportunity to make our voices heard and to beat the entrenched labor/big-government establishment. Temple of Mut has provided a public service …
URGENT: Getting Pension Reform Done
I have an update on my efforts to reform the pensions at City Hall – and want to alert you of a few potential roadblocks we must confront. As you know, pension reform is my top priority because every dollar we save from pension reform can be put back into restoring the neighborhood services we’ve lost in the past decade. …
Lincoln Club Endorses DeMaio for Mayor
Lincoln Club Endorses DeMaio for Mayor _____________________________________________________________________ Tony Manolatos is a communications strategist and the Lincoln Club is one of his clients. You can follow Tony on Twitter or LinkedIn. You can hear him talk politics and media with KOGO’s LaDona Harvey every Monday at 2:35 p.m. on AM 600 and FM 95.7.
Pension Reform Ballot Measure Won Every Council District
Will of the Voters Must Be Respected and Prop B Implemented Prop B, the Pension Reform ballot measure not only passed resoundingly with 66% of the total vote, it also carried each of the nine San Diego Council districts. The overwhelming victory comes as no surprise to the thousands of volunteers who worked tirelessly in every community collecting signatures to …
Largest Trade Association in San Diego to Endorse DeMaio at News Conference
San Diego Association of REALTORS® endorsement arrives on the heels of DeMaio’s first-place finish in the June Primary Election and five months before the November General Election MEDIA ADVISORY Tuesday, June 19 2012 Contact: Tony Manolatos, 619.549.0137 What: San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR) to endorse Councilmember Carl DeMaio for San Diego Mayor When: Wednesday, …
Reviewing Precinct Returns from the San Diego Mayoral Election
The race to become mayor of the City of San Diego has narrowed down to two finalists. In this policy brief the National University System Institute for Policy Research (NUSIPR) analyzed newly released electoral data from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ office using GIS software. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • The June mayoral primary was a partisan election. Interstate …
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