The Nathan Fletcher/U-T San Diego split has evolved into a controversy, according to some local news outlets and the newspaper’s executive editor. So we thought we would bring you up to speed. Here’s a quick recap: First there was this from the U-T: The question for Nathan Fletcher: What does ‘move to the middle’ mean? Then this from Team Fletcher: …
Bonnie Brings her A-game to Mayor’s Race
Politics & Media Mashup Bonnie Dumanis brought her A-game to the San Diego Mayor’s Race this week. The District Attorney and mayoral candidate smacked Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who is campaigning hard to be San Diego’s next mayor, for what she called his “About Face on a Woman’s Right to Choose” in a post on Rostra: Until now, Nathan Fletcher has received …
DeMaio Unveils Plan to End DROP “Double Dipping” in Pension System
Councilmember Carl DeMaio, one of the primary authors of the Prop B Comprehensive Pension Reform (CPR) Initiative, today unveiled another sweeping pension reform proposal to end the notorious DROP Program in the city’s pension system. The DROP Program allows city employees to retire in place and retain their jobs for up to five years – resulting in a “double dipping” …
The Mail is Here!
From the Carl DeMaio Campaign: Response from Nathan Fletcher Campaign: Fact Check: DeMaio’s Deceptive Attack on Nathan Fletcher’s Record of Accomplishment Today, the Carl DeMaio campaign dropped a misleading, negative mailer attacking Nathan Fletcher’s record in Sacramento. A check of the facts is below. Click here to continue reading.
Bipartisan Supporters Featured in Second DeMaio Ad: “Strong Man, Strong Plan”
We released our second TV ad today called “Strong Man, Strong Plan” which features testimonials from some of our Democrat, Republican and Independent supporters. My record of bringing San Diegans together to reform city hall is clear. We’ll win the fight against City Hall insiders by bringing the people together in 2012. http://youtu.be/j9CYpnS66Jw
Filner Pension Plan: Skip Reform, Protect the Government Employee Unions
Earlier I issued the following statement in response to the release of Congressman Bob Filner’s proposal to borrow more money to keep unsustainable city employee pensions in place without reform: Paying One Credit Card With Another Bob Filner’s plan involves debt to pay debt. Filner’s use of Pension Obligation Bonds is not reform and simply kicks the can down the …
More Politics As Usual From Nathan Fletcher
Latest Fletcher Political Game: Rich Downtown Insiders Handpick Their Choice for Mayor Today State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher’s masterful gamesmanship continued as he attempted to use his millionaire campaign backers to make the case for his independence. Ironically, the wealthy downtown insiders featured at the press conference are the same people who have contributed tens of thousands of dollars to his …
DeMaio Launches First TV Ad: “Uniting for Reform”
I’m excited to share with your our first TV ad! It’s called “Uniting for Reform” and it focuses on our positive vision for ending the dysfunction at City Hall that has led to slashed services and decaying infrastructure in recent years. Here’s the full ad: http://youtu.be/SkbSpjE_2Y8 Please help us get our message to as many voters as possible! We expect to …
DeMaio Proposes 100-Day “Managing for Results Plan” to Restructure City Government & End Automatic Salary Hikes
Taps 5 Members of “Management Transformation Team” Carl DeMaio today unveiled his 10-point “Managing for Results Plan” detailing reforms DeMaio will accomplish in the first 100 days to restructure city government into a leaner, performance-based organization. “If we want to improve results for taxpayers, we must fundamentally change how city departments are managed,” DeMaio noted. “Leadership starts at the top …
Filner Flops In An Ugly Campaign Week
Politics & Media Mashup: A look at this week’s local political coverage They say a good writer knows when to get out of the way of a good story. So rather then comment on this entertaining Investigative Newsource story — Bob Filner Misses the Boat on the Port — I will just encourage you to read it, and then watch Filner’s …
Texts From Mayoral Candidates
To Nathan: I’m still in the lead. #iwillbreakyou To voters: I’m independent. Really! #pickme To his campaign manager: !! Who the hell wrote these talking points? #epic #fail To reporters: I’ve been in office since Nathan and Carl were in diapers. #punks
City Still Swimming In Red Ink
Gimmicks aside, the annual budget deficit remains $50 million, with $318 million needed to restore service to 2003 levels City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today released a fiscal assessment of the Mayor’s proposed FY 2013 budget which reveals that instead of a truly balanced budget, the city will run an operating deficit of at least $50 million. When accounting for lost …
Plans to Fix Schools Rankle Some Voters
Politics & Media Mashup: A look at this week’s local political coverage San Diego’s broken school system has been a campaign issue in the mayor’s race since Day 1, but the feedback I’ve seen lately from voters suggests some people are hardly impressed with what they’re hearing. Two letter writers, including a teacher, rip the candidates in today’s U-T San …
Fletcher’s Early TV Burn
I’m told by someone close to the Fletcher campaign that his campaign will be up on broadcast TV tomorrow. Given that it is still a month before absentee voting begins, and he does not have Steve Francis funding, this begs a question: Why start burning money this early? Don’t you risk running out weeks before the election? The answer is …
EDUCATION: What’s the mayor got to do with it?
Little doubt that education is one of today’s hottest political topics. Candidates for mayor of America’s Finest City even managed to weave the buzz-worthy issue into their platforms. Tomorrow, a forum promises to delve head-first into the matter and answer the one question which seems to come up time and again: What’s the mayor got to do with education? For …
Team Fletcher: “Just Win, Baby!”
Politics & Media Mashup will return next week. This week, it’s all Nathan Fletcher all the time. Nathan Fletcher left the Republican Party because there’s nothing he wants more than to be San Diego’s next mayor. Yes, to me it’s that simple. Fletcher said this week he was leaving the party – with less than three months before the June …
New Poll, Convention Center Drama, Big Bucks and a Shift in Leadership
Politics & Media Mashup leads off with a look at some of the more interesting stories of the week and wraps up with links to some of the best stories about politics and media at the local, state and national levels. This blog post on San Diego Rostra about a new San Diego Mayor 2012 poll garnered a lot of interest …
Steve Francis Endorses DeMaio
I’m grateful for the support of Steve Francis. I look forward to working with Steve and all who support real reform so that we can finally get City Hall positioned to get San Diegans back to work. We’re building a broad coalition of taxpayers, business leaders, and fiscal reformers who know that it takes more than rhetoric to effectively lead …
BREAKING: Poll shows DeMaio and Filner in a virtual tie with Fletcher in third
San Diego Rostra has obtained new poll results that place Bob Filner and Carl DeMaio in a virtual tie for the lead in the race to become San Diego’s next mayor followed by Nathan Fletcher. “With an aggressive, well-funded campaign Filner is poised to advance in the San Diego Mayoral Race,” a two-page Feb. 29 memo highlighting the poll results …
Dumanis: ‘I don’t get scared. I just work hard!’
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bonnie.jpg” captiontext=”Bonnie Dumanis”] Politics & Media Mashup is on break for a few weeks so we can bring you exclusive Q & As with San Diego Mayoral candidates Bonnie Dumanis, Carl DeMaio and Nathan Fletcher. We kicked off the series two weeks ago with Fletcher and followed up last week with DeMaio. We determined the order based on when the responses to …
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