Sales Tax Hike a “Bailout” For City Politicians on the Backs of Working Families Without Pension Reform Funds From Tax Increase Will Be Wasted San Diego – City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today labeled the proposed city sales tax increase a “bailout” for city politicians that have failed to implement long overdue reforms to the pension system and competitive bidding on …
San Diegans AGAINST The Sales Tax Increase Plan Monday News Conference
Concerned business owners and citizens will step forward to voice their opposition to a proposed sales tax increase in the City of San Diego prior to a discussion at the San Diego City Council meeting on Monday afternoon, July 26 at 1 p.m. Speakers will call for the City to address pension reform, managed competition and spending cuts before asking …
DeMaio Proposes Action Plan to Help Small Businesses
Flanked by a number of small business advocates, City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today released an extensive action plan proposing big changes to how the City of San Diego interacts with local small businesses – such as migrating at least 95% of all business transactions online, streamlining regulations, consolidating small business grants, and refocusing the City’s Office of Small Business. “Too …
Expanding city marketing partnerships
With the city of San Diego facing a significant structural budget deficit, city government’s first priority should be addressing its excessive costs. However there are also creative ways to raise revenues without increasing taxes and fees on San Diego’s working families. One of these creative methods is expanding marketing partnerships between the city and private entities. Official sponsorship, naming rights, …
Don’t Tax Me, Bro
Reaction to the suggestion floated by San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders about putting a half-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot has drawn a stunningly swift reaction from numerous fronts. The San Diego County Taxpayers Association, Republican Party of San Diego County, Lincoln Club of San Diego County, San Diego Tax Fighters, Stop Taxing US, and City Councilmembers Kevin …
Legal Barriers and Costs Prohibit Full Count of Competition Ballot Signatures
Carl DeMaio ends effort…for now: DeMaio Pledges to Continue Campaign to Reform City Finances SAN DIEGO – The campaign supporting the “Competition and Transparency in City Contracting” Initiative today announced that after seeking extensive legal counsel it will not pursue a full hand count of all signatures submitted for qualification. The decision was made after receiving a letter late yesterday …
Taxpayers Association: No Sales Tax in City of San Diego
Just in from SDCTA… SDCTA Denounces Sales Tax Proposal by City of San Diego Association urges reform before revenue and full implementation of managed competition The San Diego County Taxpayers Association will testify in opposition Thursday against an increase to the sales tax or business tax in the City of San Diego. The discussion is scheduled on tonight’s agenda of …
Jerry Sanders Wants a Sales Tax Increase? Bring it on!
Jerry Sanders Wants a Sales Tax Increase? Bring it on! Prepare to LOSE, Jerry – big-time Let’s see if I can summarize what’s happening. From a financial viewpoint, the city of San Diego is going down the tubes. Reforms are being blocked by the labor union owned (well, rented) city council. We are a grossly mismanaged city held up to …
DeMaio Requests Full Count
See attachment. Here is the text… June 30, 2010 Liz Maland, City Clerk City of San Diego 202 C Street San Diego, CA 92101-4806 Dear Ms. Maland: Please accept this letter as a formal request to challenge the determination of the Registrar of Voters regarding the sufficiency of signatures submitted under the Competition & Transparency in City Contracting Initiative. This …
Explosions, Sex, and Politics!
Did that headline make you read this? Good, because this is boring yet so exciting! Unless you don’t neurotically check your twitter, don’t get breaking political news email pushed to your blackberry, or don’t regularly troll the City Clerk’s office (see: you’re normal), you are just now finding out that Carl DeMaio’s Fair and Open Contracting Ballot Measure, henceforth known …
Validity Rate Will Qualify Competition Ballot Measure
ROV Statistics Confirm Full Count of Signatures Will Produce Qualification Validity Rate of Sample Results in 107,000 Signatures – 10,000 More Than Needed A random sample of signatures submitted to place the Competition and Transparency in City Contracting initiative on the ballot achieved a 79% validity rate, according to information released today by the County Registrar of Voters. Based on …
June 30 Reception for the “Competition Works” Campaign
Wine Reception Fundraiser With City Councilmember Carl DeMaio Supporting the “Competition and Transparency in City Contracting” November 2010 Ballot Measure Wednesday, June 30th 5:30pm – 7:00pm Tango Wine Company 2161 India Street – San Diego, CA 92101 Dear Friends: WE DID IT! After five months, we collected 138,000 signatures from San Diego voters to qualify the “Competition and Transparency in …
Competition Initiative Endorsements: Taxpayers Savings and Pension Reform
We’re pleased to announce two key endorsements for the San Diego Competition Ballot Measure. We will be announcing a new set of endorsements each week over the summer… -Carl Groups Cite Taxpayer Savings and Pension Reform in Endorsing Competition Ballot Measure Measure Wins Endorsement of 2 Statewide Taxpayer Groups SAN DIEGO – The campaign to pass the San Diego “Competition …
Competition Measure: Taxpayer Savings & Local Jobs
We had an exceptional turn-out for our “Competition Express” bus tour throughout the city this morning. We’ll send along a video of highlights soon. Thanks for your continued support! -Carl DeMaio and Reformers Submit 138,000 Signatures to Qualify San Diego Competition Ballot Measure Taxpayer Savings — Better City Services — Quality Local Jobs SAN DIEGO – After five months of …
Join Carl DeMaio Monday AM for the “Competition Express”
The bus is full, but we would love to see you at one of the five stops on our city-wide tour! – Carl “Competition Express” to Deliver 138,000 Signatures to City Hall to Qualify the San Diego Competition Ballot Measure Bus with DeMaio, Volunteers, and Boxes of Signed Petitions to Make Five Stops Throughout the City Ending With Official Ceremony …
Join DeMaio on the “Competition Express” June 14
“Competition Express” to Deliver 138,000 Signatures to City Hall to Qualify the San Diego Competition Ballot Measure Bus with DeMaio, Volunteers, and Boxes of Signed Petitions to Make Five Stops Throughout the City Ending With Official Ceremony to Turn-In Signatures at City Hall To view the full tour map and details, click here WHAT: San Diego “Competition Express” Bus Tour …
DeMaio Proposes Marketing Partnerships to Generate Revenue for City
City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today released a proposal calling on the City Council modify its policies regarding City marketing partnerships with outside commercial entities. Official sponsorships, naming rights, advertising, and exclusive rights are just some of the forms of revenue-generating marketing partnerships that DeMaio wants to tap to help close the city’s structural budget deficit. DeMaio is proposing two marketing pilot programs to …
County Grand Jury: We Need the SD Competition Ballot Measure
Great news! Today’s report from the San Diego County Grand Jury adds momentum to our campaign to pass the San Diego Competition Ballot Measure. -Carl San Diego County Grand Jury Issues Report Supporting the Need for the San Diego Competition Ballot Measure Report Confirms Managed Competitions Produce Millions in Taxpayer Savings SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Grand Jury …
DeMaio Endorses Lorie Zapf for City Council
“Lorie Zapf is the only candidate who represents real fiscal reform in District 6.” San Diego, CA – San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today announced his endorsement of Lorie Zapf for City Council – District 6. DeMaio has made fiscal reform his top priority on the City Council and has been the leading advocate for fixing city finances through …
Join the Campaign for the San Diego Competition Ballot Measure
Be Part of the Campaign to Impose Reform on San Diego City Hall Dear Friends: Thanks to you our citizens campaign to bring real change to San Diego city government is producing spectacular results. Countless San Diegans stepped forward to help over the past five months, and as a result we will soon turn in our signatures to guarantee qualification of the San Diegio Competition …
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