Ex-Mayor Bob Filner is now a convicted felon. This is no surprise to people who have been following the Filner saga. As each layer of the onion was peeled off, the “monster within” (Filner’s description of his problem) had a history of prolonged abuse of women. What was a rumor on Capitol Hill became reality as he campaigned in the …
New Laws In California and Our First Rostra Prediction Game of 2013
It’s a time-honored New Year’s tradition to review all the new laws taking effect starting on January 1. So I thought I’d get a look at new laws affected Rostrafarians in California. I nearly choked on my breakfast when I looked at the number. There are 837 new laws taking effect as of today. Seriously? Our state was so far …
Surprising Veto by Jerry Brown – SB 469
I was alerted by a tweet from my councilmember Lorie Zapf that Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed the anti-Walmart legislation sponsored by Juan Vargas, SB-469. Despite any rhetoric to the contrary, this bill was designed to make it harder for cities to approve Walmart supercenters that sell groceries, in direct competition with the largely unionized grocers like Ralphs, Vons and …
Juan Vargas’ Anti-Consumer Choice Bill Goes To Gov. Brown
A bill by State Sen. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, that makes it harder to open big box superstores in California is on the way today to Gov. Jerry Brown. The legislation most prominently affects Wal-Mart, which has long been opening such supercenters. Vargas’ bill, SB 469, amends the Permit Streamlining Act to impose more restrictions on opening the superstores. The …
No June Gloom for Leaders in Albondigas Meatball Poll
Albongidas members like their politics spicy. The Mayor’s race in the City of San Diego is tailor made for this bunch and it remains the hot topic of monthly gatherings by members of the San Diego Chapter at Cafe Coyote in Old Town. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis made the first official visit by a declared mayoral candidate on Friday, June …
Big Sister Christine Kehoe is Watching You… Sit in Traffic on the I-5 and Loves It!
When State Senator Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) is not plucking the petals from a rose a to determine whether or not she should run for Mayor, she seems content to bungle up traffic on the 5 freeway in north San Diego City and County. Car accidents are proving to be the old-fashioned way to mess up traffic. Nowadays you can …
Did Lorie Zapf’s Big victory surprise local Liberals? — Some were Flabbergasted !
Last week I wrote a column about SD Rostra’s success in correctly predicting Upset victories in June by Juan Vargas and Lorie Zapf. Not very controversial, right? But a writer for a SD liberal publication attacked, saying (A) Zapf’s victory was no surprise, and (B) no one said she would miss the runoff and (C) we Rostrafarians were “Morons”. As …
Lessons from 2010 Primary …..Whose Polls can you Trust?
In the last month before the June primary, Barry Jantz reported a poll showing a close race between Howard Wayne and Lorie Zapf in SD city council district 6. Soon after, I reported on polling which showed Juan Vargas leading Mary Salas outside SD County and would likely win the 40th senate Democratic primary. Barry Jantz took flack from some …
FlashReport: Salas Concedes to Vargas
From: @FlashReport Sent: Jul 21, 2010 10:11p **Breaking News** Moments ago Salas called Vargas and conceded the 40th SD Dem Primary. The recount is over! sent via UberTwitter On Twitter: http://twitter.com/FlashReport/status/19230531413 Read additional comments from Jim Sills’ prior post this evening: http://sdrostra.com/?p=6789&cpage=1#comment-58669
3rd Day Recount — Mary Salas loses a net Four Votes — 3 in Riverside — 1 in San Diego– Overall Juan Vargas lead now + 26 votes
UPDATE, 9:15 pm, July 21st Today’s San Diego county recount results are in for SD 40. They show a net 1 vote loss for Salas in this county. Earlier this evening, Riverside released their Day 3 Recount report, and Salas lost a net 3 votes there. Juan Vargas’ totals remained unchanged today in each county. Both San Diego and Riverside re-checked 12 …
Recount Day Two: San Diego and Riverside county updates now show Vargas still +22 votes in SD 40
Update [9:50 pm, July 20, 2010] … San Diego county just chimed-in with their numbers on Day 2 of the Juan Vargas-Mary Salas recount. They examined 16 more precincts today. Net Result… Juan Vargas is still + 22 votes ahead of Mary Salas district-wide in SD 40. Salas added 3 new votes in San Diego, but had 1 disqualified. Vargas …
Overheard Downtown This Afternoon
At lunch this afternoon my guest and I happened to sit next to what I presume to be a couple of Democrat legislative staff. The conversation: how hard State Senate President Darrell Steinberg had fought to make sure Vargas lost to Salas in the 40th State Senate District, and what the ramifications would be when Vargas is sworn in. IF …
Recount Day One…Salas Loses 1 Vote in San Diego Registrar’s Report of Senate Dist. 40 Hand count
Update [2:00 a.m.], Tuesday, July 20 Late Monday night, Riverside County posted recount results for 5 precincts within that county. The net result is a gain of 1 vote for Mary Salas in our neighbor county. * * * Day 1 of the 40th state senate recount is over in San Diego county. Juan Vargas began the day leading by …
Viewers Guide— Salas v. Vargas Recount Starts next Monday (July 19th) in Kearny mesa
Everything the public knows about Recounts is Wrong. There is almost no chance of a missed precinct or a math error erasing any part of Juan Vargas’ 22-vote lead over Mary Salas in Senate district 40. The recount will go through the motions, but no one expects to find that kind of flub. No, sportsfans, The Real Game involves votes …
Recount ! — [Updated] — Salas v. Vargas recounts sought in Riverside and San Diego counties
2ND UPDATE (5:50 a.m., Tuesday) The Imperial Valley Press reports today the Mary Salas campaign did not seek a recount in Imperial County. http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2010/07/13/local_news/news05.txt Vote recounts will proceed, however, in San Diego and Riverside counties. UPDATE [6:10 pm, Monday]… The Sacramento Bee’s “Capitol Alert” has confirmed the Rostra story, saying Salas filed recount papers today in SD and also in …
2nd Bulletin —– Juan Vargas lead Zooms to 22 votes on new Riverside County returns
UPDATE…. 7 am, Saturday, July 10, 2010 Riverside County just put up another new vote count at 6 a.m. today. They tabulated just 5 votes in SD 40… and all 5 of them went to Juan Vargas. That puts Juan Vargas at +22 overall in the sprawling 3-county district…. Juan Vargas now… 24,282…. while Mary Salas …24,260 This story will …
Judge today orders counting of “Late” Riverside mail ballots in Juan Vargas v. Mary Salas primary
Riverside county judge Mac Fisher today ordered the Riverside Registrar of Voters to count 12,500 mail ballots which were picked up a day after the June 8th primary election. Judge Fisher ruled the mix-up between the Postal Service and the Registrar should not bar those voters from being heard. (Hat tip to reporter Duane Gang of the Press-Enterprise who filed a story from the …
July 6th — Juan Vargas gains 1 vote in Riverside, and now leads Mary Salas by 12 votes Overall
How close is the 40th senate primary? It’s so close that discovery of one new vote is a big deal! Mary Salas added 1 vote in San Diego last Friday…but then Juan Vargas gained 1 new ballot in Riverside county over the weekend. Net result? Juan Vargas maintains a 12-vote lead in your updated district-wide totals… Vargas…24,139….Salas….24,127. Still to come: …
June 30 — Juan Vargas Today Doubles his lead to 12 Votes over Mary Salas in 40th senate primary Drama
Juan Vargas doubled his Lead over Mary Salas moments ago in the 40th state senate cliff-hanger. The SD County Registrar counted 22 more ballots in that race today, and they split 14 for Vargas, to 8 for Salas That increases the Vargas lead in the 3-county district from 6 votes last Friday, to 12 votes today. ……………………. UPDATE 8 p.m.: …
June 28— Juan Vargas STILL 6 Votes Ahead — after new SD County Registrar update
San Diego County tabulated 90 additional votes Monday in the ultra-close 40th state senate primary… and they split 45 for Juan Vargas and 45 for Mary Salas… That means Juan Vargas remains your Leader in the Clubhouse district-wide with 24,124 votes to 24,118 for Mary Salas. There are NO new updates so far today from Riverside or Imperial counites. All …
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