Cross-posted at FlashReport San Diego Politics & Media Mashup If you believe Governor Jerry Brown, all of us are going to suffer if we don’t agree to tax ourselves more this November. It’s a tired sales pitch we hear too often from California lawmakers, but that didn’t stop Brown from trying to play on our fears when he visited San Diego …
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,” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
DeMaio to San Diegans: Let’s Unite for Reform
We did it!! I’m so pleased by the outcome of Tuesday’s election – and hope you are too! We passed Props A and B – to bring transparency to City Hall and to implement my pension reform initiative. We elected two more reformers to the San Diego City Council. And I’m pleased that we won a plurality of votes in …
Election Hangover? A Polling Postmortem Cures What Ails Ya’
Hungover? Well, depending on your horse(s), you were either drinking victory punch (Go Walker!) or suicide smoothies well into the night. I joined in the Golden Hall festivities via the scrappy San Diego CityBeat live election night blog hosted by our very own San Diego Rostra and our lefty friends at OBRag. If you didn’t follow along with our 100 …
Live Blogging the Mayoral Debate
Excited to be live blogging today’s SOLD OUT (Wow and congrats!) Mayoral debate at the Town and Country. According to the wonderful daily updates from the registrar, 30% to 35% of votes have already been cast as of SATURDAY. Not sure we will hit the magic 50% number for mail in ballots but it is going to be close. Everything …
DeMaio Unveils the “REPAIR” Ballot Initiative to Fix San Diego’s Roads
Ballot Measure Would Generate over $480 Million and Impose Accountability on City Politicians to Fully Fund Street Repairs and Maintenance San Diego Mayoral Candidate Carl DeMaio unveiled his “REPAIR” Initiative to generate over $480 million to fix San Diego’s crumbling roads without a tax increase – and hold city leaders accountable for improving how road repair work is done. The tax-free …
DeMaio Introduces the Water Ratepayer Bill of Rights
ICYMI I introduced our Ratepayer Bill of Rights that will protect San Diego families from future rate hikes. Check out the story below. http://youtu.be/KovtWYeeV8A
DeMaio Releases Ad “One Man”
Today our campaign released its third television ad “One Man” that focuses on my detailed and comprehensive plan to fix the budget problems that have plagued San Diego for nearly a decade. I hope this ad will focus the discussion on important solutions to reform the fiscal problems in San Diego. http://youtu.be/_of0Rb1P-oc DeMaio’s detailed plan and record of results …
DeMaio Reveals Over $130 Million in Wasteful Spending at City Hall
Among Items on DeMaio’s List: 359% Mark-Ups on Air Filters, $2 Million in Cash-for-Vacation Payouts, and 113 Largely Unused City Vehicles You may have heard of the $10,000 toilet seat that the federal government bought, but have you heard about the 359% mark up on an air filter paid by the City of San Diego? The air filter mark-up is …
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” …
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 …
Fletcher Missing on “Prop A” Attack
Brown signs bill to punish San Diego for Proposition A. Fletcher skipped vote. UT San Diego reports that Governor Brown has signed Senate Bill 829, which would “deny state construction funds to cities that have bans on labor-friendly development contracts, potentially affecting three local municipalities.” Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/26/brown-moves-to-protect-labor-friendly-contract/ “I’ve defined my career on solving problems” – Nathan Fletcher, 4/23/12 When SB 829 was …
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 …
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 …
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