Constitutional Convention? I Like It!

March 13, 2009 | 09:02 AM | 0 Comments

Schwarzenegger backs California Constitutional Convention(Sac Bee, Kevin Yamamura)Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed a California constitutional convention - last used in 1878 - as a way to fix what... read more »

New Democrat Blog Worth Reading

March 11, 2009 | 05:58 PM | 0 Comments

Since I like to read opinions from all sides, unlike my fellow blogger Mr. Murphy, I was disappointed during the election with the slow rate of publishing on the local Democrat blog San Diego... read more »

Here We Go Again in Chula Vista

February 27, 2009 | 10:29 AM | 0 Comments

While I could not agree more with North Pole's idea to sacrifice a county supervisor to the god of fiscal conservatism, I think North Pole is thinking small. In yesterday's Union Tribune we hear the... read more »

Uvaldo? Unlikely.

February 23, 2009 | 07:59 AM | 0 Comments

I've heard several times in the past two weeks that former Councilman Uvaldo Martinez is considering running for San Diego City Council again. Maybe Martinez hasn't been watching or reading the news... read more »

A Great Idea

February 05, 2009 | 05:22 PM | 0 Comments

Series Sponsor:Public Pensions:Out of control or supportingquality of life for working families? Co-Hosted by: Tuesday, March 3, 2009   PANELISTS   The Honorable Carl... read more »

Reputations of Some of the New Council Members

February 05, 2009 | 09:20 AM | 0 Comments

I had drinks with, and breakfast with, a fairly good mix of City Hall insiders who work inside and outside City Hall on various matters over the last few days. As an aside I asked them what they... read more »

The Difference

January 29, 2009 | 12:53 PM | 0 Comments

Pat Flannery makes some good points in this column in his blog - but again he fails to understand that while, yes, unions are only 15% of the work force EVERY union employee is forced to give money... read more »

Two Columns Worth Reading This Morning

January 26, 2009 | 08:24 AM | 0 Comments

Skimming the LA Times this morning I came upon two articles worth reading. The first was a column by Mike Hiltzik whacking Republican Gubernatorial candidate Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner for... read more »

Lot of Grumbling

January 21, 2009 | 10:54 AM | 0 Comments

It's not just this morning's posts - I have heard a great deal of grumbling overall from Republicans of every stripe about both our officials and the party in general at a national, state, and local... read more »

November 09 Election?

January 05, 2009 | 10:06 AM | 0 Comments

I heard talk this morning that Governor Schwarzenegger will be calling a November 09 election to deal with the budget crisis in Sacramento (good luck). Just what we need, yet another... read more »