One View: Footnotes to November election
fter his Prop 30 tax increase passed by 8 percentage points, Jerry Brown has an easy path to re-election in 201
Dec 20, 2012 | Posted in One View | Read More »
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Progressive sweep
I have been writing about local politics in the North Coastal press for more than 25 years.
One View: Down to the wire
Mail ballots went out Oct. 8. Two-thirds of voters now cast their ballots by mail
Some key ballot measures
The initiative process was created a century ago to counter the power of giant corporations and other special interests
Del Mar City Council election uncontested
Isn’t Del Mar ever going to have another contested election? For the third season in a row, the number of candidates is equal to the number of openings. Incumbent Don Mosier, Sherryl Parks, and Al Corti will join the council in December.
Sep 6, 2012 | Posted in One View | Read More »
Prop 34: Death knell for death penalty in California?
Capital punishment (such a euphemism!) is cruel, unusual and arbitrary, yet it does not deter violent crime.
Jul 26, 2012 | Posted in One View | Read More »
Primary election roundup
Roseanne Barr is running for president, seeking the nomination of the Green Party. One candidate for the American-Independent nomination is named “Mad Max.” The Libertarians have NINE presidential candidates. Brian Bilbray’s daughter Briana, who supports medical marijuana, is a candidate for Republican County Committee.
So many races, so little time….
The big issue for Del Mar Heights and Carmel Valley is the Kilroy project, One Paseo, a massive shopping center and residential tower complex proposed for the 23 undeveloped acres on the southwest corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real in Carmel Valley. If built as proposed, this development would bring to I-5 at Del Mar Heights Road the kind of traffic now associated with the La Jolla Village Drive junctions with I-5 and 805.
An evening of political theater
The race for mayor of San Diego is important, not only for voters in Del Mar Heights, Carmel Valley, and La Jolla, but also for residents of all communities within reach of this newspaper. The mayor is not only CEO of the city of San Diego but also chief spokesperson and cheerleader for the San Diego region — as we learned from a recent episode of “South Park.”
Change coming to Board of Supervisors
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is the neglected stepchild of politics and political journalism. Most county voters live in one of 18 incorporated cities, so they don’t think much about county government.
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LA JOLLA NEWS
- Lecture series on bluegrass music set for La Jolla’s AthenaeumBand members Mike and Yvonne Tatar, Kit Birkett and Jon Cherry (San Diego’s Virtual Strangers) will present a three- part, lecture-concert series on bluegrass music at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 21, May 28 and June 4 at 1008 Wall St. […]
- Handbags and jackets needed for La Jolla Soroptimist shopping benefitSoroptimist International of La Jolla seeks donations of purses, ladies jackets, shawls, etc. (in good condition) for its annual Purses Plus Party, which raises funds for agencies that help women and girls lead better lives. […]
- Architecture in the garden: making connections to improve San Diego landscape designLearn about the connection between home and garden for insight into effective San Diego landscape design. […]
RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS
- Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club zoning changes approvedIn order to complete the Covenant modification, the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club had to obtain the consent of two-thirds of the properties within 500 feet of the lots. The club obtained 72 percent consent from adjacent properties for the north lot and 71 percent consent from properties for the south lot. […]
- Youth volunteers needed for Rancho Santa Fe Library Summer Reading ProgramVolunteers must be between the ages of 12 and 17, and be entering the 7th grade up through senior year of high school in the fall. […]
- Rancho Santa Fe Fire District to hire its own deputy chiefThe Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District will soon have its own deputy chief, a position it once shared with a joint contract between the cities of Encinitas, Del Mar and Solana Beach. […]
