Special District Board elections may not be sexy and certainly don’t get the press of federal races or even that of some of our municipal elections, but they are nonetheless extremely important for setting policy in the San Diego region. If anything the lack of attention paid to these districts adds to the importance of …
Residents of Poway have an exciting choice for mayor in this November’s election. City Councilman Steve Vaus is challenging the status quo in Poway’s municipal government by challenging incumbent Mayor Don Higginson, a 28 year veteran of City Hall, in this fall’s election. Mr. Vaus has a clear vision for Poway to become a regional leader …
Recently the City of El Cajon entered into a deal with the Rock Church to permit the Rock to lease the currently shuttered East County Performing Arts Theater on Tuesday evenings and Sundays. The deal would net the city more than $200,000 in revenue while enabling the city to reopen the theater, closed since 2009 …
This past Thursday President Obama announced his plan to give executive amnesty to approximately 5 million undocumented immigrants. This action has a direct effect on San Diego, and is certain to come as a relief to our community’s approximately 180,000 undocumented immigrants, even as reactions elsewhere are more hostile. I object to this move on policy …
People who have known me a long time are surprised by my conversion to conservatism, so I want to share how I came to embrace conservative principles as the best political framework for our country’s prosperity. The story of how I came to be a conservative best begins with the story of how I first …
San Diego’s economic future remains precarious. Kevin Faulconer’s election as Mayor this February forestalled the immediate threat of the city government reverting to the unsustainable fiscal policies that led it to be dubbed “Enron by the Sea,” but he will need allies on the city council to drive economic growth and job creation in the …
Two subjects have been dominating the narratives of the Washington D.C. political class these past several weeks. First, President Obama made inequality a centerpiece of his State of the Union address, stating that “Today, after four years of economic growth, corporate profits and stock prices have rarely been higher, and those at the top have …
If you are a San Diego resident, I encourage you to vote for Kevin Faulconer for Mayor on February 11th. I’m supporting Kevin because he is a leader on the issue of public employee pension reform, which is one of the most pressing issues confronting San Diego and cities throughout the country. Public employee unions …
There is a parable that goes like this: Suppose a shop owner arrives at his shop one morning to find that his storefront window has been broken. He is obviously saddened by his misfortune, wearing a distraught look on his face as he stands on the sidewalk looking over the damage. He figures it will …
On this Martin Luther King Day I had planned to write a laudatory article about the man himself. He is a personal hero of mine. I can think of no one since Lincoln that has done more to further our freedom and fundamental rights. He was all at once a man of great faith, a …