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Yes on C & D: Two Great Options to Solve Three Civic Problems
Yes on C & D: Two Great Options to Solve Three Civic Problems
San Diego voters have two opportunities to solve three civic issues that have plagued our city for years. While protecting San Diego taxpayers, Measures C and D both provide a pathway to expand o ...
22 Oct, 2016
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4 min read
Why I'm Voting for the Lesser Evil
Why I'm Voting for the Lesser Evil
A Failure of the PeopleI sincerely believe that America has lost its way. In a nation built for a government by the people and for the people, I blame -- The People. The U.S. lacks leadership from loc ...
21 Oct, 2016
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7 min read
Whom Does The San Diego County Taxpayers Association Protect?
Whom Does The San Diego County Taxpayers Association Protect?
Over the last 10 years, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) has issued some curious endorsements with clear conflicts of interest, to say the least. What follows is an in-depth analysis ...
19 Oct, 2016
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5 min read
The Disruptive Question Clinton and Trump Should Answer Now
The Disruptive Question Clinton and Trump Should Answer Now
There is one question that could redefine the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. An affirmative answer by Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump could disrupt American politics:As president, woul ...
18 Oct, 2016
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4 min read
November Candidate Guide: Districts 1 and 9 and City Attorney
November Candidate Guide: Districts 1 and 9 and City Attorney
San Diego, CALIF. - San Diego’s election system doesn't look like the state of California.Since 1989, the City has had an election loophole, allowing candidates who receive over 50% of the p ...
18 Oct, 2016
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5 min read
Tremors in the Campaigns Point to Breakup of the Major Parties
Tremors in the Campaigns Point to Breakup of the Major Parties
Will a Trump Party and a Sanders Party emerge after the elections?The ever-widening gap between the Trump campaign and traditional Republican leadership points to the strong possibility that the Repub ...
13 Oct, 2016
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3 min read
There Is Only One Candidate Who Can Protect the Future of Tech Innovation
There Is Only One Candidate Who Can Protect the Future of Tech Innovation
It’s no longer cute, quaint or acceptable for the federal government to be so behind the times with respect to modern technology. More than any other force at work in the world, technology has the pot ...
13 Oct, 2016
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5 min read
The Freedom of Expression is the Most Important Right in the First Amendment
The Freedom of Expression is the Most Important Right in the First Amendment
How much influence the average citizen has on the policies of our government is a common debate. As our politicians seem so far removed from the everyday lives of the masses, one has to question how s ...
11 Oct, 2016
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6 min read
Bill Bloomfield: Top-Two Is Not the Death of the GOP; The GOP Is Killing Itself
Bill Bloomfield: Top-Two Is Not the Death of the GOP; The GOP Is Killing Itself
In a response to an opinion piece published in the LA Times, essentially blaming top-two for the decline of the California Republican Party and California's move to a one-party state, businessman and ...
11 Oct, 2016
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2 min read
State-by-State Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
State-by-State Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is nearly as old as America itself, named after James Madison’s vice president and governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry. The advantageous practice of drawing legislative districts ...
10 Oct, 2016
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5 min read