Ed Pilkington, chief reporter for The Guardian in the U.S., speaks with Amy Goodman and Juan González of Democracy Now! about his recent exclusive report on the $80 million dollar effort led by the State Policy Network to undermine unions. The upcoming Supreme Court decision in the Janus v. AFSCME case will have a major impact on this effort. [Read more…]
The Janus Case: Free Riders Are An ‘Injury to All’
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the “Janus Case” and determine the legality of state laws that allow public employee union contracts to require all covered employees to pay at least a “fair share” fee to cover the union’s cost of negotiating and enforcing their agreement. There are 23 states that have such laws and California is one of them.
In 1977 the Supreme Court decided unanimously that yes, states could do that. But just a few years ago several of the current conservative Supreme Court Justices let it be known that they would be willing to revisit that 1977 decision. So the Janus case worked its way up the legal system. Now the Supreme Court has heard the Janus case and will announce their decision in the coming months. [Read more…]
A Wake-Up Call for Dems? 4 Women With Socialist Platforms Win PA Primary to Replace Male Incumbents | Video Worth Watching
Amy Goodman for Democracy Now! talks with Ryan Grim, U.S. bureau chief for The Intercept about the Pennsylvania Democratic primary victories of four women backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. [Read more…]
Citizens Group Asks: “Who ya’ Gonna Call When the Sheriff and District Attorney Break the Law?”
A protest against the visual pollution and littering throughout the region associated with the run-up to the June 5 primary is set for Thursday (5/17) at 11am.
Event organizers are asking people to meet at the intersection of Midway Drive and Rosecrans Street, a busy intersection cluttered with campaign signs paid for by Independent Expenditure committees in support of Sheriff Bill Gore and interim District Attorney Summer Stephan. I suspect, given the location and the timing, attendance will be limited. The symbolism of the protest will be huge, reflecting the concerns of people wanting to see our criminal justice system reformed.
The group will be rallying in front of the local offices of Déjà Vu, a strip club company with 132 locations in 41 states. Campaign signs for Gore and Stephan are prominently displayed on locations around the property. It will be an interesting juxtaposition, given the appointed DA’s reputation based on fighting human trafficking and the reputation of the adult entertainment industry as a facilitator in such activities. [Read more…]
Democrats Act to Avoid Disaster in 49th, Other Key California House Races
By David Nir / Daily Kos
As they previously had in California’s 39th District, the DCCC (aka D-Trip) is getting involved in the 48th and 49th Districts as well, running TV and radio ads to make sure Democrats don’t get locked out of next month’s top-two primary. And as before, the committee is targeting Republicans rather than taking sides among the Democratic candidates.
In the 48th, located along the Orange County coast in Southern California, the D-Trip goes after former county GOP chair Scott Baugh, saying he was accused of credit card fraud and was “charged with four felonies in connection with an investigation into an election-rigging scheme.” Unmentioned, of course, is that those charges were ultimately dropped, though the ad notes that Baugh did have to pay almost $48,000 in fines to settle the matter. According to The Hill, the DCCC is spending $407,000 to air this spot, with another $169,000 on the radio.
Meanwhile, in the 49th, which is based in the San Diego suburbs, the committee is attacking Assemblyman Rocky Chavez, accusing him of breaking his promises to “never raise taxes” and “oppose wasteful spending.” The Hill says that there’s $524,000 behind this ad. [Read more…]
Mid-May Edition, Hinky Political Ads: Some Naughty, Some Pushing Back, Some Nice
I voted over the weekend, which means the campaigns that are using money smartly will soon not see me as a target for mailings and phone calls. Which should mean the big pile of glossy dead trees will stop growing.
Let’s take a look at a few of this week’s offerings. I live in North Park, so what I get in the mail won’t match what somebody living in another part of the county will see.
First off, the Democratic Party is spending big bucks to counter the three-way smear-fest aimed at Nathan Fletcher. They’re mailing, they’re emailing, and they’re Facebooking. [Read more…]
Why Are Cities Still So Segregated? | Video Worth Watching
From the NPR YouTube site:
In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today.
Our local KPBS station has what might be considered a companion piece to this video: Redlining’s Mark On San Diego Persists 50 Years After Housing Protections. It includes maps of San Diego showing the red-lined areas and a link to the April 5th Midday Edition podcast featuring Stephen Russell, executive director, San Diego Housing Federation and Richard Rothstein, author of “The Color of Law”. [Read more…]
Clouds Gather Over District Attorney Candidate Summer Stephan’s Campaign
Debate dodging, a suggestion of pay-to-play among her supporters, and the hint of a visit to a Thai whorehouse add up to bad news for “Law Enforcement’s Choice” for County District Attorney Summer Stephan.
The interim appointed DA has backed out of speaking with voters tonight at the City of Hope International Church in Lincoln Park at a forum that was supposed to feature both candidates for San Diego County District Attorney.
Organized by the Mid-City CAN (Community Advocacy Network) and San Diego Organizing Project, the event has been advertised for weeks on Facebook, drawing interest or commitments from over 500 people. [Read more…]
Antonio Villaraigosa: A Candidate Backed by the Billionaire Boys Club and Trump Megadonors
Getting bored yet with all the glossy Anthony Villaraigosa commercials touting the utopia that will be California if only the former mayor of Los Angeles rises from the basement in the polls and becomes our next governor? Just a few weeks ago, Villaraigosa was languishing at 9% in the polls, having fallen behind the no-name Republicans in the race to see who would compete against Gavin Newsom in November. Now the airwaves in the Golden State are awash in all things Antonio all the time.
What gives?
Well, as in everything political, the answer comes down to money. In this case, a small group of rich folks want to buy your next governor and are doing everything they can to resuscitate Villaraigosa’s dying campaign. [Read more…]
Lavette’s Choice – the Injustice of Cash Bail | Video Worth Watching
Lavette’s Choice – Lavette Mayes is a single mother. She was arrested after a fight with her mother-in-law. To stay out of jail before her court date, she was asked to pay a cash bail she could not afford. For lack of money, she was locked up for 14 months while waiting for her court […]
RUDY and the BEAST – Randy Rainbow Song Parody | Video Worth Watching
Randy Rainbow strikes again! His target this time: Rudy Giuliani. (NSFW: language – Randy can be irreverent!) [Read more…]
Lori Saldaña, Mickey Kasparian, and the Lincoln Club: Revenge Served Three Ways
It’s dirty tricks time folks, and it should surprise nobody that San Diego’s Lincoln Club is funding it. These are the rich guys downtown who’d be really happy if America’s Finest City turned into a little Trumpian fiefdom. All that voting, tree hugging, and social justice stuff simply get in the way of their personal greed.
Today’s ratf*cking comes at the expense of District 4 Supervisor candidate Nathan Fletcher, who is (mis)characterized in a mailer as a pro-NRA kind of guy. This KPBS article explains why the accusation doesn’t hold water.
This just happens to be the same message Mickey Kasparian’s rump labor PAC is sending to voters. And it’s the same messaging Supervisorial candidate Lori Saldaña was pushing in social media. [Read more…]
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