Wednesday, November 7, 2012

DR. SHIRLEY WEBER WINS RACE FOR STATE ASSEMBLY IN THE 79th DISTRICT


Weber’s message of economic opportunity and high-quality, affordable education resonates with voters

Lemon Grove, CA – Educator and local jobs advocate Dr. Shirley Weber has won the race for the 79th Assembly district, defeating Republican Mary England with 60.27 percent of the vote. Weber, a professor and department chair at San Diego State University, has a record of creating jobs and serving the community that stretches back over her 30 years as a resident of the district.

“I am honored to have won the support of so many who see that high-wage jobs and better public schools are key to getting our economy back on track,” said Dr. Weber. “I commend Mary England on running a great campaign.

“Tonight, the challenges we face are clear. Our economy isn’t creating enough high-wage jobs – jobs that allow families to purchase a home, send their kids to college and retire with dignity,” Weber said. “In Sacramento, I’m going to focus on doing basic things we know help create good jobs – fundamentals like improving the business climate in our area, expanding access to high-quality public education, and investing in infrastructure projects that put our friends and neighbors back to work.

“It is an honor to have run this race and to have the support of so many people who believe that we have what it takes to get this economy back on track. I look forward to working with everyone - Republicans, Democrats and Independents - to improve our economy and our quality of life.

“Thank you to everyone who stood with me, who stood up for our kids and our jobs and our community. I am profoundly grateful to the voters, and to everyone who volunteered on our campaign and came with us on this journey. I look forward to the road ahead, and to representing everyone in the 79th in Sacramento.”

About Dr. Shirley Weber

Born to sharecroppers in Hope, Arkansas, Shirley Weber has lived in California since the age of 3. Educated in our state’s public schools, she received her BA, MA and PhD from UCLA by the time she was 26. A respected community advocate known for her work on closing the academic achievement gap for children of color, Dr. Weber is the former President of the San Diego School Board. She currently serves as the mayor’s appointee and Chair of the Citizens’ Equal Opportunity Commission, and is a professor at SDSU. Dr. Weber has lived in the 79th Assembly District for over 30 years.

To learn more, visit http://www.drweber4assembly.com.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Politician DeMaio reduced to lies and thuggery



There are reports of attempted voter suppression from south bay from right-wing Judicial Watch's Voter Integrity Project. A well deserved shout out to local Labor for pushing back against this bullying and attempt to deny citizens their right to vote. Given DeMaio's ties to the right-wingers in D.C., this attempt to turn San Diego into Arizona for voting to deny Filner a win deserves to be at the top of the news cycle and demands a real response from the progressive community in San Diego.

And these flyers have been popping up.



 If DeMaio were really up by 10, would these tactics be necessary?

Wait. This is DeMaio. It's not about winning. It's about destruction. An enemies list has been created, a flow chart of his administration has been making the rounds (Lutar as Deputy mayor positions her well for a run at the City Council), and this is keeping in character with a politician who doesn't care for anyone but himself and punishing those who dare challenge him.

That the Republican Party could produce someone this odious is a major reason why people don't like politics. And why DeMaio needs to lose.

Scott Has Experience Breaking Through Gridlock to Create Jobs  





Election Day: 11 Reasons in 7 Days to Support Scott Peters for Congress

San Diego -- The Scott Peters for Congress campaign today continued its 11 Reasons in 7 Days to support Peters over Tea Party candidate and 12-year incumbent Brian Bilbray in the California’s new 52nd Congressional District.

Reason #1: Scott has experience breaking through gridlock to create jobs, a skill Washington, D.C. desperately needs.

In 2000, the construction of the downtown ballpark had stopped because of conflicts of interest involving a former councilmember. Scott campaigned for the ballpark as a community member in 1998, convinced it would be a catalyst for rehabilitating the blighted East Village area of downtown. As a councilmember, he led the effort to restart the project. He removed the conflicts of interest, the bonds were issued and the ballpark opened. Now the East Village is energized and beautiful, and a part of the city that used to be a drain on city resources is a showcase ballpark that has sparked $1.2 billion in new direct private spending and more than 19,000 jobs. Watch Video

Scott has experience breaking through gridlock and logjams, a skill Washington, D.C. desperately needs to help turn around a flagging economy and create jobs.

Over the past seven days our campaign has provided tangible examples of Scott’s ability to work across party lines and achieve consensus to get results, and create jobs. His work to get the downtown ballpark jumpstarted and completed is a great example of this. It was mired in conflict and people were frustrated by the City’s inability to break through the gridlock to achieve progress on this important civic project.  Scott is running for Congress to bring this San Diego approach to Washington.

When President Bill Clinton endorsed Scott, he called San Diego his “exhibit A about why creative cooperation works better than constant conflict…If you vote for him, everyday he can stand up on the floor of Congress and give one of those little 1 minute speeches, saying let me tell you one more San Diego story. Let me tell you how we did it, with Democrats and Republicans making a better future, because we live in tomorrow, not yesterday.”

We couldn’t have said it any better. Here’s to tomorrow.

To find out more about Scott Peters’ campaign to change Congress, go to www.scottpeters.com.


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Scott Can Build Bipartisan Consensus to Create Jobs



Election Day: 11 Reasons in 7 Days to Support Scott Peters for Congress

San Diego -- The Scott Peters for Congress campaign today continued its 11 Reasons in 7 Days to support Peters over Tea Party candidate and 12-year incumbent Brian Bilbray in the California’s new 52nd Congressional District.

Reason #2: Scott Builds Bipartisan Consensus to Create Jobs. He has widespread bi-partisan support Brian Bilbray can’t claim.

As Chairman of the San Diego Unified Port Commission, Scott garnered unanimous support from all five Port cities to secure Port funding for the Convention Center Expansion Project. The Port Commission is made up of Democrats and Republicans who each represent their own specific city and constituency. Yet, Scott successfully brought everyone around to supporting this critical project, which will result in as many as 2,000 construction jobs and 6,900 permanent new jobs for San Diegans. The Convention Center is a foundation for our tourism economy, one of the three “traded economies” in our region.

Scott is the only candidate in the race for California’s new 52nd Congressional District who has drawn support from Democrats, independents like Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher and president of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association Lani Lutar, and Republicans, including three former chairman of San Diego’s Regional Chamber of Commerce.

These three former Chamber chairs are lifelong Republicans who’ve supported Brian Bilbray in the past. But in this race, they know Scott will be the better advocate in Washington for the San Diego region. Even Republican business leader Malin Burnham is supporting Scott. He said it’s because he knows Scott is a better leader, and has what it takes to bring San Diego’s Congressional delegation together to do what is needed to increase economic prosperity for our region.

These leading Republicans agree it’s time for change. To find out more about Scott Peters’ campaign to change Congress, go to www.scottpeters.com.

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Scott Stands Up for Those Who Stand Up for Us


Bilbray voted to underfund veterans’ health care & suicide prevention
Day 6: 11 Reasons in 7 Days to Support Scott Peters for Congress


San Diego -- The Scott Peters for Congress campaign today continued its 11 Reasons in 7 Days to support Peters over Tea Party candidate and 12-year incumbent Brian Bilbray in the California’s new 52nd Congressional District.
 Reason #5: Scott will stand up for those who stand up for us. He will always fight to fully fund veterans’ health care and benefits. He won’t turn his back on our war heroes as Brian Bilbray has done.  

When Scott was elected to the City Council, San Diego was losing hundreds of trained, experienced officers to cities where the cost of living was lower and the pay higher. And the Fire Department budget was not sufficient to meet emergency needs. Scott worked to gain Council approval for an 8% pay increase for police officers to help retain them. He also worked to increase the Fire Department budget by nearly 50% over four years to provide more staffing and better equipment. All this was accomplished without raising taxes, but by prioritizing spending.  When Scott left the City, we had one of the lowest crime rates in the San Diego’s history.

Police officers and firefighters risk their lives for us; they deserve to make a fair wage and to have the equipment needed to keep us, and them, safe. At the City, Scott stood up for those who stand up for us. He’s the only candidate in this race by San Diego Fire Fighters and the International Association of Firefighters.

In Congress, Scott will stand up for veterans and fight to ensure their health care and benefits are fully funded. Veterans and their families make enormous sacrifices to protect our national security and our freedoms.

It’s unconscionable that Brian Bilbray VOTED EIGHT TIMES to underfund veterans’ health care and benefits. He even voted against suicide prevention for our war heroes, and today, we are losing more warriors to suicide than on the battlefield. Yet, Bilbray gives oil companies that have never been more profitable tax breaks and subsidies. Nothing could be more backward or egregious.

We can do better. For more information about Scott Peters’ campaign to change Congress, go to www.scottpeters.com.

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