Idid my best to prevent the Board of Equalization from endorsing an incredibly bad bill on Wednesday. In the end, I lost 3-2 with Michelle Steel joining me in voting no. Elective democracy only works well when the citizens push back when the government goes too far. Sadly, this rarely happens. Nonetheless, every business owner in California should take a look at Assembly Bill 852 by Assemblyman Paul Fong (D-Mountain View), a bill that would allow county assessors to mandate that businesses file their property tax returns electronically. Not every business, just the ones the assessors pick. Those that are targeted by the assessors must file electronically or get hit by a ten percent penalty. This shows the total falsity of the assessors’ argument that this is good for business. If that were so, there would be no need to mandate it with the threat of a penalty. A reasonable person might think California is so eager for revenue they would allow people to pay their taxes in any way that results in the State getting the money on time. Nope. This bill is all about the assessors making things more convenient for themselves. Under my grilling, the assessors’ representative… Read More

Oh-my, to have heard the discussions between the members of the Board of Supervisors and top San Diego County staffers in the wake of last week’s news that some bubble-headed bureaucrats were requiring a Major Use Permit for a home Bible study. The Supes weren’t talking publicly about the matter, but no doubt they were filling some ears privately, especially as evidenced by the quick resolution (reported in Saturday’s Union-Tribune).

County Chief Administrative Officer Walt Ekard summed it all up nicely…

Let me be clear: religious intolerance in any form is not, and never will be, allowed under any circumstance…I deeply regret that a routine code enforcement issue has transformed into a debate over religious freedom in San Diego County. The buzz about the issue started with no mainstream media coverage whatsoever, WorldNetDaily having it first, a week ago last Friday.… Read More

Great news for local talk radio. Thanks to the SD GOP for sending along….

Popular Southern California radio personality Mark Larson returns to KCBQ 1170AM beginning Monday June 1st. His new morning talk show will air from 7-9AM. "I’m honored to have the opportunity to rejoin KCBQ", notes Larson, who in 1999 (as the station’s GM) launched KCBQ’s current talk format. “This is like coming home," he adds. "It’s important to be part of an organization which champions intelligent, Conservative Talk, especially in times such as these.” Salem/San Diego General Manager Dave Armstrong notes, “Mark Larson is Mr. Radio in San Diego and we are excited to have him back with us at KCBQ!”

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Thanks to the generosity of Schubert Flint Public Affairs, the FlashReport since last Fall has been available not only as the website you know and love, but also as an mobile version, optimized to allow you to easily read our main news, commentary and blog pages in a format that is specifically set up for easy reading and use on your PDA — whether you are on a Blackberry, Treo, iPhone or other hand-held devise!

You can access the mobile version on your PDA two easy ways (three if you have a Blackberry).

Just open up your PDA’s internet browser and aim it to m.flashreport.org. The mobile site will come right up! If you pull up the FlashReport on your PDA, you can hit the link at the top of the regular site "Mobile Version"… Finally, if you have a Blackberry, you can (once you are on the mobile site) download the free FR BlackBerry Application (over 2,500 people have done this already). This app will put … Read More

United States Senator and former Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain recently came through California — helping out Gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman, and LG candidate Jeff Denham. Good for them, I suppose. Whitman played a key role, nationally, on McCain’s finance team in the general election (she supported Mitt Romney in the primary) and Jeff Denham has been a McCain guy for a long time. It’s notable and noble, I suppose, to see McCain coming back to help out people that helped him.

I was invited to come and hear McCain at these California events — and ultimately, I just couldn’t do it. And let me preface these comments by saying that they are not intended to be a slight on Whitman or Denham, their inclusion in this commentary is merely to reference McCain’s reason for traveling out here.

I am so done with John McCain.

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United States Senator and former Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain recently came through California — helping out Gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman, and LG candidate Jeff Denham. Good for them, I suppose. Whitman played a key role, nationally, on McCain’s finance team in the general election (she supported Mitt Romney in the primary) and Jeff Denham has been a McCain guy for a long time. It’s notable and noble, I suppose, to see McCain coming back to help out people that helped him.

I was invited to come and hear McCain at these California events — and ultimately, I just couldn’t do it. And let me preface these comments by saying that they are not intended to be a slight on Whitman or Denham, their inclusion in this commentary is merely to reference McCain’s reason for traveling out here.

I am so done with John McCain.

As the elected Vice Chairman of the California Republican Party for Southern California, I was obliged by state party rules to refrain from involvement in the Republican Presidential primary last year. Let me assure you that had I been able to do so, I would certainly have not been a… Read More

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Every once in a while, someone tries to make the case that Leroy Baca, the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, has some sort of Republican credentials. I don’t have enough time to make the case for why that just isn’t true. While Baca’s most egregious across-the-aisle endorsement was when he backed then State Senator Adam Schiff, a liberal Democrat, in his successful challenge to Republican Congressman Jim Rogan — his most recent endorsement of a hard-left Democrat isn’t any better.

Click on the link below to see a list put out by Barbara Boxer of some County Sheriff’s endorsing her re-elected to the United States Senate. Among them, the Los Angeles County Sheriff — truly a R.I.N.O — Republican In Name Only.… Read More