Early last summer, my husband and I moved the kids 10 miles east of Oakland, “through the tunnel” as they say around here, to the town of Lafayette. We decided to start to get a little benefit of our tax dollars and take advantage of Lafayette’s excellent public schools. (There was no way they were going to public schools in Oakland.)

While we knew that we would still be surrounded by blue state voters, we hoped that Contra Costa County would feel a little more balanced and normal than Oakland. We were thrilled to be leaving Ron Dellums and the mess that is the City of Oakland behind. But, alas, it is still a sea of Obama stickers and signs out here, although there are a few McCain/Palin signs and bumper stickers as well.

As soon as the national campaign started producing “McCain/Palin” signs, I took my children down to the local GOP office in Walnut Creek and got our sign and bumper stickers. On the way home, we talked about the importance of free speech and the responsibility of voting (today, my 13-year-old’s history class is holding a mock election on the presidential race and a handful of state propositions—results will be… Read More

"The money was already tainted" according to black commentator, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, flatly stating that the 8.5 millions LA government unions are spending, is "buying an election". Not just any election, buta seat to the LA County Board of Supervisors, District 2.

Former Chief and current councilman Bernard Parks has out raised his opponent union-chattel, Mark Ridley-Thomas,… Read More

"The money was already tainted" according to black commentator, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, flatly stating that the 8.5 millions LA government unions are spending, is "buying an election". Not just any election, buta seat to the LA County Board of Supervisors, District 2.

Former Chief and current councilman Bernard Parks has out raised his opponent union-chattel, Mark Ridley-Thomas,… Read More

President Reagan’s eldest son, Michael Reagan, provided Congressional candidates and the McCain-Palin Victory Funds for Ohio and Pennsylvania $40,000 in contributions this week from his Federal PAC, The Legacy Committee. California candidates receiving late contributions include incumbents Dana Rohrabacher and Brian Bilbray.… Read More

San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson is running to replace Guy Houston in the State Assembly. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Wilson today. Today. One week before the general election. He is swinging by a Wilson fundraiser tomorrow evening when he’s in the neighborhood to help raise money for Prop. 11. But as Republicans struggle to keep, much less gain, seats in the State Legislature, you would think that our GOP governor would be working hard to help get fiscally conservative legislators elected. Especially since we’re looking at another ugly budget fight as soon as the new legislature takes office.

Perhaps this is just the way life is in a post-partisan world. But if Schwarzenegger is not willing to help a Bay Area Republican who has a host of bi-partisan endorsements, he deserves the pro-big government, high taxes, high spending Democratic-controlled legislature he’ll end up with next year.… Read More

While the White House is the highest office in the land, a lot of governing happens at the local level. In fact, most of the decisions affecting our daily lives are made by city councils, school boards and county supervisors.

In that spirit, a group of Republicans, property rights advocates and miscellaneous North San Diego leaders have lined up to defeat far-far-left Oceanside City Councilwoman Esther Sanchez…

Sanchez – a public defender — opposes enforcement of immigration laws and even efforts to curb violent gangs. And, typical of the intolerant left, uses her office to punish those who disagree with her.

Oh yes, and for disclaimer, yes the PAC who paid for this is my client…… Read More

I am trying to get a hold of former Congressman Tom Campbell. If anyone has a good e-mail or phone number for him, can you please send it to me? Thanks.… Read More

MSM PRINT NEWSPAPER CIRCULATIONS DROP, AGAIN Our friends in the main stream media print newspaper continue to feel the hit as readership continues to decline at a fairly rapid pace. More and more former readers of papers are instead turning to outlets like the internet to find their news. It seems like many papers are in a “death spiral” where the circulation drops, then the layoffs come (see here for the latest), and then the circulation drops more… and so on…

Some stats: LOS ANGELES TIMES — 739,147 — (-5.20%) SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE — 339,430 — (-7.07%) SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE — 269,819 — (-3.00%) THE SACRAMENTO BEE — 253,249 —… Read More