Inside Government

Liberals inflicted Filner on San Diego

As San Diego once again becomes a national punchline — this time for its lecherous dirty old man of a mayor, not its finances — the fact that the campaign to get Bob Filner to quit is led by his

Councilman Gil Cedillo’s ‘circular logic’

John Seiler July 23, 2013

For an article I was editing, I checked out L.A. City Councilman Gil Cedillo’s bio on his Website. It explains, “Gil Cedillo has found a balance with his underlying message that progressive politics is good for business. This circular logic

San Onofre follies: The man-made power shortage

Chris Reed July 23, 2013

Was the San Onofre nuclear plant shut down because problems with its generator systems were so severe that it posed a risk to the 20 million people in Orange, San Diego, Los Angeles and Riverside counties? Or was the nuclear

Billboard lobbyist advised both sides of Placentia advertising deal

John Hrabe July 22, 2013

The Placentia city administrator at the center of a controversial outdoor advertising proposal admits the city was already in discussions with Lamar Advertising Company when the city brought on the company’s lobbyist as an outside consultant to the city. Placentia

Immigration bill laden with pork for La Raza

Katy Grimes July 22, 2013

The purpose of the proposed immigration bill currently in Congress is to provide a “path to citizenship” for the 12 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. The “path” will come at a high price, with strict rules immigrants must

Ignore East Coast dolts: San Diego mayor girding for long fight

Chris Reed July 18, 2013

The East Coast media do such an amazingly superficial job of covering California politics that it’s no surprise they’re missing the boat on the Bob Filner scandal in San Diego. This is the same bunch that thought the 2003 recall

Having no fixed beliefs could pay off for Nathan Fletcher

Chris Reed July 17, 2013

Sometimes, when lawmakers change parties, it has an obvious logic. When Texas Congressman Phil Gramm, a free-market economist before entering politics, switched from Democrat to Republican during Ronald Reagan’s first term, it made sense. Gramm had little in common with