San Diego Politics http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/ San Diego Politics en-us 2006-04-17T17:57:07+00:00 Not much bloging lately http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000256.html Sorry... Haven't been bloging much lately I am been working on a new site. www.sdpolitics.com Check it out.... Patrick 2006-04-17T17:57:07+00:00 Too Close to Call? http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000255.html The Union Tribune is reporting that the Race for city council in the 2nd District is still too close to call. ...Registrar of Voters expects to finish counting about 2,500 provisional and absentee ballots not included in Tuesday night's unofficial... Patrick 2006-01-12T23:07:33+00:00 Special Election http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000254.html CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 2 KEVIN FAULCONER 14050 50.99% LORENA GONZALEZ 13506 49.01% CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 8 Vote for: 1 BEN HUESO 6039 71.03% LUIS ACLE 2463 28.97%... Patrick 2006-01-11T22:50:58+00:00 and now the Feds... http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000253.html "Feds indict 5 in pension case " from the Union Tribune - A federal grand jury indicted the former top executive of the San Diego pension system, its lawyer and three former trustees on conspiracy and fraud charges yesterday in... Patrick 2006-01-09T22:20:00+00:00 The Union Tribune http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000252.html Is it just me or does the Union Tribune sometimes read like a political hit peice.. from the Union Tribune - Jan. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE) Family (plus Metallica and poker) helped Zucchet cope with scandal: A couple of weeks after a... Patrick 2006-01-09T22:06:33+00:00 Duke and a wire http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000251.html From TIME - Sources familiar with the situation say Cunningham, a California Republican who pleaded guilty Nov. 28 to taking $2.4 million in bribes — including a yacht, a Rolls Royce and a 19th Century Louis-Philippe commode — from a... Patrick 2006-01-06T21:22:42+00:00 Fundraising in the 2nd http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000250.html From the Union-Tribune: ... The fundraising leader continued to be former public relations executive Kevin Faulconer. The Republican brought in $170,500 between Nov. 27 and Dec. 24, pushing his campaign total to more than $400,000. His opponent, environmental attorney Lorena... City Council Patrick 2006-01-05T19:00:28+00:00 Elections 10th Jan http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000249.html Don't forget that there is a election in the San Diego City Council 2nd and 8th next tuesday the 10th.... Patrick 2006-01-05T18:48:39+00:00 Sorry... http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000248.html So I have been on vaction for the last couple of months, I am back and will pick up where I left off. Thanks Patrick... Patrick 2005-12-09T19:37:34+00:00 Our Government and Hurricane Katrina http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000247.html UPDATE - Quote of the Day - From Time - "They are throwing money out - they are shoveling it out the door" -James Albertine Washington lobbyist and past president of the American League of Lobbyists, on the ease of... Patrick 2005-09-20T16:09:33+00:00 Corruption, Corruption, Corruption http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000246.html From the Washington Post - The Bush administration's top federal procurement official resigned Friday and was arrested yesterday, accused of lying and obstructing a criminal investigation into Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff's dealings with the federal government. It was the first... Patrick 2005-09-20T15:15:29+00:00 San Diego as Erron http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000245.html From the Union Tribune - Private auditors have found that San Diego overstated its net assets by more than $640 million in fiscal 2002 – a problem that portends greater difficulty for the city's restoration to sound fiscal health. ...... Patrick 2005-09-17T18:56:19+00:00 Arnold http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000244.html Sports... Really, with all the important things going on around the state and county. Arnold likes golf so it is important that he runs for govenor again. The canpaign should have done better than that. From the Union Tribune -... Patrick 2005-09-16T22:41:19+00:00 The Cat is out of the Bag... http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000243.html From the Union Tribune - BALBOA PARK – A wildcat escaped from its enclosure at the San Diego Zoo about 1 p.m. yesterday, getting about 45 minutes of freedom on a hillside before zookeepers surrounded her and returned the animal... Patrick 2005-09-15T21:33:35+00:00 eminent domain http://www.patrickfinucane.com/Weblog/000242.html From the Union Tribune - After hearing tales of government abuse, two San Diego City Council members Monday ordered city officials to research procedures used in condemning and acquiring private property in redevelopment areas. Donna Frye and Brian Maienschein, members... Patrick 2005-09-14T21:51:40+00:00