FNN: Bernie Sanders Speaks in Storm Lake, Iowa

What happened to the Trillions of Dollars that Donald Rumsfeld told us about on 9/10/2001?

FNN: Bernie Sanders Speaks in Storm Lake, Iowa

What happened to the Trillions of Dollars that Donald Rumsfeld told us about on 9/10/2001?

How Political Parties Rig Elections

Prop-13 and the Split Roll Property Tax

Home ownership is almost impossible for those without credit, unless you are a U.S. Veteran with a HUD loan on a FEMA house in a land rich state, you can’t even put a down-payment on a home if your credit is below 600, and yes most poor people have low credit ratings, because they can’t make ends meet. 

Yet for income inequality, the issue is not that land-ownership is all but impossible for the poor, the issue is that investment real-estate property is considered the same as primary housing. Capitalists don’t own real-estate directly, they own the corporations that own the subsidiaries that own the shell-corporations that own the real-estate. Plus, they own the property management companies that collect the rent. That may seem convoluted, but this is how it works to confuse the public.

The REAL Problem is that, in 1978, California Proposition 13 changed the law and limited Property Taxes to just 1% of the last sale-price of the real-property. That applies to ALL real-estate, not just your home or primary residence, but even commercial and investment properties, too. The average home-owner pays 7% on a 30-year mortgage, and moves every 7 years. Including real-estate fees, they actually pay close to 1% of the property value in property taxes each year. That means they pay more than the rich, who invest forever using corporations to limit their liability. 

If I miss one house payment, I get a foreclosure. That’s just not true for the REAL owners of this society, they INVEST, in corporations, that own the real-estate (i.e. banks), and those corporations don’t sell it, they lease and rent it for profit. Yet, that’s not the real money, the real money is in EQUITY, gained over time, and since the corporation’s stock can be sold (up to 49%/year) without re-assessment of the property for tax purposes, those who wish to cash-out, simply shift the property to other capitalists via stock sale, then re-invest their profits in other corporations to avoid any capital-gains tax liabilities. 

The rich then use their money to manipulate the media directly, and thus divert our attention, so that they can choose politicians who will keep taxes low and their investments secure. That’s why 10% of the land in California is hidden in Family Trusts, creating a landed elite. Ever wonder why you see so much commercial real-estate for lease, but never for sale? Why sell a building when your tax burden is only 1% of the 1978 value of that structure. Get the ‘Whole Roll’ of real-estate tax assessment data from your County Tax Assessor office and you can figure out who the subsidized, dead-beat capitalists really are. Disneyland in Anaheim CA only pays 1/10th of their fair share of property taxes, most commercial and investment real-estate in California is the same. 

What is worse, this ‘secret’ business practice robbed the state government of the resources necessary to pay for vital public infrastructure, like roads, schools, libraries, and hospitals, shifting the burden to average home-owners who move every 7-years and are thus re-assessed at current prices for property-tax purposes. The rich get richer, while the poor get the bill.

Here are some links: 

• http://www.closetheloophole.com/
•  It's time to close a big tax loophole for businesses
  California's property tax burden has gradually shifted to homeowners because commercial and industrial property doesn't…articles.latimes.com
• http://www.lifeguardadventures.com/mer/documents/Prop13brief.pdf

Green Scene; Dr. Richard Somerville, Action on Climate Science

DR. Richard Somerville

"What does a climate scientist think we should do about climate change?"

Event Summary:

Join us for this SPECIAL EVENT to hear from renowned climate scientist Dr. Somerville!

Dr. Richard Somerville has a lifetime of research and peer relationships to share with us on this Special Evening. Register now to hear his unique perspective on the challenge of Climate Change and what needs to be done to alter our course.

Event Detail:

Dr. Richard Somerville, sits on the Science and Security Boardof The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists which recently moved the "Doomsday Clock" to 3 minutes to midnight. 

He worked on the Forth UN Inter-government Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) Assessment which won the organization theNobel Peace Prize for their work on Climate Change Science. This 2007 Nobel Prize was shared equally by the IPCC and Vice-President Al Gore.

Climate science is robust and tells us that the world is on a path to dire consequences. Can citizens, businesses and governments generate the will, both politically and economically, to act on this issue before it is too late?

Special Guest:

Dr. Richard Somerville

Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor

Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of California, San Diego.

Richard C. J. Somerville Climate Scientist Professor, Researcher, Author, Speaker, Consultant Richard Somerville is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. He is a theoretical meteorologist and an expert on computer simulations of the atmosphere. He received a B.S. in meteorology from Pennsylvania State University in 1961 and a Ph. D. in meteorology from New York University in 1966. He has been a professor at Scripps since 1979. His research is focused on critical physical processes in the climate system, especially the role of clouds and the important feed backs that can occur as clouds change with a changing climate. Somerville is an authority on the prospects for climate change in coming decades. He is an author, co-author or editor of more than 200 scientific publications. His broader interests include all aspects of climate, including climate science outreach and the interface between science and public policy. He was an organizer and signer of the Bali Climate Declaration by Scientists, in which more than 200 climate scientists from more than 20 countries urged climate change negotiators to agree on large and rapid reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions.

He is also a co-author of The Copenhagen Diagnosis, a report by 26 climate science experts from 8 countries, summarizing important new research results. Somerville comments frequently on climate and environmental issues for the media. He has also trained schoolteachers, testified before the United States Congress, briefed United Nations climate change negotiators, and advised government agencies on research, education and outreach. He has received awards from the American Meteorological Society for both his research and his popular book,"The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change," a new edition of which was published in 2008. Among many honors, he is a Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Meteorological Society. More information here 
http://richardsomerville.com.

Recorded on Tuesday, March 24, 2015

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Special Report from Voice of San Diego on SEMPRA, the F.B.I. and foreign bribery

Week of Feb 10th, 2015,
Voice of San Diego's reporter, Liam Dillon, has a new three part report on the FBI investigation into SEMPRA Energy and there questionable business practices in Mexico. SEMPRA has successfully used the Federal Government to harass their Mexican competitors.

On KPBS.org Friday Roundtable they talked about this SEMPRA Scandal and the strange narrative that includes so much of the back-room dealing within the San Diego/Tijuana region. This is the ghost of the secret power struggles behind your energy utility and politicians.

As reported on KPBS




Voice of San Diego investigates SEMPRA and AZANO

The Politician that Gave SEMPRA Mexico

VOSD's Report on the Mexican Businessman describes

José Susumo Azano Matsura as a Goliath; 

heir to a Mexican development empire, defense contractor, 

high roller and political wheeler-dealer.

All this is part of

Sempra’s Shady Road to Dominance in Mexico

Liam Dillon | February 10, 2015

A confidential source described in the report as someone who saw the governor and his family every day told Interfor that Elorduy had been overheard talking about bank deposits in the Cayman Islands and that the governor made 3 a.m. telephone calls to Switzerland to discuss bank accounts there. The source also witnessed Elorduy’s wife ironing old $100 bills to remove the smell of mold from them. Beyond these scandalous and anonymously sourced details – Elorduy has denied them all – Interfor also connected Elorduy’s decision to confiscate Marathon’s land to bribes from Sempra.

here we see some of the connections;

It began in late 2011 with District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. She was running for San Diego mayor and Azano invited her to one of his Coronado homes for lunch. Dumanis would only be the first.

A few months later, Azano met with Dumanis and San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore in Gore’s downtown office. That summer Azano hosted a lunch for then-mayoral candidate Bob Filner. In September, hedined at a downtown restaurant with then-congressional candidate Juan Vargas. Prosecutors say Azano gave more than $600,000 to campaigns backing Dumanis, Vargas and Filner between December 2011 and November 2012. 

In the end, it wasn’t the investigations into drug trafficking or money laundering that took Azano down. And it wasn’t the claims of bribery or extortion or tax evasion. After six years of warfare with one of San Diego’s most powerful companies, Azano was arrested and charged with making a campaign contribution that was publicly disclosed and available for anyone in the world to see.

Read the 5 take-aways from this VOSD story

Here are links to all the stories in A Cross-Border Clash of the Titans and a timeline that lays out the whole tale:

Part I: The Mexican Businessman Who Drives Lambos, Peddles Spy Gear and Started a War With Sempra

Part II: Sempra’s Shady Road to Dominance in Mexico

Part II Sidebar: The Politician Who Gave Sempra Mexico

Part III: The Fall of José Susumo Azano Matsura

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CCalifornia Democratic Party Made Easy

California Democratic Council - Social Media Integration, Web Training

Published on Nov 16, 2014

John Loughlin of Ruby White ( http://www.rubywhite.com/ ) provided an informative half-hour introduction to using Social Networks with standard California Democratic Council, Word Press Websites. Published on Nov 16, 2014

John Loughlin of Ruby White ( http://www.rubywhite.com/ ) provided an informative half-hour introduction to using Social Networks with standard California Democratic Council, Word Press Websites. 

California Democratic Council - Social Media Integration, Web Training

Please watch John Loughlin of http://www.rubywhite.com teach the California Democratic Council how to integrate social networking into their Dem Club Websites. Then use his #RubyWhite techniques to spread democracy. https://vimeo.com/112034635 Thanks for using the #SimCenter in downtown San Diego ( http://www.wrsc.org ) - the venue is available for rent nights and weekends.

When will we learn?

The Truth vs. DC's Propaganda Machine

from BillMoyers.com PRO 1 week ago NOT YET RATED

As the exploding crisis in Iraq spotlights once again the tragic record of American policy in the Middle East, Bill speaks with investigative journalist Charles Lewis, whose new book, “935 Lies” details the many government falsehoods that have led us into the current nightmare. A complicit partner, he says, is a media intent on preserving the status quo and never offending the ruling elite.

investigative journalist Charles Lewis, whose new book, 935 Lies: The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity

SAN DIEGO COASTAL DEMOCRATS SCHEDULE 12/3/12 - 1/27/13

SAN DIEGO COASTAL DEMOCRATS SCHEDULE 12/3/12 - 1/27/13          www.facebook.com/SanDiegoCoastalDemocrats

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012
10:00a - 11:00a - Mayoral Inauguration Event
                             The incoming City Council &
                             Mayor are sworn in.
                             Balboa Park Club

                             2144 Pan American Road West, San Diego

4:30pm-6:30pm – Community Inauguration Celebaration

                              with Mayor Filner

                              UCSD/La Jolla Playhouse

                              2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012

6:00P – 8:00P – Scott Peters Thank You

              for Volunteers & Staff

              4715 Viewridge Ave, Suite 150, San Diego

              Contact:  858 715-1369, info@scottpeters.com

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012
 3:30p - 5:30p - Point Loma Democratic Club
                          Holiday Party
                          Club members: $5 & a potluck dish, or $10.
                          1268 Savoy St, San Diego, CA
                           Info:  Ruth Rollins 619 222-9344

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2012

2:00p – 4:00p – La Jolla Democratic Club Holiday Party

                          Home of Derek and Nancy Casady

                          8412 Sugarman Dr., La Jolla

                         RSVP to 858-457-0246 or nlcasady@yahoo.com

                         COST: $10/person OR bring a dish to pass
7:00p - 9:00p - Holiday Party for San Diego
                          County Democrats
                           Societe Brewing Company
                           8262 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
                            RSVP to info@sddemocrats.org.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012

8:00a – 12:00p – Register NEW Citizens to Vote -
                            Homeland Security and
                            Immigration and Naturalization Building
                            1261 Third Ave., Chula Vista, CA

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2013
11:00a - 12:00p - Pacific Beach Club Monthly Meeting
                             1405 Diamond St, San Diego, CA

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013
                          "Blue Skies Over San Diego"
                           Early celebration of the Democratic
                           Victories nationwide.
                           Save the Date!
                           (exact time & place TBD)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 
6:30p – 8:00p - Black Mountain Democratic Club Meeting

                         Mesa Village Recreation Hall 1
                        10550 Caminito Flores, San Diego

SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013

3:30P – 5:30P - Political Home For Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Americans

                       Point Loma Democratic club                

                       3035 Talbot St, San Diego

VICTORY!

San Diego Coastal Democrats had a HUGE win today! 

We ran the table! 

Obama - WIN

Dianne Feinstein - WIN 

Scott Peters - WIN (and turnover)
Susan Davis - WIN

Bob Filner - WIN

Sheri Lightner - WIN 

John Lee Evans - WIN

Marne Foster - WIN

Bernie Rhinerson - WIN

Prop Z - WIN
Marty Block - WIN
Toni Atkins - WIN
Greg Robinson - WIN
Jacqueline Simon - WIN
Dave Roberts - WIN
Richard Leib - WIN

(Elizabeth Warren - WIN!)

Thank you for all your support!

P.S. We are cleaning up, closing our offices and enjoying our friends today, Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 2012
Join us at 953 Garnet @ 10AM and then go to The Coastal Democrats Club House, 1946 Balboa, @ 2 for a party!