CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 05/23/2015

On this Memorial Day: Searching for an MIA brother for 48 years By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:51 pm I am a veteran of the Viet Nam War. I served in the 1st Infantry Division, in the 1st MP Company, at Lai Khe—the big Red One. After I returned from the War, I along with Bob Dornan and a few others developed the POW/MIA bracelet. We distributed over five million of them. As part […] Read More and Comment: On this Memorial Day: Searching for an MIA brother for 48 years The post On this Memorial Day: Searching for an MIA brother for 48 years appeared first on California Political Review. New California teaching credentials decline for 10th successive year By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:46 pm Fewer young people want to go into government/union teaching jobs. For the tenth year in a row, the number of teaching credentials have declined in California. Could it be that professional teachers understand they are not allowed to teach, that with Common Core, government schools are unaccountable re-education camps? Students are learning about “global warming”, […] Read More and Comment: New California teaching credentials decline for 10th successive year The post New California teaching credentials decline for 10th successive year appeared first on California Political Review. Bilingualism: California version of segregation on table again— Editorial by Stephen Frank By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:43 pm In the 1960’s the goal of America was desegregation. We want everyone to live together, talk together, and work together. Now after fifty years of desegregation, America is more segregated than every before. Worse, we use government to assure that immigrants do not need to learn our language by providing government forms in dozens of […] Read More and Comment: Bilingualism: California version of segregation on table again— Editorial by Stephen Frank The post Bilingualism: California version of segregation on table again— Editorial by Stephen Frank appeared first on California Political Review. Silicon Valley eyes pot play By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:39 pm I love the techies. Thanks to them taxi’s are cheaper and more available in most cities, due to Uber, Lyft and others using apps for phones to call the drivers. Were it not for Google, it would be impossible to write articles and columns in hours instead of days due to research being available 24/7 […] Read More and Comment: Silicon Valley eyes pot play The post Silicon Valley eyes pot play appeared first on California Political Review. How I Zapped a Whole Foods Cashier Over Minimum Wage Policy By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:36 pm Minimum wage is a real vote getter by those this it will harm. Young people are priced out of the market. Women trying to get part-time jobs can not find one due to lack of experience and the pay, after taxes and benefits, comes in over $20 an hour for a $15 minimum wage. Are […] Read More and Comment: How I Zapped a Whole Foods Cashier Over Minimum Wage Policy The post How I Zapped a Whole Foods Cashier Over Minimum Wage Policy appeared first on California Political Review. Great Bill: AB89 by Assemblyman Travis Allen—ends DOUBLE Taxation of Government Schools By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:33 pm One way to add money to government schools, without more taxes or bonds is to stop taking money from government schools. Should government schools pay sales and use taxes on items they purchase, with tax dollars? Every dollar in taxes paid by the schools is a dollar less for education. It does not make sense […] Read More and Comment: Great Bill: AB89 by Assemblyman Travis Allen—ends DOUBLE Taxation of Government Schools The post Great Bill: AB89 by Assemblyman Travis Allen—ends DOUBLE Taxation of Government Schools appeared first on California Political Review. State “Accepts” 25% Cut in Water for Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta Farmers By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:31 pm The good news is that the State agreed to give farmers 75% of the water they OWN. The bad news is that the farmers own 100%. The worse news is that while this is an agreement today, by the end of June the State can come back and say we do not have the 75% […] Read More and Comment: State “Accepts” 25% Cut in Water for Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta Farmers The post State “Accepts” 25% Cut in Water for Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta Farmers appeared first on California Political Review. Unintended Consequence of Minimum Wage Increase: will lead to less child care, centers say By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:24 pm By every measurement, Leftists are economic illiterates. Their well intentioned goals, when reached harm more than they help. For instance this move to create a $15 minimum wage. That means FEWER young people, minorities and women will have jobs. It also means higher prices for goods and services. It means fewer hours for those that […] Read More and Comment: Unintended Consequence of Minimum Wage Increase: will lead to less child care, centers say The post Unintended Consequence of Minimum Wage Increase: will lead to less child care, centers say appeared first on California Political Review. San Bernardino could be first city to privatize firefighting and EMT services By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:22 pm Guv Brown claims he runs the State of California like you row a boat, you paddle to the left, then you paddle to the right and you wind up going straight ahead. The bankrupt city council of San Bernardino, morally and fiscally, gave it to the threats and blackmail of CalPERS and agreed to pay […] Read More and Comment: San Bernardino could be first city to privatize firefighting and EMT services The post San Bernardino could be first city to privatize firefighting and EMT services appeared first on California Political Review. Criminal suspects challenge legality of warrantless cellphone tracking By Stephen Frank on May 22, 2015 08:19 pm Can the police arrest you, find evidence and prosecute you without a warrant for the collection of information and tracking you? We will find out because the cops in Oakland used the NSA method of crime detection—forget the courts, create your own rules and invade cellphones and track them, without going before a judge and […] Read More and Comment: Criminal suspects challenge legality of warrantless cellphone tracking The post Criminal suspects challenge legality of warrantless cellphone tracking appeared first on California Political Review.   In Case You Missed It: Election of Steve Glazer: Proof Prop. 14 Ended California Political Parties Great Bill of the Week–AB 159—“Right To Try” bill will help sick Californians Obama Steals WATER From Humboldt County No JOKE: Alameda Answer to Crime and Poverty is Growing Lettuce and Rhubarb Tax Dollars Used to Draft Legislation for Special Interests—NOT Legislators!