CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 06/06/2015

LAUSD Considering “D” grades as Worthy of a Diploma. By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:54 pm This is not a silly “Onion” story. This is about so-called professional educators approving failure as a qualification for a high school diploma. The teachers union loves this—by giving a diploma to all those with a “D” average, the union can claim higher graduation rates (but will not claim the higher illiteracy rates). Government education […] Read More and Comment: LAUSD Considering “D” grades as Worthy of a Diploma. The post LAUSD Considering “D” grades as Worthy of a Diploma. appeared first on California Political Review. Downtown Los Angeles McDonalds==NO Order Takers—No Human Workers! By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:51 pm The Los Angeles City Council has approved a $15 an hour minimum wage. McDonalds has answered this anti-job measure by economically illiterate politicians. “Instead of approaching the typical fast food counter, customers walk up to individual kiosk stations where they use a touch-screen to order. Instead of just picking the type of burger or meal […] Read More and Comment: Downtown Los Angeles McDonalds==NO Order Takers—No Human Workers! The post Downtown Los Angeles McDonalds==NO Order Takers—No Human Workers! appeared first on California Political Review. Environmentalists Sue: Demand Feds/State Give MORE Water to Fish/Less to People By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:48 pm California has a water shortage. Our VERY confused Guv Brown just authorized $287 million, money meant to provide water for people, to instead be used to make fish bait (delta smelt) more comfortable and safe from his lack of a water policy. Over 500,000 acres of farmland is going fallow—not enough water for farms. This […] Read More and Comment: Environmentalists Sue: Demand Feds/State Give MORE Water to Fish/Less to People The post Environmentalists Sue: Demand Feds/State Give MORE Water to Fish/Less to People appeared first on California Political Review. Contrary to Media: GOP HAS Plan to Replace ObamaCare With Real Health Care Reform By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:46 pm George Stephanopoulos, the Clinton owned ABC “journalist” complained last week that the Republicans do not have a plan to provide health care for the millions of people Obama has illegally given subsidies to for health care. As early as Monday, the Supreme Court may ruled against the Robin Hood White House. Yet, he never suggested […] Read More and Comment: Contrary to Media: GOP HAS Plan to Replace ObamaCare With Real Health Care Reform The post Contrary to Media: GOP HAS Plan to Replace ObamaCare With Real Health Care Reform appeared first on California Political Review. Leftists Are Economic Illiterates: Pay People NOT to Work/They Will Not Work By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:44 pm It is a lack of common sense, a lack of understanding how people think or is it hatred of work that causes Leftists to want to pay people, for lengthy period of time, not to work. Obama and the Democrats create a 102 week (two years) paid vacation for unemployed workers—and the unemployment rate went […] Read More and Comment: Leftists Are Economic Illiterates: Pay People NOT to Work/They Will Not Work The post Leftists Are Economic Illiterates: Pay People NOT to Work/They Will Not Work appeared first on California Political Review. DeVore: California’s Unsustainable Comeback By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:42 pm California is a dying State. Highest taxes in the nation. Most expensive homes and apartments in the nation. McDonalds is opening a downtown LA store—with customers not needing to interface with humans (the $15 minimum wage is killing jobs, as expected). Banks have announced they are getting rid of tellers—kiosks for everyone—more low wage jobs […] Read More and Comment: DeVore: California’s Unsustainable Comeback The post DeVore: California’s Unsustainable Comeback appeared first on California Political Review. A sign of trouble? Covered California slips to No. 2 health exchange By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:39 pm California has 38 million people. The State of Florida has 20 million. Yet more Floridians buy their version of Obamacare that do Californians. “A total 1.36 million Californians were signed up for coverage, had picked a plan and paid premiums due by the end of March, federal health officials announced Tuesday. Almost 1.42 million Floridians […] Read More and Comment: A sign of trouble? Covered California slips to No. 2 health exchange The post A sign of trouble? Covered California slips to No. 2 health exchange appeared first on California Political Review. Is The Anti-Common Core Movement Just ‘Suburban White Moms’? By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:38 pm One thing unites parents of all backgrounds, ethnicities, religions and colors—they all want quality education for their children. It has been two generations since parents have united to fight outrageous, dumbed down government education. It took Common Core to do the job. The media has been playing that only white parents are upset—that is a […] Read More and Comment: Is The Anti-Common Core Movement Just ‘Suburban White Moms’? The post Is The Anti-Common Core Movement Just ‘Suburban White Moms’? appeared first on California Political Review. Initiative could switch new hires to 401(k) plans By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:35 pm The voters of California will have two choices on the November, 2016 ballot. We can save the pensions of government employees by making all new hires eligible for 401(k) (self funded) pensions AND have voters, not unions agree to pensions. Or we can decide to allow the pension system to collapse. How will you vote? […] Read More and Comment: Initiative could switch new hires to 401(k) plans The post Initiative could switch new hires to 401(k) plans appeared first on California Political Review. Is Los Angeles Dead? Has it Become a Cautionary Tale of Liberal Excess? By Stephen Frank on Jun 05, 2015 04:33 pm From Marina Del Rey to Hollywood, a ten mile distance, on LA city streets is an hour and 45 minute trip. From the 405 Freeway on Pico Blvd to Robertson blvd, a two mile trip, at 6:00pm on a week day, is a 45minute drive. Los Angeles has strangled itself in traffic. The Mississippi government […] Read More and Comment: Is Los Angeles Dead? Has it Become a Cautionary Tale of Liberal Excess? The post Is Los Angeles Dead? Has it Become a Cautionary Tale of Liberal Excess? appeared first on California Political Review.   In Case You Missed It: Supervisor Michelle Steel: Democrats Try to Raise Cost of Buying Already Very Expensive Homes Austin—NOT Silicon Valley–#1 Area for Startup IRS confirms illegals can get back-taxes under Obama amnesty–$75,000 WORST BILL OF WEEK: SB-350 Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015. If You Think California’s Struggling, New Poll Says You’re Not Alone