CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 06/20/2015

Los Angeles is DANGEROUS: LAUSD Needs 80 Cops to Protect Students With iPADS! By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:57 pm When the Los Angeles Unified School district finally tells the truth, it must be retracted. The truth is ugly when talking about LAUSD. It is even uglier when talking about crime in Los Angeles. “The district runs the largest school police department in the country with more than 350 officers. The armed staff supervise students […] Read More and Comment: Los Angeles is DANGEROUS: LAUSD Needs 80 Cops to Protect Students With iPADS! The post Los Angeles is DANGEROUS: LAUSD Needs 80 Cops to Protect Students With iPADS! appeared first on California Political Review. Obama Caught Lying Again—Could be an MSNBC anchor Like Lyin Brian Williams By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:52 pm You would think that Barack Obama was auditioning for an anchor job with NBC. Only the Internet could list all the lies of Barack—both omission and commission. Remember his lies about ObamaCare? How about his refusal to show the proposed Trade Treaty to members of Congress while demanding they vote for it. Even San Fran […] Read More and Comment: Obama Caught Lying Again—Could be an MSNBC anchor Like Lyin Brian Williams The post Obama Caught Lying Again—Could be an MSNBC anchor Like Lyin Brian Williams appeared first on California Political Review. California Gives BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk Another $15 Million Tax Dollars for Tesla By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:48 pm Elon Musk is a billionaire—he made it the old fashioned way, via crony capitalism. California and other governments have given this very rich man close to $5 billion.   Instead of borrowing the money, instead of giving his own money he takes from the poor and middle class-on the promise he will provide jobs and tax […] Read More and Comment: California Gives BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk Another $15 Million Tax Dollars for Tesla The post California Gives BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk Another $15 Million Tax Dollars for Tesla appeared first on California Political Review. San Leandro City Council Gives Key to City Treasury to Union By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:45 pm For the first time in California history, a city has given a union total control over all projects in their city to a union. If the cost of the project is more than $1 million, the union controls, the workers, the pay, the working conditions and is allowed to discriminate against workers that refuse to […] Read More and Comment: San Leandro City Council Gives Key to City Treasury to Union The post San Leandro City Council Gives Key to City Treasury to Union appeared first on California Political Review. California Supreme Court Rules San Fran Gov’t Pensions MUST Go Into Debt and Higher Unfunded Liabilities By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:35 pm The California Supreme Court has decided that if the voters and workers want to save the government pensions system, that is not allowed. Instead the Court ruled that the San Fran pension system must go belly up—harming tens of thousands of people and families. “On March 27, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled on […] Read More and Comment: California Supreme Court Rules San Fran Gov’t Pensions MUST Go Into Debt and Higher Unfunded Liabilities The post California Supreme Court Rules San Fran Gov’t Pensions MUST Go Into Debt and Higher Unfunded Liabilities appeared first on California Political Review. Who Will Explain To the Workers Why They’re Being Downsized? –Thanks to Minimum Wage and ObamaCare By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:32 pm ObamaCare has caused hundreds of thousands of workers to go from full time to a part time job—so the business did not have to spend upwards of $12,000 per worker for mediocre, expensive health care. Add to that Los Angeles, San Fran and other towns are in the process of implementing a $15 an hour […] Read More and Comment: Who Will Explain To the Workers Why They’re Being Downsized? –Thanks to Minimum Wage and ObamaCare The post Who Will Explain To the Workers Why They’re Being Downsized? –Thanks to Minimum Wage and ObamaCare appeared first on California Political Review. State announces funding for recycled water projects, including Pismo Beach study–but NO dams By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:29 pm In 2014 the people of California voted for a $7.5 billion water bond, money meant for water storage. In 2014 the legislature gave the confused Guv Brown $320 million for drought relief—he has not spent a dime. In 2006 the people of California passed Prop. 84 and Prop.1E, a total of almost $10 billion, for […] Read More and Comment: State announces funding for recycled water projects, including Pismo Beach study–but NO dams The post State announces funding for recycled water projects, including Pismo Beach study–but NO dams appeared first on California Political Review. Unions Oppose Voter ID—Demand ID so Workers Can Stop Paying Bribes By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:24 pm This is bizarre—and shows the hypocrisy of the unions. Politically, unions are clear, anybody should be able to vote—legal or not—no ID is needed to registration to vote or to vote. They claim Voter ID is discrimination and voter suppression. Yet, when workers demand the right to stop paying bribes to unions to free to […] Read More and Comment: Unions Oppose Voter ID—Demand ID so Workers Can Stop Paying Bribes The post Unions Oppose Voter ID—Demand ID so Workers Can Stop Paying Bribes appeared first on California Political Review. Obama: Prefers Barack and Mortar Libraries to Google and the Internet Column by Stephen Frank By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:20 pm For many years I have said that sending your child to LA Unified schools is a priori evidence of child abuse.   Now there is more evidence—to get a diploma in the future all you will need is a “D” average. The city is so dangerous that the LAUSD police want to hire 80 more cops […] Read More and Comment: Obama: Prefers Barack and Mortar Libraries to Google and the Internet Column by Stephen Frank The post Obama: Prefers Barack and Mortar Libraries to Google and the Internet Column by Stephen Frank appeared first on California Political Review. University of California-San Fran bans sugary drinks on campus–drugs still on campus By Stephen Frank on Jun 19, 2015 08:16 pm If I were a betting person I would bet that you could find marijuana and other drugs on every floor of the University of California at San Francisco. I would bet if you went into the library before finals you would find as many drugs in the building as you would in a neighborhood drug […] Read More and Comment: University of California-San Fran bans sugary drinks on campus–drugs still on campus The post University of California-San Fran bans sugary drinks on campus–drugs still on campus appeared first on California Political Review.   In Case You Missed It: Why Supporting Republicans is So Hard for Conservatives Fellner: Over 8,000 LA County Retirees Made at Least $100k in Pension Pay as Taxpayer Cost Soars LAUSD: Irresponsible Budget Includes $333 Million Deficit for 2017-18 Guv Brown/Democrats: Bill to Increase Taxes on Water Use Lower State Gas Tax Forecast Affects Local Transportation Departments