CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 08/20/2015

Greenpeace SUES to be Allowed to Disrupt Oil Drilling By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:59 pm At least Greenpeace is asking permission, before they break the law, kill jobs and makes fools of themselves again. “Greenpeace on Tuesday sought to overturn a court order barring it from disrupting Shell’s Arctic oil program, a day after the oil giant received a permit to drill in the region. In May, a federal judge […] Read More and Comment: Greenpeace SUES to be Allowed to Disrupt Oil Drilling The post Greenpeace SUES to be Allowed to Disrupt Oil Drilling appeared first on California Political Review. More Businesses Leaving San Fran By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:55 pm Yesterday we reported on a non-profit, with 53 employees being forced to move from San Fran to crime ridden Oakland, due to high rent costs. Of course San Fran also has the highest taxes in the State. Add to that a proposal to allow bike riders to ride the streets without rules or hindrance from […] Read More and Comment: More Businesses Leaving San Fran The post More Businesses Leaving San Fran appeared first on California Political Review. Planned Parenthood Decides to Continue Violating the Law, Ethics and Morality By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:53 pm The folks that steal baby tissues and body parts from mothers without permission have decided to continue violating laws, ethics and morals. They know that regardless of their actions, no California DA or the State Attorney General will bring charges against them. This is not about abortion, it is about violations of the law—and too […] Read More and Comment: Planned Parenthood Decides to Continue Violating the Law, Ethics and Morality The post Planned Parenthood Decides to Continue Violating the Law, Ethics and Morality appeared first on California Political Review. Efforts to attract new teachers stall in state Legislature–Extra $11,000 to Teach in Very Bad Neighborhoods By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:52 pm Would you be willing to accept an $11,000 forgiveness of your student loan if you had to teach in gang infested East Los Angeles or South Central LA? Would you feel safe teaching in communities known for poor schools and out of control students. Add to that, LAUSD uses “restorative justice” instead of suspensions and […] Read More and Comment: Efforts to attract new teachers stall in state Legislature–Extra $11,000 to Teach in Very Bad Neighborhoods The post Efforts to attract new teachers stall in state Legislature–Extra $11,000 to Teach in Very Bad Neighborhoods appeared first on California Political Review. Sacramento Democrats: Tax Your Health Insurance $1.1 BILLION—to pay for Medi-Cal—for Illegal Aliens? By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:49 pm Remember the Democrats want to give illegal aliens free health care—about 170,000 of them. But, while the policy is in place, the method of payment is not. Now the Democrats are promising high Medi-Cal reimbursement (because so few doctors are willing to lose money on every patient under the current Medi-Cal scam. “But can the […] Read More and Comment: Sacramento Democrats: Tax Your Health Insurance $1.1 BILLION—to pay for Medi-Cal—for Illegal Aliens? The post Sacramento Democrats: Tax Your Health Insurance $1.1 BILLION—to pay for Medi-Cal—for Illegal Aliens? appeared first on California Political Review. The Fundamental Conflict Between Silicon Valley and Democrats: A Brief Analysis By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:47 pm Why do those harmed by Democrats continue to donate heavily to those that want them closed down? The smart technology folks in Silicon Valley are newbies when it comes to politics. In their hearts they love big government, lots of taxes and a commanding government. In their heads, they understand their heartfelt values would destroy […] Read More and Comment: The Fundamental Conflict Between Silicon Valley and Democrats: A Brief Analysis The post The Fundamental Conflict Between Silicon Valley and Democrats: A Brief Analysis appeared first on California Political Review. United Teachers of Los Angeles (union) Declares War on Education, Student, Teachers and Parents By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:44 pm The head of the union that demands it forced dues paying teacher/”members” into boycott education training sessions, now has decided the organization is going after school choice and quality education. LAUSD has a real drop out rate of about 40%, a graduation rate of fewer than 80% and among the worst scores in the State. […] Read More and Comment: United Teachers of Los Angeles (union) Declares War on Education, Student, Teachers and Parents The post United Teachers of Los Angeles (union) Declares War on Education, Student, Teachers and Parents appeared first on California Political Review. Prop. 39: $153 million of the $297 million given to schools for energy planning by consultants and auditors By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:43 pm Environmentalism is P.T. Barnum on steroids—promoted by ideologues, scam artists and those with a good heart and very little common sense. Thanks to AB 32 thousands of Californians has lost their jobs, many thousand more forced to move to a free State, like Texas, to survive and perhaps flourish. Prop. 39, sponsored by a billionaire […] Read More and Comment: Prop. 39: $153 million of the $297 million given to schools for energy planning by consultants and auditors The post Prop. 39: $153 million of the $297 million given to schools for energy planning by consultants and auditors appeared first on California Political Review. Drought’s Impact on Farms: Short-Term Costs and Long-Term Dangers By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:41 pm The cost of the lack of a water policy by the very confused Guv Brown, just for the agriculture industry is $2.7 billion, this year, along with the fallowing of over half a million acres of farmland. That is the direct cost today. Add to that the added cost of buying water, the use of […] Read More and Comment: Drought’s Impact on Farms: Short-Term Costs and Long-Term Dangers The post Drought’s Impact on Farms: Short-Term Costs and Long-Term Dangers appeared first on California Political Review. Brown/Democrats Took $$Millions From Oil Industry—Now Trying to Kill it Off By Stephen Frank on Aug 19, 2015 08:39 pm Jerry Brown knows how to get money, get more money from the same source, then turn around and knife them in the back. “Brown has benefited from this uneasy alliance. The governor has received maximum contributions of more than $54,000 from Occidental Petroleum and Chevron for his election bids. When Brown wanted to raise taxes […] Read More and Comment: Brown/Democrats Took $$Millions From Oil Industry—Now Trying to Kill it Off The post Brown/Democrats Took $$Millions From Oil Industry—Now Trying to Kill it Off appeared first on California Political Review.   In Case You Missed It: San Fran Pushing Jobs/Families to Crime Ridden Oakland California Democrats to Double Cost of Energy in 15 years—More Citizens in Poverty/Jobless Angelenos Screwed by the Usual Suspects: City Hall and Strike-Action Lawyers Average Angelenos Now Using Nearly Half Their Income for Rent! Los Angeles: Picking Up Pace on Ridesharing