CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 09/09/2015

Editorial: California Republican Party Platform: The Trump/Fiorina/Carson Factor By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:41 pm In a few days the California Republican Party will decide if it stands for conservative principles—or just wants to stand for election. Every four years the Party creates a Platform, to explain to voters and candidates where the Party stands—mostly where the grassroots stand on the issues and policies of the day. The Party is […] Read More and Comment: Editorial: California Republican Party Platform: The Trump/Fiorina/Carson Factor CalSTRS rate hike brings plan for benefit increase By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:36 pm Over the next 3-4 years CalSTRS is increasing the mandated contributions, just to keep the retirement checks flowing. The system has over $170 billion in unfunded liabilities. Yet those running the system, unable to lower the unfunded liabilities even with the added income, now want to increase the benefits. They are also talking about moving […] Read More and Comment: CalSTRS rate hike brings plan for benefit increase Survey: L.A. Employers Cautious About Fourth-Quarter Hiring By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:34 pm Thanks to San Fran, Los Angeles is only the second most expensive city in the State and nation. Yet, LA is about to implement $15 minimum wage—which will expedite the technology revolution. EATSA is a new San Fran restaurant—without people—just robots preparing and serving the food, then using computers to have the bill paid. The […] Read More and Comment: Survey: L.A. Employers Cautious About Fourth-Quarter Hiring Future of Education: Internet and Artificial Intelligence Personalized Learning By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:32 pm The Kahn Academy is an Internet based learning experience for grades k-12. Kids learn more effectively and quickly—and without bribe paying teachers and ideological radicals promoting causes instead of education. Like the future of restaurants, our homes, our lives-even our cars—education will be handled by the Internet, with programs like the Kahn Academy and artificial […] Read More and Comment: Future of Education: Internet and Artificial Intelligence Personalized Learning Educrats “Explain” Common Core Testing—Where is the Reality or Education? By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:29 pm There is a theory that most accept, if you can to explain something, you have already lost the discussion and debate. Tests are to determine if a student learn something over the past year. Why does Common Core testing need an explanation? Could it be because Common core scores are lower than in the past…hence […] Read More and Comment: Educrats “Explain” Common Core Testing—Where is the Reality or Education? California Spent $16 Million to Count FISH in the Ocean—Really By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:26 pm California has bad roads, a lack of water, a pension system collapsing—but it had $16 million to count fish in the ocean. This is not a joke—except on the families of California. “There are more than a hundred protected areas off California, covering 16 percent of state waters. And the only way to know if […] Read More and Comment: California Spent $16 Million to Count FISH in the Ocean—Really Barack Obama Kills Religious Freedom at California Biola College By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:24 pm Biola College is the Los Angeles area can teach religious freedom, theological values and tell its students to stand up for Constitutional rights. Yet, this college is having its religious freedom trampled and the students are being shown how totalitarian nations operate—and they don’t have to go to Cuba, Russia or china—just go to Washington, […] Read More and Comment: Barack Obama Kills Religious Freedom at California Biola College One Bedroom Apartment in San Fran $370 MORE Expensive Than New York City By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:17 pm Mayor Lee and his Democrats buddies in San Fran must be celebrating tonight. They have surpassed not only Los Angeles, but New York City as the most expensive city for a one bedroom apartment. And, it is not even close! “According to the site, the median rent for a San Francisco one-bedroom apartment is now […] Read More and Comment: One Bedroom Apartment in San Fran $370 MORE Expensive Than New York City Bay Area Working HARD to Raise Costs—Wants Title “Most Expensive in Nation” By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:16 pm The San Fran Bay Area has the highest rates in the nation—San Fran, Oakland and San Jose are in the top ten of most expensive cities for one bedroom apartments in the nation. Taxes are highest in the Bay Area. San Fran is about to implement a $15 an hour minimum wage. Highest in the […] Read More and Comment: Bay Area Working HARD to Raise Costs—Wants Title “Most Expensive in Nation” How Legal Immigration Failed Silicon Valley By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2015 08:14 pm How long does the system take for an honest immigrant to gain a green card and proper documents to be able to be gainfully employed in this nation? Are there problems when a legal immigrant changes jobs or even responsibilities inside a company? “Any permanent residency application involves three steps: labor certification (LC), immigration petition (I-140) […] Read More and Comment: How Legal Immigration Failed Silicon Valley   In Case You Missed It: #BlackLivesMatter is Modern Racism Killing Blacks—Statistics Here Unions Upset—Illegal Aliens Not Getting Paid for Working Illegally Boehner/McConnell Allow Obama to Ignore Corker-Cardin Iran Bill—Explains Trump Surge The Hidden Victims of California’s Drought Keep out Californians: How high home prices in California migrate into other states where Californians follow.