CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 10/12/2015

Thousand Oaks Government Schools Sued Over Common Core By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:50 pm The Conejo School District (Thousand Oaks) decided that they are the parents of the students. Parents, to this district merely house the kids till school starts. That is the attitude of most on the School Board—and certainly the attitude of the educrats that run the schools. Now parents are forced to sue the district to […] Read More and Comment: Thousand Oaks Government Schools Sued Over Common Core California City Council Considers Plans to Tackle Unfunded CALPERS Liability By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:48 pm This small town is in trouble, thanks to the mismanagement, incompetence and corruption of CalPRS. Already California City is paying 8.5% of its revenues to CalPRS, yet still has $11.5 million in unfunded pension liabilities. This town can go under, like Stockton, Vallejo and San Bernardino, due to CalPRS. “Weist lamented the way CALPERS is […] Read More and Comment: California City Council Considers Plans to Tackle Unfunded CALPERS Liability Berkeley Radicals: Cops Are Racist by Detaining/Arresting People By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:47 pm If a cop arrests or detains a person of color, regardless of cause, it is a racist act and the cop is in trouble in Berkeley. Should a police officer put his life, job, family and finances on the line by stopping someone that might have stuck up a liquor store? In Berkeley they do. […] Read More and Comment: Berkeley Radicals: Cops Are Racist by Detaining/Arresting People Marijuana Industry Holds Venture Capital Session in Los Angeles By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:46 pm You know a product is growing in popularity and has a bright future when venture capitalists hold conferences to meet potential firms in which to invest. Looks like the marijuana industry is the next big thing in California. I wonder if they will have to pay $15 minimum wage—do you really need skills, experience or […] Read More and Comment: Marijuana Industry Holds Venture Capital Session in Los Angeles Uber-loaded: Look at where Oakland plans to put 14,000 housing units By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:45 pm The city of Oakland is growing. In San Fran the average cost of a one bedroom apartment is over $3200. In Oakland the same place is a little under $2,000. Cheap! Of course there is more crime in Oakland and about one third fewer cops—since the city can not afford to pay the police. Why? […] Read More and Comment: Uber-loaded: Look at where Oakland plans to put 14,000 housing units Switch Teachers to 401(k)-style Pensions By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:40 pm The California teacher’s pension system, CalSTRS, has an unfunded liability of over $170 billion (based on Federal accounting criteria). Some teachers are now paying 10% of their salary to pay for keeping this agency open. In LAUSD and some other districts, the teachers increase is covered by “bonuses”. That means it is the children’s education […] Read More and Comment: Switch Teachers to 401(k)-style Pensions San Francisco shack starting at $350,000? By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:38 pm For one million dollars you can buy a 1323 sq.ft two bedroom, one bath home. If you can not afford that, how about a shack, looking like it belonged in the backwoods of Arkansas, that is 765 sq.ft for just $350,000 “And 16 De Long St. in San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood is definitely in […] Read More and Comment: San Francisco shack starting at $350,000? Teacher Shortage Getting Worse in California By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:36 pm California has a teaching shortage and it is getting worse. Last year 5% fewer people signed up for teacher prep. Government has no understanding why folks do not want to be in a classroom. Many districts use “restorative justice” an strategy where bullies, druggies, disruptors, kids with severe problems are kept in the classroom. This […] Read More and Comment: Teacher Shortage Getting Worse in California Supremes, California Kamala Harris to butt out By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:33 pm The California Attorney General wants to use her office to threaten conservatives that donate to non-profits she does not like. Groups like tax limitation organizations, crisis pregnancy centers and group that oppose larger more intrusive government. How does she do this? She is demanding a list of donors—then she makes it public and her radical […] Read More and Comment: Supremes, California Kamala Harris to butt out Outdoor Recreation Advocates Call for Mojave Trails National Monument By Stephen Frank on Oct 11, 2015 08:30 pm Since the Mojave is so vast, and sunny, it is the ideal place for the creation of solar panel farms. Recently, a massive solar farm was stopped due to environmentalists claiming a formerly unknown species would disappear. Since no one knew it existed, how could it disappear? This is why our economy can not grow, […] Read More and Comment: Outdoor Recreation Advocates Call for Mojave Trails National Monument   In Case You Missed It: Bay Area Wetlands Protection tax proposed for June 2016 Ballot–Tax for Puddles Why the Santa Monica Airport Should Become a Park–Who Really Needs Jobs? 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