CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 11/24/2015

Guv Brown SILENT on OPEN Antisemitism on University of California Santa Cruz Campus By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 08:05 pm Is Jerry Brown a silent version of Orval Faubus, Ross Barnett and George Wallace? All hated black people, segregated them, worked hard to make them second class citizens. Guv Brown is the head of the University of California system—he appoints members of the Board of Regents and the Chancellor of the system was his recommendation. […] Read More and Comment: Guv Brown SILENT on OPEN Antisemitism on University of California Santa Cruz Campus Los Angeles “Guarantees” $2 Billion LOSS for Taxpayers Via 2024 Olympics By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 08:00 pm Great news for the people of Los Angeles. If they are lucky they will lose only $2 billion by hosting the Olympics. Worst case, we are told, it could be $4 billion that the people lose. This is after the city was caught lying about getting an 8% return on investment for the pensions system—3-4% […] Read More and Comment: Los Angeles “Guarantees” $2 Billion LOSS for Taxpayers Via 2024 Olympics Phony Report on School Suspensions/Expulsions—Refuse to Report on Continued Violence/Disruptions By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 07:54 pm Please read the story below completely. Note that the number of suspensions and expulsions have dropped significantly. Note that those suspended are more often than not “minorities”. Yet in LAUSD only 9% of the students are white hence most of the suspensions and expulsions would be minorities. Importantly note that nowhere does it say those […] Read More and Comment: Phony Report on School Suspensions/Expulsions—Refuse to Report on Continued Violence/Disruptions “Temporary” Taxes Forever By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 07:51 pm When Pete Wilson was governor, he enacted “temporary” taxes—taxes with a sunset clause. In one of the few times in memory, a taxing governor kept his word and when the time period ended, so did the tax. Wilson should be congratulated for keeping his word.   In 2012 Jerry Brown and his consultant, the Leftist […] Read More and Comment: “Temporary” Taxes Forever Phony Polifact “Study”—Protecting Failed California High Speed Rail—Shows Politfact Misrepresenting Facts By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 07:49 pm Since 2008, the High Speed Rail Authority has been trying to get investments for the choo-choo train to nowhere—and got none. Since the early 2000’s, the same people have tried to interest private investors—and received not a dime. When the Authority asked for advice,, the firms asked explained the system is not financial sustainable. In […] Read More and Comment: Phony Polifact “Study”—Protecting Failed California High Speed Rail—Shows Politfact Misrepresenting Facts Delta Smelt Making Attorneys Rich and California Taxpayers Poor By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 07:46 pm The people of California passed a $7.5 billion water bond, with $2 billion set aside for water storage facilities. So, far not a dime has been allocated to it, but our very confused Guv Brown gave $287 million of the bond to protect the delta smelt. This, even though the bond never mentioned support of […] Read More and Comment: Delta Smelt Making Attorneys Rich and California Taxpayers Poor City of Long Beach Issues Misleading Minimum Wage Report—Politically Inspired By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 07:41 pm When you have a political agenda, and a study could prove your agenda is harmful, then there is only one alternative—fix the study. It is called “Outcome Based Studies”. In fact 84% of the businesses in Long Beach have 20 or fewer employees—but the study used 33% as the study effort. Obviously this report was […] Read More and Comment: City of Long Beach Issues Misleading Minimum Wage Report—Politically Inspired National List of Best High Schools: Highest LAUSD School is Charter–Highest at #26 By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 07:40 pm The unions are working hard in the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide the worst education possible for all students. Since 91% of LAUSD students are kids of color, then this anti-education effort to kill charter schools is really the unions way to bring back George Wallace, while claiming to be pro-kids. In all […] Read More and Comment: National List of Best High Schools: Highest LAUSD School is Charter–Highest at #26 Even Confused Guv Brown Opposes Statewide $15 Minimum Wage By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 07:36 pm Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Our very confused Guv Brown has found that his phony balanced budget would be in trouble if the State had to abide by the same rules as the corner deli. Both would have fewer workers or go under. “Earlier this month, Gov. Jerry Brown’s top aide, […] Read More and Comment: Even Confused Guv Brown Opposes Statewide $15 Minimum Wage Contrary to Ideologues and Government: Coffee Drinking EXTENDS Life By Stephen Frank on Nov 23, 2015 07:33 pm As many of you know I am a “foodie”. I watch the Food Channel almost as much as Fox News. My vice is coffee. I have a pantry filled with a variety of flavored coffees and drink up to a pot of coffee a day. The government has told me how dangerous it is to […] Read More and Comment: Contrary to Ideologues and Government: Coffee Drinking EXTENDS Life   In Case You Missed It: Orange County Government School Has ISIS/Muslim Promoter as 7th Grade Teacher? Stanford Students Economic Illiterates: Protest to DEMAND Higher Tuition Has Housing Bubble Started? 17 of California’s 26 counties posted a monthly price decline. Plight of California Condor Put to the Ninth Circuit–Claim They Eat Bullets LADWP turf rebate program ‘largely a gimmick,’ audit finds