CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 04/05/2016

NOT A JOKE: Federal Government to CONTROL San Jose Streets By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:36 pm Who do you think controls the streets, driving patterns and repairs of San Jose? The city council or the President of the United States?  In fact, Obama has his Administration taking control of the city streets 3,000milesfrom the White House—will they take control of the schools? Oh, through Common Core he has done that as […] Read More and Comment: NOT A JOKE: Federal Government to CONTROL San Jose Streets Only 11% of San Fran Residents Can Afford to Buy Homes—Gentrification to the Max By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:34 pm How expensive is the most expensive city for housing in the nation?  Only 11% of the residents, today, can afford to buy a home—and at $4200 a month for a small two bedroom apartment, you have to be a millionaire to afford to live in a shack.  Can a housing bubble be far behind? “California […] Read More and Comment: Only 11% of San Fran Residents Can Afford to Buy Homes—Gentrification to the Max City of San Mateo: Losing $$ on Taxpayer “Owned” Golf Course By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:32 pm Is it the role of a city government, or any government, to own a place where you can play “pasture pool” (golf)?  Why is it a basic need of the San Mateo community for the city to own a money losing golf course?  This is an example of waste—San Diego has wasted over one billion […] Read More and Comment: City of San Mateo: Losing $$ on Taxpayer “Owned” Golf Course Results of NO Guv Brown Water Policy: West Central Valley Farmers Get 5% of Water Needed By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:29 pm The lack of water policy by the really confused Guv Brown is “working for the farmers in the West Central Valley—last year they got zero percent of their water allocation—this year they will get 5%–congratulations.  At the same time the Guv is refusing to issue emergency exemptions to allow desalinization plants to be built, or […] Read More and Comment: Results of NO Guv Brown Water Policy: West Central Valley Farmers Get 5% of Water Needed San Fran Knowingly Creates Dangerous Bike Lane By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:23 pm Do not feel safe driving the streets of San Fran—the city policy is to give bikes the right of way and cars are a danger.  As part of the deal, the city is making sure customers of small businesses has fewer places to park their car, though by buying gas, they are paying for the […] Read More and Comment: San Fran Knowingly Creates Dangerous Bike Lane NFL 49’ers LAUGH At Santa Clara Taxpayers—REFUSED to Pay Rent for Three Months By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:20 pm The NFL has teams owned by billionaires. One way they keep their money is to have the public pay for the stadiums their playtoys work in.  No need to build a stadium—let the taxpayers do it for them.  The silly people of Santa Clara were warned they would lose money if they used tax dollars […] Read More and Comment: NFL 49’ers LAUGH At Santa Clara Taxpayers—REFUSED to Pay Rent for Three Months How Dangerous is LAUSD? Almost Equal Number of Counselors and Cops! By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:18 pm This is curious—there are almost as many cops on the LAUSD campuses as there are counselors for the students.  Could it be that the ending of suspensions and expulsions, the use of “restorative justice” is a major reason they need so many police on campus? “Los Angeles Unified, which has the largest school police department […] Read More and Comment: How Dangerous is LAUSD? Almost Equal Number of Counselors and Cops! California Online Voter Registrations Soar: Is Secretary of State Vetting New Registrants? By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:15 pm Is the November election in California going to be the biggest corrupt election in the history of the State or nation?  Thanks to online voter registration the State is seeing the largest increase in voters in history—all at once. “More than 560,000 people have either registered to vote or updated existing information so far this […] Read More and Comment: California Online Voter Registrations Soar: Is Secretary of State Vetting New Registrants? Unions/Democrats/Confused Guv Brown to ADD 700,000 to Unemployment Roles By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:12 pm The Democrats get the votes of the poor—then promote policies to make sure they do not break out of the poverty cycle.  The computer makers and the Texas Chamber of Commerce have won a big battle—this Democrat effort to raise the minimum wage will cause prices to go up, large scale unemployment—and the need for […] Read More and Comment: Unions/Democrats/Confused Guv Brown to ADD 700,000 to Unemployment Roles San Fran landlords see lowest returns, study finds By Stephen Frank on Apr 04, 2016 08:04 pm In San Fran you might be able to make more money by investing in lottery tickets than in a apartment complex—and you will not have the threat of jail, fines and government harassment.  Want to make money?  Invest in Dallas, not the Bay Area, if you are one who likes housing units. “Left your heart […] Read More and Comment: San Fran landlords see lowest returns, study finds Cal Poly SLO Ends Education Goal: Diversity/Cultural Training is NEW Purpose of California College By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:47 pm Great news for education— CalPoly SLO has decided to stop educating students.  Instead it wants to be a cultural and diversity factory—indoctrinating students, instead of educating them.  Once again the educrats, those with Ph.D’s and with education degrees prove themselves as weaklings and cowards.  Instead of standing up to bigots and the Neanderthals on the […] Read More and Comment: Cal Poly SLO Ends Education Goal: Diversity/Cultural Training is NEW Purpose of California College LAUSD Congratulates Itself for 73% Graduation Rate—Real Number MUCH Less By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:45 pm The union run, educationally deficient, LAUSD is crowing about a 73% “graduation” rate—the real rate is closer to 60%–a failure. But the goal is 100% graduation—good goal, not going to happen from more fraud and corruption.  Currently the system provides a program called “Credit Recovery”—they enroll failing students in these classes, give them a grade […] Read More and Comment: LAUSD Congratulates Itself for 73% Graduation Rate—Real Number MUCH Less Guv Brown/Democrats Promote Silicon Valley at Expense of Workers By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:42 pm The good news for Silicon Valley—and Texas, is that the confused Guv Brown has decided to create hundreds of thousands of newly unemployed in California.  The bad news is that the poor, the young, those trying to get a new start in life will not be able to do it in California—unless they want to […] Read More and Comment: Guv Brown/Democrats Promote Silicon Valley at Expense of Workers Another Silly ACLU Lawsuit: Why Do People of Color Have More Students Loans and Default More Often on Them? By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:39 pm According to the ACLU people of color are not smart enough to make the decision to take out a college loan.  Then they are not smart enough to pay it off.  Are the ACLU bigots in the classic sense, or just liberals that have always harmed people of color?  It is true that people of […] Read More and Comment: Another Silly ACLU Lawsuit: Why Do People of Color Have More Students Loans and Default More Often on Them? LAUSD makes plans for simpler enrollment but doesn’t include charters By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:37 pm Since 2009 LAUSD has lost 100,000 students. There are another 100,000 students that are begging to end the hostage taking and be allowed a quality education in a charter school.  If allowed most of the students would be running toward charter schools—leaving the union run, failed district.  Is this one of the reason the district […] Read More and Comment: LAUSD makes plans for simpler enrollment but doesn’t include charters Why Texas has Good Paying Jobs and California Has Taco Shell Filling Jobs By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:35 pm For many years there has been an attempt to build LNG terminals along the California coast.  The environmentalists, the Democrats and the NIMBY’s have made sure none were built.  This is a major reason the cost of goods and energy are higher in California than anywhere else.  Texans like low prices and jobs—unlike Sacramento Democrats. […] Read More and Comment: Why Texas has Good Paying Jobs and California Has Taco Shell Filling Jobs ExxonMobil gets approval to restart giant Torrance refinery By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:34 pm There is good news for lower gas prices, jobs and the economy in the South Bay area of Los Angeles.  In February, 2015 the massive ExxonMobil gas refinery had an explosion.  It has been closed ever since, workers trying to bring it back to working condition.  The really good news is that they expanded the […] Read More and Comment: ExxonMobil gets approval to restart giant Torrance refinery Government Joke: Purpose is to STEAL Gas Tax $$/Make Roads Worse By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:33 pm “We studied neighborhoods ranging in socioeconomic status and culture,” Sallis said. “Those built with more activity-supportive environmental features had residents who did more physical activity. “For example, transit access is a requirement for living a lifestyle that is less car-dependent and more active because it increases walking to and from the transit facility,” said Sallis, […] Read More and Comment: Government Joke: Purpose is to STEAL Gas Tax $$/Make Roads Worse Compton Government School District: Kids Are TRAUMATIZED by Living in Compton By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:31 pm Think about it—the Compton government school district is asking for special assistance to help traumatized students.  What does the school district say has traumatized the students?  LIVING in Compton is the cause. Yup, just living in the city causes young people to be traumatized.  Instead of fixing the city, making it safe to be walking […] Read More and Comment: Compton Government School District: Kids Are TRAUMATIZED by Living in Compton LAUSD Explains Failure by Labeling Students “Special Needs” By Stephen Frank on Apr 03, 2016 07:27 pm LAUSD is proud that it has a 73% “graduation” rate.  To get to that number they have a special program, ”Credit Recovery”—. Now we find they may have been putting this gives student’s class credit for programs that have NO education content.  There is a bill in the Legislature to outlaw this fraud and embezzlement.  […] Read More and Comment: LAUSD Explains Failure by Labeling Students “Special Needs”   In Case You Missed It: