CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 04/22/2016

450 Wrongly Jailed in San Bernardino County? By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:19 am Law Enforcement, by its own admission in San Bernardino County is not detailed oriented—if they have an arrest warrant for a Joe Smith, they arrest the first Joe Smith they find, even if it is not the Joe with an outstanding warrant. “The suit claims “the sheriff’s own records show that in the past five […] Read More and Comment: 450 Wrongly Jailed in San Bernardino County? DeVore: What’s really driving California’s minimum wage hike? By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am First, you need to be reminded that the $15 minimum wage is actually. $16.26—the difference is the added taxes government puts on businesses—like high FICA and Social Security payments.  Most restaurants have a 2-3% margin, per the CEP of CKE, Inc (Carl’s Jr.)—add 33% to the cost of employment and small Mom and Pop places […] Read More and Comment: DeVore: What’s really driving California’s minimum wage hike? Another shock to the LAUSD budget: DWP rate hike will cost $24 million over 5 years By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am LAUSD has a real graduation rate of fewer than 60%.  The grades they give are 40% based on socio and cultural background—race and national origin.  Like Alabama in the 1950’s, LAUSD bases grades on the race of the students—as racist as it gets.  It has hundreds of millions in deficit, the classrooms are controlled by […] Read More and Comment: Another shock to the LAUSD budget: DWP rate hike will cost $24 million over 5 years BART/Union Deal: We WANT BART to Financially Collapse By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am When you are running a major deficit, you do not increase the cost of doing business nor raise prices so you lose customers.  In the case of BART they are going to: Raise wages Raise prices Demand more tax money to subsidize the failed government transportation system. “State Senator Glazer (D) has repeatedly called for […] Read More and Comment: BART/Union Deal: We WANT BART to Financially Collapse Court Agreed; Children do NOT Need Quality Teachers—Just Old One’s By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am A California Appeals Court has made the decision that the length of time someone is on the job as a teacher is more important than the quality of teaching.  Instead of providing quality teachers government schools, run by unions provide older teacher—good or bad.  It is as if the students no longer matter. “Preserving the […] Read More and Comment: Court Agreed; Children do NOT Need Quality Teachers—Just Old One’s Tax Orgy Hits Goleta—Brick and Mortar in Age of Internet—Admits Libraries LOSING Customers Everywhere By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am Almost every city, county and even the State has joined the State wide orgy for November—no, not sex—tax increases, bonds, fee expansions—including interest, more than $300 billion worth—LA is looking at a $120 billion bond/tax increase—the extension of Prop. 30 is another $108 billion.  Except for Obama almost doubling the national debt in eight years, […] Read More and Comment: Tax Orgy Hits Goleta—Brick and Mortar in Age of Internet—Admits Libraries LOSING Customers Everywhere OC’s Rise in Suicides Largest Among Major U.S. Counties By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am While this is not a a political or public policy issue, per se, it is something we need to know.  California is quickly becoming the suicide capitol of America—like Oregon, killing the weak and those who can be talked into it, is legal and government policy.  Orange County appears to be leading the charge in […] Read More and Comment: OC’s Rise in Suicides Largest Among Major U.S. Counties California is Bizarre: About to Outlaw Powered Alcohol While Legalizing Marijuana By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am On the November ballot we are going to legalized marijuana—which is a drug.  At the same time the Legislature is trying to ban “powdered alcohol”, alcohol in a powdered form.  I am confused, it is OK for young people to fry that brains but not OK to drown their brains in a form of alcohol.  […] Read More and Comment: California is Bizarre: About to Outlaw Powered Alcohol While Legalizing Marijuana City of San Jose’s Capitulation to Public Safety Unions is Complete By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am The people of San Jose voted by a 70-30% margin to save the pension system used by the City.  The unions have gone to court and the new City Council have determined to kill off the pension system.  Like Detroit, Illinois, San Bernardino, Stockton, Vallejo and other communities, the pension system is part of the […] Read More and Comment: City of San Jose’s Capitulation to Public Safety Unions is Complete EPA Spends $74,999 More on Hotel Shower Monitoring Device By Stephen Frank on Apr 22, 2016 10:15 am Next week I am going to a convention and staying in a hotel in Burlingame.  Will the Hyatt use the Federal financed water monitoring device to assure Obama and Brown that my shower is not too long, per their standards.  Did you just pay your taxes on April 18 so Barack would have money to […] Read More and Comment: EPA Spends $74,999 More on Hotel Shower Monitoring Device   In Case You Missed It: Guv Brown Parole Board has RELEASED 1923 Prisoners with LIFE Sentences (Not a Typo) The SoCal and Texas Real Estate Connection: Southern California middle class disappearing into Texas thanks to high real estate prices. California’s Pension Hubris More Customers Dumped From Covered California Without Notice What Recovery? Housing Sales/Permits Down Dramatically