CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 04/28/2016

Guv Brown/Democrats REVENGE on Poor Workers—Aerospace Firm Moving to Texas, Start of Flood? By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:52 pm This story should not surprise anybody.  Thirty Californians are about to lose their jobs—and thirty Texans, and more, will have good jobs.  That is one of the results of the $15 minimum wage effort.  While this is a story that has hit the media, how many other firms have not been as open?  Just a […] Read More and Comment: Guv Brown/Democrats REVENGE on Poor Workers—Aerospace Firm Moving to Texas, Start of Flood? Sunday Commentary: What If Economic Development Bypasses Davis? By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:49 pm The City of Davis has had a billboard outside the city limits for many years, reminding those that enter the town that “Davis is a Nuclear Free Zone”.  So if a nuclear weapons goes off, the city will bring charges—yuh, sure.   This whacky town does not like business, prosperity, cars, progress or modern life (except […] Read More and Comment: Sunday Commentary: What If Economic Development Bypasses Davis? ‘Stealth’ Water Demand Fuels Goleta Growth During Drought By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:47 pm This is a new one on me.  I knew that with everything in life, there is usually a loophole, to get around the lack of common sense of government.  The folks in Goleta have figured out how to stay in business by using one of those loopholes. “. Records show that during the moratorium, as […] Read More and Comment: ‘Stealth’ Water Demand Fuels Goleta Growth During Drought Optometrists push for state laws blocking online eye exams By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:46 pm Thanks to Uber, Lyft, AIRBNB and other disruptors, people are free to make choices in transportation and hotel accommodations.  We have Obamacare as well as private doctors that take only cash.  We have charter schools, private schools and home schooling.  You can take your blood pressure over the internet—and by using Skye, you can have […] Read More and Comment: Optometrists push for state laws blocking online eye exams Prison-Reform Policy Prop 47 Is ‘Broken,’ Says LA City Attorney–Leftist Democrat By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:43 pm The City Attorney of Los Angeles, Mike Feuer, is a West Coast version of Eric Holder—the Constitution is a guide, not the law.  For years as an Assemblyman he voted to lessen punishment for criminals, opposes honest people having their Second Amendment rights.  Feuer is your run of the mill Leftists more concerned about the […] Read More and Comment: Prison-Reform Policy Prop 47 Is ‘Broken,’ Says LA City Attorney–Leftist Democrat San Fran to Take $20 Million MORE to Promote Government Transportation—Less $ for Basic City Services By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:41 pm San Fran has the worst street traffic in the State, maybe the nation.  One lane is dedicated to bikes, instead of cars.  In some areas a second car lane is dedicated to cabs and buses.  That leaves one lane of traffic for the cars—imagine being in that government caused traffic jam.  The purposes is simple—it […] Read More and Comment: San Fran to Take $20 Million MORE to Promote Government Transportation—Less $ for Basic City Services The Diverging Economies of L.A. and San Fran By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:39 pm Los Angeles and San Fran are in deep competition.  Both are working hard to have the highest taxes and housing costs in the nation.  Based on the month and index, both can claim the title.  Los Angeles was rated in the top three worst cities in the nation for the middle class—San Fran did not […] Read More and Comment: The Diverging Economies of L.A. and San Fran Uber, Facebook among companies fueling high-powered real estate projects in North Texas—NOT Silicon Valley By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:37 pm The Dallas area, North Texas, is the new home of world class data centers and numerous other companies.  Some moving lock, stock and barrel.  Others, expanding in Texas instead of California. Either way, home prices in Texas are going up and new home projects are being built as fast as they can.  A friend of […] Read More and Comment: Uber, Facebook among companies fueling high-powered real estate projects in North Texas—NOT Silicon Valley Who would fare better in the next recession, Texas or California? Answer is NO Surprise By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:34 pm The Free State of Texas, where workers are not forced to pay bribes, families and companies do not pay taxes on income and the State government works to keep criminals in jail instead of trying to find ways to put them on the streets to terrorize decent citizens.  California has a debt of $1.5 trillion—Texas […] Read More and Comment: Who would fare better in the next recession, Texas or California? Answer is NO Surprise Ventura County Joins Tax Orgy: $240 Million for Bike and Walking “Paths” and empty Government Buses By Stephen Frank on Apr 27, 2016 08:31 pm Drive around Simi Valley and you see gigantic buses roaming the streets, day and night.  Then look into the bus and you will find that except for the driver and maybe a couple of passengers, a Smart Car, could move this group around—at a significantly lower cost to the taxpayers.  Now Simi Valley city councilman […] Read More and Comment: Ventura County Joins Tax Orgy: $240 Million for Bike and Walking “Paths” and empty Government Buses   In Case You Missed It: NOT A JOKE: Feds Spend $82K Trying to Create Stuttering Mice Why This Silicon Valley Slowdown Isn’t Like a Bursting Bubble What Obama Recovery? Sin Tax Decrease Shows Movement to Recession Half Moon Bay Citizens Asking for PROTECTION From City Council Excess Spending/Debt Santa Clara In Cultural War: Wipe Out Christian Symbols