CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 05/28/2016 GOVERNMENTAL LYING IS CONTAGIOUS!

Lying By the Government is as Terrifying as it is Contagious–Think “Obama” By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:31 pm Get real—the reason Sanders, Trump and Cruz did so well this election season is because government has lost its credibility, from City Hall to the White House.  It is no longer possible that government will lie—it is now expected, that anything said by a government official needs to be double and tripled check.  Obama has […] Read More and Comment: Lying By the Government is as Terrifying as it is Contagious–Think “Obama” Devon Mathias Upset: Caught Voting for $1.7 Billion Tax on Your Private Insurance By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:28 pm Were it not for Prop. 14, Devon Mathias would not be in the Assembly and the real Assemblyman Rudy Mendoza would have voted against a $1.7 billion tax increase on private health insurance.  As the California Political News and Views has noted many times, the purpose of Prop. 14 by Charles Munger was to elect, […] Read More and Comment: Devon Mathias Upset: Caught Voting for $1.7 Billion Tax on Your Private Insurance In Six Month GOP’ers Supporting the California Party Went From 74% to 38% By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:26 pm From 1999 to January 2013 the California Republican registration went up by 44,000—not much.  From January 2013 to April 8, 2016 Republican registration in the former Golden State went DOWN 420,000—in just three years.  So it is not surprising that polling shows support for the Party went from 74% to 38% in six months. “When […] Read More and Comment: In Six Month GOP’ers Supporting the California Party Went From 74% to 38% Governor Admits Initiative Will Release Early Inmates Who Committed Despicably Violent Crimes By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:23 pm The really consumed Guv Brown must think that criminals belong on the streets and that honest people need to live in fear.  He signed AB 109 that allowed over 50,000 violent criminals out of prison early.  He supported Prop. 47 that allowed tens of thousands of criminals, to perform hundreds of thousands of crimes, to […] Read More and Comment: Governor Admits Initiative Will Release Early Inmates Who Committed Despicably Violent Crimes Feds Spending $90,000 for Climate Change Film Festival in Mumbai (Where?) By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:20 pm Pay your taxes and Barack will spend the money on the scam film festivals in Mumbai (I bet less than 1% of my readers can find the Mumbai on a map—hint, it is NOT in Indiana). “The U.S. Consulate in Mumbai issued a grant opportunity this month announcing its plans to fund a film training […] Read More and Comment: Feds Spending $90,000 for Climate Change Film Festival in Mumbai (Where?) San Diego County’s Avocado Industry in Peril By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:18 pm For many years a good friend of mine, Lorelei Kinder, while working political campaigns, also had a ten acre avocado ranch in Fallbrook, the north part of San Diego County—we made jokes about her riding herd on the avocado’s.  Just prior to her passing, we had lunch, about five years ago and she was complaining […] Read More and Comment: San Diego County’s Avocado Industry in Peril High Costs of Pro-Union Agreements & Policies Negates Transportation Tax By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:16 pm Jerry Brown wants to raise taxes to pay for transportation “needs”.  Why, because he uses the bond money meant to fix roads to pay off the Democrat Party major donors, the unions.  “Another unneeded and costly practice consists of project labor agreements for transportation construction projects. These pro-union policies shut out otherwise competent companies from […] Read More and Comment: High Costs of Pro-Union Agreements & Policies Negates Transportation Tax Sacramento Taxpayers Association OPPOSES Tax Orgy by Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:13 pm The November, 2016 California ballot will have close to $500 billion worth of tax increases, new taxes, tax extensions and bonds.  It is a tax orgy.  Looks like the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency wants to get into the action. “While SacTax has numerous specific concerns with this proposal (see below), our overarching concern is […] Read More and Comment: Sacramento Taxpayers Association OPPOSES Tax Orgy by Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Coalitions Form to Oppose Antisemitism at UC Irvine. By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:10 pm You do not have to do time travel back to Nazi Germany to find a government institution based on hatred of Jews.  The person specifically responsible for allowing, permitting and protecting the bigotry and hatred is Janet Napolitano.  As the UC Chancellor she has the power to fire bigots and hate mongers.  She has the […] Read More and Comment: Coalitions Form to Oppose Antisemitism at UC Irvine. Parents to UTLA: The Money Belongs to Our Kids By Stephen Frank on May 27, 2016 08:08 pm Should the insurance companies pay the $300 in settlements due to LAUSD allowing perverts and molesters in the classrooms?  Or should the children pay for the settlements by losing the $300 million meant for classrooms and education?  Maybe a better idea is to have the administrators, teachers and principals that allowed this violence to children […] Read More and Comment: Parents to UTLA: The Money Belongs to Our Kids   In Case You Missed It: Santa Maria Times cuts Monday newspaper–symbolic of status of newspapers Tax Orgy Hits San Jose! Use Public Safety as Scam to Fleece Public Congrats, Oakland NOT Most Dangerous City in State—Stockton and San Bernardino Are Guv Brown to CONTROL Housing Development in YOUR Town—No Need for City Council Public Radio Textbook Example of Biased Reporting protecting Unions/Against Students