CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 07/14/2016

LA’s Billion $$ Homeless Bond: No Plan, No Outreach, No Oversight and … a ‘NO’ Vote By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:23 pm Government by definition is corrupt, mismanaged and incompetent.  Los Angeles is the definition of government.  For instance the Mayor signed a multi-billion court order to fix the potholes in the city—without the money to pay for the agreement.  The city allows illegal aliens to violate laws, with the protection of the LAPD—a law enforcement agency […] Read More and Comment: LA’s Billion $$ Homeless Bond: No Plan, No Outreach, No Oversight and … a ‘NO’ Vote Unless US DOT Changes Course, Building Protected Bikeways May Get Tougher By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:21 pm We might have to thank the Federal government for creating criteria that stops the outlandish building of traffic gridlock causing bike lanes and dangerous streets promoted by idealistic Leftists—who drive to work and would never ride a bike to the Four Seasons or the resort at the beach. ““Montgomery County, it’s growing quickly,” said Garrett […] Read More and Comment: Unless US DOT Changes Course, Building Protected Bikeways May Get Tougher California’s Legislature blazes new path in deterring dangerous activities By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:18 pm The Sacramento legislature is so anti-smoking that many oppose your right to smoke a Marlboro, anywhere…but support the right to smoke pot—which is more toxic and creates cancer quicker than a cigarettes.  Confusing?  Nope, these folks are Nanny state advocates.  I bet you thought Guv Brown and his Democrat buddies want to stop those under […] Read More and Comment: California’s Legislature blazes new path in deterring dangerous activities Nanny State: OK, everybody’s foam toys, out of the pool By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:16 pm Full Disclosure:  On Wednesdays my wife, and sometimes me, take care of two of our grandchildren at our home.  The kids are three and six years old who love swimming.  So, they go into a pool and are great swimmers.  They also use “noodles”, a Styrofoam three foot long board, so they can float in […] Read More and Comment: Nanny State: OK, everybody’s foam toys, out of the pool AllState Report: Californians are BAD Drivers—L.A. at 193! By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:13 pm Los Angeles needs to be proud.  High taxes, 54% real graduation rate for LAUSD, middle class squeezed out, government schools are segregated—only 9% of students are white.  This is a city that creates traffic gridlock by building bike lanes, closing car lanes and wonder why people are always grumpy.  Now we know the toll this […] Read More and Comment: AllState Report: Californians are BAD Drivers—L.A. at 193! House Hearing on Water: Farmers vs. Fisherman—No Mention of Government Policies Causing Problem By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:10 pm   In the House of Representatives there is fight over California water.  In discussions and debates they talk about the needs of farmers vs. the needs of fishermen.  They are doing this in a climate where the results of government policies, to cause the lack of water, is not being discussed.  The drought is natural, […] Read More and Comment: House Hearing on Water: Farmers vs. Fisherman—No Mention of Government Policies Causing Problem San Mateo Joins Tax Orgy: Twenty Year Extension of Sales tax Increase By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:06 pm The people of San Mateo County are suckers.  IN 2012 they were told they needed a ten year increase in the sales tax, to end in 2022.  Now, six years before the sunsetting of that tax, government wants to extend it another TWENTY YEARS.  Like the fraud of Prop. 30—a seven year $42 billion State […] Read More and Comment: San Mateo Joins Tax Orgy: Twenty Year Extension of Sales tax Increase Forgotten 33% Revolting in Populist Style Against Establishment By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:04 pm It is 33% of the population that now carries the other 67% in America.  Is this the year that they revolt against the abuse of government, holding down their futures, harming their children with ideological facilities instead of schools?  Our water supplies have been restricted, not by nature, but by government.  Government rules make it […] Read More and Comment: Forgotten 33% Revolting in Populist Style Against Establishment San Diego Joins Marijuana Tax Orgy to “Solve” City Problems By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:02 pm Let me see if I understand this.  The city of San Diego has problems and to get money to solve them, they want to tax drug use, marijuana, in the city.  Oh, they even want to add a tax to the medicinal use of pot.  By adding the 8% gross receipt tax, government will make […] Read More and Comment: San Diego Joins Marijuana Tax Orgy to “Solve” City Problems Union Agreement Widening Los Angeles Deficit—Taxpayers Get Less for $$ By Stephen Frank on Jul 13, 2016 08:00 pm Democrat Mayor Eric Garcetti runs the city of Los Angeles for the benefit of the unions, special interests and crony capitalists.  The taxpayers pay the bills, without audit, without consideration of the families being squeezed out of town.  LA is a city where unions do not care if the town has a deficit or not […] Read More and Comment: Union Agreement Widening Los Angeles Deficit—Taxpayers Get Less for $$   In Case You Missed It: BART Openly LIES About Bond Cost—by $3.5 BILLION and 48 Years Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters march, stop traffic on the 405 Political Insiders Hijack SF’s Initiative Process –39 Measures on November ballot CalPERS LOSES 2% of Assets in 2015–Instead of 7.5% Growth Medical Marijuana Linked To Modest Budget Benefits For Medicare Part D, Study Finds