CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 08/13/2016

Humans Lose More Jobs: 100K robot will disinfect rooms at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:28 pm If burgers can be cooked by a robot, why use humans to disinfect a hospital room?  In Glendale, the local hospital had bought a $100,000 machine that will save the facility hundreds of millions in the next few years, provide more quality service and not worry if a union will force the workers to strike. […] Read More and Comment: Humans Lose More Jobs: 100K robot will disinfect rooms at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital No Big Deal: Another $37 Million Tax You Never Knew Existed By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:24 pm We pay so many taxes, on so much, that many of the taxes become invisible.  Note on your electricity or phone bill the number of taxes—do you have any idea where that money goes?  I doubt even the legislature could list all of our taxes. “$36 million. That’s how much California’s cities and counties are […] Read More and Comment: No Big Deal: Another $37 Million Tax You Never Knew Existed San Jose: Average Home Costs $1,000,085 By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:22 pm Of the five most expensive cities/regions in the nation, California has four—San Jose, San Diego, San Fran, Anaheim-Santa Ana.  Only Honolulu breaks into this “prestigious” crowd.  Can you afford to buy in California or even stay in the formerly Golden State? “San Jose, Calif. is the first city where the price of a typical home […] Read More and Comment: San Jose: Average Home Costs $1,000,085 Does Well Fargo Want You Dead? Refuses to Provide Banking Services for “Knife” Manufacturer By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:18 pm A gun is covered by the Second Amendment.  But knives are not.  Nowhere in the nation are purchasers of knives given a background check, a psychological test or pay hundreds of dollars in fees in government, just to use their Constitutional rights.  But, to Wells Fargo, making a knife is no different than being a […] Read More and Comment: Does Well Fargo Want You Dead? Refuses to Provide Banking Services for “Knife” Manufacturer LAUSD LOSES 40-50% of Teachers Within Five Years of Starting By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:15 pm It takes time for a teacher to learn the business.  They need the experience, going through problems, understanding the interaction between, Principal, parents, students and the controlling union (who tell the teacher if they are allowed to do extra work and activities at the school).  It is one thing to sit in a classroom, read […] Read More and Comment: LAUSD LOSES 40-50% of Teachers Within Five Years of Starting NY Times Losing Revenues, Credibility and The Famous Sunday Edition By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:13 pm The NY Times has lost 14% of its revenues, so far 80 employees have volunteered to quit, with at least another 70 needed in 2017.  Now the big bombshell, the famous Sunday edition of the Times is on the cutting block.  Certainly, it prints all the needs that is fit to print (to support Clinton […] Read More and Comment: NY Times Losing Revenues, Credibility and The Famous Sunday Edition Even the Democrats Can’t Name a Positive Action by Hillary Clinton By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:11 pm She was in the White House for eight years, in the Senate for eight years and served as Secretary of State for four years.  Yet, even the Democrats can not name a single accomplishment.  I can name two major accomplishment of Hillary Clinton.  First, after allowing four Americans to be killed in Benghazi she will […] Read More and Comment: Even the Democrats Can’t Name a Positive Action by Hillary Clinton LAUSD Doesn”t Allow Students to Fail—Given Unearned Credits By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:08 pm Congrats to LAUSD for their real graduation rate of 54% last June.  It is not the worst in the nation.  The Colorado League of Charter Schools report that Denver government schools have less than 39% of its students graduate in four years.  In fact one of students Denver students have fled the District, to Charter […] Read More and Comment: LAUSD Doesn”t Allow Students to Fail—Given Unearned Credits Palo Alto’s Planning Commissioner Can’t Afford to Live in Palo Alto Anymore By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:06 pm This had to happen.  In Palo Alto a Planning Commission was paying $6200 a month rent—and can no longer afford to live in the City.  Her words say it all. “. After many years of trying to make it work in Palo Alto, my husband and I cannot see a way to stay in Palo […] Read More and Comment: Palo Alto’s Planning Commissioner Can’t Afford to Live in Palo Alto Anymore More Government Control Over California Businesses By Stephen Frank on Aug 12, 2016 09:00 pm Bad news for business and jobs.  Good news for the government takeover of business.  A bill, thought to be dead is now alive and about to assure higher unemployment.  You can be assured if a business has 11,12,13 or 14 workers—they will have nine if this bill becomes law.  Thinking of starting a business?  This […] Read More and Comment: More Government Control Over California Businesses   In Case You Missed It: Communist Viet Nam to Provide Milk and Juice to Southern California Schools—SHAME Immersion or Language Segregation on November Ballot Congrats California: One of The States At Most Rick for “Significant Fiscal Street” When Recession Hits California Sides With Salmon Over Bass: Taxpayers get the Hook Commentary: LA teachers head is ready to incite a ‘state crisis’ if union demands are not met