CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 09/06/2016

Eber: Concord’s “partner in development” Lennar-Urban-Five Point in dire financial trouble (corruption?) By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:40 pm Corruption has many forms.  Some pay off think tanks and foundations to get favorable actions or reviews.  In the case of Lennar, they know all the forms—one of which cost CalPERS ONE BILLION DOLLARS.  But, it looks like they bought off the Leftists Think Tank, Brookings Institute!  Yes, the Left can be bought—just ask the […] Read More and Comment: Eber: Concord’s “partner in development” Lennar-Urban-Five Point in dire financial trouble (corruption?) Republicans: Don’t Vote in Socialist vs. Socialist Race for U.S. Senate By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:37 pm Loretta Sanchez support Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, forced unionization, forcing students into government/union run schools, opposes vote ID to ensure honest elections, loves higher taxes, is as strong a supporter of the 2nd Amendment as Dianne Feinstein, believes the oceans are going to create beachfront property in the desert—she is a Socialist.  The same can […] Read More and Comment: Republicans: Don’t Vote in Socialist vs. Socialist Race for U.S. Senate Unions Working Hard to Force University of California Tuition HIGHER By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:34 pm There are three ways a UC employee can stop being paid what they call “poverty wages”.  First they could work for a firm or agency that pays good wages. Second, they could get skills and experience to be worthy of higher pay.  Or third, get paid what they don’t earn and force the middle class […] Read More and Comment: Unions Working Hard to Force University of California Tuition HIGHER Obama Caught Lying About Unemployment: “Forgot” 13 MILLION Unemployed By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:32 pm The real unemployment numbers are not 4.9%–but according to Gallup, they are 9/7%.  Now we have another indication, using US Department of Labor figure, the real number is closer to 15%, “And we get an answer starkly at odds with the one the Labor Department gets: In our September poll, 17% said one or more […] Read More and Comment: Obama Caught Lying About Unemployment: “Forgot” 13 MILLION Unemployed A Labor Day Update on the California Economy By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:29 pm While the really confused Guv Brown is crowing about the California economy being in recovery mode, the facts are much different.  Importantly the people on the street know that Brown is either lying or has smoked too many funny cigarettes. “The upward path has narrowed for many as the recovery has restructured the economy to […] Read More and Comment: A Labor Day Update on the California Economy Sacramento KILLS another 840 Good Paying Jobs—Moving to “Free to Work/Low Tax States” By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:26 pm What California recovery?  Another 840 jobs are moving from California to the Free State of North Carolina, Wisconsin and Mississippi.  None of these States force workers to pay bribes to unions in order to work.  All have lower taxes, housing, and energy and water costs.  These are States that care about the people on Main […] Read More and Comment: Sacramento KILLS another 840 Good Paying Jobs—Moving to “Free to Work/Low Tax States” The fallout from a shipping world bankruptcy hits LA By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:24 pm A South Korean cargo ship firm has gone bankrupt—and its effect will be on the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Oakland and the consumer.  How bad for the consumer?  “Importers and exporters now have to scramble to find other carriers to ship their goods — and those carriers are charging more. “Pricing for […] Read More and Comment: The fallout from a shipping world bankruptcy hits LA Recent legislation, ballot measures have made welcome climate for repeat offenders By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:20 pm This is the effect of Prop. 47 in just one small California community in the north part of Los Angeles County.  “Since Prop 47 became law – reducing about two dozen felony offenses including drug possession to misdemeanors – the Santa Clarita Valley has seen a staggering number of repeat offenders, according to statistics compiled […] Read More and Comment: Recent legislation, ballot measures have made welcome climate for repeat offenders LA sheriff: Don’t arrest homeless, get them into services By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:18 pm It is difficult these days to determine the role of government officials, agencies, courts and staff members.  The Courts have ruled that crooked elections, allowing non citizens to vote is OK, if a State demands an ID.  Courts are allowing unions to force workers to pay dues if they want to work—and that ObamaCare, killing […] Read More and Comment: LA sheriff: Don’t arrest homeless, get them into services What Liberals Don’t Get: Blacks Often Hurt by Government Regulation By Stephen Frank on Sep 05, 2016 08:15 pm Where do you find the highest rate of poverty, bad education, crime, low wages and high unemployment?  Go to Washington, D.C. Philly, NYC, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland or other large city run by Democrats/liberal for generations.  If I wanted to harm a black person I would force them to live in a big city run by […] Read More and Comment: What Liberals Don’t Get: Blacks Often Hurt by Government Regulation   In Case You Missed It: California Legislature Passes Regulations On Cow Farts (NOT A JOKE) Washington and Sacramento Make Billboard Decisions for Downtown Los Angeles UCLA: Administrators PROTECT BIGOTS/HATERS Honest Students Forced to Leave School Bonds Financing Sometimes Includes Costs of Political Campaign to Fool Taxpayers Build Better LA Initiative: Affordable Housing Made More Unaffordable