CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 09/09/2016

Eber: City of Concord–Corruption Chicago Would Love? By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 09:09 pm Corruption is part of the government system—as is mismanagement and incompetence.  The Bay Area City of Concord may have developed a new system by being ethically challenged—and doing it publicly. “What led to Ted Antenucci dropping the Concord project like a hot potato? It all began July 30, 2015 which was the reporting time for […] Read More and Comment: Eber: City of Concord–Corruption Chicago Would Love? LA Raises Developer Fees–Using Parks As Excuse By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 09:00 pm Los Angeles is working hard to assure the cost of housing in the city is more expensive than in San Fran.  One way of doing that is by raising developer fees—which are passed on to the ultimate buyer or renter. “The changes approved by the council are expected to bring in more money through the […] Read More and Comment: LA Raises Developer Fees–Using Parks As Excuse Would you take public transit earlier if BART paid for it? By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 08:57 pm Government transit systems in the Bay Area only receive less than 20 cents on the dollar for operating costs of buses and trains.  Now BART is thinking of making it worse—they want to PAY YOU for riding the buses/trains—and having the taxpayers subsidize the added costs.  This is a major reason the middle class can […] Read More and Comment: Would you take public transit earlier if BART paid for it? Long Beach Union Bang Pots and Pans at 7:00am to Disrupt Hotel Guests By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 08:53 pm Unions are known to bully and harass workers, employers and the public.  The Long Beach unions attaching themselves to local hotels have gone the extra mile to violate the peace of the community.  If you live near some Long Beach hotels, you could be woken up at 7:00am by union goons banging pots and pans […] Read More and Comment: Long Beach Union Bang Pots and Pans at 7:00am to Disrupt Hotel Guests LA sees increase in people not competent to stand trial By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 08:50 pm AB 109 released 50,000 from our prisons.  Prop. 47 has allowed tens of thousands of felons to given county jail time based on crimes becoming “misdemeanors”.  Prop. 57 would cut prison sentence by two thirds or more.  The Brown policy is to put criminals on the streets and families in danger.  But we knew that.  […] Read More and Comment: LA sees increase in people not competent to stand trial Despite dire OB-GYN shortage, lawmakers won’t expand role of nurse-midwives By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 08:47 pm I am happy to report that one of my daughters gave birth to my fifth grandchild three weeks ago.  It was a great occasion, at a Kaiser hospital.  No doctor was present for the birth—a mid-wife did the honors.  Since then I found out this is a normal birth, with few doctors available pregnancies are […] Read More and Comment: Despite dire OB-GYN shortage, lawmakers won’t expand role of nurse-midwives Political Paradox? Prop. 59 asks Californians to condemn a big-money system long used here By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 08:44 pm Last week the California Teachers Association gave $10 million to a ballot measure—not a typo.  Yet at the same time Progressives are trying to end a Supreme Court decision called “Citizens United”.  This allows corporations and individuals to give unlimited donations to campaigns and causes—just like the unions.  Prop. 59 on the November ballot would […] Read More and Comment: Political Paradox? Prop. 59 asks Californians to condemn a big-money system long used here Honolulu Train Budget $5.3 Billion—Overrun SO FAR: $3 Billion By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 08:41 pm Honolulu is trying to build a twenty mile lite rail train—for a cost of $5.3 billion.  While it is only twenty miles the cost over run—so far-is $3 billion.  In California the High Speed Rail Authority wants to build a 400 mile train, at a suggested cost of $68 billion—when it will really cost $200 […] Read More and Comment: Honolulu Train Budget $5.3 Billion—Overrun SO FAR: $3 Billion Morocco will create 600 environmentally friendly mosques by 2019. Control Terrorist? By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 08:37 pm Great news for the environment!!  Morocco is going to make 600 mosques environmentally friendly—whatever that means.  What would be even better is if they would make the mosques terrorist free—for the mosques that promote terrorism or are used as a base for the training or protecting of terrorists.  The greatest threat to our future is […] Read More and Comment: Morocco will create 600 environmentally friendly mosques by 2019. Control Terrorist? Coastal Commission STOPS Construction of 1,000 Homes in Newport Beach–Crony Capitalism By Stephen Frank on Sep 08, 2016 08:31 pm Those already owning homes and property in Newport Beach are rejoicing today.  A developer that wanted to build almost 1,000 homes, a hotel and business locations has been turned down by the Coastal Commission—with almost NO voting members from Orange County making the decision—instead folks from Sacramento, San Fran and Fresno decided to give an […] Read More and Comment: Coastal Commission STOPS Construction of 1,000 Homes in Newport Beach–Crony Capitalism   In Case You Missed It: Cal State LA: White Students Too DANGEROUS to Live With/Segregated Housing Instead Congrats: Berkeley, San Fran rank last in home affordability, new survey shows Provider of online credit recovery courses at LAUSD says curriculum is ‘very rigorous’ despite criticism–NO Audit “It’s Worse Than The Great Depression” – One In Six Prime-Aged Men Has No Job Yuba City Unified: Unions Wants 13% Raise—Will Strike (Today?)