CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 11/08/2016

Presidential Race Loser Announced: The Media and a Free Press By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:52 pm John Harwood of CNBC asked John Podesta what questions he should ask of Jeb Bush.  CNN GAVE debate questions to the Democrat National Committee, via Donna Brazile.  Two weeks ago Clinton had a 12 point lead, per the Washington Post and ABC News.  Trump talked about phony polls.  In less than three days the lead […] Read More and Comment: Presidential Race Loser Announced: The Media and a Free Press Why Fresno Avoided Bankruptcy Unlike Stockton By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:47 pm Unlike Stockton, which is owned by the unions, Fresno does not negotiate outrageous pensions for the police and firefighters.  This has kept the city solvent, one of the very few in the State. ““We had 4,100 employees and now we have 3,300,” Swearengin told the Bond Buyer. “Of those jobs, only 200 to 300 were […] Read More and Comment: Why Fresno Avoided Bankruptcy Unlike Stockton Seattle Government MONITORS Your Pet Food Purchases—No Joke By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:45 pm How does King County (Washington) receive information about pet owners?  It buys data from your grocery store rewards card program to see if you bought dog or cat food.  Then if you have not bought a license for the pet, they will send you a letter.  So far, 40,000 have gone out. This also means […] Read More and Comment: Seattle Government MONITORS Your Pet Food Purchases—No Joke Teachers union wants no part of charter-backed group’s grant competition for LAUSD By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:42 pm A group of wealthy people in Los Angeles are willing to give the LAUSD $3.75 million to assist five school in targeted networks—schools that are under performing.  The unions that control LAUSD are begging for more money, higher taxes, higher wages—but when private money to help the students appears—the unions say no.  Why?  Because the […] Read More and Comment: Teachers union wants no part of charter-backed group’s grant competition for LAUSD Parents deliver lawsuit against Huntington Park over charter ban By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:36 pm This is hard to believe.  The city of Huntington Park in Los Angeles County is almost 100% Hispanic.  It is the town that openly appointed two city commissioners that are illegal aliens—unable to hold a position, office or even a job in the United States. Yet, this poverty stricken city is refusing to allow its […] Read More and Comment: Parents deliver lawsuit against Huntington Park over charter ban 45,000 Uber and Lyft drivers may now operate in San Fran By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:33 pm In the heart of Socialism, San Fran, there are 45,000 people that refuse to join a union or pay bribes to a union.  In fact, a whole industry, controlled by unions, the taxi industry is in a death spiral in the town that Bernie Sanders would consider conservative.  This is good news for the future—mostly […] Read More and Comment: 45,000 Uber and Lyft drivers may now operate in San Fran The Bankrupted City of Stockton Underscores the Risk of Unchecked Borrowing Habits By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:31 pm On the ballot today is over $500 billion of new or extended taxes, parcel taxes and bonds.  Add to that the debt of California, which is $1.5 trillion.  Then add the debt of the cities, counties, school districts and special districts.  CalPERS has almost one trillion in unfunded liabilities.  So, when you vote think about […] Read More and Comment: The Bankrupted City of Stockton Underscores the Risk of Unchecked Borrowing Habits Caltrans Wins Golden Fleece Award for Its $10 Billion Highway Robbery By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:27 pm CalTrans, during a recent audit, has more than 3500 unneeded employees, as noted by State Senator John Moorlach.  This is just the start of the waste of tax dollars by this out of control agency, an agency Guv Brown allows to abuse 38 million Californians. “Most of California’s 50,000 highway-lane miles and 13,000 bridges are […] Read More and Comment: Caltrans Wins Golden Fleece Award for Its $10 Billion Highway Robbery Monterey Controversy: Size of Anchovy Catch—Instead of Economic Conditions By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:23 pm The State of California is in a death spiral of debt, new taxes and bonds, bad schools, the second worst roads in the nation, a pension system that is collapsing, thanks to government policies (not nature), we have a lack of water.  But government knows how to change the subject.  In Monterey instead of doing […] Read More and Comment: Monterey Controversy: Size of Anchovy Catch—Instead of Economic Conditions Boyle Heights (L.A.) Shows Racism Against White People—Hate Crimes Investigated By Stephen Frank on Nov 07, 2016 08:19 pm In the 1920’s Boyle Heights was the center of the Los Angeles Jewish community.  Traveling through this war torn (by gangs and government) you can still see signs of the old Jewish businesses, synagogues and even a few Jews left in the community—which makes gun buying and drug use as easy as buying a can […] Read More and Comment: Boyle Heights (L.A.) Shows Racism Against White People—Hate Crimes Investigated   In Case You Missed It: Eber: 1961 ‘Military Industrial Complex–2016 Media/Government Cabal” Obama’s ‘hope and change’ has given us ‘fear and loathing’ Record Number of Local School Measures on This Year’s Ballots A Welfare Tax for Developers: Why I’m voting ‘NO’ on Los Angeles Measure M Racism Gone Wild At Pomona College—LEFTISTS Create “Whites-Only” Club to “Fight Racism”