Tuesday, January 10, 2017

CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 01/10/2017

California’s 4.5 Million Trump Voters–Who Will Represent Them?

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:49 pm
Yes, the national raw vote margin enjoyed (pun intended) by Hillary came from California, this State did provide Trump with 4.5 million votes.  Millions of Californians believed in Trump—not the GOP or the Democrat Party, but a candidate that spoke against the Establishment and doing business as usual.  Will the leaders of the Republican Party […]

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Eber: Taming the Wounded Russian Bear Vladimir Putin

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:46 pm
Barack Obama seemed to have a second job while President of the United States.  It looks like he was also the Foreign Minister for Russia.  Under his reign, Russia took over part of the Crimea, successfully got the Russians to kill 500,000 Syrians, supported their effort to demonize Israel in the United Nations and watched […]

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San Mateo County finances strong, but concerns ahead: Controller warns of housing market plateau, Affordable Care Act changes

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:42 pm
I have some good friends who are grassroot activists in San Mateo County.  I did not realize how rich they were.  ““Those are big jumps and the market in San Mateo [County] has been insane — $1.3 million for the average home is a lot of money,” Raigoza said. “But as the market slows down, […]

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Retired City Manager Gets $216,000 Pension in City Where Average Family Makes $32,000

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:39 pm
You can get rich in a town where the average family makes $32,000 a year.  How about a pension of $216,000 a year—for life?  El Monte is a very poor town in the San Gabriel Valley—but city workers and the political hacks running the town make sure staff is well paid. “Mussenden, the former city […]

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Minimum Wage Increases Kick In; Start Watching for Winners and Losers

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:34 pm
Did you see the story about how San Fran restaurants are cutting back on menu’s, style, hours and personnel due to high labor costs mandated by government—between the minimum wage and ObamaCare, restaurant owners have to lower their standards or close their doors.  Go to a Red Robin, Applebee’s or many other places and you […]

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Cal Berkeley: HQ for Homophobia/Hate of Foreigners—Fascist Campus?

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:32 pm
You would think the radicals at Cal Berkeley would have no problem with an openly gay foreigner speaking at their school?  I will admit Milo Yiannopolous is a foreigner here legally, could that be the problem?  Yet, the free speech advocates at Cal Berkeley are reminding everyone free speech for only for those they agree […]

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San Diego State To Get Future Teachers From College To Classroom In 4 Years

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:29 pm
Great news for those that want a paying job when they graduate from San Diego State.  Not so great news for students in k-12 needing quality education.  The folks in San Diego have figured out a way to get students a teaching credential and job with just four years of college, instead of the minimum […]

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LAUSD board members want to study overhaul of central office, move out of downtown

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:27 pm
If you go to downtown Los Angeles just off the 101 freeway you will see a massive campus of thousands of administrators, the headquarters for the Los Angeles Unified School District.  At one time LAUSD had over 700,000 students—todays thanks to the squeezing out of the middle class from L.A. and charter schools, the district […]

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California’s Absurd and Insidious ‘Bill of Rights for Children’ Invites Pernicious Meddling

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:24 pm
If you believe you are just a sperm or egg donor and that government should raise your child, then SB 18 is for you.  Do you think government values should be the principles and values for your children?  Then SB 18 allows you to get rid of the responsibility of teaching your children and you […]

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Dan Rather To Teach Journalism Course Called ‘Finding The Truth In The News’

By Stephen Frank on Jan 09, 2017 08:22 pm
Would you have Bernie Madoff teach the basics of business tax law and ethics?  Think Hillary would be a good source of knowledge to teach computer security?  Would you have Barack Obama teach about how to unify a nation?  If not why have Dan Rather teach a course called “Finding the Truth in the News”?  […]

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In Case You Missed It:

Trump expected to take on 482 sanctuary cities… In California alone
Cost of Energy in California Could TRIPLE in Nine Years
LA Under-School Subway Extension Passes Despite Opposition
California Lawmakers Look To Strike Transportation, Affordable Housing Deals (TAXES))
Violent crime up for second straight year in Los Angeles

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