CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 03/03/2017

Another CalSTRS Victim: Santa Barbara Hope School District By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:45 pm One by one the media is reporting on the disasters created by CalSTRS.  On July 1, 2017 CalSTRS is raising the mandatory contributions by double digits—money the Districts do not have.  This small District in Santa Barbara County needs to lay off a total of nine teachers.  There are only three elementary schools in the […] Read More and Comment: Another CalSTRS Victim: Santa Barbara Hope School District Judge Sides With Gun-Rights Blogger in Free Speech Suit By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:42 pm Occupy, Fascist Progressive Democrats, Soros organized organizations, #blacklivesmatter and other nutty groups have no problem going to the home of elected officials, trashing the community and disturbing the peace, while bullying officeholders at their homes and businesses.  Now we have supporters of the Second Amendment publishing the home address of elected officials—and being sued for […] Read More and Comment: Judge Sides With Gun-Rights Blogger in Free Speech Suit Democrat LIE Exposed: Thousands of noncitizens lurking on Virginia’s voter rolls By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:40 pm Baghdad Bob San Fran Nan (Pelosi) has claims that Donald Trump lied when he said that non citizens were voting.  The MSM called him a kook for making those statements.  Experts on TV, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS and NBC, along with the Post, NY Times said this showed he was a liar.  Of course as […] Read More and Comment: Democrat LIE Exposed: Thousands of noncitizens lurking on Virginia’s voter rolls Scripps College: Nonwhite Students Should Be Paid For Sharing Their Opinions By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:37 pm Scripps College is the home of the mentally ill.  There can be no other excuse of this proposal.  Those making enrollment decisions need to include mental health and a little common sense to the criteria for enrollment.  If some on this Claremont area campus have their way, if a black student gives advice to a […] Read More and Comment: Scripps College: Nonwhite Students Should Be Paid For Sharing Their Opinions Trump Returns Education Decisions to The States—Fascist Progressive Left Upset By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:35 pm Is it the role of the Federal government to tell the schools in Indio, Lassen and Monterey who may use a bathroom?  In an era of ObamaCare, ISIS, job killing regulations should Washington violate the 10th Amendment and run the bathrooms in California or Iowa schools?  Instead as President Trump announced while repealing the Obama […] Read More and Comment: Trump Returns Education Decisions to The States—Fascist Progressive Left Upset Will Transportation Secretary Chao SAVE California From Bankruptcy/Embarrassment? By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:32 pm The real cost of the choo choo to nowhere is $200 billion.  That also includes the sales tax and property tax on homes and business that will not happen because government took the land.  We know the train will not pay for itself—BART has a massive deficit, hundreds of millions are spent each year to […] Read More and Comment: Will Transportation Secretary Chao SAVE California From Bankruptcy/Embarrassment? Drones, Law Enforcement and Privacy By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:30 pm I am submitting this story, not to present a side to the issue or solutions—but to note this is a problem we all face.  I have a friend that lives a couple of miles from my home—but he is capable to sending his drone to my front door or backyard—or my neighbors backyard.  Is this […] Read More and Comment: Drones, Law Enforcement and Privacy Pension costs may crush city budgets By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:27 pm This is a question you need to ask your city council—NOW.  “How much is the increase in CalPERS mandatory contributions starting July 1?  How will we pay for it and what services are being cut”?  Many cities have already announced cutbacks and layoffs.  The services you receive today will be fewer in four months. “The […] Read More and Comment: Pension costs may crush city budgets Conservatives Score Victory for Free Speech at California University By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:25 pm Every once in a while, truth, decency and ethically actions win on college campuses.  The vile, violent, bullying of free speech at Cal State University Los Angeles has been going on for years.  It is an indoctrination camp, not educational opportunity.  Finally, after a lawsuit was filed, free speech is returning to the campus. “The […] Read More and Comment: Conservatives Score Victory for Free Speech at California University Government Schools in Financial Trouble—Guv Brown Claims “Recovery” By Stephen Frank on Mar 02, 2017 08:22 pm Confused Guv Brown thinks California is in a recovery.  He tells us we have low unemployment, massive revenues and we have great schools.  Of course, his lack of mental acumen means he forgets the $1.5 trillion debt, the collapsing of government pensions systems—and the potential bankruptcy of numerous cities after July 1 and the firing […] Read More and Comment: Government Schools in Financial Trouble—Guv Brown Claims “Recovery”   In Case You Missed It: Colman: Day of Threat and Terror—April 15 Face of Fascist Progressive Left: A Leader of Upcoming Anti-Trump Protest is Palestinian Terrorist- Killer of 2 Students Is L.A. Back? Don’t Buy the Hype. California to Continue Education Death Spiral With Common Core San Fran to propose new affordability requirements for housing developers