CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 03/09/2017

California Republicans Look to the Future in California By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:45 pm Can the Republican Party in California recover from the assault on its viability—not from the Democrats, but from the special interests, the very rich and the Elites that prefer to control a political party rather than win elections.  Just a recap.  In past four years the California GOP has lost a net of 306,000 registered […] Read More and Comment: California Republicans Look to the Future in California San Diego YMCA Will Raise Rates in Response to the Minimum Wage Increase By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:43 pm Even non profits are being affected by the union led effort to kill jobs and businesses with the $15 minimum wage assault on the community.  We knew that business would respond with killing jobs and raising prices.  Wendys is going to get rid of thousands of employers and replace them with kiosks to take orders […] Read More and Comment: San Diego YMCA Will Raise Rates in Response to the Minimum Wage Increase Cartels, pension costs & saving teaching jobs By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:39 pm Here is a startling statistic.  Understand this means the future of government education in California in is real danger of collapsing.  Not because of the incompetence of the leadership, the refusal to protect students by using Restorative Justice or the everyday indoctrination on the environment, bigotry and hate. “The school board can’t afford to provide […] Read More and Comment: Cartels, pension costs & saving teaching jobs Free Marijuana Handed Out in San Diego by “Supermodels” By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:31 pm The world is changing.  It was noted during the ballot battle to legalize marijuana that pot would be freer to use than cigarettes—though pot is more toxic than a Marlboro.  In most of California it is illegal to hand out free sample of cigarettes.  No such restriction exists in San Diego, for marijuana. “As many […] Read More and Comment: Free Marijuana Handed Out in San Diego by “Supermodels” Why California housing fix needs to go big to make a difference By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:28 pm Thanks to regulations, taxation, environmentalists and the courts, California has the highest cost of homes and apartment rentals in the nation.  The affordable housing movement has given jobs to unions, construction companies a bigger profit, but those in need, little help.  It appears to be a bigger problem each year—the more affordable housing, the more […] Read More and Comment: Why California housing fix needs to go big to make a difference Madera County Voters to Government: NO More Taxes/Live With What You Already Get By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:26 pm Is the taxpayer revolt starting in Madera County?  The people of Madera were told horror stories of what would happen if sales tax increases were not approved, crime would spike, victims would be numerous—that the money would go to “law enforcement”.  The folks of this county, next to Fresno, understood the scam in progress.  The […] Read More and Comment: Madera County Voters to Government: NO More Taxes/Live With What You Already Get Democrats Want to Restrict Gun Sales to One Per Month. By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:23 pm This bill, SB 497 is NOT about limiting the right of a person to buy more than one gun a month.  It is really an effort to limit the buying of guns to once every year or every five years.  This is a ‘starter” bill, to get the public used to telling us how much […] Read More and Comment: Democrats Want to Restrict Gun Sales to One Per Month. San Fran: Most Expensive City for Rentals—for Singles By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:21 pm San Fran is not a city for families—it is too expensive.  It is not a city for the elderly on a fixed income, it is too expensive.  Now we find that it is not a city for the middle class single. “Interestingly, many of the worst cities for renters can be found in the United […] Read More and Comment: San Fran: Most Expensive City for Rentals—for Singles California Fire Districts are Morphing into Retirement Plans By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:19 pm The pension system is out of control.  CalPRS and CalSTRS are hundreds of billions in unfunded liabilities, staring July 1 both agencies are increasing mandatory contributions by an average of 13%–and CalSTRS by 2019-20 will have a total increase of 50%!  These agencies are totally unsustainable.  Here is one of the reasons why: “The East […] Read More and Comment: California Fire Districts are Morphing into Retirement Plans Goleta Considers Change to District-Based Voting for City Council Elections By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2017 08:16 pm Goleta is a minor league version of Berkeley, Cambridge , Massachusetts and Santa Monica.  It is the home of UC Santa Barbara bastion of hate, violence against free speech and bigotry against America.  Hate America and you can be elected to office.  Funny though, now this intolerant city wants to create council districts not based […] Read More and Comment: Goleta Considers Change to District-Based Voting for City Council Elections   In Case You Missed It: SB-1: Gas Tax Increase/NEW $100 Vehicle Registration Fee and More Taxes CA Files Freedom of Info Request … Wants to Know What ICE Is Up To Los Angeles to Spend $2 Million to Create a Major Traffic Jam in Downtown Area/Accidents Marin County Schools: Next Victim of CalSTRS California lawmakers aim to repeal anti-rent control law