Monday, May 8, 2017

CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 05/08/2017

Another CalPERS VICTIM: Montebello—Needs 1% Sales Tax to Finance Failed Pension System

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 08:16 pm
In 2004 the people of Montebello voted no on a sales tax increase—they did not believe city government could honestly spend the money.  Now 13 years later, the city is forced to go to another sales tax increase—regardless of the story below, it is to finance the DOUBLING of CalPERS mandatory contributions.  Not a dime […]

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Finally, Silicon Valley and Donald Trump agree on something: Taxes

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 08:12 pm
Even Leftists like to keep the money they earn. The libertarian/leftists denizens of Silicon Valley are schizophrenic when it comes to government and taxes.  They love big government and high taxes—as long as the government stays out of their business and pockets.  They want you to pay high taxes and live under a totalitarian government, […]

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Unions Strike in Liberal Bastion of Sunnyvale—NO ONE CARES

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 08:09 pm
Do you really care if an overpaid city worker refuses to work for a few days?  In fact, there are plenty opf people to take their place, if the city really needed the work done.  The good news of the strike is that the City Manager and City Council will see how many filled positions […]

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The deafening silence of Hollywood’s Chavistas

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 08:06 pm
Hollywood loved the terrorist and mass murderer Fidel Castro.  For years the Hollywood Left defended the Soviet Union and the terrorist supporting United Nations.  Che was a hero in Hollywood and the socialism of Canada and Great Britain was applauded, while citizens died due to lack of health care in the socialist system.  Add Hugo […]

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Gas Tax Won’t Solve California’s Crumbling Roads: Report

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 08:01 pm
Jerry Brown just received an early Christmas present, a $52 billion slush fund to spend as he wants.  Yes, he said it was for roads.  Yes, State Senate President Kevin Leon (his legal name) said not a dime will go to anything other than roads and streets—they both LIED.  Billions is going to trains, buses,, […]

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California Squashes Its Young

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 07:58 pm
High taxes, student debt for mediocre education, bad roads, low paying jobs, high cost of housing, openly racist campuses, illegal aliens protected and honest citizens made into victims (by government policy), California is a disaster.  And, if you are 50 years old or above, you have family here, children and grandchildren, jobs are hard to […]

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$299,000 overtime payout boosted Oakland city engineer’s total compensation to nearly $500,000

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 07:56 pm
Government is mismanaged, incompetent and/or corrupt.  In the case of an Oakland City Engineer it is all three.  It also shows the city is poorly managed—which is why it had to fire 1/3 of its police—could no longer afford public safety.  The good news about Oakland is that many residents use their Second Amendment rights, […]

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How 2 California Legislators Are Working Together to Find The Political Center

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 07:52 pm
The Political Center?  On Sunday Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee wrote a story about how the current California legislature is the MOST Liberal in history. “Leaders also want substantial changes in the budget that Brown proposed in January – hundreds of millions, and perhaps billions, more for such things as a vast expansion of […]

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Some Common Sense in California?

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 07:50 pm
This is a man bites dog story.  Read, it, re-read it.  Enjoy it—seldom will you see any common sense from government in California.  CalPERS is $1.4 trillion in unfunded liabilities.  In 2015 it has a .61% return on investment—but in 2016 the ROI was 8.1%–by SELLING off assets.  It is in a death spiral.  Yet, […]

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Sonoma County’s double-dippers cost taxpayers but provide services, savings

By Stephen Frank on May 07, 2017 07:40 pm
Double dipping is an art for some, a scam for others and a savings to government.  Either way, it is controversial—especially at a time we want more people on the employment rolls.  Folks work, retire, get a pension and then return to work for government.  So, they get a retirement check, while not being retired.  […]

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