Saturday, August 5, 2017

CALIFORNIA NEWS & VIEWS 08/05/2017

UCLA profs try to stop Dennis Prager from conducting symphony

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:59 pm
You are not allowed to speak at UCLA if you are a conservative.  You can not hand out literature, such as the Constitution if you are a conservative.  Want to serve as an outreach director for student government—no Jews allowed. Now an effort is underway to stop a conservative from conducting a symphony on campus, […]

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Spotswood: Brewing tax hikes may test Marin voters’ generous spirit

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:56 pm
The richest county in California, Marin, is thinking about a school tax, a transportation tax and an increase in the toll going across the Golden Gate Bridge.  In 2019 remind me to get a second mortgage on my house when traveling to Marin. “Tamalpais Union High School District is pushing a blockbuster $450 million facilities […]

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Behind Kaiser’s $1 billion quarterly operating gain, and how it might repeat it

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:54 pm
A few weeks ago I had a triple bypass at Kaiser/Sunset in Los Angeles.  I have been a member of Kaiser for about forty years.  This is a non-profit that believes in communication.  During my recovery I was able to use Skye to talk with my surgeon as many times as possible—my other doctors were […]

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California may see more ‘parent triggers’ to force school improvement

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:52 pm
As the recent WalletHub survey showed, California government schools are 46th in the nation math is 47th and reading is 46th.  As for college preparedness, we are 43rd in the nation in SAT scores.  LAUSD in 2015 had a real graduation rate of 54%.  Thanks to CalSTRS, government schools have to cut back on education […]

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Economic Illiterate CCSF chancellor hails free tuition as ‘social justice’ effort

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:49 pm
The City College of San Francisco Chancellor is proudly and openly an economic illiterate.  How did he get a college degree thinking that government can give away free services?  Who is going to pay his salary or is his working for free?  Will the teachers and repair people work for free—since he is proud that […]

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San Diego Advances Plan to Divest From Border Wall Contractors

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:45 pm
Mayor Faulconer of San Diego is a registered Republican.  Yet he is silent on the possible blacklisting of San Diego business that bid on contracts issued by the Federal government to protect the people of San Diego.  Imagine government blacklisting small and large businesses for doing legal work—at a time drug dealers are being legalized […]

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9/11 display relocated at SMU due to ‘triggering, harmful’ messages

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:43 pm
In 1969, the Administration building at Southern Methodist University (SMU) was taken over by students protesting the Viet Nam war.  The University President announced the following to the students, “I am going to play a round of golf, if you are here when I return you will be arrested and expelled.”  They left.  (my wife […]

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Concerns! Downtown LA has the Highest Residential Vacancy Rate in LA County

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:39 pm
The rich love to invest money in downtown Los Angeles—but they do not want to live among the slums, homeless and total traffic gridlock.  They do not want to live in a community that is unsafe to take a walk or jog in the morning or evening.  It is not family friendly, kids can’t safely […]

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Molina Healthcare Exits Obamacare Exchanges in Two States, Experiences $230 Million Loss

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:37 pm
Another example of the collapse of ObamaCare.  California based Molina Healthcare was just forced to cut 1400 employees—in major part because of their ObamaCare losses.  Even with the Feds illegally subsidizing the company, they have to raise their rates by 30%.  Everybody is a loser. “Molina Healthcare has announced it is exiting the Obamacare exchanges in […]

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GOP Assemblyman Mathis faces firing line over cap-and-trade vote

By Stephen Frank on Aug 04, 2017 07:34 pm
Almost two years ago I presented a resolution at the California Republican Party, to put us on record in opposition to the Top Two, the ballot measure that ended Republican and Democrat partisan primaries.  In other words, in 2016 we had 24 legislative seats without a Republican on the ballot—plus the U.S. Senate race.  Assemblyman […]

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