Kamala Harris wants Dreamers to work in Congress
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:26 pmWhile it was never anything I wanted to do, I had many friends that wanted a job as an intern or staffer in Congress. They worked hard to make sure they got good grades, made the right connections and spent months walking the halls of Congress to get a job. That was dumb. Kamala Harris […]
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Renters of Caltrans-owned homes in South Pasadena get to buy them $970,000 below market
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:23 pmThis is how government steals from the public and/or loses money. When you read this, think about the business who lost their homes or had government take their businesses in Fresno due to the High Speed Rail scam. They are in the same boat. “After decades of waiting, Angeles Flores, Marysia Wojick and Priscela Izuierdo […]
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New data detail soaring costs of California school pensions
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:20 pmGovernment education is in trouble—not because of the dumbed down curriculum. No, not because of Common Core or the use of the classroom for political indoctrination. Nope, district after district are forced to sign contacts with unions, without money to pay for them. Then we have the doubling of the mandated contributions to CalSTRS. This […]
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Vote provisionally in November 2018? Your ballot was probably counted
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:17 pmIf you went to your neighborhood polling place in November, 2018 and voted “provisionally” your vote would be counted according to this study. Then after voting in your precinct, you go to the net one, without vetting, you vote provisionally, and that vote is counted. In fact, without any vetting of the people claiming a […]
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CA energy shortage looms amid shift to renewables
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:15 pmGray Davis was Recalled as Governor, in large part of the connections with the energy industry, creating shortages via government agreements and a series of brownouts and blackouts. Now Guv Brown, continued with Guv Newsom, are creating the same dynamics—but this time saying it is to save th Planet—while the cost of energy skyrockets and […]
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Plan for homeless center in Pelosi’s district leads to raucous public meeting; SF mayor jeered
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:12 pmSan Fran Nan represents a district that does NOT want a homeless shelter in their community. The people do not want the crime, the drugs, the welfare problems, the magnet of a homeless shelter. Yet, she has been quiet about this. On a national level she has no problem with the homeless, mentally ill and […]
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California Cities Push Congestion Tax
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:10 pmWatch out if you plan to visit many of the California major cities. Every time I visit the Bay Area I get upset when I have to pay $5 or more to go across a bridge. Imagine how upset I will be if I have to pay $8-12 just to get from one side of […]
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Assembly Kevin Kiley: Close SECET DMV Office Just for Legislators
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:07 pmTry making an appointment with the DMV—it will be weeks and dozens of miles away, before you can find an appointment. Then when you arrive, as I did last year, had another two hour wait for my “appointment”. If I were a legislator—or staffer in Sacramento—I could find another 15 minutes in my schedule in […]
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Utility Blocked From Paying Dividends After Probation Violation by Court
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:03 pmGovernment has made a decision for a corporation—no dividends to shareholders until new requirements for firefighting are done. Of course that could take years. In the meantime, investors will stop investing, the value of the stocks will spiral down and the government will, by this decision force the company—PG&E into bankruptcy. Why? So, government can […]
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Sacramento Teachers Union Calls For One-Day Strike April 11
By Stephen Frank on Apr 05, 2019 09:00 pmThe Sacramento school district is broke. It is beyond broke, it is bankrupt, if they were honest about it. Yet the unions do not care—like in LAUSD the unions are demanding a contract that the District can not afford. In LA they signed the agreement—now have a June parcel tax–$800 per year or more for […]
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