CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 12/17/2019

PRAGER: What Is Judaism? By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:50 pm What is Judaism?  At this time of year with the phrase Merry Christmas on almost everybody’s lips, the role and values of Judaism—which is the founding religion for Christianity,   No one is better at explaining the foundation values of the Jewish religion than Dennis Prager. For instance: “I. There is one universal God. This God […] Read More and Comment: PRAGER: What Is Judaism?   Malcolm: California is a wondrous place. I’m leaving By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:46 pm The brain drain from California is continuing.  Andrew Malcolm, pundit, philosopher and journalist is leaving the State of California.  He has had it!.  High taxes, traffic gridlock, crazy rules and laws.  High gas and housing costs—no longer a nice place to live. ““California’s not the same anymore,” he said.  He’s right. I lived in Illinois […] Read More and Comment: Malcolm: California is a wondrous place. I’m leaving   Pair of 3D-printed homes built in 24 hours are kicking off the ‘world’s first 3D-printed community.’ They cost residents $20 per month. By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:40 pm We have a housing problem—mostly due to the high cost of land, permits, delays in permits being issued, environmental lawsuits and unions demanding not the best workers, just union workers on a project.  Now there is a way to build, cheap, housing.  The last session of the legislature mandated that granny flats can and must […] Read More and Comment: Pair of 3D-printed homes built in 24 hours are kicking off the ‘world’s first 3D-printed community.’ They cost residents $20 per month.   Report: California Getting In Its Own Way By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:33 pm Sacramento loves to cry wolf, demand higher taxes, more control over the cities of the State, and then do nothing.  Oh, that is not totally true.  They hire high priced bureaucrats—friends, donors and supporters, pass regulations and then cry they need more.  Results? “Although Governor Gavin Newsom promised to deliver 3.5 million new housing units […] Read More and Comment: Report: California Getting In Its Own Way   State offers scant funding to rape crisis centers–shame on us By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:30 pm Democrats are for the women.  Just ask them.  Yet they support Planned Parenthood which does not, as policy, report underage girls that are pregnant by older men.  PP seldom reports rape of any sort.  So, Democrats, by use of your tax dollars are protecting rapists, as they at the same time are protecting illegal aliens.  […] Read More and Comment: State offers scant funding to rape crisis centers–shame on us   Public Lands Bureaucrats Are Quitting Because Trump Wants to Move the Agency from DC to Colorado By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:27 pm The Deep Swamp is quitting.  Folks who are responsible for public lands, forests, national parks—do not want to live or work near the,  Instead then want to take a train to work, eat at world class restaurants and be near the power—Washington, D.C.  President Trump is in the process of moving several agencies out of […] Read More and Comment: Public Lands Bureaucrats Are Quitting Because Trump Wants to Move the Agency from DC to Colorado   Bakersfield: Farm Town Is Launching Startups Faster Than Seattle, Boston, and the Bay Area By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:24 pm Bakersfield is under attack by Guv Newsom.  This is a Republican town and he is trying to close down the oil industry, the major employment force in Kern County.  This is a town that support the workers against the unions trying to steal from the paychecks.  Bakersfield is working hard to expand its job base.  […] Read More and Comment: Bakersfield: Farm Town Is Launching Startups Faster Than Seattle, Boston, and the Bay Area   5.9 Million Individuals Off Food Stamps Under Trump By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:22 pm President Trump has transformed our nation.  Lowest unemployment in over 50 years, lowest unemployment in over 50 years for blacks, Asians, disabled, women and Hispanics.  Wages are going up and inflation is not.  This is because of a combination of tax cuts and ending job killing regulations.  Now we are seeing more of the story […] Read More and Comment: 5.9 Million Individuals Off Food Stamps Under Trump   Santa Barbara City Council Sets Sights on Workforce Housing at Downtown Site By Stephen Frank on Dec 16, 2019 08:20 pm Santa Barbara is making a choice.  They are getting rid of a parking lot.  They will not build a homeless shelter in the downtown area.  Instead they will build housing for middle income workers.  What is the definition of a middle income worker in Santa Barbara?  “The City Council on Tuesday gave its blessing to […] Read More and Comment: Santa Barbara City Council Sets Sights on Workforce Housing at Downtown Site   The California Political News and Views would like tips, suggestions and advance information of local and state government action and legislation. 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