CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 03/09/2020

The Status of the Republican Party in California—By the Numbers By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 09:13 pm We are being told that the California Republican Party has made a major “leap” in the past seven years.  No need to make statements, get emotional or unprofessional.  Instead let the numbers speak for themselves. From close of registration for 2012 Primary till close of registration for 2020 Primary 2,745,412 MORE Voters 248,506 LESS Republicans […] Read More and Comment: The Status of the Republican Party in California—By the Numbers   Eber: We are here for the kids and to fix pot holes By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 09:02 pm Are we watching the beginning of a trend?  In 2019 LAUSD failed to pass a $500 million bond—to finance its debt and pensions (that was really what the money was for.  Now, dozens of school bonds and parcel taxes have failed.  The State school bond was the first to fail in 26 years.  Local sales […] Read More and Comment: Eber: We are here for the kids and to fix pot holes   San Fran Has Added a Lot of Jobs but Not Enough Housing. City Voters Approved a Ballot Initiative That Cuts Back on the Jobs. By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 08:56 pm San Fran has decided to stop the creation of new jobs in the city.  And, thanks to a ballot measure which passed, the politicians have found another way to tank the economy of this depressing city.  You have urination and human feces on the street, homeless everywhere, unaffordable housing traffic gridlock due to the closing […] Read More and Comment: San Fran Has Added a Lot of Jobs but Not Enough Housing. City Voters Approved a Ballot Initiative That Cuts Back on the Jobs.   Pentagon Sends Troops to California Border amid Fears of Border Rush By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 08:49 pm President Trump is doing everything he can to keep terrorists, criminals and drug cartels from entering our nation—over the objections of Guv Newsom and the Democrats. “The government is sending 160 soldiers to help border agents block the migrant surge that is expected if the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down the Migrant Protection […] Read More and Comment: Pentagon Sends Troops to California Border amid Fears of Border Rush   Democrats rig California’s primary, wonder why turnout is so low By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 08:43 pm Per the results of the March 3 primary there are 9 State Senate seats, out of 20, without a Republican on the November ballot, 18 of 80 Assembly seats without a Republican on the November ballot and 9 of 53 congressional seats without a GOP’er on the November ballot.  That is vote suppression—of Republicans.  But […] Read More and Comment: Democrats rig California’s primary, wonder why turnout is so low   ICE officers deployed to ‘flood the streets’ of sanctuary cities: report By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 08:41 pm President Trump is rushing troops to the borders to stop illegal aliens bursting through our porous boundaries.  ICE is going when the illegal aliens are—the courthouse and arresting them.  Now the President is going to Sanctuary cities to arrest and detain the law breakers. “Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun 24-hour daily surveillance operations […] Read More and Comment: ICE officers deployed to ‘flood the streets’ of sanctuary cities: report   Californians Beware: NY Major Crime Soars. Police Blame Bail Reform. By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 08:36 pm The November ballot in California is going to include a referendum to repeal a law mandating “no cash bail” for criminals.  We have to look to New York to see who benefits and who loses with such a system. “According to the NYPD, compared to February 2019, major crimes grew 22.5%; in addition, the city […] Read More and Comment: Californians Beware: NY Major Crime Soars. Police Blame Bail Reform.   New study shows sea level rise has been slow and a constant, pre-dating industrialization By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 08:34 pm Greta Thunberg is a 17 year old who dropped out of school at age 13.  Her mother tells us her daughter is depressed, has AOCD, has an eating disorder, still under therapy, had been bullies and is autistic.  She really thinks the deserts are going to be flooded by the oceans due to rising tides.  […] Read More and Comment: New study shows sea level rise has been slow and a constant, pre-dating industrialization   Oakland school board votes $18.8 million in cuts, up to 100 layoffs; hears pleas to cut police force By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 08:31 pm From San Diego to the Oregon border, government school districts are cutting employees, including teachers. On March 3 dozens of school bonds failed.  That includes the granddaddy of them all, Prop,13, a $26 billion bond (principal plus interest) failing, the first statewide school bond to lose in 26 years.  Now Oakland joins the list of […] Read More and Comment: Oakland school board votes $18.8 million in cuts, up to 100 layoffs; hears pleas to cut police force   Teacher Housing Measures Failing Across the State By Stephen Frank on Mar 08, 2020 08:25 pm The voters in the most Leftist counties in California have finally realized that government is a failure and can not be trusted .  In Marin they voted against a sales tax for a scam, the SmartTrain.  Contra Costa County voted against a sales tax for “infrastructure”.  In both of these measures the winners were the […] Read More and Comment: Teacher Housing Measures Failing Across the State   The California Political News and Views would like tips, suggestions and advance information of local and state government action and legislation. Send the information to Steve Frank at stephenfrank@sbcglobal.net or call 805-795-1271.   In Case You Missed It: Eulogies ignore George McGovern’s epiphany of capitalism Voting majority recalls Santa Cruz city councilmen Lawmakers Demand Changes to Los Angeles Voting after Long Lines and Delays Post-Prop. 13: Why a likely winner may end up California election’s big loser Pay raises for Mariposa Co. Supervisors halted after signature campaign