Friday, March 27, 2020

CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 03/27/2020

HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:32 pm
HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS Stephen Frank, California Political News and Views, 3/27/20       “A people that wants to remain ignorant and free … wants what never has been and never will be” ~ Thomas Jefferson.” LEADERS LEAD The Big Story There is a saying among those involved in running campaigns: Campaigns are LOST, not won. […]

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Eber: Concord Sends Lennar Five Point Packing

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:28 pm
Rich Eber, the writer of this article has been working on this story for five years—not a typo.  I first met him at a bloggers conference in Denver and he was talking about Lennar, the lawsuits against Lennar and the corruption of the process by the company.  Now, the city council of Concord decided to […]

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Colman: AMERICAN READINESS

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:25 pm
This is a great history lesson for us in a time of crisis.  Dr. Colman is right, FDR had to go to a private sector leader to bring the leadership needed to government War efforts.  In the same way, President Trump has done the same—it is him.  He closed travel from China against the advice […]

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SF supervisors push for more gig worker protections during the coronavirus pandemic

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:22 pm
Restaurants are only delivery or pick up—no more dining rooms.  Amazon and others are exploding their temporary employment.  Newspapers are closing down, but the courts have rule you can no longer be a journalist unless you pay a bribe to a union and a company hires you.  Of course, the greatest harm is in the […]

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Should Californians fix Prop. 13 or the state’s whole system of taxation?

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:18 pm
The unions want a split roll tax—to tax industrial and commercial property at much higher rates.  Not to get revenue to help the community—but to have money to pay CalPERS and higher wages for bribe paying government workers.  But the issue is bigger that repealing Prop. 13.  It is about a tax system that steals […]

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‘We live paycheck to paycheck’: Undocumented workers struggle as economy grinds to a halt

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:15 pm
Illegal aliens steal jobs, lower wage rates, cause an overcrowding of schools and hospitals—but are protected from deportation by Californian government.  Now these law breakers are upset they can not get relief, all the health care they want, free education or welfare. “Laid off due to the coronavirus, undocumented immigrants don’t qualify for many federal […]

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Does Gov. Newsom Have the Power to Shut Down Private Businesses Because of Coronavirus?

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:12 pm
Governor Newsom, like governors in numerous other States, have ordered that non essential businesses be closed.  In California gun shop, to protect people while the police can not, are considered non essential.  But selling recreational marijuana is considered essential and pot shops are open.  You can’t protect yourself in California, but you can get high, […]

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PG&E Signed its Own Death Warrant

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:10 pm
Under terms of agreement with the Governor, PG&E  can be sold, automatically, to the State on July 1, 2020.  From msn.com, “PG&E agreed to overhaul its board and operations and to a process that would put the company up for sale — essentially allowing the state to take over — if it doesn’t get out […]

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Kaiser Permanente drops plans for new headquarters in Oakland

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:04 pm
Looks like another major project is lost to California. “Kaiser Permanente is pulling out of its planned $900 million Oakland headquarters project, the nonprofit health care giant said Tuesday, in a huge hit to a city and region already reeling from the coronavirus crisis. The decision to cancel the project is not related to COVID-19, […]

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Six Benefits of States with No Income Tax

By Stephen Frank on Mar 26, 2020 08:01 pm
No income taxes builds a State—as California has proven, high taxes kills jobs and forces productive people to leave the State. “. Career Growth Many of the states that offer no income tax also offer some of the best up-and-coming job opportunities for recent graduates. States such as Washington and Texas — both of which have […]

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