CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 05/06/2020

HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 09:20 pm HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS Stephen Frank, California Political News and Views, 5/6/20       “A people that wants to remain ignorant and free … wants what never has been and never will be” ~ Thomas Jefferson.” ****On Friday I will be the presenter on a ZOOM meeting in San Jose.  The discussion will be about the […] Read More and Comment: HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS   Eber: Winds of Change Coming to San Fran? By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 09:18 pm Prior to the COVID virus hitting us, San Fran was proud to be, by policy, the TOILET BOWL of the United States.  The police allowed people to urinate and defecate on the streets.  The homeless lived in doorways of swanky office buildings and small business shops.  Folks, if they were smart, never walked around looking […] Read More and Comment: Eber: Winds of Change Coming to San Fran?   NY Times, MSNBC journalist warns shutdowns and wrecked economy could turn into fascism By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 08:54 pm I guess those journalists for the NY Times and MSNBC never took a course in American history, world history or studied Nazi Germany, Stalin’s USSR, Castro’s Cuba or China in the 02th Century.  What do all these countries have in common?  No free speech, no religious rights, no right to assembly, no right to petition […] Read More and Comment: NY Times, MSNBC journalist warns shutdowns and wrecked economy could turn into fascism   Kansas City policy requires churches keep ‘lists’ of those entering By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 08:51 pm The Fascist are here.  The want to take away our guns—they have already taken away our free speech, our right to assemble has been taken, our right to petition government has been taken.  In California the Supreme Leader is using law enforcement to protect criminals from foreign countries while arresting people trying to get a […] Read More and Comment: Kansas City policy requires churches keep ‘lists’ of those entering   Some California colleges decide to offer all fall classes online By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 08:48 pm This is a big story.  UCLA and other UC schools will give students a choice of on campus education or online education.  To push the students away from campus, the schools are also saying they might not be able to provide housing for students.  So, it makes sense to stay6 at home, save room and […] Read More and Comment: Some California colleges decide to offer all fall classes online   California Courts Like Day and Night in Handling Pandemic By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 08:45 pm If you are in L.A. the cops will write you a ticket for using your Constitutional rights.  If you are in Clovis, Orange County, Moduc, Yuba or Sutter, the cops are trying to stop crime or arrest criminals  In some counties you can get immediate hearings and a settlement of your criminal case.  In some […] Read More and Comment: California Courts Like Day and Night in Handling Pandemic   PPP Round 2: California businesses rake in almost twice as much as any other state By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 08:42 pm California is greedy—it is also the economically hardest hit State in the nation.  We know this because of the PPP funds from the Feds flowing into the former Golden State. “Data from Round 2 of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program from April 27 through May 1 show how thirsty California’s small businesses are […] Read More and Comment: PPP Round 2: California businesses rake in almost twice as much as any other state   Walters: State budget will take a very big hit By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 08:38 pm People not working and businesses not open, means lower sales tax revenues.  Businesses closing permanently, that means a reassessment of property values—lower revenues.  People and business  closed means lower income and corporate taxes.  At the same time crime is going up and the government response is to harass people who use their first amendment rights […] Read More and Comment: Walters: State budget will take a very big hit   Alameda County has a $72 million funding gap and that doesn’t include covid-19 impacts By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 08:35 pm Even without the Wuhan Virus, Alameda County has a $72 million deficit.  Should the Federal taxpayer bail out this mismanaged county that loves high taxes, job killing regulations?  Why should the folks in Buffalo. Who have enough financial problems due to Guv Cuomo, pay taxes to cover up the generation long bad decisions by the […] Read More and Comment: Alameda County has a $72 million funding gap and that doesn’t include covid-19 impacts   IT’S TIME TO TERMINATE THE H1-B VISA PROGRAM By Stephen Frank on May 05, 2020 08:18 pm We have over 30 million American unemployed.  For years we have allowed millions into our country based on the H1B Visa program—bringing down wages and enforcing qualified American in the tech filed to fill taco shells instead.  The time has come, as President Trump says, to put America first. “First of all, we know wages […] Read More and Comment: IT’S TIME TO TERMINATE THE H1-B VISA PROGRAM   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: Apple Data Shows Shelter-In-Place Is Ending, Whether Governments Want It To Or Not Stein: Wind & Solar ‘Industries’ Crushed By COVID-19 Californians Trying to Get Back to Work Have Been Criminalized by Governor Why Dem governors prolong their states’ lockdown: Follow the money State Supreme Court to Begin Hearings on Public Worker Pension Reductions Next Week