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Disney Stock Suffers Worst Day in 21 Years

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:32 pm
When you go from a pro-family to an anti-family, pro totalitarian attitude in your business you would expect some waves.  Now the company is realizing that families no longer want to be told about the lack of genders, that racism is systemic and that the nuclear family no longer exists. “The company has been suffering […]

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At Climate Summit, Elites Chow Down on Gourmet Meats While Telling Us to Eat Bugs

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:29 pm
Take away their private planes, force them to eat hot dogs, make them pay for their own gasoline and housing, maybe then the Elites will stop acting like we are their serfs. “The UK’s Daily Mail reported Monday that “officials who land a spot at the conference’s exclusive VIP restaurant will be able to dine out on an […]

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Bialosky: Big Brother Has Finally Arrived

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:27 pm
You can learn about society and public policy more by watching old movies than reading todays L.A. Times “Absence of Malice is a 1981 Sydney Pollack film starring Paul Newman that I recently rewatched. If you have not seen it — or have not recently — it is timeless. Newman’s character is accused of killing […]

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Tehama County Sheriff’s Department To Cut All Daytime Patrols

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:24 pm
The shortage of recruits for law enforcement is beginning to take hold and the criminals are applauding.  In Tehama the best time to commit a crime is during the day—Not at night.  Why?  The Sheriffs department is not patrolling. “The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday that all daytime patrols would be cut in […]

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Gov. Newsom Relying on Politics and Deceit over CA’s High Gas Prices

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:21 pm
On December 5 the new legislature takes office.  On that day or the next couple of days, Guv. Nuisance will present a plan and have it voted on to raise the tax on a gallon of gas—some say the tax will add $1.50 to a gallon—that is NOT a typo. “Californians pay the highest income […]

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Disney to Begin Layoffs, Targeted Hiring Freeze and Limiting Travel

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:18 pm
Disney is on a warpath against families, morality and freedom.  In Florida that caused them to lose tax exemptions and special privileges.  Now, the public is being heard and Disney is having layoffs and cost cutting. “Chapek says that Disney will also be conducting a “rigorous review of the company’s content and marketing spending,” with all of […]

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Why California’s Eco-Friendly, Tax-the-Rich Electorate Killed Prop. 30

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:15 pm
Even the rich understand that higher taxes kills job creation and investment.  In todays technological age, folks can live in Texas and earn big bucks in California—so why pay high taxes when you can use that money for investments in Florida and Texas instead? “Specifically, Creasman said the suggestion, made by Newsom and in many […]

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Amid California’s drought, environmental laws get scrutiny

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:12 pm
It looks like the denizens of Sacramento have realized that their environmental policies are killing the California economy.  So, they are finally looking at the results.  Recently they even agreed to building a desal plant in OC, after turning down several plants.  They know they need the water. “CESA’s federal counterpart is ESA, which is […]

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Pandemic Politics Produced Mixed Results in Local School Board Races

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:10 pm
Read the story carefully.  You will note that those running candidates for school board in San Diego were members or supporters of private, NON POLITICAL organizations.  Though the San Diego Republican Party was involved in many of these races, with volunteers, communications and support—the State Republican party, which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars claiming […]

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Caldwell: Government is accelerating cycles of brokenness

By Stephen Frank on Nov 13, 2022 08:06 pm
Caldwell makes a great point—government does not prevent problems, it waits till after its policies create problems, then spend lots of money with donors, friends and special interests—not to solve the problem but to pay off political debts. “California is spending billions attempting to eradicate homelessness after the fact instead of dealing with the primary […]

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Unsettled California Races Could Tip US House Control

By Michael R. Blood on Nov 13, 2022 07:30 am
The outcome in a string of closely matched California U.S. House races that could play into control of the chamber remained unsettled Friday, as millions of ballots remained uncounted in the nation’s most populous state. More than a dozen races in the state remained in play, though only a handful were seen as tight enough […]

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Karen Bass Moves Ahead of Rick Caruso in L.A. Mayor’s Race

By JAMES RAINEY, BENJAMIN ORESKES, DAKOTA SMITH on Nov 13, 2022 07:00 am
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass overtook businessman Rick Caruso in the seesaw battle to be mayor of Los Angeles, with Friday’s tally putting the veteran lawmaker 4,384 votes ahead of the real estate developer in a contest that will not be settled until next week at the earliest. The new totals from county election officials put Bass ahead […]

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Culver City Teen Voting Measure Likely to Fall Short

By Connor Sheets on Nov 12, 2022 07:30 am
Even if initiative fails, proponents call effort a success by engaging youths in democracy. A youth-driven push for a ballot measure to lower the voting age will probably fall short in Culver City after months of advocacy on both sides. The ballot initiative, known as Measure VY, would allow Culver City residents as young as 16 to […]

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Chinese company is found guilty of bribing ex-LA Councilman Jose Huizar

By Olga Grigoryants on Nov 12, 2022 07:00 am
Owned by fugitive billionaire Huang Wei, the company showered Huizar with dirty cash, prosecutors said A Chinese real estate company was convicted on Thursday, Nov. 10, of federal charges of bribing former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar with cash and gambling trips in exchange for his support in getting approval for a towering downtown […]

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