Monday, February 27, 2023

CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS

 

HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:45 pm
HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS Stephen Frank, California Political News and Views, 2/27/23  “1984” had Big Brother…The CAGOP has Big Sister In the book “1984” came this famous slogan, “War is peace / freedom is slavery [and] ignorance is strength.” She must think we are ignorant or unable to read the real numbers.  From the Secretary […]

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Stein: You cannot run businesses, hospitals, and the military on occasional electricity!

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:37 pm
How do you stop the cops and military from protecting us?  Make sure there is not enough electricity to run the servers, phones and keep the lights on.  Want to kill off the sick—make sure hospitals do not have reliable electricity—this will stop the machines from working and surgeons unwilling to start a procedure. “World […]

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San Fran transit employees made $200k plus in overtime in 2022

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:29 pm
It pays to work for the San Fran government.  It does not pay to be a private citizen in San Fran paying for the union ownership of the town.  Here is one example. “In 2020, only 16 transit employees made $300,000 or more and 282 employees made $200,000 or more. This increased in 2022, with […]

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Suit challenges Calif. law barring businesses from weighing-in on local elections

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:26 pm
Democrats know how to assure union control of your city. “The backstory: SB 1439 was signed into law last year by Gov. Gavin Newsom and took effect in January.  “It amends the Political Reform Act of 1974, a ballot measure that, in part, prohibits an officer of an agency from accepting more than $250 from a […]

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BART Edges Closer to Fiscal Disaster as It Hopes for a Savior

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:23 pm
BART is going bankrupt.  It has 60% of its previous ridership—and with people working at home and avoiding the unreliable, disease and crime ridden trains. “What the system has in store, as monthly ridership hovers at about 40% of pre-pandemic levels, are years of $300 million-plus deficits stemming from a lack of fares—once its largest […]

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Will San Fran embrace a ‘green bank’?

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:21 pm
Banks are meant to loan money to create jobs, help families and finance small businesses.  San Fran is now looking at closing down banks like Wells Fargo and have only government owned banks.  In other words, our economy will be controlled by government.  If they do not like your business, or who you support for […]

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Judicial Watch: Los Angeles County Confirms Removal of 1.2 Million Ineligible Voters From Rolls as Part of Lawsuit Settlement

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:17 pm
This is a great start. “ Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Los Angeles County sent almost 1.6 million address confirmation notices in 2019 to voters listed as “inactive” on its voter rolls. Under the federal National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), voters who do not respond to the notices and who do not vote in the […]

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Chinese Spy Lover Eric Swalwell Proposes Bill to Ban Trump From U.S. Capitol

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:13 pm
Maybe if Trump loved China, as Swalwell loves Chinese Communist spies, he would not oppose a former President being in the Capitol. Eric has spent hundreds of thousands to campaign and tax money to live the good life.  Guess he is upset that Trump uses his own money, not the taxpayers, to promote our values […]

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California AG Initiates Investigation into Sheriff Who Called Out Governor Newsom’s Policies that Led to the Deaths of Two of His Deputies Last Month

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:09 pm
The Hollywood Slicky does not like it exposed that he prefers criminals to victims.  Worse, when an elected County Sheriff exposes Newsome and his policies as the reason two deputy Sheriffs were killed, he gets angry.  So, now he has the Attorney General investigating him.  The answer is simple—he Sheriff needs to open an investigation […]

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Study: Daily marijuana use raises risk of heart disease by 34%

By Stephen Frank on Feb 26, 2023 10:05 pm
Newsom is trying to outlaw cigarettes, since they deadly and cancerous.  At the same time, he has been leading the charge to legalize marijuana.  Gavin has forgotten that marijuana is ten times more toxic for cancer than a cigarette.  Now we find that marijuana is a major cause of heart disease. “Daily marijuana use can raise a […]

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Race to Zero: Can California’s Power Grid Handle a 15-Fold Increase in Electric Cars?

By Nadia Lopez on Feb 26, 2023 07:30 am
As California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains uncertain: Will there be enough electricity to power them? State officials claim that the 12.5 million electric vehicles expected on California’s roads in 2035 will not strain the grid. But their confidence that the state […]

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Los Angeles Area Still Blanketed by Snow in Rare Heavy Storm

By John Antczak and Ken Kusmer on Feb 26, 2023 07:00 am
A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles. The National Weather Service said it was one of the strongest storms to ever hit southwest California […]

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GOP Voters Favor DeSantis

By Seema Mehta on Feb 25, 2023 07:35 am
Poll of Californians has Trump trailing for 2024 nod Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has surged to a lead among California Republicans over former President Trump for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, a poll released Friday found. About 37% of GOP voters backed DeSantis, while 29% preferred Trump, according to the new UC Berkeley Institute of […]

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Nazi salute, antisemitic lessons and conspiracy theories embraced by the likes of Kanye West taught at a Hayward high school

By Elissa Miolene on Feb 25, 2023 07:30 am
A 10th grade teacher has been placed on leave after teaching antisemitism — two months after it was initially reported to the school. A Hayward high school teacher accused of spreading antisemitic conspiracies and making the Heil Hitler salute during classes has been placed on administrative leave this week after students complained to the district […]

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The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race: Where It Currently Stands Post-Feinstein

By Evan Symon on Feb 25, 2023 07:00 am
The 2024 Senate race has shifted massively in only the last few weeks Since the last report by the Globe earlier this month, the 2024 California U.S. Senate Race For Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat has taken numerous turns, with more potential candidates inching towards running, and others saying they won’t. With the lines currently blurred for […]

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