Friday, February 14, 2020

CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 02/14/2020

HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 09:10 pm
HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS Stephen Frank, California Political News and Views, 2/14/20       “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 How do those in power finance staying in power?  The Ventura County Republican Central Committee […]

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McClatchy, (The Bee’s) files for bankruptcy protection

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 09:00 pm
This was expected.  The Sacramento, Modesto and Fresno Bee has gone bankrupt.  It is deeply in debt, losing subscribers as has most of the newspapers in the country.  We get our news from cable and the Internet.  But what is a surprise is the collapse of quick collapse of the dead tree industry. “Independent newspapers […]

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As Big Tech Moves In, Culver City Considers Raising Taxes

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 08:57 pm
Culver City was taken over a few years ago by Bernie Sanders Progressives.  These are folks who think you rent your home, job and family from government—and they can take back anything you get.  For whatever reason tech firms are looking at Culver City as a new headquarters.  It could be because Culver City has […]

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Zero Fatalities Task Force Report: Change the Way Speed Limits Are Set

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 08:53 pm
Government loves to tinker with the rules.  On the margins they change things, then they make big changes—but the results do not change. “At long last, the highly anticipated Zero Fatalities Task Force report has been released. Its conclusion: California needs to change the way it sets and regulates speed limits on its streets. While […]

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Curb Oakland Mayor Schaaf’s insatiable tax appetite

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 08:50 pm
Democrats love taxes.  Oakland’s mayor loves taxes AND CRIMINALS—she advised criminals from foreign nations that ICE was going to arrest them—giving them a chance to get away!  To Democrats you can never be too thin or under taxed. “Especially when Oakland’s economy is booming. Municipal revenues over the past five years have increased 28 percent, […]

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BART’s weekend, night ridership figures drop by 10 million

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 08:48 pm
You spend billions of tax dollars and you lose ridership.  Folks do not use BART for weekend efforts—like going to events, visit grandma or the movies.  Getting rid of cars in San Fran will create an economic swamp, a home for those without a home and the very rich.  Real people, with families will leave […]

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Will California’s Ban on Freelance Work Lead to Blue State Turnaround?

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 08:45 pm
Will AB 5 be the wake up call for truckers, ride share drivers, the young, the old, the women, all part of the gig economy.  Will they understand that Democrats do not like them?  Will they understand that Democrats wants to control every aspect of our lives, with no freedom of choice? Charles Cole, the […]

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California Mass Layoffs on the Rise

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 08:42 pm
These layoffs are due to reporting requirements of State law.  NOT reported are the firings of part time no-employees, like truckers, journalists, ride share drivers  health care workers and more.  AB 5 is killing the economy—yet the media continues to refuse to report the numbers of those who are done with the gig economy because […]

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San Fran Muni may provide transit operators needed housing — on Muni-owned land

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 08:32 pm
First the teachers.  Several school districts are looking to create housing for teachers in the Bay Area.  Why?  Housing is too expensive—and the workers can not afford to live in San Fran—where the AVERAGE home is worth $1.6 million.  So districts want to use excess land to build housing—like the 19th Century company towns.  Now […]

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California public pension fund invested in blacklisted Chinese companies per a congressman

By Stephen Frank on Feb 13, 2020 08:03 pm
Is the investment office of CalPERS a Chinese agent—buying $3.1 billion of equity in BLACKLISTED Chinese firms?  Even the head of CalPERS does not deny this. “RESPONSE from CalPERS CEO Marci Frost: “This is a politically opportunistic attempt to force us to divest, undermining our ability to perform our fiduciary duty to provide retirement security […]

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