Thursday, February 22, 2018

CALIFORNIA POLITICAL NEWS & VIEWS 02/22/2018

Exclusive: Self-driving vehicles without any human backups could be on California roads as soon as April

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:35 pm
Some time in April the world of transportation will change forever.  At that time the DMV will allow autonomous cars on the road (self driving).  It has been estimated that by 2020—less than 24 months from now, self driving cars will be sold for general use in California.  Within a couple of years 250,000 will […]

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Eber: The Lennar Way Concord Style

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:31 pm
This article is the third of a 4 part series by California Political News and Review columnist Rich Eber. As a journalist who previously wrote for the now shut down Halfway to Concord and Contra Costa Bee, he wrote extensively about the activities of Lennar Corp to obtain the master developer contract for the Concord […]

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Walters: California’s public pension crisis in a nutshell

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:29 pm
Oroville cut cops pay by 10%, just to pay the collapsing CalPERS.  The city of Simi Valley signed union contracts with zero increases for workers or cops—just to finance the massive increase in CalPERS.  City after city is cutting back basic services like road repair, libraries and public safety—CalPERS comes first. “Self-driving vehicles without any […]

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These 5 bills before California lawmakers seek to expand health coverage, lower costs

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:27 pm
President Trump is pushing a new health care policy allowing citizens to have some choice in coverage.  The State of California, a western version of Cuba, does not believe people are smart enough to decide health care coverage—but able to make the decision to kill a baby.  Strange. “SB 910— Introduced by Senate Health Committee […]

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Teacher shortages persist in California and getting worse in many communities

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:24 pm
How would you like to work under these conditions:  To work you have to pay a bribe to a union?  When working bullies and disruptors are allowed to stay in the classroom.  Think you have a better way to teach?  You need permission of the Federal government, the State government, the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and […]

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New HHS office that enforces health workers’ religious rights received 300 complaints in a month

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:21 pm
Finally, the Government of the United States is going to enforce the First Amendment.  The Trump Administration is the first since Reagan to recognize ALL parts of the Constitution, as written. “The new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division is located within the HHS Office of Civil Rights, and has received more than 300 complaints since launching Jan. 18. […]

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Green Rush: How Cannabis Legalization Will Impact California

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:18 pm
Marijuana, like autonomous cars, is going to be a major economic and policy game changer in California.  Marijuana, like it or not, is going to create lots of jobs, end lots of criminal and police actions (saving money) and provide revenues to finance the collapsing CalPERS—lets be real, marijuana is the only thing between the […]

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Transparent California applauds Palo Alto City Council’s transparency initiative

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:16 pm
It is about time that billions in tax dollars not be negotiated and given away in secret, back room deals.  Especially when those receiving the money are giving donation to the campaigns of those they negotiate with! ““Providing the public with advance notice of the fiscal impact of proposed contracts provides taxpayers with the information […]

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Rejected Berkeley Op-Ed: The Founding Fathers Would Have Detested DACA

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:13 pm
At Cal Berkeley, supporting free speech proves you are a bigot.  Wanting Constitutional rule shows you support totalitarianism.  Wanting open discussion of issues at Cal means you will not obey authority—free thinkers are not wanted on this campus. “This op-ed was originally submitted to the Daily Californian, the student newspaper of UC Berkeley, by Berkeley […]

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Sacramento Trying Not To Leave Low-Income Drivers Behind In Push For 70,000 More Electric Vehicles

By Stephen Frank on Feb 21, 2018 09:03 pm
Sacramento is a wonderful town—if you are poor they city wants you to have a car, an electric car.  Of course no one is asking how you will pay the electricity bill for the vehicle, insurance or up keep.  But, the city is providing various areas of the city with the FREE cars.  The people […]

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