HEARD ON THE TOM/TOMS
Heard on the Tom/Toms Stephen Frank, Exclusive to the California Political News and Views, 8/26/25 www.capoliticalnewsandviews.com IS ANYBODY RUNNING THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY? Early yesterday morning I received an email from a delegate asking if I knew that HARMETT DHILLON
Eber: Can the bullet train be saved?
The question is not “can the bullet train” be saved. But, SHOULD the bullet train be saved. They lied about costs, time to finish, routes (even today 17 years after the voters said YES to a specific route, that route
Left splits over California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s retaliation strike in redistricting arms race
Common Cause, which claims to be an advocate of citizen redistricting commissions, now OPPOSES it in California. Because of that many of the Advisory Board resigned. Left behind are the Democrat operatives that run this Democrat Party affiliate—they have been
At least 71 people faced criminal charges after LA protests over ICE raids
This is how you stop nut cases from rioting. You arrest them, force them to make lots of court appearances, spend every dime they have on attorneys and wind up in a lifetime of poverty paying what they owe. “Three
Judge orders Beverly Hills to process 19-story Builder’s Remedy development
Folks in Sacramento, 400 miles from Beverly Hills, have decided that THEY will change the quality of life in this wealthy city. Why should L.A. and Santa Monica have slums and crime, and not Beverly Hills. “A Los Angeles Superior
Endangered plants bulldozed in Topanga State Park
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in 2019 did the right thing to prevent highly intense fires. Because they did the right thing, they were investigated. “Crews for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently bulldozed
Bialosky: We Need More Immigrants Like This
America was built on immigrants. People who came here by following the rules. Once here, they became Americans. Yesterday the so-called “Maryland Man” was again detained for deportation. Before he went into the ICE office, he held a press conference.
CA bill to give interest on insurance payments to homeowners
How do you make the cost of home insurance go even higher? Force the insurance companies to pay an EXTRA 2% on the settlement. Or maybe the insurance forms will cut the settlement by 2%, then add the government mandated
BART voices frustrations about lack of transparency from VTA
Did you think a government agency would be transparent? Did you not realize they will lie, by omission? Even to another government agency? “The partnership between two Silicon Valley transit agencies is souring amid accusations of a lack of communication involving the region’s most
New high-speed rail report includes proposals to skip Merced, expand to Gilroy
Recently, my wife bought a car. She decided approximately what she wanted, how much to spend and the quality of the new car. My wife has two Masters degrees, one from USC and th other from Pepperdine. She knows how