By a simple vote, the Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors decided to raise the cost of government by $300 million. No new services, no better services, nothing but an increase in the cost of government. What they did not care
Author: Stephen Frank
Long time political activist. Served in Viet Nam, co-created the POW/MIA bracelet. Former State President of CRA, elected CRP Board member. Currently serves on Tea Party California Caucus Board and Ventura County Taxpayers Association board. Gives speeches statewide, and appears on numerous radio talk shows as pundit on public policy and politics. Lives in Simi Valley.
10 LA schools could stop standardized tests after board president calls testing industry ‘repugnant’
You can’t fail a student if you do not test them. That is what the LAUSD wants to do. Standardized tests have shown LAUSD is a gigantic failed district. So, if you do not test, there is no failure. Even
Court to rule on whether California cities can issue bonds without voter approval
End of Democracy!! Some cities are trying to issue bonds without a vote of the people. No need to ask the taxpayers if they want to take on debt—just force them into it. How? By claiming that since government mismanaged
Oakland airport expansion plans draw criticism on emissions, air quality
So far, the Hilton by the Oakland airport has closed. Dennys and In-and Out Burger has closed, among the dozens of businesses that left this DOOM LOOP city. Now the nut cases are making it difficult to expand the Oakland
Judge erred in tossing challenge to California logging project, environmentalists tell Ninth Circuit
Why is the cost of housing so high? One reason is the cost of lumber. Why is that high? Because environmentalists try to stop logging—causing years in court and millions in legal fees—and inflation takes care of the rest. “A
Congress Hammers EDD: They Really Are That Bad at Their Jobs
Yes, the California EDD is that bad. During COVID they gave unemployment checks to people on death row. At that time that gave north of $30 billion in checks, fraudulently. This is an agency that exists because the Feds have
San Bernardino County won’t replace AMR ambulance service on Oct. 1 as planned
Government does not like capitalism or private businesses. Santa Barbara lied and cheated to try to end private ambulance services. Ventura County government is trying to force unions, via the fire department, to run ambulance services. Now, San Bernardino is
California’s maternity care crisis is worsening as Newsom decides on bills to slow closures
California policy is to allow the abortion of babies, up to the time of birth. Now we find that government policy has caused dozens of maternity care facilities to close. California prefers illegal aliens to babies being born of American
California Gas Stoves to Come With Health Warning Labels
Have you when you go into a commercial building, government buildings and schools there is a little notice pasted on a window or door, the Prop. 65 Warning”. It tells you that the building contains carcinogens this could cause cancer.
CA: Ride Caltrain and SamTrans for free, Bay Area airports to get upgrades, new Martinez shuttle
Caltrain and San Trams, government agencies, are going to give riders free rides!! That is fantastic!! So the mechanics, the engineers and workers will do it for free? The vendors are giving away trains and services? This is a joke—nothing