Gavin Newsom is claiming that raising the minimum wage for fast food joints is increasing jobs. What is he smoking? “While Shake Shack did not respond to requests for comment regarding the impact of California’s $20 per hour fast food
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.
Old Town Goleta Business Owners Speak Out After Restriping Project
Market Street in San Fran is not allowed to have cars—small businesses have been decimated, many have closed. Hollywood Blvd. is about to have an added bike lane and a bus lane—with only one lane for cars. When implemented, Hollywood
Frank: No on Prop 2
Would you spend $20 billion to get at most $8.5 billion worth of projects? That is What Prop.2 does. “But the California Legislature has put a $20-billion bond (Prop 2) on the November ballot. That means $10 billion goes to
Hamas Supporters STOP Celebration of “Green” Cargo Ship—Fear of Riot
You would think the environmentalists would be upset that a celebration for a new “green” cargo ship was stopped due to Hamas/Nazi supporters and the fear of a riot (they call it a “police action”). Instead they are quiet and
1 in 6 CHP jobs are vacant — despite historic raises and Newsom’s hiring campaign
Feel safe in California. Most police departments are severely under needed officers. Courts and Sacramento Democrats have made law enforcement the target, not the criminals. Now we find that even at a starting pay of $117,000, we can’t get people
San Fran will close schools due to dramatic drops in enrollment
Now is the time to do right by the taxpayers, parents and students in SFUSD. Close unneeded schools. ““Demographic trends, such as declining birth rates, indicate that SFUSD could lose 4,600 additional students by 2032,” district administrators wrote. The population
Former Fox News Host Steve Hilton Reportedly Mulling Over a Run For CA Governor
This could be a game changer. Instead of a career politician, a candidate of the special interests, an ideologue, we may have a candidate for Governor in 2026 that provides common sense and reality to the process. Someone who is
Newsom Tells CA Lawmakers He’ll Force Special Session If They Don’t Pass His Bill to Increase Gas Prices
During the regular session, the Progressive/Socialist Democrats were smart enough NOT to pass a bill that would job California jobs, raise the cost of gas AND increase inflation in the State. Even they are smart enough not to do it.
As San Fran School Closures Loom, Frustrated Teachers Say Hiring Has Hit a Wall
The State of California already has to approve all expenditures of the SFUSD. This is a district that has recently lost 4,000 students and about to lose more than 4,000 MORE students. At least six schools should have been closed
California lawmakers might ban public schools from serving food with artificial dyes
California schools have lost 400,000 students since 2019—and will lose another one million by 2031. Statewide, the absentee rate in government schools is 30%–in Oakland it is 38%. The State has mandated that teachers lie to the parents. California allows