Issues

There are many corrupt forces that are trying to manipulate the system for their own corporate/power self interest to the detriment of the American people including Obamacare which is about people control not cost control.  For example, why a.... Read More

Buried within the thousands of pages of proposed health care insurance reform proposals by the Democrats are provisions that would greatly expand forced unionism in America, give Big Labor $10 billion of the taxpayers' money, and pay for it all by.... Read More

Recently published columns and letters have inaccurately portrayed my stance on fiscal responsibility for the Kern High School District.  These items have been written by the local union bosses and a few of their members from the Ca.... Read More

There is a hue and cry from school districts that the state budget crisis has caught them by surprise.  However, this financial crisis has been looming for years with most school districts maintaining only the state mandated three per cent mi.... Read More

Bakersfield—The Kern High School District Board of Trustees (KHSD) are contemplating eliminating junior varsity sports and reducing summer school programs to achieve budget cuts of an additional $30 million on top of the $20 million pre.... Read More

On Wednesday, June 17th, the Assembly Education Committee heard testimony on SB 572, the bill that mandates every May 22nd as Harvey Milk Day in California. The bill encourages schools to celebrate Harvey Milk’s so-called “contributions” to .... Read More

Here in Bakersfield, our leaders have determined that record-setting foreclosure rates, depressingly high unemployment, bankruptcies across industries and historic devastation to the area’s homebuilding industry is the perfect time to...you gues.... Read More

What recession?....not for one lucky developer.  The city of Bakersfield City Council (Politburo) is giving 1.5 acres of taxpayer owned property to a developer to build 57 subsidized apartments.

The best part is that the taxpayers .... Read More

Why is the Bakersfield City Council allowing a San Francisco based federal bureaucrat to demand that the taxpayers of Bakersfield gift over one million dollars of public property to a private developer?  Why did the Redevelopment Agency spend.... Read More

For example, the taxpayers are paying the salary of the Kern High School Teachers Association (KHSTA/CTA/NEA) union officials.  Bottom line is that the taxpayers are paying for 5 .... Read More

The National Education Association (NEA), the parent union of the California Teachers' Association (CTA) is spending $250,000 to send the union elite to the presidential inauguration.

It is OK since the NEA is flush with union members d.... Read More

How do school board members put kids first and avoid firing teachers, with school districts facing budget reductions?

Traditionally, school administrators and union leaders favor cuts that target the newest teachers for firing and corre.... Read More

The Obama administration has stated that they want an FDR type of road building program to proceed immediately to stimulate the economy. 

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The Modesto Bee aptly noted that the California State University system will cut 10,000 student admissions next fall while giving raises of up to 19 percent to some vice presidents and hiring 11 new vice presidents with salaries up to $225,000.Read More

The latest ad for Fran Florez states she is endorsed by 50,000 police officers is purposely misleading.  The reality is that she is endorsed by the strong arm prison guards' union CCPOA.

Where are the "limited government" Republicans?

The City of Bakersfield, Republican controlled city council, approved a 70 unit taxpayer funded low income apartment project at Mill Creek.  Yes, in the same Mill Creek that already h.... Read More

The largest and perhaps the most dysfunctional school district in California voted to oppose traditional marriage.  The liberals cry foul when school boards attempt to take a stand in favor of traditional marriage by stating that educators sh.... Read More

We need to support and vote Yes on Prop 8 which states that "only marriage between a man and a woman is legal and recognized in California."  If it does not pass, homosexual marriage will be legal in this state to the detriment of our childre.... Read More

The redevelopment agency proposed by the Kern County Board of Supervisors sounds good with promises of new buildings and taxpayer subsidized housing via a new, unaccountable layer of government.  The intoxicating allure of government expansio.... Read More

Today it was reported in state filings that the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 447 donated to the No on 8 campaign against traditional marriage between a man and a woman.

How many rank and file members are aware that their hard-earned.... Read More

Senator Dean Florez supports a 'Gay Day" in all public schools in California.  He voted in support of SB 2567 "Harvey Milk Day" to commemorate the gay San Francisco supervisor in all public schools during hearings in the Senate Governmental O.... Read More

At a Beverly Hills fundraiser, David Sanchez, president of the California Teacher's Association (CTA), announced a contribution of $250,000 to the No on Prop 8 campaign which seeks to destroy the efforts to preserve traditional marriage.

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The Center for Disease Control (CDC), who spends $750 million of taxpayers dollars on AIDS prevention annually, reported today that they have under-reported the number of HIV cases for at least the past 10 years.  Now the figure is 56,000 new.... Read More

Wonder why your electric bill is so high? 

PG&E just donated $250,000 against traditional marriage.

At a press conference in San Francisco, PG&E announced it will donate $250,000 to the anti-Prop 8 campaign.&nbs.... Read More

Is the state government on heroin?  Our California legislature is certainly a tax and spend addict.

The proposal to increase the local sales tax by another one percent to 8.25%, is due to the state stealing our local tax funds.&nbs.... Read More

As a sidebar to the public debate in Kern County regarding the efforts to protect traditional marriage, a request was made of the County Administrative Officer (CAO) Ron Errea to research the costs for conducting civil marriage ceremonies by the C.... Read More

Abraham Lincoln was severely critical of a United States Supreme Court decision which held that Congress had no power to restrict slavery in federal territories and that black persons had no rights which white persons were bound to respect.  .... Read More