California Republicans Vote to Restore “Bilingual Education”
After almost seventeen years history may be about to repeat itself in California politics, though perhaps with a strong element of farce. Late last week, the Senate Education Committee voted 8-to-0 to place a measure on the November 2016 ballot repealing Prop. 227 and restoring “bilingual education” in California public schools. The long-dormant Language Wars may be […]
Charles Munger Jr.’s Positive Influence on Rep Party
If the anonymous blogger cloaked behind the site www.mungergames.netever comes out from behind the curtain, perhaps we could have a public debate about Charles Munger, Jr., the donor who paid my filing fee here in San Francisco. I was not “outed” as one of Munger Minions in the recent hit piece styled, “Whose Filing Fee […]
The Small Business Highway and Small Business Day
Traditionally, California small businesses have been recognized with a resolution declaring June Small Business Month but Assemblyman Dan Logue has a more permanent recognition in mind. Since small business accounts for 99-percent of the state’s employers, Logue has introduced a resolution to name a stretch of Highway 99 the California Small Business Highway. “Small businesses […]
Cut UCs a Bigger Check in the New State Budget
California fared well in the first attempt to run data on higher education value, in a system proposed by President Obama and the US Department of Education. Time magazine ran the numbers, and look who fell in the top ten on a balanced approach: #1: UC Riverside #2: UC San Diego #4: UC Irvine #7: UC Davis #14: CSU […]