Heard on the Tom/Toms

Stephen Frank, Exclusive to the California Political News and Views,  10/3/23    www.capoliticalreview.com

Grassroots to Team Jessica  – Don’t try that again!

If you’ve never experienced a Convention Session chaired by Jessica Patterson, you should sometime before she is termed out. She has become a practiced session manager after a rough start several years ago, where her rudeness was greeted with loud boos. Having learned her lesson, she will patiently manage motions made by the hoi polloi, adroitly drawing out their intent for all to understand.

Then after a discussion on the motion, she will call for a vote. When announcing the motion to be decided, she will follow it with this: “The Chair is asking for a No (or Yes) vote. Mr. (or Ms.) Delegate is asking for a Yes (or the opposite) vote. ”

Neither the CRP by-laws nor Roberts Rules forbid this. From her powerful position, she tells her supporters how to vote. And she’s been doing this ever since she became chairwoman of the State Central Committee. It’s unsettling to many. They wish they could find a way to stop it.

Maybe they have.

As usual, before every vote leading up to the vote on the Platform on Sunday, Jessica told the convention how to vote. But when it came to the vote on the Platform, she just called for the vote. There was no announcement of how to vote.  Chants went up, “Jessica, tell us how to vote.”  “Jessica, what are you hiding?”  She refused to announce HER vote or tell HER delegates what she wanted. 

Why? Because she did not want her fingerprints on the defeat she knew was coming or remind people of her complicity in engineering the biggest fiasco of her tenure. She might be the captain, but she wasn’t going to go down with the ship. No, that job was left to her first mate, Tim O’Reilly, the self-proclaimed Eisenhower Republican.

That’s the end game. Here’s how it went down.

Her wingman, Andy Gimmekandy, was tasked with electing “her” people to the Platform Committee.  He did a great job. Almost every member of the Drafting Committee was on “her” slate. Jessica then appointed the Chair of the Platform Committee, “rising star” Tim O’Reilly. The Generalissimo was there to get the needed exposure to replace her when she is promoted to the chairwomanship of the Republican National Committee.

Jessica Patterson owned the Platform Committee. She owned the eager Chairman.  Everything was in place for a well-orchestrated takedown of the platform they loathed. There were no barriers to doing the very thing they wanted—gut the GOP Platform by removing the antiquated pro-life plank that protected innocent life from conception to natural death, the defense of traditional marriage as between one man and one woman, and religious freedom.

Generalissimo O’Reilly did the dirty work with Sergeant Assemblyman Devon Mathis whipping the votes. Like George Patton, he moved a one-page platform faster than shoving “crap through a goose.” Those who were paying attention had no chance to object. You can see one member describe the process here:

HowAmendmentsToPlanksAreConsidered.mp4

And “crap” it was. But Jessica was proud.

What they didn’t understand was that their maneuverings united the grassroots in opposition to the O’Reilly platform, led by the Tea Party Caucus.  Startled Party leaders, County leaders, the CRA and legislators came together to oppose it. Like Yamamoto after Pearl Harbor, they awakened a “sleeping giant.”

Finally, leaders like National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon, Orange County Chairman Fred Whitaker, San Diego County Chair Paula Whitsell, and others, led by Board of Equalization member Ted Gaines—sent a letter to delegates opposing the O’Reilly platform, reminding them of the consequences of going “woke.”

Then legislative leaders like Assembly Leader Gallagher and Senate Leader Jones got on board, with numerous other members of the Legislature.  Only one GOP legislator supported the “Bud light” platform—Sergeant Assemblyman Devon Mathis. He’s the same guy who for the Cap-and-Trade bill to burden us with all the “green regulations” and a trillion dollars in taxes over the next decade or two.

Our elected legislators cornered Andy Gimmekandy for working hard to harm their re-election.  Two of them individually went to Andy Gimmekandy and told him to STOP working for the “platform of suicide.”  He was told to “stand down” or “he would be gone.” 

Who were the winners in this battle? The grassroots. They won the day with 78% of the delegates voting to keep the 2019 platform with its grammar and spelling errors and out-of-date issues. They woke up our legislators and caused them to realize that the Party leadership was not only harming our 2024 candidates and nominees but threatening their re-election. Nothing moves God or man more that personal interest. See the Lord’s prayer.

Who were the losers?  Vice Chair Corrine Rankin and Platform Committee Chairman Tim O’Reilly. Corrine’s job was to get the “platform that said nothing” passed. She failed. Like the good soldier he is, Tim produced his “gem” and was rewarded with an appointment as Regional Vice Chair.  This defeat has probably cost him his chance to run for CRP Chairman in 2025—as the candidate supported by Jessica.  Now, she has to find another candidate to run against Corrine.

The short-term damage for Tim O’Reilly was even worse.  At Saturday’s Los Angeles Regional Caucus meeting, the Los Angeles County Republican Party chairman Tim O’Reilly stood for a full term as Los Angeles County Regional Vice Chair, a state board position, the next logical step in his ascension to CRP Chairman.

But with the threat from Legislators, a distracted Andy Gimmekandy failed to manufacture the votes Tim needed to win like he had done previously for Tim’s ascension to Los Angeles County Chairman.  David Hernandez, a real conservative Republican, won election to a seat held for years by Jessica’s rubber stamp, 68 to 61. To add insult to injury for Jessica, a long-time grassroots activist, Jon Paul White, won the Associate Representatives position on the Executive Committee, 61 to 55.

For the first time, the Legislators realize that Patterson and her establishment leadership have been using them instead of working with and for them. Perhaps the most crucial lasting effect of this loss is this realization. Hopefully, they will tread carefully in the future rather than just trusting Patterson and her folks.

(Periodically the California Political News and Views will publish tidbits of political news, to keep you in the loop of what the pooh bahs know.  The phrase “tom/tom’s” comes from my mentor, Lorelei Kinder who never passed a rumor, just called to tell me what she heard on the “TomTom’s”.  This column is named in her honor.)

The State of California approves and promotes the mutilation of children.  Newsom does not want parents to have a say in their children education or lives—just pay the taxes and the bills.  Instead of math, kids are taught racism in the math class.  Instead of science, kids are taught not to believe science.  In history they are taught we are all racists or the oppressed.

“ Progressive Democrats push forth Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity  (DIE) at the expense of promoting the best learning experience for all students.  Billions of wasted Government funding later, history has shown their battle cry, “No child left ahead”,  a dismal failure. 

A good example was banning the teaching of Algebra in San Francisco schools a decade ago.  This was done to create a level playing field for children from disadvantaged homes to help them catch-up with their math deficiencies.   

Ten years later, a Stanford study found eliminating Algebra in Middle School was a grave mistake.  Under achieving student’s performance did not improve.  Those who were deprived taking Algebra until High School had their college prep plans impeded.  

Even in liberal San Francisco, parents revolted. “

No child left ahead by Richard Eber 

Richard Eber, Exclusive to the California Political News and Views,  10/3/23

www.capoliticalreview.com

One wonders why public education in California is literally in the toilet.   

Gavin Newsom recently held a press conference to publicize a bill he was signing that fined parents who oppose teaching alleged racist-woke social values and pornography in their classrooms.  

The problem is Big Brother in Sacramento making decisions restricting 1^st Amendment free speech rights. 

Newsom’s actions reflect his grandstanding approach to dealing with education. He does not address chronic problems that plague underperforming schools in the Golden State.  Three fourths of students are not up to national standards in math and English. 

This woeful record can be partially attributed to the influx of non-English speaking kids in Sanctuary Cities. With this said, solutions have proven futile.  Little effort has been made to raise test scores for all groups that plummeted when classroom learning was absent during almost two years of the Covid-19 epidemic. 

While public schools remained open in Florida under orders from their Governor Ron DeSantis, California’s classrooms were closed at the urging of Progressive Democrats and their union supporters. 

Rather than harping on this sad fact, strategies must be found to make up for past dismal performance.  Reforms might include: 

• Year around school and special programs to make up for lost basic education skills.  More time in the classroom is needed to rectify these deficiencies. Tutoring and additional instruction time should be funded by the State. 
• Time spent on physical education, art, sex education, and dancing, needs to be restricted until the academic performance of all students can be improved. 
• A new approach is necessary for educating immigrants who lack English skills when enrolling in kindergarten. The State should consider the successful Rocketship Charter School model of intense English and math teaching involving extra school hours and computer lab training. 
• Allow teachers more latitude enforcing discipline in their classrooms. School districts should stop walking on eggshells to avoid lawsuits. Instead, they need to concentrate on fulfilling their educational mission. 
• Stop all levels of government trying to curtail Charter Schools ability to open and compete in the current failing education system.  If present trends of deficient performance continues, school vouchers will need to be seriously considered. 

The elephant in the closet is the powerful California Teachers Association (CTA).  Their close affiliation with the Governor and the Legislature has allowed them a virtual stranglehold on public education.  The Democratic legislature has virtually no competition or conservative input.  The CTA has controlled public education for a couple of generations. 

The results speak for themselves.  The union continues to ask for additional funding offering little in return.  The psychologists, MBA fruitcakes, and useless administrators they endorse, are not bringing meaningful change.  

There is no way to sugarcoat California’s educational woes.  This is one instance where Donald Trump can’t be blamed.  Lack of money for educational purposes is hardly debatable either.  The government has failed to effectively perform their job. 

The current system is hurting kids and families.  Parents know if their children lack basic skills to meet graduation standards for high school seniors, they will likely not succeed in higher education. Efforts made to eliminate SAT tests for college admission hardly provides a solution. 

 Progressive Democrats push forth Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity  (DIE) at the expense of promoting the best learning experience for all students.  Billions of wasted Government funding later, history has shown their battle cry, “No child left ahead”,  a dismal failure. 

A good example was banning the teaching of Algebra in San Francisco schools a decade ago.  This was done to create a level playing field for children from disadvantaged homes to help them catch-up with their math deficiencies.   

Ten years later, a Stanford study found eliminating Algebra in Middle School was a grave mistake.  Under achieving student’s performance did not improve.  Those who were deprived taking Algebra until High School had their college prep plans impeded.  

Even in liberal San Francisco, parents revolted.  There is a move to put a measure on the ballot next year urging the school board (best known for trying to rename schools named Washington and Jefferson) to introduce Algebra curriculum to middle schools once again. 

Unfortunately, this was not an isolated instance.  There has been a move by some educators to eliminate advanced placement courses in High School. This is justified because such classes are supposed to discriminate against people of color and the less intelligent. 

The extra point added to gifted students for Advanced Placement courses on their GPA is a no-no in Woke World.  Promoting “Excellence,” is not part of their educational mission. 

Just ask Superintendent of Public Education Tony Thurmond.  He is a virtual hostage of the unions and the legislature. Sitting behind Gavin Newsom, Thurmond is perfect fit to push Progressive education values in California. This failed educator recently placed his hat in the ring to replace the termed-out governor. 

Yikes! 

Are there enough angry enough people to impose needed educational reform in Sacramento? The answer is probably “no”.  Most voters are too brainwashed and apathetic to bring change. 

Sure, a few grassroots efforts will succeed in changing the compositions of a few school boards.  Most of these efforts will amount to placing lipstick on a pig. Until strong parental choice is instituted on a statewide basis, the status quo will prevail.  

Fixing public education, is an area the state Republican Party has been saying the right things. They have encouraged GOP members to run for available school board seats. Sadly, the Party has not funded any of these election bids.  

Most of the money raised by the State GOP is allocated for funding the operations of State Chairwomen Jessica Patterson and her staff. Somehow, “The rang, tang, bang, reminiscent of gin and vermouth”, is missing from this organization. 

As former Congressman Sonny Bono once quipped, “The beat goes on.” 

Public education in California still remains in the toilet so to speak. 

Looks like Newsom is looking for the Maryland vote in his run for President.  Out of 40 million Californians, over ten million Democrats, he could not find a single black, female Democrat in California qualified to take the Feinstein Senate seat.  Even worse, he appointed someone who FLED California—that is how much they like the former Golden State.

But, Newsom is looking for support for his race for President—so he appointed:

An Afro-American.

The person who heads Emilys Lists—a major donor/endorser of Democrats

A biological female

A lesbian.

A former union leader

He covered lots of bases in this appointment—except for the key one—he did not appoint a California resident.

“As CalMatters’ state Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff explains, Butler for many years was the president of SEIU Local 2015, a union representing long-term caregivers, before becoming a partner in a political consulting firm that counts Newsom among its clients. She later worked in public policy for Airbnb and was a University of California regent.

Newsom’s pick to replace Feinstein: Laphonza Butler

What Matters/CalMatters,  10/2/23  https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/10/laphonza-butler-senate/

Late Sunday evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed that Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY’s List — a political action committee focused on electing pro-choice, Democratic women — will replace the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and finish out her term through 2024.

• Newsom, in a statement: “An advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris, Laphonza Butler represents the best of California….  Laphonza will carry the baton left by Senator Feinstein, continue to break glass ceilings, and fight for all Californians in Washington D.C.”

As CalMatters’ state Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff explains, Butler for many years was the president of SEIU Local 2015, a union representing long-term caregivers, before becoming a partner in a political consulting firm that counts Newsom among its clients. She later worked in public policy for Airbnb and was a University of California regent.

She will be the first LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the U.S. Senate, giving Newsom — who has appointed the state’s first Latino U.S. senator and the first openly gay justice to the California Supreme Court — the opportunity to rack up another “first.”

Among those celebrating: Planned Parenthood and the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality California.

• Jodi Hicks, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California: “Laphonza has been an inspiration to so many, including myself, and I am so proud of our state and our representation right now. She will be an amazing advocate for Californians in the Senate…”

The news that Butler would succeed Feinstein, first reported by Politico, came as Newsom faced intense public pressure to appoint a Black woman to the job. This was, in part, due to his own comments following his 2020 appointment of Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate after then-Sen. Kamala Harris was elected vice president. Newsom said if he got the chance to name a successor to Feinstein, he would want a Black woman.

But six months later on NBC’s “Meet the Press” — amid Feinstein’s declining health and decision not to seek reelection — Newsom said if given the opportunity he would make an “interim appointment” to avoid tipping “the balance” of a crowded March primary race. The lineup already includes three high-profile Democratic candidates: Reps. Adam Schiff of Burbank, Katie Porter of Irvine, and Barbara Lee of Oakland.  

The implication that a Black woman should only serve in the Senate in a caretaker capacity led to public outcry from Lee, who is Black, and her supporters. Earlier on Sunday, the chairperson of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Steven Horsford, sent a letter to the governor urging him to pick Lee. And a number of Black female California politicians questioned why any Black woman would take the job knowing she had to give it up in little more than a year. A Los Angeles Times column by Erika D. Smith was headlined: “Newsom’s cynical pitch: Hey, you there, Black woman. Can you keep Feinstein’s seat warm?”

By late Sunday, the governor’s office confirmed to Alexei that his appointee would, in fact, be free to run for a full term; Newsom communications advisor Anthony York said he regretted not clearing up the confusion sooner. No word on whether Butler intends to run — she now lives in Maryland, but a spokesperson for the governor said she owns a home in California and will re-register to vote here before being sworn into the Senate.

Joe Biden forced thousands of military people from their work to protect our nation because.  Career military forced out of service—not even religious exemptions.  Cadets at the military academies were expelled because they refused to take a needless dangerous drug.  His Secret Service would not allow anybody in a room with him if not wearing a mask.

He forced all American to take a drug that was not tested—and now we find out tens of thousands died because of it.

“This follows HHS Secretary Becerra saying with a straight face that “we didn’t force anyone to do anything” despite enforcing a toddler mask mandate. It follows Education Secretary Cardona’s straight-up lying about his past support for child vaccine mandates.

To make sure they don’t get away with this, I’ve put together a short video showing the false testimony of Parker, Becerra, and Cardona. The video is on track to receive millions of views across platforms. You can watch it here and share it on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.”

Kiley:  The Covid Memory Hole

By Congressman Kevin Kiley, The COVID Memory Hole | Capitol Quagmire (electkevinkiley.com)

9/28/23 

The Biden Administration is rewriting the history of COVID. Yesterday, the official responsible for the illegal employee vaccine mandate – which targeted 84 million Americans until the Supreme Court struck it down – tried to deny it ever happened.

This came during a hearing I chaired of the Workforce Subcommittee. The official, David Parker, is the head of the “OSHA” agency, which formally enacted Biden’s vaccine mandate in November of 2021. Yet Parker testified: “we didn’t demand anyone be fired.”

This follows HHS Secretary Becerra saying with a straight face that “we didn’t force anyone to do anything” despite enforcing a toddler mask mandate. It follows Education Secretary Cardona’s straight-up lying about his past support for child vaccine mandates.

To make sure they don’t get away with this, I’ve put together a short video showing the false testimony of Parker, Becerra, and Cardona. The video is on track to receive millions of views across platforms. You can watch it here and share it on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

The concerted effort to rewrite history is telling. It shows we have won the debate. The unthinkable abuses of the COVID era can’t be justified, so the perpetrators are trying to send them down an Orwellian memory hole. Then, they’ll all-too-readily do the same thing again.

Parker, the OSHA head for Biden, previously held the same position in California for Newsom. In my opening statement at the hearing, I reviewed how his and Newsom’s abuses were the worst anywhere – including the most ridiculous mask policy of the whole COVID era.

Along with Julie Su, Parker is another example of Newsom’s failures going national. With these two perverse trends – to rewrite the history of COVID and to spread California’s politics nationwide – our fight for sanity is more important than ever.

Here is more proof Gavin Newsom is running for President.  During the COVID scam, as Governor he released tens of thousands of criminals before their sentence was completed—including illegal aliens.  Now he wants them turned over to ICE.  What happened to his continued policy of keeping California as a sanctuary State for ALL the illegal aliens—each of whom has violated Federal law.

“California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have prevented California’s prison system from sending some non-citizen felons who have served their sentences in state prisons to U.S. Immigrations and Customs and Enforcement for possible deportation, signaling that the California legislature may be to the left of the governor on some public safety issues. 

How does he explain this to his National Socialist Democrat friends—this is a move that President Trump would make.

Newsom vetoes bill blocking newly-released felons from being referred to ICE

By Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, 9/28/23  https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_d7d33914-5e4f-11ee-b009-27fac99e534c.html?a?utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Flists%2Ft2%2Fcalifornia%2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=read%20more

(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have prevented California’s prison system from sending some non-citizen felons who have served their sentences in state prisons to U.S. Immigrations and Customs and Enforcement for possible deportation, signaling that the California legislature may be to the left of the governor on some public safety issues. 

AB 1306 by Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, D–Los Angeles, would have required the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to stop releasing to ICE people illegally in the country who have served their prison terms and were granted release on youth offender, elderly, and medical parole releases. Existing law requires CDCR to cooperate with federal law enforcement for deportation of illegal immigrants incarcerated in state prison.

“It was never the intent of the Legislature to create a dual system of justice that treats immigrants differently and as second-class individuals,” Carrillo said in a statement celebrating the bill’s passage in the State Legislature. “We now look to the Governor in putting a stop to this inhumane practice, which results in the indefinite incarceration of justice-impacted individuals when transferred to immigration detention centers to serve an additional sentence that is never handed down by a criminal court or a judge.” 

Newsom declined to sign the bill due to “public safety risks.”

“The bill would prevent information sharing and coordination upon a person’s release from CDCR custody for a significant number of people and, as a result, would impede CDCR’s interaction with a federal law enforcement agency charged with assessing public safety risks,” Newsom said in a public letter explaining his veto. “ I believe current law strikes the right balance on limiting interaction to support community trust and cooperation between law enforcement and local communities.”

In response to Newsom’s veto of the bill, advocates for immigration advocates were quick to condemn the governor’s actions. Laura Hernandez, executive director of Freedom for Immigrants, suggested the governor’s move was part of his greater ambitions for the national stage more than a realistic appraisal of the consequences of the state’s policies. 

“In recent months, Governor Newsom has appeared to be busy elevating his own profile amid a national media blitz. Perhaps the Governor should be spending more time in his home state, meeting with Californians and learning about the issues that impact their lives,” Hernandez said in a statement. “The Governor declined to meet with me and other immigrants rights and civil rights leaders who have actually lived through the unjust double punishment he’s so recklessly chosen to uphold.”

In San Fran you can go past a red light, drive like a crazy person, drive an unsafe car.  If you steal the cops will not arrest you.  Now they will not even give you a ticket.  San Fran is officially a lawless town, steal, assault, drive anyway you want—and the cops in San Fran have turned into a real life version of  Sgt. Schultz of Hogans Heros.

“The supervisor sent a letter of inquiry to the police department after it reported a 97% drop in traffic citations in eight years.

“I would like for us to get closer to a plan to actually have more traffic enforcement,” Mandelman said.

The police department pointed to its staffing shortage as a key part of the problem

That is the same excuse used not to arrest criminals.  It is called lawlessness.

Supervisors demand answers, action after SFPD reports 97% drop in traffic citations in 8 years

ByTara Campbell, ABC7,  9/28/23  https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-traffic-citations-pedestrian-fatalities-sfpd-staffing-shortage-supervisor-rafael-mandelman/13840929/

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Public safety was one of the top issues discussed by city officials this afternoon in San Francisco — from the drug overdose crisis, to armed security guards and gun violence.

San Francisco supervisors want answers from the police with traffic citations plummeting and pedestrian fatalities on the rise.

The Public Safety Committee took up the issue Thursday, led by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman.

The supervisor sent a letter of inquiry to the police department after it reported a 97% drop in traffic citations in eight years.

“I would like for us to get closer to a plan to actually have more traffic enforcement,” Mandelman said.

The police department pointed to its staffing shortage as a key part of the problem

“Because we have less people overall in the department. Those resources at the traffic company are being pulled in different directions to meet the needs,” said Commander Nicole Jones with SFPD.

Police also pointed to a policy upping the amount paperwork that comes along with a citation, also warning the citation count doesn’t tell the whole story.

“There is this pool of stops that are happening that aren’t resulting in citations, but they are traffic stops and an effort for educational enforcement to change people’s behavior and make the streets safer,” Jones said.

“What’s a reasonable amount of time to give you?” Mandelman said, the supervisor making a push for a plan.

“I think in the first quarter of next year, we’ll definitely have our feet underneath us and be able to have assessed the situation enough to measure into place in form of a plan,” Jones said.

The drug overdose crisis also dominated a good part of Thursday’s meeting.

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins made an appearance to call out the courts, saying of the more than 200 motions to detain drug dealers, only a fraction have been held in custody.

“We’ve only had 19 of those motions granted to date, which means we still have most of those drug dealers back on the street selling the same poison. Just like we wouldn’t allow someone who shoots a gun to cycle back on the street immediately, we shouldn’t allow those who are selling death to do so either,” Jenkins said.

Now the DA has also doubled down on investigating overdose deaths, saying her office is ready to charge drug dealers with murder

They were shocked.  Parents showed up at a school board meeting demanding education for their children.  They were not protesting in favor of more racism, lower standards or to sexualize their kids.  Instead they were radicals—they wanted a real education for the community.

“But others like Terese Mansfield defended Cooper, emphasizing his focus on parental rights and helping families understand what was being taught in the classroom. Mansfield questioned the integrity of the trustees.

“Are you on the board because you want to put a rift between parents and their children?” she said. “That’s what you’re doing by censuring Marc. You are dividing parents from their children. He was duly elected by parents who want to know … things against their values, things they think are harming their children.”

Conservative group bombards San Jose school board meeting

by Lorraine Gabbert, San Jose, Spotlight,  9/28/23   https://sanjosespotlight.com/conservative-group-bombards-san-jose-franklin-mckinley-school-district-board-meeting/

Supporters of a censured Franklin-McKinley School District trustee showed up in force at a recent board meeting, but some say they are outsiders pushing an agenda.

Informed Parents of Silicon Valley members spoke out at Tuesday night’s school board meeting, following Trustee Marc Cooper’s colleagues asking him to denounce the organization and resign earlier this month. The board said Cooper misrepresented its curriculum and violated bylaws, as well as the state education code. Cooper threatened to sue the board for defamation.

Cooper did not respond to a request for comment.

Board President Rudy Rodriguez told San José Spotlight the meeting went as expected based on the track record of those speaking for organizations like Informed Parents of Silicon Valley (IPSV) and Values Advocacy Council. These groups believe that parents not schools are responsible for sex education. They do not believe in critical race theory and want parents to have say over their children’s reading materials.

“I expected there to be a large group from outside of our school district,” he said.

A bookmark distributed by IPSV members before the meeting says, “Our schools have fallen prey to a dangerous agenda pushed by educators seeking to indoctrinate our children… at the expense of your family’s values and beliefs!”

Scott Shulimson, president of Franklin McKinley Educators Association, said Values Advocacy Council sent an email to rally supporters by saying Trustee Rodriguez wants students to see pornography without their parents’ consent. You’re being lied to, and you are being manipulated, Shulimson told attendees.

District parent Rosa Cortez said the speakers used hate tactics meant to scare people.

“My thoughts are of sadness,” she told San José Spotlight, “because these outside groups are coming into our district and basically turning our board meetings into a three-ring circus.”

She said the comments made are irrelevant to helping students succeed.

“You can’t tout terrible test scores and then try to ban books,” Cortez said. “If I could tell IPSV one thing it would be, ‘Stay out of our schools. You don’t have kids here.’ Many of us parents are heartbroken that this is what our children are being used for.”

Margaret Wysocki, president of United Teachers of Santa Clara, said outside organizations are attacking public education.

“Do not be fooled by their rhetoric,” she said. “Stand up for your families. Stand up for your students. Stand up for public education, where we educate the whole child.”

But others like Terese Mansfield defended Cooper, emphasizing his focus on parental rights and helping families understand what was being taught in the classroom. Mansfield questioned the integrity of the trustees.

“Are you on the board because you want to put a rift between parents and their children?” she said. “That’s what you’re doing by censuring Marc. You are dividing parents from their children. He was duly elected by parents who want to know … things against their values, things they think are harming their children.”

Parent Jose Gonzales said Cooper is there for the community. He said the board is maligning IPSV, the only group telling parents they have a choice. Carl Kalauokalani, chapter chair of Moms for Liberty Santa Clara County, spoke at the meeting and said many state school boards are actively working against parents. He said his organization works to get pornographic books out of school libraries and keep Santa Clara County school boards accountable.

On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law prohibiting school boards from banning books, instructional materials or curricula categorized as inclusive or diverse.

“Our school district encourages diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging,” Rodriguez said. “We’re going to respond accordingly to anybody or any organizations that intend to counter our initiatives, and also through their own efforts, violate the laws of the state of California and the Department of Education. We’re going to respond quickly and deliberately.”

If you do not believe in the Hollywood Slicky, you can go to jail.

“”We believe in free speech and freedom here in the Golden State,” said Newsom while nibbling on a 3000-dollar broasted hummingbird with stem cell-infused bordelaise. “Here in California, you’re free to wear masks at all times, pay lots of taxes, give gay porn to elementary school kids, turn in your guns, and all kinds of other classic American pastimes! Yay, freedom!”

Newsom has proven himself to be the chief of the National Socialist Democrat Party in California.

Gavin Newsom Says California Believes In Free Speech And If You Disagree You Will Be Arrested

· BabylonBee.com, 9/29/23  https://babylonbee.com/news/gavin-newsom-says-california-believes-in-free-speech-and-if-you-disagree-you-will-be-arrested?utm_source=The%20Babylon%20Bee%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email 

SACRAMENTO, CA — In a statement given to a roomful of waitstaff at The French Laundry, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared California to be the freest state in the Union, and warned that anyone who disagreed would be arrested.

“We believe in free speech and freedom here in the Golden State,” said Newsom while nibbling on a 3000-dollar broasted hummingbird with stem cell-infused bordelaise. “Here in California, you’re free to wear masks at all times, pay lots of taxes, give gay porn to elementary school kids, turn in your guns, and all kinds of other classic American pastimes! Yay, freedom!”

The governor went on to warn that any disagreement with his opinion of California’s freedoms would result in prosecution and prison time. “Disagreeing with me is anti-American and fascist,” he said while sampling his main course of live baby goat.

Independent studies have confirmed Newsom’s claim, although it is unclear whether the researchers who ran the study were just trying to avoid getting arrested by Newsom. “Our research places California at number 1 in a list of the freest places in the whole entire universe,” said one nervous-looking scientist.

At publishing time, rumors had surfaced that Newsom was planning to run for President in his quest to make the entire country as free as California.

LAUSD really hates education.  Charter schools have given poor and minority children quality education, successful education.  But LAUSD wants dumb kids and worthless diploma’s—with high paid failed teachers.  Now they are working to limit the number of charter schools, hence limiting the number of kids in the 91% minority population district getting a real education.

“Los Angeles’s top public school district approved a measure that will make it harder for students to attend the city’s popular charter schools, a move that comes as those schools deliver stronger academic gains than their district counterparts.

The Los Angeles Unified School District voted Tuesday to overhaul its implementation of Proposition 39, a state law that compels California’s public districts to give charter schools access to their facilities. Under the district’s new measure, hundreds of district sites that charter schools could typically use to hold class will no longer be made available, thus forcing those schools to use locations that are farther away from where their attendees live. Given that Los Angeles’s charter schools typically attract students from low-income families who lack reliable sources of private transportation, the added commute could force students to ditch their charter school in favor of a more convenient district location.

More proof that the LAUSD is a soft core racist operation, no different than the KKK—both hate people of color.

As California Charter Schools Excel, Los Angeles’s Top Public District Makes It Harder To Attend Them

New district policy will bring difficult commutes for low-income charter school families, officials argue

Alec Schemmel, Washington Free Beacon,  9/28/23   https://freebeacon.com/california/as-california-charter-schools-excel-los-angeless-top-public-district-makes-it-harder-to-attend-them/

Los Angeles’s top public school district approved a measure that will make it harder for students to attend the city’s popular charter schools, a move that comes as those schools deliver stronger academic gains than their district counterparts.

The Los Angeles Unified School District voted Tuesday to overhaul its implementation of Proposition 39, a state law that compels California’s public districts to give charter schools access to their facilities. Under the district’s new measure, hundreds of district sites that charter schools could typically use to hold class will no longer be made available, thus forcing those schools to use locations that are farther away from where their attendees live. Given that Los Angeles’s charter schools typically attract students from low-income families who lack reliable sources of private transportation, the added commute could force students to ditch their charter school in favor of a more convenient district location.

The move comes as LAUSD students struggle—only 28 percent met California’s math standards in 2022, while 42 percent met state reading standards, according to district data. The state’s charter schools, by comparison, are significantly outperforming their local district alternatives, according to a study from Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes published in June. Students at one Los Angeles-based charter school, for example, gained the equivalent of 107 additional learning days when compared with similar students at traditional public schools.

Now, as LAUSD works to water down its charter school accommodations and move those schools to other sites, local officials and policy experts are expressing concern that low-income students will flounder. Local charter school principal David Garner said he may be forced to move some students to a new site that comes with an hour-long commute, which he noted is often infeasible for the families his school serves.

“They were going to offer us another school, which is Sepulveda Middle School, which is 6.9 miles away,” Garner told EdSource. “And 6.9 miles away is not a big deal if you have people that have cars. However, 88 percent of our students’ parents come from free-and-reduced lunch backgrounds.” California Charter Schools Association president and CEO Myrna Castrejón similarly blasted the district’s measure as “misguided” and “immoral,” arguing that it “could have a devastating impact on thousands of charter public school students enrolled on campuses across LAUSD.”

LAUSD did not return a request for comment.

In addition to its students’ struggles to meet state standards, the district is experiencing a strong drop in enrollment. LAUSD has lost more than 100,000 students since the 2015-16 school year, enrollment figures show, with many of those students leaving for charter schools.

“Enrollment declines in LAUSD can be attributed to people enrolling in charter schools, which LAUSD is one of the top largest charter sectors in the nation,” University of Southern California associate professor Morgan Polikoff said earlier this month.

California voters passed Proposition 39 in 2000, and LAUSD board president Jackie Goldberg said the district’s new measure “is an effort to prevent some of the worst impacts” from the proposition. While the exact specifications of the district’s new policy are unclear—the superintendent has 45 days to draft it—the measure is aimed at prohibiting charters from accessing facilities at the district’s lowest-performing schools. Charter Schools Development Center executive director Eric Premack, a veteran charter school adviser who helped draft Proposition 39, said the district’s change violates the law.

“Splitting charter schools up over multiple sites clearly violates the express terms of the law that was approved directly by California’s voters, which provides that the facilities provided to charter schools ‘shall be contiguous, furnished, and equipped,’” Premack told the Washington Free Beacon.

While the district’s measure attracted widespread criticism in Los Angeles’s charter school community, LAUSD did earn some praise ahead of its Tuesday vote. The Democratic Socialists of America’s Los Angeles chapter, for example, commended the district for “protecting our public schools” and bringing “much-needed accountability, transparency, and oversight” to the city’s charters.

The Fascists are NOT coming—they are already here.  The Progressives National Socialist Democrat town of Los Gatos has decided to MANDATE racism and hate.

“The Town Council of Los Gatos, California has voted to create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission charged with enacting equity-oriented policies in the town. The eleven-member commission was established on September 19, with its creation being justified by Councilmember Rob Moore on grounds that, “Los Gatos currently has a reputation–an indisputable reputation in some parts of the Bay Area–for being a place that is not inclusive.”

Moore was not inclusive regarding diversity of opinion, however, claiming that “voting against the creation of this commission will only further that reputation.”

This is one of the first Soviet towns in America—more to come.

Town of Los Gatos Establishes Commission to Impose DEI Policies on Residents

EVAN POELLINGER, MRC,  9/27/23  https://mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/town-los-gatos-establishes-commission-impose-dei-policies-residents

The Town Council of Los Gatos, California has voted to create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission charged with enacting equity-oriented policies in the town. The eleven-member commission was established on September 19, with its creation being justified by Councilmember Rob Moore on grounds that, “Los Gatos currently has a reputation–an indisputable reputation in some parts of the Bay Area–for being a place that is not inclusive.”

Moore was not inclusive regarding diversity of opinion, however, claiming that “voting against the creation of this commission will only further that reputation.”

That alleged reputation has been pronounced on account of incidents surrounding the town council and an unfavorable inclusivity rating from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2021, several town council meetings were allegedly “disrupted” after opponents of the city’s COVID policies and left-wing ideological bent voiced dissatisfaction with the council. Furthermore, a report by UC Berkeley ranked Los Gatos among the most segregated inter-municipal cities in the San Francisco area.

Not all residents of Los Gatos are enthusiastic about the coming DEI commission. Ronald Meyer, a Los Gatos resident, had the temerity to ask the Los Gatos Town Council for data which would point to a trend of racist incidents, adding that he believed that the town “is a very diverse area.” Meyer could have been given at least one tangible example of racist behavior, albeit behavior that came from the town council rather than an outside party.

In February, Planning Commissioner Kylie Clark was censured after denouncing supporters of a referendum restricting construction of new housing in the area as “a few rich, white, anti-housing men.”

If the Los Gatos Town Council is concerned about racism and discrimination within its community, perhaps it should consider turning its attention inward rather than foisting a DEI Commission on the larger community.