Gay Softball lawsuit settled

The stupidity of San Francisco is a gift that just keeps giving.

Three members of an amateur San Francisco team who said they were branded "not gay enough" and stripped of their second-place finish at the Gay Softball World Series have settled their lawsuit against a national gay sports organization.

Steven Apilado, LaRon Charles and Jon Russ, who were members of D2, a team that was part of the San Francisco Gay Softball League, will receive an undisclosed sum from the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance and will get their second-place 2008 championship trophy back, said their attorney, Suzanne Thomas reports the San Francisco Chronicle.


Three members of an amateur San Francisco team who said they were branded "not gay enough" and stripped of their second-place finish at the Gay Softball World Series have settled their lawsuit.


"This is an amazing result," Thomas said Monday. "It's also an opportunity to put a spotlight on significant discrimination in sports against the LBGT community, and going forward we will look at this as an opportunity to provide additional education about this discrimination."

Roger Leishman, an attorney for the alliance, said the settlement Friday came a week after U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle ruled that the group had the right under the First Amendment to limit the number of heterosexuals who could play on a team to two.

"It is reasonable that an organization seeking to limit participation to gay athletes would require members to express whether or not they are gay athletes," Coughenour wrote.

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California faces a $13 Billion deficit



California is the Greece of the USA.



Failed Socialism in the People's Republic . . .

• State spending is projected to increase by 12 percent.
• A $13 Billion budget deficit.
• 10% unemployment to 2014.

The Legislative Analyst's Office for the People's Republic warns of declining tax revenue and a rocky statewide economic outlook that will lead to budget shortfalls for years to come.

California faces a $3 billion shortfall through the remainder of the fiscal year and is expected to have $10 billion less than the state needs in the fiscal year that will start July 1, resulting in a $13 billion gap over the next 18 months.

The current budget was based on a combination of spending cuts, fee hikes and projections of higher tax revenue in the months ahead. Republican lawmakers, who opposed tax increases, had warned that the revenue projections were overly optimistic, reports the Associated Press.

"The Legislative Analyst's Office report indicates, as predicted, that the budget passed by Democrats with only a majority vote was overly optimistic and based on shaky assumptions," Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, vice chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee, said in a statement.

He also noted that state spending is projected to increase by 12 percent in the fiscal year that will start July 1.

"It indicates that a lot more needs to be done to get California's budget under control, and that does not happen through tax increases," he said.

California State University trustees voted to increase annual undergraduate tuition to 9 percent, $5,472 to $5,970. The system has more than 400,000 students.

The legislative analyst said a double-dip recession was not likely, it did downgrade its forecast for employment growth and housing permits. It projects California's jobless rate will remain above 10 percent through the middle of 2014 and above 8 percent through 2017.


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Howard Jarvis 2011 Legislative Report Card



The capitol of the People's Republic of California.

  
2011 ratings show that Marxists still rule the People's Republic of California.


The annual ratings from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer's Association are in and the news is not good.

As usual the state legislature of the People's Republic of California is filled to overflowing with wild-eyed Marxists looking to re-distribute the wealth.

California Marxists have not a single original thought in their heads.  Every word that comes out of their mouths demands more spending and more taxes until the entire state is ground into Greek poverty.

The 2011 scores stem from 22 bills. This year the HLTA double-weighted two bills: ABX1 40 and Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6, as they represented a tax increase and a threat to Proposition 13 and the initiative process, respectively.

Also for the first time, the HJTA did not give a score to a legislator. Since March, State Assemblyman Jeff Gorell (R-Ventura) has been serving our country overseas in Afghanistan and was unable to vote on many legislative bills.



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District	Assembly Member	Party	Grade	%
1	Chesbro	D	F	22.9
2	Nielsen	R	A	91.7
3	Logue	R	A	94.6
4	Gaines	R	A	92
5	Pan	D	F	21.7
6	Huffman	D	F	12.5
7	Allen	D	F	12.5
8	Yamada	D	F	13
9	Dickinson	D	F	12.5
10	Huber	D	D	45.9
11	Bonilla	D	F	14.3
12	Ma	D	F	16
13	Ammiano	D	F	16
14	Skinner	D	F	12.5
15	Buchanan	D	D	26
16	Swanson	D	F	11.5
17	Galgiani	D	D	28
18	Hayashi	D	F	14.6
19	Hill	D	F	17.4
20	Wieckowski	D	F	12
21	Gordon	D	F	17.6
22	Fong	D	F	11.5
23	Campos	D	F	13.3
24	Beall	D	F	12
25	Olsen	R	B	86.9
26	Berryhill, Bill	R	B	89.1
27	Monning	D	F	16
28	Alejo	D	F	12.9
29	Halderman	R	A	100
30	Valadao	R	B	88.4
31	Perea	D	F	20.4
32	Grove	R	A	100
33	Achadjian	R	B	87.5
34	Conway	R	A	100
35	Williams	D	F	16
36	Knight	R	A	95
37	Gorell	R		0
38	Smyth	R	C	79
39	Fuentes	D	F	14.6
40	Blumenfield	D	F	14
41	Brownley	D	F	16.7
42	Feuer	D	F	12.5
43	Gatto	D	F	24
44	Portantino	D	F	15.2
45	Cedillo	D	F	11.5
46	Perez, John	D	F	13
47	Mitchell	D	F	20.8
48	Davis	D	F	15.4
49	Eng	D	F	15.3
50	Lara	D	F	13
51	Bradford	D	F	13.3
52	Hall	D	D	26.8
53	Butler	D	F	16.7
53	Lowenthal	D	F	12
55	Furutani	D	F	14
56	Mendoza	D	F	11.5
57	Hernandez	D	F	14.6
58	Calderon	D	F	11.5
59	Donnelly	R	A	100
60	Hagman	R	A	93.4
61	Torres	D	F	22.9
62	Carter	D	F	16.7
63	Morrell	R	A	100
64	Nestande	R	B	85.2
65	Cook	R	A	93.7
66	Jeffries	R	A	92
67	Silva	R	A	98
68	Mansoor	R	A	96
69	Solorio	D	F	16.7
70	Wagner	R	A	90
71	Miller	R	A	93.7
72	Norby	R	A	93.7
73	Harkey	R	A	96.3
74	Garrick	R	A	90
75	Fletcher	R	C	78.2
76	Atkins	D	F	15.4
77	Jones	R	A	93.8
78	Block	D	F	15.9
79	Hueso	D	F	15
80	Perez, Manuel	D	D	26

District	Senator	Party	Grade	%
1	Gaines	R	A	96.8
2	Evans	D	F	17.3
3	Leno	D	F	17.9
4	LaMalfa	R	A	91.5
5	Wolk	D	F	21.3
6	Steinberg	D	F	14.8
7	DeSaulnier	D	F	14.9
8	Yee	D	F	16
9	Hancock	D	F	17.1
10	Corbett	D	F	17.9
11	Simitian	D	F	20
12	Cannella	R	B	80
13	Alquist	D	F	19.7
14	Berryhill, Tom	R	B	82.7
15	Blakeslee	R	B	85
16	Rubio	D	F	19
17	Runner	R	B	87.5
18	Fuller	R	B	89.3
19	Strickland	R	B	80.3
20	Padilla	D	F	14.3
21	Liu	D	F	17.6
22	De Leon	D	F	18.4
23	Pavley	D	F	16.6
24	Hernandez	D	F	15.1
25	Wright	D	D	28.8
26	Price	D	F	17.9
27	Lowenthal	D	F	20.6
28	Lieu	D	F	16.7
29	Huff	R	A	91.4
30	Calderon, Ron	D	D	28.9
31	Dutton	R	A	90
32	Negrete McLeod	D	D	32.8
33	Walters	R	A	94.2
34	Correa	D	C	64.6
35	Harman	R	B	88
36	Anderson	R	A	96.3
37	Emmerson	R	B	85.9
38	Wyland	R	B	86.6
39	Kehoe	D	F	13.9
40	Vargas	D	F	18.5



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Legislators are bribed with Hawaii vacations

Big business, labor unions and oil companies have joined together to BRIBE California state legislators with "free" vacations to Hawaii.

Bi-Partisan Corruption  -  Special interests are bribing legislators of both parties with free vacations to Hawaii


California legislators of both parties are whores.  This is a well known fact.  What we did not know is they are cheap whores who will sell their souls for a Hawaii vacation.

More than a dozen California lawmakers are packing their bags for a weeklong trip to Hawaii to hobnob and discuss key issues with some of the Capitol's most powerful interests.

The legislators will spend five nights at Maui's luxurious Fairmont Kea Lani resort, which bills itself as "a luxurious haven in one of the most scenic places on Earth," reports the Sacramento Bee.

Participants can enjoy a breathtaking combination of sun, sea and turf. The Kea Lani touts a sandy beach, three swimming pools, fine dining, and activities ranging from sailing to kayaking to golf.

Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, D-Los Angeles, is among those expected to attend, as are Sen. Tom Berryhill, R-Oakdale; Sen. Curren Price, D-Inglewood; and Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, officials said.

The conference is the creation of the California Independent Voter Project, or CAIVP, a nonprofit public policy group backed by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Chevron, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association and other Capitol interests.  CAIVP offers lawmakers free airfare and five nights at the Kea Lani. 

In between golf games and expensive bottles of wine, we are told the legislators will be hard at work talking we each other about the many problems of California.

Bull Shit.

(Sacramento Bee)

"Let them eat cake"



Senators to the People  -  Go Screw Yourselves.
California State Senators have charged the taxpayers $111,316 for meals including gourmet offerings from Tex Wasabi, owned by Food Network star Guy Fieri.


State Senate uses $111,316 in taxpayer money to buy gourmet food for their members

ar·ro·gant/ˈarəgənt/

Adjective:

Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

California legislators are some of the most arrogant bastards in the United States.

At $95,291 a year these worthless Socialist morons have bankrupted the People's Republic of California.  Now they are eating high on the public dime charging taxpayers for $111,316 in "free" meals. 

This corruption and arrogance to totally bi-partisan.  Republican Senators were happy to stick their snouts deep in the trough of free food charged to the taxpayers.  No Republican held a press conference to bring the issue to the attention of the public.  It took newspapers to do that.

The Los Angeles Times reported that some of the catering even came from such culinary standouts as Tex Wasabi, owned by Food Network star Guy Fieri.

• $2,900 a month was paid for granola, yogurt and snacks of fresh fruit (pears, white nectarines, Clementines) and sweets (Haagen-Dazs ice cream, Klondike bars and snickerdoodle cookies), the receipts show.
• Senators lunched on teriyaki chicken breast, rice pilaf, salad and fresh-baked cookies for $1,659.
• The public picked up the $935 tab for an assortment of meats, cheeses and breads from a local Italian deli.
• In one day taxpayers bought 90 meals for 36 senators — who also receive a tax-free $143 per diem for Sacramento expenses.

The Senate has spent at least $111,316 in taxpayer funds on food, an increase of more than 10% over the previous 12 months, while working to cut 6% from the budget for state services.

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Democracy is Dead in California

The legislators of both parties in California could not give a God Damn what the voters think about them.

After all, if you don't like what your Senator is going just what the Hell are you going to do about it?  Run against him?  What a joke!

There is no democracy in California.  Pretend elections are held to make the people think election day has any meaning, but California long ago became an oligarchy dictatorship of special interest Billionaire Cartels who purchase their own Senators.

With only 40 members, each Senator represents about 925,000 people.  While in neighboring Oregon each Senator represents about 126,000 people.

It costs millions and millions of dollars to campaign in these ultra, mega-sized districts, and Billionaire Cartels of Corporations and Labor Unions provide the money.  The election winners know full well that the voters back home had nothing to do with their victories.  The Special Interests own the legislators.

REFORM IS NEEDED  -   First, make the legislature part-time.  Slash their pay to $1,000 a year, meet for 90 days and then they need to go back home and work for a living.  Second, get with the population of the 21st century and vastly increase the number of Senators. 

Get the district size down to a level where ordinary people like the local CPA, teacher or gas station owner can easily run for and win public office.  Return power to the voters.  Not the Cartels.


Democracy is Dead in California
District size makes for corruption.  With only 40 State Senators for over 37,000,000 people each district has a population of about 925,000 people.  Because of district size Senators no longer represent the people.  They represent the special interests who provide the millions and millions of dollars needed to campaign in these monster, mega-sized districts. 

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