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Zuckerberg, Facebook Go Full Public Relations Blitz as Libra Stumbles
This summer, Facebook unveiled their plans to incorporate Libra, a digital cryptocurrency, into the Facebook platform. By the end of 2020, billions of Facebook users will be able to use Libra like any other currency. In previous Right by the Bay post, I wrote about Facebook’s announcement, highlighting some of ...
Agriculture
Trump Opens Floodgates In California — Will The State Fight Him Or Be Grateful For The Help?
California’s 55 electoral votes won’t go to President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, but he can expect the state’s farmers support. The White House announced on Oct. 22 it will pump water where it’s vital for human needs rather than hold it back on behalf of the Chinook salmon, ...
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California is AWOL on Teacher Leadership Policies
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on the National Council on Teacher Quality’s excellent research on California’s failed teacher quality policies, and now the organization has followed up by releasing a new analysis showing that California is AWOL when it comes to policies on teacher leadership. The NCTQ ...
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Change to Sacramento Soccer Stadium Deal Would Be Bad for Taxpayers
Amid much fanfare, Major League Soccer last week announced that Sacramento has been awarded the 29th MLS franchise. Attention now turns to building a new $252 million stadium in the downtown Sacramento railyards before the team’s launch in 2022. Unfortunately, taxpayers are about to have a bucket of cold water ...
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What We’re Watching – Who’s Giving Away the Most Free Stuff?
Rowena Itchon – Who Is Giving Away the Most Free Stuff? Guess which presidential candidate is giving away the most “free” stuff. Check out John Stossel’s Free Stuff 2020. Evan Harris – Mr. Zuckerberg Goes to Washington (Again) Mark Zuckerberg entertained Congressional members for more than six hours of testimony ...
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Liberal Interests Going “All In” for Policy Wish List in 2020 Campaign
Last week came news that the California School Boards Association finally submitted its long-discussed ballot measure to the state Attorney General’s office to begin the process of qualifying it for the November 2020 general election ballot. According to EdSource, the so-called “Public School Progress, Prosperity, and Accountability Act of 2020” ...
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Newsom Includes State Worker Raises in First Year Budget Spending Spree
Analysis of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s first year as governor is in the “Monday morning quarterback” phase as the media, supporters, and opponents measure his legislative priorities against his campaign promises. Since passing the largest state budget in California history at $214.8 billion, Governor Newsom has been given a free ...
Blended Learning
Rx for the iGen Generation: Intellectual Virtue, Not Safe Spaces
While many adults are perplexed by today’s young people, a number of important books offer insight and answers to why, according to the cover of one of them, “Today’s super-connected kids are growing up less rebellious, more tolerant, less happy—and completely unprepared for adulthood.” Members of today’s iGen generation were ...
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California Needs More Bans Like A Fish Needs A Bicycle
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What We’re Watching – October 18
Tim Anaya – Mark Zuckerberg on the Power of Expression Caught between a rock and a hard place amidst strict criticism over political censorship and calls for the government to break it up, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the case this week at Georgetown that the enormity of the Internet ...
Zuckerberg, Facebook Go Full Public Relations Blitz as Libra Stumbles
This summer, Facebook unveiled their plans to incorporate Libra, a digital cryptocurrency, into the Facebook platform. By the end of 2020, billions of Facebook users will be able to use Libra like any other currency. In previous Right by the Bay post, I wrote about Facebook’s announcement, highlighting some of ...
Trump Opens Floodgates In California — Will The State Fight Him Or Be Grateful For The Help?
California’s 55 electoral votes won’t go to President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, but he can expect the state’s farmers support. The White House announced on Oct. 22 it will pump water where it’s vital for human needs rather than hold it back on behalf of the Chinook salmon, ...
California is AWOL on Teacher Leadership Policies
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on the National Council on Teacher Quality’s excellent research on California’s failed teacher quality policies, and now the organization has followed up by releasing a new analysis showing that California is AWOL when it comes to policies on teacher leadership. The NCTQ ...
Change to Sacramento Soccer Stadium Deal Would Be Bad for Taxpayers
Amid much fanfare, Major League Soccer last week announced that Sacramento has been awarded the 29th MLS franchise. Attention now turns to building a new $252 million stadium in the downtown Sacramento railyards before the team’s launch in 2022. Unfortunately, taxpayers are about to have a bucket of cold water ...
What We’re Watching – Who’s Giving Away the Most Free Stuff?
Rowena Itchon – Who Is Giving Away the Most Free Stuff? Guess which presidential candidate is giving away the most “free” stuff. Check out John Stossel’s Free Stuff 2020. Evan Harris – Mr. Zuckerberg Goes to Washington (Again) Mark Zuckerberg entertained Congressional members for more than six hours of testimony ...
Liberal Interests Going “All In” for Policy Wish List in 2020 Campaign
Last week came news that the California School Boards Association finally submitted its long-discussed ballot measure to the state Attorney General’s office to begin the process of qualifying it for the November 2020 general election ballot. According to EdSource, the so-called “Public School Progress, Prosperity, and Accountability Act of 2020” ...
Newsom Includes State Worker Raises in First Year Budget Spending Spree
Analysis of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s first year as governor is in the “Monday morning quarterback” phase as the media, supporters, and opponents measure his legislative priorities against his campaign promises. Since passing the largest state budget in California history at $214.8 billion, Governor Newsom has been given a free ...
Rx for the iGen Generation: Intellectual Virtue, Not Safe Spaces
While many adults are perplexed by today’s young people, a number of important books offer insight and answers to why, according to the cover of one of them, “Today’s super-connected kids are growing up less rebellious, more tolerant, less happy—and completely unprepared for adulthood.” Members of today’s iGen generation were ...
California Needs More Bans Like A Fish Needs A Bicycle
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What We’re Watching – October 18
Tim Anaya – Mark Zuckerberg on the Power of Expression Caught between a rock and a hard place amidst strict criticism over political censorship and calls for the government to break it up, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the case this week at Georgetown that the enormity of the Internet ...
