California State SenateCandidate for District 1
Steven Baird
My Top 3 Priorities
- Joint resolution for the formation of the State of Jefferson
- Modifying the representation model for rural voters - one senator per county in California
- Eliminate the non-governmental organizations (CARB, CalEPA, etc.) and their regulations that have crushed the job market in rural northern California
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Questions from The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and California Counts, a public media collaboration. (4)
It is imperative to build water storage for drought years in our state. I do want to make clear that I am not a believer in man-made climate change as the data was based on fabricated statistics by a "PhD" who was not. The world's temperature is always in flux. The planet experienced glacial freezing deep into North America and these same glaciers receded all without the benefit of man's interference. As for the water storage, we should be installing more dams where feasible that will also yield clean hydro power.
If California were to adjust its representation to proportions equal to the 1879 constitution, the number of representatives would exceed 5,000. Although unrealistic, it would definitely diminish the role of lobbyists as they could not influence that many legislators. Getting more representation to all Californians would benefit both rural and urban centers as the representatives would actually be accountable to a much small constituency and less so to the big money interests.
The minimum wage was never intended to be a living wage but more as a bridge for our youth to gain experience to move into the working world. Raising the minimum wage will be disastrous for California and accelerate the exodus of businesses out of our state. The new minimum wage should be repealed before it damages our California economy more than other regulations already have. This new minimum wage is a job killer and will increase the use of technology for basic customer interactive tasks such as food and materials ordering.
1) Eliminate non-governemental organizations that are staffed by unelected individuals who have the power to regulate and fee/fine individuals
2) Eliminate the job killing regulations to get our residents back to work
3) Honor the Federal Forest Management Plan and clean up the forests, restart logging enterprises and stop the catestrophic wild fires
