Kenneth Schrupp
@kennethschrupp
California policy reporter @TheCenterSquare. Obligatory “like/follow=/=endorsement,” "opinions my own." Personal account.
How did California prepare for the deadly Palisades Fire? My investigation shows in the last two years, CalFire funded just one Palisades brush clearance, leaving the community completely exposed — undermining Newsom's narrative the state is doing its part to reduce fire risk...
Teaching “critical thinking” fails because truth discernment arises from collecting facts and recognizing their patterns. How are students supposed to think “critically” about information if they don’t know anything?
It wasn't just political correctness, there was a deliberate ideology education was supposed to teach "critical thinking" i.e. make students cognitively smarter, and learning (supposedly) "random" facts they could look up online was a distraction from that. Turned out to be wrong
After my coverage of SB 549, @BenAllenCA has placed the LA Resilient Rebuilding Authority bill on hold. Thank you to everyone for sharing and bringing attention to this story!
CA Senate passes bill to let LA buy fire-destroyed lots for low-income housing justthenews.com/nation/states/…
I wrote the original story. This is not true. There is no rezoning in SB 549. A 40% low-income requirement applies only to property tax financing that the Resilient Rebuilding Authority CAN use. Please refer to my thread and July 14 story for details: x.com/kennethschrupp…
BREAKING - California’s new bill SB549 to purchase fire-damaged properties is far worse than expected as it forces California taxpayers, including Palisades residents through their property taxes, to fund the buyout, requires 40% of new housing to be for the homeless, overrides…
Plato wants you to believe this featherless biped is a man
Amazon wants you to believe this is legally a bicycle
What's California doing after letting the Palisades burn down? The state just unveiled $101M in "rebuilding" aid for "equitable" low-income housing in the Palisades and Altadena, including "supportive housing" for the homeless, mentally ill, and felons. thecentersquare.com/california/art…
How did California prepare for the deadly Palisades Fire? My investigation shows in the last two years, CalFire funded just one Palisades brush clearance, leaving the community completely exposed — undermining Newsom's narrative the state is doing its part to reduce fire risk...