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By Chris Kramer  — Sept 10, 2022 Please watch the following 8-minute YouTube video:      https://youtu.be/ZsqKaN_Kdf0 Every month the Fire Chief, Mayor, and City Council Members of Seaside, CA, continue to repeat the pre-determined rhetoric that the COVID vaccines are “free, safe, and effective”. Of course, they are just repeating what they are told to say. They … COVID Vaccine Rhetoric And AB 2098 Medical Misinformation Bill

By Colin Gallagher  9-4-2022 Every year, the Legislature passes a number of anti-gun unconstitutional bills. This year was no exception. However, it was a bit of a surprise to see that two of the bills they had prioritized and even worked hard to get votes on in the final days of the session failed to … CA Political Roundup: Some Gun Bills Defeated, Mandatory Vaccination Bill Also Failed

By Lawrence Samuels Measure Q will be on the November 2022 ballot to impose a parcel tax supposedly for childcare. But the measure says nothing about how the money will be spent. There is no provision in the measure to help offset the parent’s cost of childcare/pre-school. Furthermore, considering what has been happening in state-controlled … Libertarian Party Opposes New Property Tax in Monterey County

Chris Kramer – July 11, 2022 — In their latest meeting, on July 7, 2022, Seaside’s City Council members lamented over the fact that much has been done by the city and the council to curb illegal fireworks in the city for many years. Yet, illegal firework activity only seems to increase each year. To … Seaside City Council Considers Fireworks Ban Measure

By Mimi Robson, Chair Libertarian Party of California — June 26, 2022 I would like to thank the Executive Committee for overwhelmingly passing the motion to endorse Kevin Kiley’s bill, ACA 16 which would overturn the top-two primaries in California back to partisan primaries.  The bill was introduced on June 20th to meet the deadline … California Libertarian Party Supports ACA 16 to Overturn Top-Two Law

by Chris Kramer, June 1, 2022 The Seaside City Council at its meeting on May 19, 2022, voted 3 to 1 to deny a permit for a local marijuana dispensary to expand. This dispensary is already open for business in Seaside. It was seeking to expand. It is disappointing that the Seaside City Council, and … Seaside City Council Stands in the Way of Prosperity and Free Enterprise

Lawrence Samuels, LPMC Chair: The Libertarian Party of Monterey County (LPMC) recently established the Committee Against Fascist Rent Control (CAFRC) to fight all forms of governmental control over rental properties. The reason we inserted the word “Fascist” into the committee’s name is to make known the historical and economic background of authoritarian ideologies that demand … New Organization to Oppose Rent Control and its Registries

Chris Kramer — March 14, 2022 There is an avian influenza outbreak that has made its way to America and is quickly spreading. The folks who are okay with trading liberties for statist mandates that destroy or damage the lives and livelihoods of countless people can relax. It’s poultry and wild birds that are catching … Possibility of future virus pandemics should have people wondering if big government creates the problems that it appoints itself to solve

By Chris Kramer  –  2/26/2022 Residents of Seaside, California, should take notice. Seaside city council members discussed a Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) at the last city council meeting on Feb 17, 2022. If passed, this could have a large impact on residents, local employment, and taxpayers. This CWA would apply to city projects over a … Seaside Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) Would Be A Union Power Grab That Would Raise Taxes and Hurt Local Workers

By Chris Kramer Notable comments from the 2021 crime report, as reported by the acting police chief of Seaside, to the city council on 2/3/2022: 1. “Crime went up overall by 3%.” 2. “Our robberies went up by 40% in 2021.” 3. “Assaults went up substantially. So we had 81 assaults. Which is very high, … The 2021 Crime Report from Seaside, CA