No Sharp Teeth in Shark Fin Prohibition Law

Six months in jail and a $1000 fine for possessing and selling 2000 pounds of shark fins.  This is a joke, it cost more in investigative time and processing.  The perpetrators are killing up to 73 million sharks annually just for their fins. The Shark Fin law acts more as job security for law enforcement and politicians than for curtailing an egregious and inhumane act against nature.  Where are the voices of concerned organizations like Save the Bay, Sierra  Club, PETA, Green Peace, and the hundreds of other San Francisco environmentalist?  Not one word have I read or heard from them about this act of sabotage against nature.  There is absolutely no incentive for the violators to stop. A $1000 fine is just a discretionary and inconsequential business expense.   However, it cost the state of California millions to administrate the law more then it cost the violators.  The Shark Fin law is another California form of legislative nonsense that placates a minority group. A minority group that wanted to get their name in the Bills co-author column to satisfy their ego and their desire in some small way to protect a species.  I am in favor of the intent of the Shark Fin law, however, Sacramento, put some teeth in this law, make it pay for its administration at the very least.  

2014 Food for Thinking About

It's the end of January 2014, and how many of you have already given up on your New Year's resolution? Historically speaking quite a few I am guessing. Did you know that only 45% of Americans even make a New Year's resolution and only about 8% successfully achieve their stated goals each year. Self-improvement, Weight, Money and Relationships are the top four resolutions in the order listed. If you are in your twenties you're 38% more likely to achieve your goal each year and if you're age fifty and older only 14% of you are likely to achieve your goals each year. This according to the University of Scranton. Journal of Clinical Psychology. These percentages seem backwards given the maturity level of each group. However, there is probably a psychological,or quite possibly an environmental reason based on my interpretation of other books I've read. While in your twenties you've had a relatively short amount of time to develop self-limiting beliefs that hold many of us back or from going for it. An additional 30 or 40 years longer on this planet living in society can dim the flames of creativity, assertiveness and risk tolerance and quite possibly shake our values and belief through many many more life experiences. In their places complacency, security, and fear of loss become the normal. We have to reverse this trend, hell, the baby boom generation laid the foundation for all that is today they did all the blasting and excavating, forming the rebar and form pouring the concrete for all that is being built today. We dreamed of it all and started the ball rolling for all the technology that is being exploited by the X generation and their sense of entitlement. Come on baby boomers we're not through yet the world always needs creators and not just vague 140 character tweets,  or faceless virtual friend and links to 100s of people seeking only an endorsement from you in return for an endorsement of them. Can you dig-it?

Happy New Year

Hello Everyone,

What a wonderful Christmas season we experienced in San Francisco. All the gifts were fantastic, thoughtful and useful. We sincerely appreciate everyone that made our day special and the family that kept us in mind. We are so happy and grateful for all that we have and experienced in 2013. Now the time is nearing where the calendar will roll forward to another new year of 2014. We, I will try to live everyday with sharper awareness. We wish to all a prosperous, innovative and decisive 2014, that will bring happiness, good health and wealth.

See all of you next year.

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"Scaled-down homeless rights law advances" I think I voted for Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.

I am willing to listen to some discussion about this problem, but is Tom Ammiano just trying to get his portrait in the State capital proposing this crazy idea? Yes, thank goodness for term limits, where is this guy coming from? Imposing this kind of legislation only propagates the homeless problem not solve it. Tom, if you want to be a good humanitarian why don’t you lead by example. I propose that you volunteer to allow the homeless over to your home for a shower and shave and while they are in the shower please laundry and mend their clothes, Tom. Lets not turn the City into a refugee camp or give the New York City’s Major or the State of Nevada another reason to ship their problems to San Francisco again.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Scaled-down-homeless-rights-law-advances-4457424.php#ixzz2SA1W7Ele

"Feinstein assault-weapons ban defeated" - What is the problem?

My Opinion...

Comprehensive background checks, reduction in magazine size and quantity owned, and restrict ownership of assault style or looking weapons.  As a citizen who has owned firearms and continues to support ownership these proposals seem reasonable and don't affect my 2nd Ammendment rights as a citizen.  I can't hunt or compete in any sport with them and most are used to fill hillsides and derelict cars with as much lead and copper as possible which by-the-way isn’t helping the environment.   At the same time a proposal to increase research on behavior that uses violence to further one's objective even if the goal is to kill oneself would be good use of a "gun licensing fee."  Did I just propose an annual registration/licensing/permitting fee?

http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Feinstein-assault-weapons-ban-defeated-4443319.php