Archive for December 2023
☆ SJ housing expert: Builder’s remedy mitigates supply-side issues, bypasses “stupid” City demands
Image in Public Domain Jerry Strangis, San Jose land use consultant since 1975, comments on the City’s attempt to get its Housing Element certified. Hand-wringing City officials worry—should the State reject their plan—developers will keep using the “builder’s remedy” loophole to avert zoning restrictions. Strangis praises SJ’s efforts toward a compliant Housing Element, while recognizing…
Read MoreOpinion: BART needs to reprioritize providing residents with clean, safe, reliable transportation
Image in Public Domain CBS News rewinds the tapes, and explains how the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency first went off track and began seriously losing business. When BART shifted its focus from effective service to social equity issues, it alienated key customer bases (and really, should that be a surprising outcome?). Fifty-one years ago,…
Read MoreEmail Blast from Councilmember Bien Doan: San Jose Earthquakes Soccer Complex in District 7
WEBSITE | COUNCILMEMBER BIEN DOAN | MEET THE DISTRICT 7 TEAM | CONTACT District 7 Residents, I have an exciting and pivotal development in our community to share with you! A collaboration that holds immense promise for both the San Jose Earthquakes and the residents all over our city, especially in District 7. The city of San José, County of Santa…
Read MoreCA judge argues community colleges’ DEI mandates are flagrantly unconstitutional
Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury: Galileo before the Holy Office. Image in Public Domain Magistrate Judge Christopher Baker’s new 44-page report advises that CA Community Colleges and Kern Community College District (both of which face a lawsuit from Bakersfield prof Daymon Johnson) stop requiring faculty to submit to DEI ideology. Judge Baker explains that mandating DEI/anti-racist “proficiency” really…
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