Archive for November 2024

Political analyst Kira Davis explains, via X, why SCC is (you heard this right) still counting ballots and determining winners a week after Election Day. Since CA legally prohibits ID verification at the polls, volunteers must painstakingly—and often subjectively, Davis claims—verify signatures, one at a time. A lot of people ask why it takes California…

Image by Apionid on Flickr California has enough rainfall to address local droughts, claims CPC’s water policy director Edward Ring—but the State regularly and wastefully dumps water into SF Bay to try to save the Delta smelt fish. Why, decades after this program began, is the smelt fish population no better off—while Bay Areans are…

Palo Alto councilmember Greg Tananka says that local governments should not ignore the real message of the November 5 election: The People want lean, efficient government. An Opp Now exclusive. The recent presidential election signals a growing demand for government efficiency at all levels. With the President-elect establishing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the…

Image by Wikimedia Commons San Francisco Mayor London Breed recently celebrated new data showing that the number of people living in tents in the city has hit its lowest point in six years. This comes after Breed—in response to SCOTUS’ Grants Pass decision—began more vigorous encampment amelioration. KCBS reports on the latest numbers. In August,…

Image by Bearrobotics.ai The data re: the impact of the State’s and Silicon Valley’s increased minimum wage for fast food workers is in, and it’s grim: jobs are down a net 5,400 this year, and employees have actually lost earnings amounting to $37 million. 93% of employers say they’ll need to further raise their prices…

As a TCN member, you get to read the same news briefing Tucker Carlson does every weekday. Here’s today’s roundup. The Latest  TRASH TALK: Trump Flaunts Garbage Vest, Truck Following Biden Smear Donald Trump held an impromptu press conference from inside a Trump-branded garbage truck Wednesday, leaning into Joe Biden’s slanderous characterization of MAGA supporters…