Archive for June 2025

City prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit San Francisco Parks Alliance, a prominent fundraiser for the city’s open spaces that admitted recently to misspending at least $3.8 million. The Chron reports. An investigator with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office contacted at least two people with ties to the Parks Alliance after the…

Dear Neighbor, ike every Sunday, I’m spending the morning with my kids—but today is extra special. We’re making breakfast together to surprise Silvia for Mother’s Day. And this morning, I realized something: Nina and Luke are almost old enough to make me the sous chef!   I hope all the moms reading this feel loved…

Opp Now’s co-founder Christopher Escher joined the South County Business Alliance’s May lunch with a simple word of advice for local business: when media is slanted against you, grab the bullhorn. An Opp Now exclusive. My thesis for you over the next ten minutes is this: The media landscape in Silicon Valley—and by that I…

Image by Austin Cross Financial expert and recently retired BART Director Debora Allen explains that increased ridership can’t save the agency’s budget if its expenses continue skyrocketing year to year. (Here’s a two-word hint: Labor overtime.) From the SF Briones Society podcast. Debora Allen: The rider experience was awful [in 2017, when I was first…

Violent Crime per Capita in San Jose. Image by CrimeGrade.org. City gets a C- grade on violent and property crime, though it scores better on other types of crimes. Geographic inequities abound. Crimegrade.org reports. The C- grade indicates that the rate of violent crime is slightly higher than that of the average US city. San…