Consensus: Silicon Valley leaders from across political spectrum are thumbs down on Newsom’s redistricting ploy

By Take Back San Jose | September 3, 2025

Image by pixabay.com From Social Democrat Alex Lee in Fremont to GOP candidates for congress and assembly, Bay Areans are rejecting efforts to dismantle CA’s Independent Citizens’ Redistricting Commission.  CA Assemblyman Alex Lee: “Trying to save democracy by destroying democracy is dangerous and foolish. By legitimizing the race to the bottom of gerrymandering, Democrats will…

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☆ If overbearing Silicon Valley gov’t just stepped back a bit …

By Take Back San Jose | September 2, 2025

Image by Ken Teegardin from Boulder, Boulder, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons how much might the market accomplish, especially re: making life affordable for locals? Taxpayer advocates Jon Coupal and Shane Patrick Connolly share some common-sense suggestions for our electeds in this Opp Now exclusive—relating to transit boondoggles, minimum wage debates, “boutique depts,” and…

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