Archive for January 2026

January 27, 2026

January 24, 2026

January 26, 2026 Image by PickPik Extending his ongoing efforts to jack SJ residents’ tax burden even higher, SJ Mayor Mahan on Jan. 13 voted to oppose the “Save Prop 13” ballot initiative. And, yes, he was joined by his cadre of faux fiscal conservatives, CMs Casey, Doan and Mulcahy. They also voted to support the upcoming…

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December 22, 2025

Authorities detail deadly confrontation: Witness videos showed the violent end of suspect Mohamed Husien, of Davis, but San Jose police said he was an immediate threat. They detailed the beginning of a reported multiday crime spree that included armed robberies, carjackings and multiple gunfights with police across Northern California. 

Passenger traffic at aviation hubs: San Jose and Oakland airports reported drops in November travelers. Officials there attributed it to the decline of intra-California business travel. As those two airports struggle, San Francisco International Airport has a different story. 

California Billionaires Tax Act: A union-backed ballot initiative to take a 5% bite out of each billionaire’s wealth to stabilize the state’s health care system has upset the Bay Area’s ultra-wealthy. It has sparked a debate about whether the measure would help California’s finances or make them worse by driving away billionaires and their income taxes.…

Sites Reservoir would be 8th largest in California, providing water to Bay Area, farms, LA A drone view of rural land near unincorporated Sites, Calif., left, on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The area is planned for Sites Reservoir, proposed to be constructed in rural Colusa County. The 1.5 million-acre-foot reservoir would be California’s eighth largest…

Dear John, This won’t make headlines – yet. But if you care about what happens to President Trump, you need to see this.Steve Hilton just announced something we didn’t expect. Some are already saying he may be the only person who can stop what’s coming. We can’t share the full story in an email.But the…