Archive for January 2026

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April 4, 2025 John Flaxman: The Embassy to Achilles, 1895. Image by Wikimedia Commons arlier this week, transit expert Randal O’ Toole rewound the clock for us on VTA’s surprising history of rideshare innovation. And, as three Bay Area classics professors argue in this Opp Now exclusive, that’s not the only point in the past…

March 14, 2025 Image in public domain f we want the Bay Area’s young adults to value (and be proficient at) reading, says Nat Review, we must model a passion for it ourselves—not just as teachers, but as parents, neighbors, coworkers, and friends. The Atlantic’s November cover story, “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read…

Special Reports December 17, 2025 Image by Pickpik Pre-approving modular design libraries. Waiving impact fees for workforce housing. And–yes—keeping CEQA under control. SF Briones Society’s Jay Donde and former Hollister mayor Victor Gomez lay out how local gov’t might streamline the building process—and save residents thousands along the way. An Opp Now exclusive. Jay Donde,…

As top-down state policy degrades student achievement in SJUSD, the argument against public schools could be gaining purchase. But Gus Mattammal (candidate for CA Supe of Public Instruction and author of A is for Average) makes the case for reforming, not discarding, public education. While distributed opportunity to children everywhere is key to our economic health, he asks if California’s…

Cristabel’s -Crystal Ball An end-of-year addition to the vaunted Opp Now team, local grad student Cristabel Cruz offers our first in a series on What To Expect in The Coming Year. Welcome, Cristabel, and welcome, 2026. “I haven’t seen you in awhile. Where you been?” “On vacation.” “Oh, where?” “Club Elmwood.” That’s a snippet I…