Archive for April 2026
Opinion: Bay Area’s Prop 5 profiteers serve at the “pleasure, whim, and political wishes of MTC”
October 30, 2024 mage generated using Dall-E Looks like the ABC’s of our regional agencies all end up spelling MTC. If Prop 5 passes, Bay Areans can expect to see massive tax hikes to pay for BAHFA’s next multi-billion-dollar housing bond. But who runs BAHFA—and ABAG, for that matter? Marin Post’s Bob Silvestri argues that…
Read More☆ Opinion: The iceberg of Bay Area Public Works deficits
April 22, 2025 Image generated using Dall-E Your public works infrastructure is decaying without a fiscally sustainable plan to replenish it, says SHIFT-Bay Area’s sustainability director Gregg Dieguez. Here, Dieguez argues that higher taxes could be coming. An Opp Now exclusive. Allowing public works to fall into disrepair will lead to critical failures that will…
Read MoreINSTAGRAM: As fraud in California continues to surface, I will continue fighting against it and raising awareness.
We analyzed Gavin Newsom’s own public data to calculate the total amount of fraud, waste and abuse in the past 5 years.
Jamming the ratchet effect ☆ Moses: SJ Mayor Mahan is “rebranding scope creep” as “the basics”
Special Reports April 2, 2026 Under pressure to address San Jose’s massive budget shortfall, CA gubernatorial candidate Mayor Matt Mahan talked up “charitable or commercial ventures” as if they were “core municipal functions.” They’re not, says Mark Moses, author of The Municipal Financial Crisis: instead of chasing the glamour of being a sports destination, leaders…
Read MoreThey crush family businesses
March 20, 2026 John, I recently traveled to downtown Los Angeles to visit a 3rd generation, family-owned metal recycling company. What I saw made me furious, but it perfectly illustrates why I’m running for California Attorney General. This business is being crushed. There are sixteen different California regulatory agencies that oversee their work. Sixteen! Are…
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