Posts by Take Back San Jose

Liccardo expresses worries about nonprofits’ lack of accountability October 21, 2022 In an email thread recently released by the City of San Jose as part of an action by SJ Spotlight, Mayor Liccardo echoes a concern voiced here on Opp Now: how local nonprofits may be gaming the City’s lax management systems, and underperforming due…

April 22, 2024 Image by Public Domain Vectors Concerns about non profit accountability in SJ have a long history of being ignored. Irene Smith of the Independent Leadership Group and United Housing Alliance suggests that the blistering State Audit report on SJ’s out-of-control homelessness expenditures means it’s finally time to get serious about managing non…

Steve Hilton for Governor BREAKING POLL I just got the new numbers, and I honestly couldn’t wait to share them with you. Something extraordinary is happening in California.

Tuesday’s vote would set the framework, with final zoning changes expected in late 2027 AFacing intense pressure to meet state housing goals, San Jose is considering a major overhaul of its land use laws that would allow more apartments, townhouses or duplexes in single-family neighborhoods, streamline development along transit routes, and permit housing on school…

Dear Neighbor, Housing is a complicated, nuanced and deeply personal issue for so many of us. Whether you can’t afford it or you can’t imagine how your neighborhood might change if we had more of it. In recent weeks housing has been the main topic of conversation at City Hall, and many of you have…

Candidate Pefley: What dies SJ City Council have up their sleeves?“The San Jose City Council voted today to oppose several statewide propositions and honestly, why are they sticking their fingers on the scale of issues that have nothing to do with city governance? Their opposition to Prop 43, which would require two‑thirds voter approval for any…

Yesterday’s split City Council vote (6-4 opposing the 2/3-voter requirement for new local taxes in Prop 43) shows that more and more SJ city councilmembers are uncomfortable coercing their over-taxed constituents to sign up for even more new levies. CM George Casey: City should back off making so many endorsements “There is an important difference…

To the Democrats and Independents who still believe in the promise of California: The Sacramento machine has made this state unlivable—the highest gas, housing, and electricity prices in the nation. I came to this state because I believed in the ladder of opportunity for working people. That’s not what California is today. This isn’t about…

☆ Reimagining public listening Special Reports December 10, 2022 The recent City Hall brouhaha over special elections v appointments for open council seats put a spotlight, for many, on the City’s flawed system of citizen feedback. Why come out and speak at Council meetings if you’re not heard, and if the end result is that you…

California Noir: The Plot to Rob the Federal Reserve Drowning in Debt and Desperate: California’s Hail Mary to Capture the White House in 2028 By: Verbica for Congress SAN JOSE, Calif. – Aug. 2, 2026 – PRLog — Money doesn’t lie. It just changes outfits before the dance. Where is our hard-boiled Bogart when we need him—to drag racketeers and…