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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…

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May 21, 2025 Image by Wayne S. Grazio RAND Corporation does a gigantic study on CA’s housing affordability crisis and notes that onerous regulations, as well as built-in labor-friendly contracts, make costs for new housing soar. Take a look at Texas, they recommend, where prices are half of CA’s. We found the following:  • California…

By Kenny ChoiJuly 24, 2025 / 6:27 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco The cost of living in the Bay Area’s largest city has become exceedingly expensive, according to a new report, which says it is now the most expensive large city in the entire country. The latest Silicon Valley Pain Index report, published by San Jose State University,…

Special Reports January 16, 2026 RITOS80, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons “There have been so many fees and taxes that have driven out all the developers,” says Silicon Valley Business Alliance’s Johnny Khamis. He’s hopeful that rolling back fees will increase building, not just downtown high-rises but throughout San Jose. Will voters keep trusting…