Posts by Take Back San Jose

August 8, 2025 Santa Clara County leaders keep stacking “just a little more” onto the sales tax rate—now eyeing a countywide health-care tax atop SB 63’s potential 0.5% transit levy. With flat population and a county budget that’s tripled since 2012, residents are paying more for the same potholes and emptier buses & trains. Athan…

“Tax Return – 1040” by 401(K) 2012, CC BY-SA 2.0 Taxpayers should demand accountability from their government, said Los Altos Institution fellow Athan Joshi. At a rally against Measure A, the Opportunity Now wunderkind contributor (he’s in high school) reminded his audience that the 5/8-cent sales tax is the latest, but not the last, in a decades-long…

Survey on redistricting measure: Proposition 50 appears likely to pass at the ballot box, with 56% of respondents saying they plan to vote for it, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll. The move comes on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s unusual message to supporters.  San Leandro official faces federal charges: City Councilman Bryan Azevedo…

“This idea that H.R. 1 suddenly caught them with their pants down is a misnomer,” District 10 Councilmember George Casey said. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced his support for Measure A alongside San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan at a press conference in front of the Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif.,…

“Personal Income Taxes Ver8” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 Santa Clara County Assessor candidate Bryan Do says that when the government faces a budget shortfall, the easy answer is almost always the same: raise taxes. Measure A, the County’s proposed 5/8-cent sales tax increase, is exactly that kind of “easy answer.” But just because…

Weekly StaffPOSTED: 01:37 PM, October 20, 2025 | UPDATED AT: 02:38 AM, October 27, 2025 In less than a month, Santa Clara County voters will decide if they want to levy an additional 0.625% sales tax to maintain the county medical system in the face of federal cuts (HB1).  The Weekly submitted the following questions to Rishi…

Cupertino Mayor Liangfang Chao and the City Council called out Santa Clara County’s “suspicious special-election timing,” says Purissima Hills Water District Director Brian Holtz. By voting to oppose the sales tax hike, Cupertino demonstrated “true leadership” says County Assessor candidate Rishi Kumar. Silicon Valley Business Alliance Treasurer Pat Waite commends the “principled stance against Measure…

Dear John, Ever notice how California looks like a city in a dystopian film?  Here’s the kicker: Politicians running that mess think it’s a “model” for the rest of the country. Unless we act, your state is next. I’ve got a message I’ve been saving only for Americans I trust… CLICK HERE: Before the chaos spreads…

AP NewsMichael Froehlich celebrated his 50th birthday in 2000 by buying 50 vintage cars, all manufactured the year he was born. After removing the oil and pollutants, Froehlich parked them in a private forest near his home in western Germany to create a classic car graveyard. Read More The collection includes a Jaguar XK120, a Rolls-Royce…