Posts by Take Back San Jose

Special Reports October 16, 2025 Photo by ccPixs.com “Cities should stay in their lane,” says Santa Clara CM Karen Hardy, who is “horribly uncomfortable” with the city’s 4-1 decision to put a resolution on the agenda to endorse Measure A. Voters should make up their own minds, she says, while pointing out the threat of…

May 6, 2026 Jean Le Tavernier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons After Santa Clara County (with support from Mayor Mahan and other faux fiscal moderates like CM’s Mulcahy and Doan) muscled through Measure A last year, other counties are looking to replay SCC’s template to unnecessarily raise taxes. Jon Coupal explores in the Orange County…

Measure B, which would hike the rate over 10% in a majority of cities, is regressive, excessive and avoidable Contra Costa County officials pitching the last sales tax increase to voters in 2020 grossly misrepresented the revenue it would raise. The levy on taxable goods does not apply to prescription medications and most groceries. Nevertheless,…

April 28, 2026 John, Tonight at midnight is the biggest Official Fundraising Deadline in the fight for California Attorney General. We are SO close to hitting our final goal, only $850 away — but we need one last surge of grassroots support to cross the finish line before the books close in a few hours.…

Special Reports February 6, 2023 Nationally recognized transit expert (and frequent Opp Now contributor) Randal O’Toole continues Opp Now’s exclusive series on Local Gov’t Hopes & Fears. His pitch: The SCC should treat failing urban transit systems as private businesses that are losing customers/revenue. After all, should local transit agencies get heftier subsidies to serve…

April 20, 2026