Posts by Take Back San Jose

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…

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…

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…

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…

March 29, 2026

March 19, 2026 Friend,  Gavin Newsom lost in district court. He lost in federal court. And now the Supreme Court has rejected his attempt to keep secrets from parents.  Parental rights aren’t optional.But here’s the truth: Newsom and his allies will never stop looking for ways to go around parents. Together, we’re going to take…