Jamming the ratchet effect ☆ Moses: SJ Mayor Mahan is “rebranding scope creep” as “the basics”

By Take Back San Jose | April 6, 2026

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…

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They crush family businesses

By Take Back San Jose | April 1, 2026

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…

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Newsom lost. Parents won.

By Take Back San Jose | March 31, 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…

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☆ Amid SJ crime surge, SV GOP chief finds fault with Mahan’s repetition of “safest big city” mantra

By Take Back San Jose | March 30, 2026

Special Reports March 19, 2026 Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Violent crime is up 50% in SJ year-to-year, yet Mayor Mahan keeps repeating dated findings suggesting that SJ is the “safest big city in America.” SVGOP chairman says this shows disregard for the trauma violent crime brings to local citizens and…

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