Posts by Take Back San Jose

February 6, 2026 View the duck-form teapot and many more gems in our newly-refreshed Valley Memories exhibit, now re-opened in the Pacific Hotel at History Park. Got a treasure that merits preservation?Learn more about donating to our Collection here!

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January 29, 2026 Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Here’s the standard narrative: the state’s transit systems are still struggling because of the COVID-19 lockdowns. Therefore, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Muni and other public systems need a state bailout and higher sales taxes to avoid severe service cutbacks – and carry them over…

Special Reports October 11, 2023 Jean-Francois Millet: Garden Scene, 1854. Image by Wikimedia Commons 22-year-old Business major Jacob Spangler is SFSU’s College Republicans club president; he also holds office with the SF Republican Party/Young Republicans. In this Opp Now exclusive, Spangler analyzes what’s keeping young folks from meaningful political involvement, particularly at First Amendment-tentative institutions…

Special Reports February 3, 2026 When new flight routes started to rattle the skies above Sunnyvale and Cupertino, one local activist led the charge to push back. A voice for residents who felt helpless, Tony Guan and his grassroots team spent years fighting federal bureaucracies, to restore some measure of peace and quiet. An Opportunity…

Special Reports February 2, 2026 In 2026, innovation spurred by Silicon Valley will bring sci-fi closer to reality, suggests Peter Verbica. But as airborne Joby cabs and Amazon drones deliver us from inconvenience, so too might technology help the taxman get creative. The MIT grad & GOP candidate for CA’s 19th congressional district also warns…

February 2, 2026 Dear John, Picture this: tents on your streets, sky-high rents, shops closing, crime unchecked. That’s California today. And the worst part? Politicians think it’s a “blueprint” for every other state.