Steve Hilton for Governor BREAKING POLL I just got the new numbers, and I honestly couldn’t wait to share them with you. Something extraordinary is happening in California.

Tuesday’s vote would set the framework, with final zoning changes expected in late 2027 AFacing intense pressure to meet state housing goals, San Jose is considering a major overhaul of its land use laws that would allow more apartments, townhouses or duplexes in single-family neighborhoods, streamline development along transit routes, and permit housing on school…

Liccardo expresses worries about nonprofits’ lack of accountability October 21, 2022 In an email thread recently released by the City of San Jose as part of an action by SJ Spotlight, Mayor Liccardo echoes a concern voiced here on Opp Now: how local nonprofits may be gaming the City’s lax management systems, and underperforming due…

April 22, 2024 Image by Public Domain Vectors Concerns about non profit accountability in SJ have a long history of being ignored. Irene Smith of the Independent Leadership Group and United Housing Alliance suggests that the blistering State Audit report on SJ’s out-of-control homelessness expenditures means it’s finally time to get serious about managing non…

☆ Reimagining public listening Special Reports December 10, 2022 The recent City Hall brouhaha over special elections v appointments for open council seats put a spotlight, for many, on the City’s flawed system of citizen feedback. Why come out and speak at Council meetings if you’re not heard, and if the end result is that you…

Candidate Pefley: What dies SJ City Council have up their sleeves?“The San Jose City Council voted today to oppose several statewide propositions and honestly, why are they sticking their fingers on the scale of issues that have nothing to do with city governance? Their opposition to Prop 43, which would require two‑thirds voter approval for any…

Yesterday’s split City Council vote (6-4 opposing the 2/3-voter requirement for new local taxes in Prop 43) shows that more and more SJ city councilmembers are uncomfortable coercing their over-taxed constituents to sign up for even more new levies. CM George Casey: City should back off making so many endorsements “There is an important difference…

To the Democrats and Independents who still believe in the promise of California: The Sacramento machine has made this state unlivable—the highest gas, housing, and electricity prices in the nation. I came to this state because I believed in the ladder of opportunity for working people. That’s not what California is today. This isn’t about…

Dear Neighbor, Housing is a complicated, nuanced and deeply personal issue for so many of us. Whether you can’t afford it or you can’t imagine how your neighborhood might change if we had more of it. In recent weeks housing has been the main topic of conversation at City Hall, and many of you have…

August 18, 2022 Local nonprofit spokespeople recently took to the op-ed pages of local media to buttress SJ’s widely criticized Housing First and Permanent Supportive Housing strategies. Their rickety defense neglects crucial details on how barrier-free permanent housing is ineffective, costly, and wrongly targeted. Various expert sources below analyze PSH’s inadequacies to assist local communities. To receive daily updates of…

The Social and Individual Effects of Homeless Shelter: Evidence from Temporary Shelter Provision What does homeless shelter achieve? We leverage administrative records of homeless services in Los Angeles County to construct a novel dataset of daily, site-level counts of shelter beds and occupants from 2014 to 2019. We pair this with daily, block-level crime incident…

Sponsored Message Patriot, This is not a comfortable message to send.  I wasn’t sure if it was the right time, place, or manner to speak on this issue. But time is NOT on our side right now. Just 24 hours before he was brutally murdered, Charlie Kirk issued what many are now calling his final…