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…

February 14, 2023 Respected commentator Edward Ring discusses California’s alarming shift to union-controlled elections, under which the dominant Leftist party is often the only one with (far-above) sufficient funds for a successful campaign. Ring’s comments excerpted below. The reason for this dominance by one party can be misleading, however, because it isn’t a party so…

October 22, 2022 xamining key donations from Gov. Newsom’s anti-recall campaign, policy analyst Brandon Ristoff breaks down the biggest collective contributors as government unions — including multiple teachers unions (over $2.3 million total), a peace officers association ($1.75 million), and a service employees union ($1 million). Ristoff’s analysis highlights the dangers of sizable, formidable unions…

Special Reports April 13, 2026 With a heavy application of performance metrics, Matt Mahan’s state spending plan draws from the same formula as his San Jose mayoral race, says SVBA’s Pat Waite. He warns that a Governor Mahan would have to work through intractable grit at the state level. An Opportunity Now exclusive reaction. Matt…

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 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…

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 20, 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…

April 8, 2026

April 8, 2026