San Jose misrepresents the Save Prop 13 Act
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A newsletter from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association about California taxes, elections, legislation, court cases and ballot measures. By Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc
Read More When is it time to stop driving? For aging loved ones and their families, the answer is rarely simple
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Anna, who asked to be identified only by her middle name because she fears her mother would disown her if she learned the truth, still hasn’t told her mom that she sparked an investigation into her driving last year. Anna’s mother, then 85, was living with chronic pain and memory problems that were making it…
Read More Labor’s role in creating a more robust economy for everyone
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March 6, 2026 MagentaGreen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Through widespread collective bargaining, market failures can be corrected, decades of income inequality may be reversed, and economic growth can be supported. The Workrisenetwork explains. Traditional labor unions, by design, combine the power of individual workers through collective bargaining and collective action. In doing so, they…
Read More ☆ Expert: SJ labor woes likely to be short-lived
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Special Reports July 19, 2023 Sheridan Swanson, Research Manager of the California Policy Center, analyzes the big trends informing SJ’s recent labor impasse—why cities are perpetually squeezed by unions, and why strikes are so temporary. An Opp Now exclusive. Opportunity Now: Some of SJ’s city unions are saying: We want both more workers and higher…
Read More THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD- Chaos and infighting: Inside the implosion of Matt Mahan’s governor’s race
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The San Jose mayor entered the race pitching himself to voters as the antidote to Sacramento’s dysfunction. His campaign became its own form of turmoil. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan pledged to get government “back to basics” under his leadership as a new kind of moderate Democrat. | Source:Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The turmoil swamped Mahan’s core message…
Read More INSTAGRAM: The American Dream on Wheels: Cadillac Evolution (1930–2030)Forged in chrome and ambition, Cadillac IS the American dream — a century of “Standard of the World” luxury, from hand-built pre-war V-16 royalty to the electric flagships of tomorrow. Every tailfin, every vertical blade of light, tells the story of a nation reaching for more.
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Witness the legend evolve:• 1930 V-16 452 — pre-war royalty• 1948 Series 62 — the first tailfins• 1959 Eldorado Biarritz — the rocket-fin icon• 1976 Eldorado — the last great convertible• 2002 Escalade — the SUV that redefined an empire• 2024 Celestiq — the electric flagship• 2030 Next-Gen — what comes next Which era of…
Read More INSTAGRAM: This is Megola, one of the strangest motorcycles ever built.
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In early-1920s Munich, Fritz Gockerell and Hans Meixner chased a wild idea: move the engine out of the frame and put it inside the front wheel. The result was clever, compact, and unforgettable. Five cylinders lived in the wheel itself, pulling the motorcycle forward without the usual chain-driven layout. But brilliant engineering still has to…
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