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Smith: State audit busts SJ’s financial mismanagement of non profits—it’s time for an SJ Non Profit Registry

Image by Public Domain Vectors Concerns about non profit accountability in SJ have a long...

Lurie sees the organizational problems at SF City Hall, but do his solutions sound like a consultant wrote them? (3/3)

Image by Wikimedia Commons To his credit, new SF mayor Lurie has identified bloated and...

☆ Mark Burns on SJ’s pay-for-results plan: “Why haven’t they done this before?”

Image generated using Dall-E San Jose Mayor Mahan wants to tie merit pay raises for...
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☆ Back in the day, VTA pioneered rideshare service

Image by Pacific Bus Museum During the recent transit worker strike, VTA responded by offering Uber...

SF’s Lurie shows SJ how to move fast—and big—on homelessness (1/3)

Mayor Daniel Lurie. Image by Wikimedia Commons Instead of quibbling at Council about small-ball homelessness...

Cost of undocumented healthcare pressuring CA Democrats to consider cuts

Image by Pictures of Money Gov. Gavin Newsom touted California’s role as the first state...
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☆ Is it the end of the line for Permanent Supportive Housing in SJ? (1/4)

Image in public domain San Jose City Council looks to be zeroing out funds for...

AI entrepreneur–philosopher on how the free market consolidates individuals’ knowledge into something bigger and better

Red ants working together. Image by Timon Cornelissen Brendan McCord—past research affiliate with Stanford Institute...

The need for speed

D3 has waited too long.  D3 and San Jose representatives continue to pursue go-slow approaches...

☆ A failure of privatization—or a sound adaptation to the market? The Sandy Springs story (2/4)

After contractor premiums shot up, Sandy Springs, GA pulled many services inhouse to save tens...