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State budget cuts threaten public safety and housing while teachers’ unions keep asking for more money

San Jose, CA will lose crucial funding for interim housing units  as Los Angeles Council members...
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Former State Senator: Attempts to thwart the Taxpayer Protection Initiative show blatant disregard for the will of the people

Howard Jarvis after California Proposition 13 victory. Image by Wikimedia Commons. ith the state’s cost...
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Leading transit advocate says SJ BART extension “crazy”

Image by Wikimedia Commons. David Schonbrunn, president of transdef.org, takes a look at Bay Area...
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SJ Council endorses new tax that will throw billions more at hugely flawed subsidized housing model

Yesterday, SJ City Council agreed to endorse a $20bn (!) regional housing bond tax, the...
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Housing expert proposes ground rules for making affordable housing work within existing SJ communities

Single family home next to 8 unit apartment building Irene Smith, head of the Independent...
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Case study Portland: Another far-left DA gets the boot

Image by Wikimedia Commons National Review suggests that the clock is running out for far-left...
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Leading nat’l small business group: thumbs up on TPA

Local pols always say they're in favor of small business--that is, until their insatiable yen...
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Analysis: Releasing the chokehold on state housing policy can make California homes affordable again

Image by Michaël Muraz  Has stack and pack zoning in the name of climate change...
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Could San Jose lose crucial funding for interim housing units as Gavin Newsom cuts $32 billion from state budget?

Gavin Newsom states he’s not seeing the results he wants from homeless spending. In the...
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Ring: State could divert billions slated for the looming Delta Boondoggle into projects that supply much more water to all Californians

Image by Espensorvik on Flickr Rather than flush $30 billion down the Delta Tunnel, why don’t Californians...