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SJ Council, acknowledging voter fatigue re: new taxes, pulls parks parcel tax idea from Nov. ballot
Image by A. McLin Polling finds insufficient support for new park taxes, and city officials...

Like SF, Fresno County ramps up remediation of inhumane homeless encampments
Image by ddmeyer on Flickr It sure looks like California is splitting into two groups....

LA Mayor Bass worried other cities will “shoo” homeless into L.A.; Long Beach & OC leaders praise Grants Pass
Image by Wikimedia Commons Southern California pols are split over the impact of the recent SCOTUS...

NYT: SF Mayor Breed’s new aggressive homelessness approach reveals encampment crimes, refusal to accept shelter offers
Image by Wikimedia Commons The exceptional Heather Knight reports for the New York Times that...

Will “bond fatigue” sink RM4 and the wave of new taxes on November statewide ballot?
Image by NoHoDamon on Flickr. The potential new bond indebtedness appearing on the November ballot...

☆ Taxation without Fair Allocation: RM4 to make Napa help pay San Francisco’s bills for the next 54 years
If nine Bay Area counties borrow $20 billion together, shouldn’t they each get their fair...

SJ, SF non profits blistered–yet again–for financial mismanagement by independent auditors
On the heels of a savage state audit finding San Jose's Housing Dept had negligent...

Gov. Newsom, post-Grant’s Pass, signs order directing cities to get “urgent” with homelessness encampments
Image in Public Domain While some CA cities have dawdled since the Grant's Pass decision...