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Valley Water workers at construction site.

Valley Water begins annual maintenance work in creeks for flood protection

Every year, Valley Water performs work in creeks across Santa Clara County to ensure that...
Man in glasses speaking at podium.

CM Batra tells council and staff they shouldn’t approve city positions on controversial ballot initiatives without proper public review

Did you know that SJ Council often takes positions on statewide ballot initiatives--even if those...
Blue tarps and debris in a wooded area.

No more excuses #1: SCOTUS clears the way for CA cities like SJ to manage inhumane and dangerous homeless encampments

Rejecting the argument that preventing homeless from appropriating public parks and spaces violated the 8th...
White high-speed train on tracks in China.

Slow progress for a fast train. Musk and the Internet mock CA rail authority’s “$36.96 billion per mile” overpass to nowhere

Image by 10 10 on Flickr In fairness, it only took nine years to complete...
Financial chart with lines and data.

Sticker shock: Californians pay more for power than anyone else in the continental US

It’s too bad bank accounts don’t come with surge protectors. After a yearly $400 rate...
Protesters holding signs against a bond.

☆ No on Regional Housing Tax group makes case at BAHFA meeting

To nobody’s surprise, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, an outgrowth of the Metropolitan Transportation...
Silhouette of a crane at sunset.

Even State o’ CA puts the brakes on affordable housing boondoggles

Image by World Bank Photo Collection Following Gov. Newsom's blistering critiques of housing and homelessness...
Cartoon comparing good and bad governance.

Not to be outdone, Oakland belatedly enters the Bad Bay Area gov’t sweepstakes

The list lengthens. To review: SJ Housing Dept. VTA board. Sta Clara City Council. SJ...
BART train upside down on tracks.

☆ VTA’s ri$ky plan: Extend BART while starving it

Image by Wikimedia Commons VTA helped thwart a state legislative initiative to bail out BART...
Roommate wanted sign in front of house.

The roommate solution: direct cash payments could solve half of Silicon Valley’s homeless crisis

Turns out that many unhoused in the streets of cities like San José don’t need...