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Taxation without realization

Taxation without realization Forty-five million dollars. That's the shortfall SJ City is facing--and it's why...
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☆ Psychology expert: How common cognitive biases deceive Silicon Valley’s policymakers—and voters (1/2)

Giovanni Domenico Tipeolo: Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy, 1760. Image in Public Domain...
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Here’s something everyone agrees on: Governments are corrupt

Mark Grossman: Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed SJ Mayor...
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Opinion: After Stanford’s latest anti-free speech incident, we should be asking (more) questions

Stanford campus. Image by hdz You can’t make this up: on 2.25, a planned debate...

Could letting really small apartments be built (microunits) dramatically relieve housing shortage?

mage by Wikimedia Commons Fans of microunits (as small as 140 sq ft apartments) claim...
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Death of the Reader

Image by a user on Deviantart 21st century academics have flattened the discipline of literature...

☆ From parks to gardens to little-known trails: All your favorite San Jose reading spots

Portrait of English poet John Keats, oil painting by Joseph Severn, 1821. We'll always remember...

DOGE uncovers HSR’s fiscal lunacy

Image by Pixabay They say daylight is the greatest disinfectant. Tax expert Jon Coupal suggests...
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Local business leaders “disappointed” in SJ Council’s continued support for lower tax increase thresholds

A headline from CBS News Prop 5 lost handily statewide and countywide, but the tax-happy...

Wanted: The right CM for D3

April 8, 2025. That's the date for the D3 councilmember special election.  It's thrilling to...