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Why Labor/Left can’t win city- and countywide elections in Silicon Valley
Matt Mahan defeated Labor-backed Cindy Chavez in the SJ 2022 mayoral race--even though he was...
Is California’s two-party system reaching its expiration date?
Tom Campbell, former Bay Area Congressman and State Senator, is chair of the nascent Common...
☆ Gus Mattammal on Mayor Mahan’s incentive plan for city leaders: “worth doing the experiment”
SJ Mayor Mahan wants to tie city leadership’s pay to outcomes in homelessness, public safety,...
VTA’s ho-hum strike undermines need for upcoming transit sales tax
Image in public domain When Bay Area voters face a transit sales tax measure next...
☆ Should VTA be allowed to unionize?
Image by Wikimedia Commons Bay Area political commentator Denise Kalm dives into the recent (somewhat...
Voting your conscience makes a lot more sense than voting “strategically”
Image by Edmond Dantès San Joseans play Twister with logic on social media defending why...
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...
SF’s deep state undermines calls to economize
Image by Wikimedia Commons What $840 million deficit? Tasked with “painful decisions,” some SF department...
