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Long Story Short…

FYI, it’s been a big week! Here’s what you need to know this week —...
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A Message from Mayor Matt

Dear Neighbor, Tomorrow, we are starting our biggest clean-up operation since we cleared the Jungle...
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Long Story Short…

Here’s what you need to know this week — in 30 seconds or less: We’re...

Please help me understand where the billions of dollars spent annually to address homelessness actually goes.

An absolutely enormous amount of money is spent every year in Bay Area cities to...
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How local advocates argue for public housing

Red Hook Housing Project, Brooklyn, New York. General view III by itoldya420 As free marketeers,...
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☆ Bay Area should blow off vague, unproven “green” energy regulations (perspectives)

Photo by Andre Taissin When local gov’t makes huge energy mandates—looking at you, Bay Area...
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Silicon Valley leaders discuss how federal cuts will hurt region

Santa Clara County officials want their largest city’s support in hiking sales taxes to keep...
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Mahan supports yet another big, flawed tax proposal

Image from SHIFT-Bay Area The failures of RM4 and Prop 5 notwithstanding, SJ Mayor Mahan...

☆ Opinions: Local gov’t needs to “stick to its knitting”

Photo by cottonbro studio At the end of the day, whether you’re a free marketeer...
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Stacked sales taxes, stagnant services

Santa Clara County leaders keep stacking “just a little more” onto the sales tax rate—now...