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Money flees CA onerous taxation, regulations, and ridiculous cost of living
Image by Vincepal on Flickr The pandemic lockdowns accelerated flight from states with onerous taxes...
Valley Water Board of Directors postpones decision on proposed ordinance to reduce encampments along creeks, waterways and water supply facilities
SAN JOSE — At its meeting on July 9, 2024, Valley Water’s Board of Directors...
No excuses #5: “No more passing the buck.” Cities now have tools to clean up inhumane encampments–immediately
Image by Wikimedia Commons As tent cities filled with homeless people proliferated in West Coast...
Not surprising: California’s $2B transit bailout will “exacerbate operating losses”
Image by Ken Lund Public transit experts warn that investing in struggling transit systems’ expansion...
Case study Denver: small basic income pilot shows promise for housing the homeless–way more cost-effective than brutally expensive new, subsidized apartments
Denver gave homeless people cash and now half of them live in their own place....
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...
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...
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...