San Jose could become the first city in the Bay Area to place new limits on self-checkout at grocery stores and pharmacies, including a requirement to keep at least one staffed checkout lane open, under a proposal promoted by councilmembers David Cohen and Domingo Candelas.
SJ's proposed regulation of checkout lines at local grocery stores strike many as an extreme example of gov't meddling in business. Leaders in other states and cities that have considered similar moves are similarly dubious.
Oh, look: AI is creating 5x new jobs for every redundancy, demolishing inaccurate alarmism from local Labor/left
Bill Jackson of the Frontier Republicans & Friends says we need a new plan for Bay Area transit, sized for today's ridership, not pre-pandemic assumptions.
Has SJ had enough of "Sacto made me do it?" Councilmembers George Casey and Domingo Candelas have submitted a memo requesting San Jose re-establish local control over key planning and land use matters. SJ City Council will vote on their memo (below) this Tuesday, September 22.
SCC Supe Susan Ellenberg claims “citizens initiatives” - like the Bay Area’s transit tax - are essential to funding “critical lifesaving services.” But in an Opp Now exclusive op-ed, HJTA’s Susan Shelley points out how convenient it is for elected officials to hide behind “citizens initiatives” to score easy tax hikes. Shelley asks what “critical services” are missing from SCC’s current budget, which already crowds $15 billion?
Authorities said 14 people needed treatment or hospitalization last Friday night during a performance by The Chainsmokers, an American electronic music duo, in San Jose.
SF Mayor's moderate image took a hit last week as his proposals to address high rents in city borrow broadly from far-left, anti-market playbook.
