Continuing an Opp Now exclusive series, SV economic commentators Pat Waite and Pierluigi Oliverio assert that—in a welcome surprise in the world of local politics—SJ’s March Budget Message spotlights the core issues Mayor Mahan championed while campaigning.
Read MoreIn the ongoing dispute over whether local progressive nonprofits break ethical and legal regulations with their aggressive lobbying of City staff and politicians, former council member and current Planning Commissioner chair Pierluigi Oliverio offers a reasoned compromise: treat all advocacy activity the same. An exclusive interview with Opp Now.
Read MoreTransit commentator Randal O’Toole and SV Taxpayers Association president Mark Hinkle analyze SJ’s March Budget Message in an exclusive Opp Now breakdown. The experts suggest that by abolishing SJ’s urban-growth boundary and taking another look at zoning legislation, the City can solve issues of homelessness, job shortages, and affordable housing.
Read MoreThe SCC Democrats are encouraging locals to call Gov. Newsom's office to approve of his cutting ties with Walgreens for not stocking abortion pills in their pharmacies. However, Opp Now contributor Olivia Summers (American Center for Law & Justice’s Senior Ligitation Counsel) is concerned that this sets a precedent for ideological blacklisting—and pressure to break state laws to follow a pro-abortion agenda. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreKristen Clements, Acting Deputy Director of SJ’s Housing Department, provides some refinements regarding the HD’s upcoming COPA proposal, in response to statements in a previous Opp Now article that included community comments on COPA. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreEconomist Mike ter Maat spoke to SCC Libt voters this past November about his privatized approach to solving local concerns. In this Opp Now exclusive, ter Maat unpacks why government regulation contributed to the Silicon Valley Bank failure, and where the private sector can step in from here.
Read MoreLast week, Stanford students/a DEI admin aggressively heckled controversial guest speaker Judge Kyle Duncan, disrupting and cutting short his prepared talk. Tim Rosenberger, Jr., president of Stanford Law’s Federalist Society chapter, sits down with Opp Now for an exclusive breakdown of Stanford’s dangerously “comfort”-driven student/faculty culture—and his proposed steps to restore diverse thought to the revered university.
Read MoreThis Opp Now exclusive features Monte Dauer, who ran for Cambrian School Board in November. Dauer argues that rather than regularly being bailed out with additional funds, local schools must be evaluated and compensated based on performance—how it works in the business world. His 2023 hopes and apprehensions for the CSD below.
Read MoreOpp Now co-founder Christopher Escher takes a ride on BART, only to realize he's wandered into an anarchic, intimidating environment where regular citizens feel powerless to respond to menacing behavior. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreIn this exclusive, Opp Now hears from Fremont Union board member Stanley Kou about his apprehensions for 2023: maintaining sustainable enrollment numbers, and finding practical transportation for students living in Sunnyvale’s high density housing.
Read MoreAcclaimed Los Angeles cannabis lawyer–analyst Griffen Thorne sat down with Opp Now to break down recently proposed AB 471: In creating and regulating additional cannabis licenses, the bill might just exacerbate locals’ existing red tape—and intrude needlessly on their personal privacy. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreIn Opp Now’s latest exclusive, activists Eric Scheidler and Nancy Reiko Kato and lawyer Joshua Schroeder discuss: Now that CA Prop 1’s passed, what’s next—as far as interpreting its seemingly beclouded language on late-term abortions? Their varied perspectives below.
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