It's small consolation, but WalletHub ranks Oakland and SF even worse than the purported Capital of Silicon Valley. SF came in last, and all Bay Area cities are in the bottom fifth. The ranking is based on comparing the quality of the services residents receive against the city’s total budget.
Read MoreBoard members change, but the song remains the same at our troubled transit agency: government waste, mismanagement, and the creep of crony politics are the constant refrains. Athan Joshi reports for California Policy Center.
Read MoreThe Trump administration has found an innovative way to neutralize California’s sanctuary policies, forcing local officials to hand over illegal migrants for deportation despite state and local sanctuary laws and policies that bar them from doing so. Washington Post reports.
Read MoreA recent federal appeals court ruling has revived the possibility that landlords may receive compensation for financial losses suffered during the COVID-19 eviction moratoriums. The ruling allows landlords to sue the U.S. government under the Fifth Amendment’s “takings” clause. AAGLA reports.
Read MoreIn addition to getting their facts all wrong in their protests against Mayor Mahan's homelessness plans, local far-left groups extended a longstanding trend of invoking violent and bullying conventions in their misguided advocacy. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreWhen universities keep hiring ideological “mini-me’s” and pressure all other faculty to keep their mouths shut, discourse becomes toxic; faculty and their research grow out-of-touch; and students get unknowingly indoctrinated into the fold. An Opp Now exclusive. With SJSU prof emeritus Elizabeth Weiss and UATX prof David Puelz.
Read MoreRecent local disturbances around immigration enforcement raise the key constitutional question: How far can other governmental entities go when they oppose a federal law? Cato Institute explores.
Read MoreSince opening its doors in 2010, San Antonio's all-inclusive Haven for Hope homeless shelter has provided resources (counseling, childcare, etc.) to help folks get back on their feet. Despite overwhelming success, Haven has faced criticism for requiring program participants to be sober. CalMatters thinks it'd be difficult to replicate this shelter in CA, though the tide may be turning in SJ.
Read MoreThe State has been given 37 days to respond or risk losing the remaining billions in federal funding. Jon Fleischman of FlashReport analyzes, on Substack.
Read MoreFor many, it's easier choosing ironic detachment from real local issues than admitting to being invested, uncertain, and even nervous about them. (And, hey, we use our fair share of sarcasm, too!) But Substack's Catherine Shannon warns against numbly viewing all of life—not just politics, but every meaningful endeavor—as a ridiculous joke.
Read MoreBay Area transportation and housing initiatives are often portrayed as solutions to the climate catastrophe we are facing due to excessive greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. Marc Joffe of SHIFT-Bay Area unpacks the data and finds a whole lot of exaggeration. From CA Policy Center.
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