For years, the Bay's progressive advocates have loudly and magnanimously replaced the word "homeless" with "unhoused"—while ignoring (until now?) the community's actual material needs. And, yep, they're not the only ones. Self-avowed leftist Freddie DeBoer analyzes this phenomenon on his blog.
Support for the tax-raising Prop 5 spent 2x as much as the opposition. They had 11 vocal unions on their side (but none for "No on 5"). Even local city councils like SJ were ardently vouching for the measure. But it lost, in November. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association reminds us how the underdogs won.
In 2010, Haven for Hope opened in South TX to provide not only housing but also much-needed services to help folks stay independent, healthy, and safe. Even a few years after its founding, the shelter had already reduced San Antonio's homeless population by 80%. From the New York Times.
Whether we're exposing local K-12 schools' performance, BART's ill-advised extension, or traditional media's blind spots—tech expert Mike Pepi exhorts, below, that we embrace a more direct, weighty, "muscular criticism." Just like in ancient Greek Palestras. From Heavy Machinery blog.
This week marks the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion, when the armada of the Allies crossed the English Channel and began the bloody, brutal, march from Normandy to Berlin. And on the Home Front, change swept through the Bay Area and Santa Clara Valley. We pause and remember—with History San Jose and the Marin Independent Journal.
SJ's so-called business bloc—led by Mayor Mahan and CMs Casey and Mulcahy—continues to advocate for higher taxes. But they're running contrary to growing opposition to new taxes at all levels of gov't—from both the Left and Right. Cato Institute reports.
SF Mayor Lurie says he has a new plan to fix onerous city regs. Here's a case study of why it can't come soon enough. SF Chron reports.
Along with LA and Sandy Eggo, Bay Area continues to hemorrhage CA citizens for more affordable, lower-tax states. Power Line reports.
In 2024, only half of SJ Unified students met CA's English competency standards (and 41% for math). Turns out, this reflects a harrowing statewide problem, says Dan Walters in CalMatters: despite rampant spending, schools aren't recovering from Covid learning losses.
