Post-lawsuit, CA Community Colleges has pinky-promised to stop mandating DEI alignment for local faculty. But we wonder if it'll take time for colleges like De Anza to fully shift from ideological hostility to not-far-left folks. Case in point: a telling recent survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (with 6k+ profs).
Politico suggests that progressive state politicians should take note: Californians are more worried about homelessness and cost of living than Elon Musk's hand gestures.
SJUSD proposes to extend its $72 parcel tax—originally touted as temporary back in 2016—to "maintain and improve" English, math, and science programming. But Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association's president Mark Hinkle questions if the tax even makes sense, with the district's dropping enrollment, failing academic standards—and how they just got $1.15B from taxpayers in November. An Opp Now exclusive.
Today's Arbor Day. So we revisit a poem, below, from Peter Coe Verbica that celebrates the friendly, ever-fluttering trees of San Jose's Willow Glen. You’ll hear rustling leaves, horse hooves, and maybe even something more…
An independent auditing agency found it impossible to track the $2.3 billion the County and City of Los Angeles spent (mostly via unaccountable nonprofits) on homeless services last year, according to a report filed with a federal district court on March 6. OpenTheBooks.com explains on RealClearInvestigations.
State legislators tend to favor more oversight (big surprise), but can they find common ground with local homeschooled families? And what should we expect going forward re: CA education? Part 2 of an Opp Now exclusive Q&A with HSLDA’s Will Estrada, Esq., and Family Protection Ministries’ Nathan Pierce.
SCOTUS’ Grants Pass decision gave cities broad powers to redirect unhoused people camping illegally. SF launched a “very aggressive” crackdown on encampments, and illegal lodging arrests have soared as a result. Mayor Daniel Lurie reports that the City’s’ safety metrics have subsequently improved substantially. The Chron reports.
Why are Silicon Valley families flocking to homeschooling? How do (even well-meaning) Sac legislators end up restricting homeschooling? And, um, how’s the Dept of Pesticides involved? An Opp Now exclusive Q&A with Home School Legal Defense Association’s senior counsel Will Estrada, Esq., and Family Protection Ministries’ executive director Nathan Pierce.
SCOTUS’ Grants Pass decision in 2024 appeared to empower municipalities to enforce no-camping zones. But activists in Sacramento are trying to reverse Grant’s Pass in CA, potentially banning cities like SJ and Fremont from pursuing legal action against trespassers and bivouacking. SJ's Mayor Mahan says SJ doesn't criminalize homelessness and just enforces laws equitably. The Merc's report on Sacto proposal and Mahan's response & X thread, below.
