In an exclusive conversation with Opp Now, the California Policy Center’s Jackson Reese gets to the root of the SCC Democrats’ recent letter on school board candidates that they label as dangerous. Reese identifies how liberal-leaning school boards fund teachers unions, which fund the Democrat party—together keeping state gov’t overinflated and progressive.
Read MoreIn SJUSD’s only true election this cycle (Brian Wheatley will be appointed in lieu for a second term in Area 4), incumbent José Magaña and challenger Andres Macias are running for Area 2 San Jose Unified board member this Nov. In the first of a two-part series for Opp Now, Magaña and Macias address SJ schools’ academic attainment problems, and their approaches to student success.
Read MoreAn article published by the SCC Democrats contends that school board candidates backed by a local Republican group employ slippery political “codewords,” including “parents rights.” Jackson Reese of the California Policy Center investigates this assertion and what progressives have to gain from espousing it.
Read MoreGov. Newsom finally took action to help the state's mentally ill and unhoused population by signing into law CARE Court, which creates a legal mechanism that can require mental health treatment for the severely mentally ill. County Supervisor candidate Johnny Khamis answers the misguided criticisms of the CARE Court offered by local progressives (Representative Ash Kalra and Supervisor Susan Ellenberg) in an Opp Now exclusive Q and A.
Read MoreStatewide reporting on SCA 10/Prop 1, on which Californians will vote later this year, tends to be highly enigmatic—sidestepping the questions that leave local citizens confused and concerned. In Opp Now’s exclusive series investigating this Const. amendment’s parameters for late-term abortions, Eric Scheidler—the Pro-Life Action League’s E.D.—examines the Merc’s latest commentary.
Read MoreJackson Reese—longtime political consultant and California Policy Center’s VP—unpacks the bizarre claims made in a recent article by the SCC Democrats, which warns locals against conservative school board candidates. One of several exclusive interviews for Opp Now.
Read MoreCalifornians will vote on Prop 1 (SCA 10) this Nov., which appears on the surface to neatly pen the state’s pro-choice legal stance into its constitution. However, responses across the Golden State have ranged from apathy to disappointment to disgust—as experts/orgs can’t agree on how SCA 10 would inform late-term abortion restrictions. In this latest Opp Now exclusive, prominent legal experts and advocacy nonprofits (from multiple viewpoints) parse the bill.
Read MoreSoCal’s Marc Ang is president of Asian Industry B2B and renowned for his pioneering journalism championing minority communities and fighting bills like Prop 16. He turns his gaze on local Santa Clara County decarceration advocates' arguments for zero dollar bail, and finds that facts don't support their assertions. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreSanta Clara County's zero-dollar bail order—which released people accused of crimes without bail—was rescinded last week amid concerns from San Jose officeholders that the order increased crime. The Merc's news coverage of the development bizarrely focused more on the arguments against the news development than on the news itself, revealing a curious bias toward left-leaning, decarceration advocates. A quick analysis of the story follows.
Read MoreThe California School Choice Foundation’s president and Californians for School Choice’s chairman, Michael Alexander, explains what the Educational Freedom Act proposes and how, if qualified for the Nov. 2024 ballot, could transform local children’s schooling options. The last of an Opp Now exclusive series.
Read MoreAttorneys and advocacy organizations independently address if SCA 10/Prop 1—the hotly-contested CA constitutional amendment—could open the door to legalizing all CA’n late-term abortions. Read the first article in this Opp Now series here. New conflicting readings of the proposed amendment are below.
Read MoreMichael Alexander—the California School Choice Foundation president and Californians for School Choice chairman—explains to Opp Now why empowering parents with choice in their children’s education would not weaken our public education system, as is frequently claimed by anti-choice activists.
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