SCC Libertarian Party Campaigns Committee chair Brian Holtz explains the unique legislative frameworks he admires in Houston, Las Vegas, and New Hampshire — and why excessive restrictions and taxation are antithetical to a free California. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreWhile waiting for the vote counters to finish up, we asked Opp Now community members for their comments on the campaigns (not the candidates), winners, losers, and big takeaways. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreLocal fiscal responsibility and community groups are hopeful that Mayor Mahan can get city services back on track, and worry that Labor-aligned councilmembers will block the voters' will. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreCalifornia Policy Center’s Jackson Reese, and frequent Opp Now contributor, tackles the question of the hour post-election season: What on earth is holding back vote counting in CA? An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MorePolitical leaders explore how the Mahan/Doan victories may signal a return to middle-of-the-road, good gov't priorities for SJ City Council. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreElisabeth Halliday, Campbell Union High School District Area 2 trustee-elect, shares her biggest takeaway from this election cycle: School board elections — while underemphasized by many — impact our community’s safety, quality of living, and leaders of the next generation. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreBusiness and nonprofit leaders chime in on how the results of Election 2022 point to a call for change and a citywide thumbs down to Labor's race-baiting and false smears. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreLocal media has called the mayoral and most other local races. Opp Now caught up with former mayor Chuck Reed and Biz PAC member Tracey Enfantino for their analysis on the election's broader meanings. An Opp Now Exclusive.
Read MoreThe recriminations have already begun in the Labor/Left media and advocate community. So who’s to blame for their disappointing showing in the mayoral and District 7 race? It’s not the candidates, their campaigns, or their policies, of course. It’s—take a deep breath—People Who Didn’t Vote. The Opp Now team unpacks the false nature of the low-turnout myth. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreThe Opp Now team spoke with educational expert Michael Alexander to parse unsettling recent news: The Bay’s public schools are sliding behind local privates in statewide rankings. Alexander finds COVID-19 mandates to blame for local public institutions’ bad break — not declining school quality. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreSwanee Edwards recently left the local Dem Party after the controversy surrounding her endorsement of nonpartisan County Supe candidate Johnny Khamis. Here, Edwards unpacks the Gilroy City Council’s “dysfunctional” ways of operating, and how oversensitive political correctness is destroying local politics. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreThe latest chapter of Opp Now’s favorite political book series features regular contributors California Policy Center VP Jackson Reese and Institute for Public Policy Director at William Jessup University (Rocklin) Pete Constant. Below, Reese and Constant recommend “sensible,” pragmatic, field-friendly reads in economics and politics. An Opp Now exclusive.
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