What does this November’s election say about where California is going? As part of an Opportunity Now exclusive series, we caught up with SVGOP Chairman Dave Johnson, who warns the state is turning further toward “an economic model of failure” based on unsustainable tax increases:
Santa Cruz County is asking taxpayers for another half-cent sales tax for five years—an estimated $27 million a year, or roughly $135 million over the life of the tax--on top of the taxes residents already pay. Local candidates Verbica and Pefley critique the proposal. An Opp Now exclusive.
Will voters elect candidates to rein in the destructive public policies that cripple California? In an ongoing Opportunity Now exclusive series on November’s election, SVBA’s Pat Waite makes the case that state-level dysfunction in energy, housing, and education are rooted in bad governance. When will the electorate realize the solution is not more government?
Local Labor/Left and SJ city gov't keep looking for ways to slow down and regulate what is turning out to be a big local jobs engine.
Just weeks before the election, the Merc editorial board has completely transformed the Regional Transit Measure (RTM) debate by coming out with a vigorous rejection of the transit bailout tax in today’s (Sunday) op-ed.
As part of an ongoing Opportunity Now exclusive series leading up to this fall’s election, we’re asking local leaders what bigger issues are shaping the region and the state. SHIFT-Bay Area President Gus Mattammal weighs in:
Is there a “silent majority” that is tired of the tax hikes? California financial expert Tom Rubin joins an Opportunity Now exclusive series exploring where we’re headed this November. He warns local governments it might soon be much harder to keep raising taxes.
Silicon Valley non profits and union groups are make wild claims about how AI hurts working people. Only problem: the opposite is true.
In an Opportunity Now exclusive series, local leaders weigh in on what this election cycle reveals about the bigger issues shaping Silicon Valley’s direction. We caught up with former SJ Councilmember and SVBA President Johnny Khamis, who marvels at voters’ trust in government no matter how dubious a tax hike may be:
