While Silicon Valley neighborhoods squawk about increased density, a wealthy SF neighborhood actively embraces a huge new housing project. Perhaps we're seeing a model for addressing the region's chronic housing shortage. The exceptional Frisc reports.
Read MoreField of Schemes* website contends that the A's are in trouble financially, and that selling the Earthquakes (same owner) may be part of a series of maneuvers to keep the ex-Oakland franchise afloat.
Read MoreAnd has all sorts of clever tricks to keep us in the dark. Only issue is: some of those techniques are downright illegal. The Conversation explains.
Read MoreNYC's mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani (DSA) channels a lot of bad policy ideas from Silicon Valley's extremist left. The great irony, of course, is that these anti-market ideas only go to make housing less available and more expensive—from Bushwick to Alum Rock. National Review examines.
Read MoreCase in point: local left's inability to acknowledge the monumental grift going on with regional housing nonprofits. Ana Kasparian on Substack and Elgar's Nonprofit Management Encyclopedia explore.
Read MorePublic housing has been an expensive, inhumane failure. Yet, the bitter clingers of the local left seem intent on trying backdoor means to bring it back. City Journal takes a long, historical perspective on the terrible price many cities have paid for implementing a bad idea.
Read MoreWho can argue against tax credits and other incentives to bring businesses to town, as San Jose and other Silicon Valley cities are fond of doling out? After all, more economic activity brings more revenue. Right? But Mark Moses, author of The Municipal Financial Crisis, warns that when city governments pick winners and losers, “unseen” costs hurt the residents. An Opp Now exclusive Q&A.
Read MoreGreg Ip at the Wall Street Journal explains the dubious economic thinking behind far-left NYC mayoral hopeful’s “rent freeze” that would further choke housing supply, driving up rents. Nonetheless, local groups like SV@Home and local reps Kalra and Lee are fans of Mamdani’s way of thinking.
Read MoreLongtime SJ political-watcher Richard Davenport writes from NYC to note some parallels between local political wunderkinds Anthony Tordillos in SJ and NYC's Zohran Mamdani. An Opp Now exclusive.
Read MoreState Assembly 28 candidate Carol Pefley takes a look at SJ and State budget maneuvers, and notes that systemic shortfalls aren't being solved, She predicts new tax proposals are likely on the horizon.
Read MoreEchoing SV Salvation Army head Major Freeman, MySanAntonio.com points out that homeless shelters can cause issues for neighboring communities re: drug use, crime, and noisiness—which should be anticipated and swiftly addressed by leadership. A case study from Haven for Hope shelter in TX.
Read MoreMoneyGeek has recently issued its fifth annual report on the safest large cities in America. Irvine; San Diego; Anaheim; Santa Ana; and Riverside, CA make the top fifteen ranking. No Bay Area city did. Forbes magazine analyzes.
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