Although San Jose and state governments have dragged their heels on dumping failed Housing First policies, it can't be blamed on systemic bureaucratic slowness. A quick history of U.S. Housing policy shows that governments can move with much alacrity on housing programs, especially if they end up creating public housing or a lucrative revenue stream for non profits. York College (PA) reports.

Rafael Mangual at City Journal skewers the “nonviolent crime” fantasy by spotlighting a San Francisco shopping tragedy that cost a store clerk his life. It’s a problem gripping the nation, but California has been hard-hit after retail theft spiked in recent years, thanks to lax local leadership. Despite the terrible track record, change is still possible if CA continues to crack down on property crime.

… how much might the market accomplish, especially re: making life affordable for locals? Taxpayer advocates Jon Coupal and Shane Patrick Connolly share some common-sense suggestions for our electeds in this Opp Now exclusive—relating to transit boondoggles, minimum wage debates, “boutique depts,” and more. Part of an ongoing affordability series.

Cato Institute argues that professional sports live in an environment of "false scarcity"-- the economic benefits of which accrue to the wealthy sports team owners, while the rest of us pay the many unseen costs for fear of hypothetical lost benefits.

It didn't have to be this way. Citizens Against Government Waste unpacks how changing tax laws and unseemly competition between cities led to the stadium-subsidy free-for-all which has cost taxpayers billions (while team owners get richer).

Sharks' new deal with city of SJ is part of a generational wave of sports venue upgrades about incur billions on unhappy U.S. municipalities. Reason Foundation explains.

Peter Coe Verbica, candidate for CA CD19, argues in an Open Letter to area Dems that Liccardo, Lofgren, Khanna, Panetta, et al., are breaking their oath of office by choosing to represent the national Dem party over California voters in the redistricting kerfuffle. 

Cato’s Marc Joffe reveals California’s budget blues, where fiscal follies and terrible transit threaten residents. In Silicon Valley, San Jose’s public infrastructure creaks and groans, yet project budgets blow past expectations thanks to bloated bureaucracy. Local leaders can learn from it or be doomed to the same song and dance.

German Lopez in the New York Times reports on San Francisco’s lenient stance on drugs, how it’s rooted in destigmatization, has doubled overdose deaths since 2018. Harm-reduction programs like GLIDE prioritize body autonomy over treatment. Locals face a sobering reality: tolerance is enabling tragedy.