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:
Read MoreSanta 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.
Read MoreWill 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?
Read MoreLocal 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.
Read MoreJust 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.
Read MoreAs 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:
Read MoreIs 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.
Read MoreSilicon Valley non profits and union groups are make wild claims about how AI hurts working people. Only problem: the opposite is true.
Read MoreIn 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:
Read MoreA group of neighbors and friends have discovered several major dangerous wood blockages that have been allowed to build up in Coyote Creek. However, because of different property owners (sometimes the City of San Jose, sometimes Valley Water, sometimes private individuals, etc) – as well as differing opinions about whether the blockages constitute a flood threat and who is responsible for flood control — none of the parties are willing to take responsibility for clearing these blockages.
Read MoreCoCo Tax VP Denise Kalm joins an Opportunity Now exclusive series looking at the bigger issues behind this November’s election. She warns of how persistent tax hikes move the state further away from affordability, and the devastating costs of wasteful government:
Read MoreWhat does this November’s election say about where the state is going? As part of an Opportunity Now exclusive series, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal warns that a move toward even higher taxes and regs could further hollow out the middle class. He says an electorate so under informed by California’s struggling school system only perpetuates the downward spiral:
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