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It's not even a plan - Make it stand out Set-list for the band X, 2023 Washington, D.C. concert. 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Burns, Tse-Louie on 2026. - Make it stand out Image by PickPik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-kou-this-year-regional-governments-will-set-plans-that-wreck-the-environment-if-voters-stay-underinformed monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/97b2b685-55d2-4ca2-9c58-e2ed9e3014dd/ball-ice-glass-reflection-preview.jpg Blog - ☆ Kou: this year, regional governments will set plans that wreck the environment if voters stay underinformed - Make it stand out Image by Pickpik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-kirsch-plan-bay-area-2050-could-raise-rents-and-damage-the-environment monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/947faca9-dbe4-49f2-b2fc-fdf1fc3496c8/ball-glass-about-6dd207-1024.webp Blog - ☆ Kirsch: Plan Bay Area 2050+ could raise rents and damage the environment - Make it stand out Image by itoldya420 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-shelley-is-ca-still-worth-it-for-investors-rapacious-tax-policy-could-test-the-economys-limits monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8f8a0369-187d-4fa4-b703-83b353cc6286/glass-ball-tree-ball-aesthetic-preview.jpg Blog - ☆ Shelley: is CA still worth it for investors? “Rapacious” tax policy could test the economy’s limits. - Make it stand out Image by Pickpik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-rosenberger-will-good-governance-bring-a-san-francisco-comeback monthly 0.5 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/75f4bfb9-1153-48f5-9153-7de368667c0a/ball-ball-photo-glass-ball-glass-preview.jpg Blog - ☆ Rosenberger: will good governance bring a San Francisco comeback? - Make it stand out Image by Pickpik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-reclaiming-authentic-political-choice monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f0c8f589-ca7a-43c0-b8c4-c84a9861a7d4/1024px-Kafka_Der_Prozess_1925.jpg Blog - ☆ Reclaiming authentic political choice - Make it stand out Franz Kafka's 1925 classic, The Trial, explores how rigid, unbending bureaucracies strip people of agency and dignity. © Foto H.-P.Haack, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-last-spartans monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7180a999-05aa-42ae-9ff3-4840bb8f36dc/Lysander-Sparta+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Last Spartans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/its-why-they-call-it-kafka-esque monthly 0.5 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f0c8f589-ca7a-43c0-b8c4-c84a9861a7d4/1024px-Kafka_Der_Prozess_1925.jpg Blog - It's why they call it "Kafka-esque" - Make it stand out Early German edition of Franz Kafka's The Trial, 1925 © Foto H.-P.Haack, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/its-time-to-escape-from-bureaucracies-in-govt-and-business monthly 0.5 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4cb3db41-56e4-41c9-a3cc-ddfffcada004/1024px-The_escape_refugees_from_the_Libey_Prison%2C_February_1864.jpg Blog - It's time to escape from bureaucracies in gov't and business - Make it stand out The escape refugees from the Libey Prison, February 1864, See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fixing-local-govt-sclerosis monthly 0.5 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/50dd9514-fc05-4838-a31f-4dae280b493b/512px-Goya_-_Woman_Helping_a_Sick_Person_to_Drink%2C_Between_1824_and_1828.jpg Blog - Fixing local gov't sclerosis - Make it stand out Woman Helping a Sick Person to Drink, Between 1824 and 1828, Francisco Goya, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-cupertino-vice-mayor-scc-plan-to-charge-for-property-value-appeals-too-aggressive monthly 0.5 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4c93699b-1cce-4c6f-9544-58e1d7b7a9d9/image+%289%29.png Blog - ☆ Cupertino Vice Mayor: SCC plan to charge for property value appeals “too aggressive” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/plan-bay-area-promises-the-moon-it-could-just-be-a-costly-way-to-hurt-planet-earth monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/32e5a5b7-5a87-4b10-bd6e-7f2e96cc6a04/image.png Blog - Plan Bay Area promises the Moon. 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Kalm, Stroll demand pragmatic, not ideological governance. - Make it stand out Image by pikist. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-cupertino-vice-mayor-did-santa-clara-county-justify-a-tax-hike-with-misleading-healthcare-math monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4976d990-a04f-4411-9f2f-46d4abe20ddb/image+%284%29.png Blog - ☆ Cupertino Vice Mayor: did Santa Clara County justify a tax hike with misleading healthcare math? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-too-much-booze monthly 0.5 2026-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/961ac077-c626-4861-a811-ba3f11c90c8d/2048px-1664_Steen_Schlaegerei_Kartenspieler_anagoria.jpg Blog - ☆ Too much booze - Make it stand out A Brawl among Cardplayers in a Tavern by Jan Steen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-council-finds-even-more-novel-ways-to-jack-local-taxes monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d2d5a1e1-83d8-4b26-add6-a42d1cf7feff/foto-rabe-money-4418858_1280+%281%29.jpg Blog - SJ Council finds even more novel ways to jack local taxes - Make it stand out Image by Foto-RaBe from Pixabay https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mostly-peaceful-shootings monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8f395754-60fb-4a52-84f1-1a8fda63ab9f/accident-barrier-caution-tape-923681.jpg Blog - Mostly peaceful shootings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/is-sjs-homelessness-strategy-about-to-change monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/23b10109-e244-45b3-8805-9b6f5c372a61/8391910653_153f9a5660_h.jpg Blog - Is SJ's homelessness strategy about to change? - Make it stand out “Hwy 87 Trail survey” by Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-we-are-a-free-market-country-tony-guan-on-how-racial-preferences-stifle-prosperity monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6ee59b9b-bb52-4014-8e3b-c8fe47584f1d/image+%283%29.png Blog - ☆ “We are a free market country:” Tony Guan on how racial preferences stifle prosperity. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ca-governor-debate-displays-dems-lost-in-a-bell-jar-of-their-own-making monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/38b9503a-d9c1-49fd-b097-c9ac1c505f8a/Sylvia_Plath.jpg Blog - ☆ CA governor debate displays Dems lost in a bell jar of their own making - Make it stand out In The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (above), the protagonist famously likens her collapse into mental illness to a descending bell jar that distorts her view of the world. 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A “budget and service reckoning” looms - Make it stand out “Beautiful crystal ball or an abstract circle. Magic ball. 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Source: Caltrain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-poem-for-christmas-day-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e7afadac-48a4-4165-af91-61f521c51f0f/yosemite.jpg Blog - A poem for Christmas Eve, 2025 - Make it stand out Valley of the Yosemite (1864) by German American painter Albert Bierstadt. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-beat-sj-xmas-kaj68 monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/55f8bbb7-dd18-41b9-984f-ee791b850e16/jack+kerouac.jpg Blog - A Beat SJ Xmas - Make it stand out Image by Geoth on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/remembering-christmas-in-naglee-park-1924-5agx3 monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/871474a8-96f8-467b-a2d2-27914f3d8dd6/Remembering+2.png+.png Blog - ☆ Remembering: Christmas in Naglee Park, 1924 - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-perspectives-how-to-strengthen-sccs-mom-and-pop-food-businesses monthly 0.5 2025-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c616de44-02d7-4151-85c2-5803074f74f2/pexels-ann-h-45017-4146005.jpg Blog - ☆ Perspectives: how to strengthen SCC’s mom-and-pop food businesses - Make it stand out Photo by Ann H https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-city-readying-a-flurry-800m-worth-of-new-taxes monthly 0.5 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c7b4156b-aceb-4ca7-bd78-92af1aa7d6d6/unnamed.png Blog - SJ City readying a flurry ($800m worth!) of new taxes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-sioux-falls-flexible-free-markets-can-fix-transit-failures monthly 0.5 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f9248a78-a986-4ecb-b97d-cbcf89b129e9/VTA_light_rail_vehicle_at_Winchester_station.jpg Blog - Case study Sioux Falls: Flexible, free markets can fix transit failures - Make it stand out mliu92, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-huge-amp-deceptive-transit-bailout-tax-planned-for-next-fall monthly 0.5 2025-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1645672609114-YWRU9O5OXU70VE2TK4WQ/800px-VTA_Light_Rail_%28Aug_8%2C_2019%29.jpg Blog - ☆ Huge &amp; deceptive transit bailout tax planned for next fall - Make it stand out Ganbaruby, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/eb805789-28eb-4822-aae8-fa758347d85b/image003.png Blog - ☆ Huge &amp; deceptive transit bailout tax planned for next fall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-keeping-home-construction-affordable-in-silicon-valley-a-multi-pronged-approach monthly 0.5 2025-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/70f47078-0bc2-4599-b5f1-08a768773cd5/piggy-bank-save-money-finance-ea4f4bee7aa89c44c104be5d5dbc2191.jpg Blog - ☆ Keeping home construction affordable in Silicon Valley: a multi-pronged approach - Make it stand out Image by Pickpik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mulcahys-measure-a-endorsement-bypasses-basic-city-planning-principles monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0ab6a405-c5e1-49f5-9a7b-e2b2c5d4c806/Valley_Medical_Center_1645.jpg Blog - Mulcahy's Measure A endorsement bypasses basic city planning principles - Make it stand out Valley Medical Center. 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(3/3) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-business-owners-cry-foul-on-business-district-mandate monthly 0.5 2025-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ef72a897-e2d1-42f1-a768-e629747f6cb6/STOP_sign.jpg Blog - Local business owners cry foul on business district mandate - Make it stand out By Bidgee - Own work, CC BY 3.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-season-of-gaslighting-is-upon-us monthly 0.5 2025-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f18f83ca-b7e6-4fd6-abf4-9b948690bc0c/Gaslight_1944_trailer.jpg Blog - The season of gaslighting is upon us - Make it stand out In the 1944 movie Gaslight, a villainous husband tries to manipulate his wife into believing she is going insane. 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(1/3) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-heres-an-equation-for-local-govt-less-taxes-less-onerous-regulations-greater-affordability monthly 0.5 2025-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d55c6d27-47e5-4add-a982-aa3e17a165dd/piggy-bank-6089ab.jpg Blog - ☆ Here’s an equation for local gov’t: less taxes + less onerous regulations = greater affordability - Make it stand out Old piggybank from between 1300 - 1500. 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Currier. Destruction of tea at Boston Harbor. , 1846. [New York: N. 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This can lead to complications like a "prescription cascade," where a medication's side effect is mistaken for a new condition and leads to yet another prescription. 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(1/2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/post-elex-predictions monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/84d5093f-02c9-43d7-ba14-f5ef6b17472d/fortune-teller-1899-oil-canvas-22307630.jpg Blog - Post-elex predictions - Make it stand out William Clarke Wontner's The Fortune Teller Print, 1899 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-tx-shows-ca-how-to-build-more-homesfast monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d9d42023-1212-4d57-a663-8fcc8c8dc014/unnamed%281%29.png Blog - Opinion: TX shows CA how to build more homes—fast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/26m-profligate-county-spends-profligately-to-muscle-through-profligate-meas-a monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/37ae1d6a-21dc-4134-9f6b-06f299ea534e/Croxall_spendthrift.jpg Blog - $2.6m: Profligate county spends profligately to muscle through profligate Meas A - Make it stand out Aesop's The Spendthrift and the Swallow follows a young man who spends all his money on gambling and luxurious living until he has only a cloak to keep off the weather. 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No one believed it. 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Image by Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-local-elected-political-leaders-oppose-measure-a-citing-lack-of-accountability monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cc399932-c33c-4e4a-b21e-479b8ebb9ae3/8266136492_69714071c7_k.jpg Blog - ☆ Local elected political leaders oppose Measure A, citing lack of accountability - Make it stand out “Personal Income Taxes Ver7” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mahan-invokes-the-but-rule-as-he-endorses-prop-50 monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e4e05aca-9c25-4ae8-aac1-9162a14a2cb2/2048px-A_quack_doctor_selling_remedies_from_his_carava Blog - Mahan invokes the "but" rule as he endorses Prop 50 - Make it stand out Image by Fæ CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-cupertino-mayor-measure-a-is-not-the-right-way-to-fund-our-hospitals monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d2cbe4bf-e49b-4944-9d66-f90cac58ece0/8265067727_38801cfb43_k.jpg Blog - ☆ Cupertino Mayor: Measure A is “not the right way to fund our hospitals” - Make it stand out “Personal Income Taxes Ver8” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-why-a-general-er-public-health-sales-tax-if-santa-clara-county-already-has-enough-money-44 monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0592989e-1a99-406f-82b2-f641ed123b50/coins-currency-investment-insurance-1e5e53de57487c46d2365b1ea0c34e17.jpg Blog - ☆ Why a general, er, “public health” sales tax if Santa Clara County already has enough money? 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(2/2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/on-measure-a-mahan-forgets-biz-101 monthly 0.5 2025-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5474f574-616e-46a8-bb55-918fd3d865f6/www.jpg Blog - On Measure A, Mahan forgets Biz 101 - Make it stand out The failure of gov't agencies to follow fundamental good business practices led to the Great Recession of 2007-9, as regulators allowed subprime mortgage lenders to run wild, kicking off a global collapse of financial markets and years of lost earnings. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-theres-no-guarantee-measure-a-tax-money-will-go-to-hospitals-assert-taxpayer-advocates monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c8041783-01e7-40ee-a1de-0cc37c64a416/8264926827_0458eb2f2d_k.jpg Blog - ☆ There’s no guarantee Measure A tax money will go to hospitals, assert taxpayer advocates - Make it stand out “Vintage Coin Steps” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-local-government-can-avoid-unwise-capital-investments monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e368cca9-cda4-4723-9dcb-7de483e224f4/7150456391_db1655c8b3_o.jpg Blog - How local government can avoid unwise capital investments - Make it stand out Sisyphus' profligacy and dishonesty about money carried an epic punishment. Image by Gerard Van der Leun, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/dont-start-til-you-have-the-money monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d2bf4115-60c3-4364-9d57-4b80c800660f/Pr%C3%A1zdn%C3%A9_slnice_a_rozestav%C4%9Bn%C3%BD_hotel_Ryugyong_-_panoramio.jpg Blog - Don't start 'til you have the money - Make it stand out The Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea is perpetually unfinished, because it ran out of money. By Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-instead-of-high-speed-rail-why-doesnt-ca-fund-santa-clara-county-hospitals-34-1 monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/207648b8-345f-47be-8472-30fbe4d44198/pexels-n-voitkevich-8927451.jpg Blog - ☆ Instead of high-speed rail, why doesn’t CA fund Santa Clara County hospitals? (3/4) - Make it stand out Photo by Kindel Media https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-business-risks-of-trying-to-control-everything monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4d3a04c2-5a0d-4067-a95c-c1b01a85b8bf/pexels-kaboompics-6390.jpg Blog - The business risks of trying to control everything - Make it stand out Photo by Karolina Grabowska https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-tax-advocates-warn-santa-clara-county-voters-measure-a-sales-tax-will-never-go-away monthly 0.5 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/21db2db8-6f63-46d6-89cf-2f42db2b1a43/8264919801_d29212c264_c.jpg Blog - ☆ Tax advocates warn Santa Clara County voters: Measure A sales tax will never go away - Make it stand out “Vintage Filing Taxes Ver1” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-taxpayer-advocates-measure-a-is-a-regressive-tax-on-santa-clara-countys-poorest monthly 0.5 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/be8b2904-9b30-44f2-81dc-232dc359cee6/8265437941_567e3e3d7f_k.jpg Blog - ☆ Taxpayer advocates: Measure A is a regressive tax on Santa Clara County’s poorest - Make it stand out “Money With Wallet” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-business-leaders-rip-sj-chamber-of-commerce-for-failure-to-oppose-business-killing-measure-a-sales-tax monthly 0.5 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ff29f63a-408f-4ff1-88f6-aeb5bb507402/confused%2B2.webp Blog - Local business leaders rip SJ Chamber of Commerce for failure to oppose business-killing Measure A sales tax - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-should-new-state-healthcare-policy-justify-a-rapid-tax-hike-for-santa-clara-county-24 monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e0bd63d4-f24d-4f4b-8c3e-e67b0b56a4de/2048px-Income-tax-491626_1920_%281%29.jpg Blog - ☆ Should new state healthcare policy justify a rapid tax hike for Santa Clara County? (2/4) - Make it stand out Image by stevepb, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-can-we-get-our-local-govt-to-pay-attention-to-us monthly 0.5 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/84e1ab45-3693-4b22-a31a-91c57804f34a/pexels-tkirkgoz-17584636.jpg Blog - How can we get our local gov't to pay attention to us? - Make it stand out Photo by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/one-size-fits-all-govt-regulations-disadvantage-small-local-businesses monthly 0.5 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/08aae010-489f-4a89-b58e-5a0c600b389b/edward_vi_as_a_child_1937.1.64.jpg Blog - One-size-fits-all gov't regulations disadvantage small, local businesses - Make it stand out Image by National Gallery of Art https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-regulations-are-getting-more-intrusive-and-dangerous-for-small-biz monthly 0.5 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e2270b5c-4817-41f9-b6af-e247287510e4/2048px-Shin_Godzilla_by_Noger_Chen.jpg Blog - Local regulations are getting more intrusive, and dangerous for small biz - Make it stand out Image by Noger Chen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-if-santa-clara-county-public-hospitals-are-so-special-why-a-general-sales-tax-14 monthly 0.5 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5929460e-0f30-47cc-8dde-98284063faa7/pexels-kindelmedia-7688995.jpg Blog - ☆ If Santa Clara County public hospitals are so special, why a general sales tax? (1/4) - Make it stand out Image by Pexels https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-sv-cities-need-to-scrutinize-where-theyre-gettingand-spendingfunds-opinions monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c33d907a-6ffb-47b8-bf18-81119c00d26e/piggy-bank-pig-piggy-pink-preview.jpg Blog - ☆ SV cities need to scrutinize where they’re getting—and spending—funds (opinions) - Make it stand out Image by PickPik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-bay-area-transit-dreams-taxpayers-nightmare monthly 0.5 2025-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cabd4447-afb6-4d35-a2b3-8aae82af3abf/unnamed.png Blog - ☆ Bay Area transit dreams, taxpayers’ nightmare - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/silicon-valley-business-alliance-takes-on-measure-a-sc-countys-latest-sales-tax monthly 0.5 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/be48fcbd-242f-4c9f-9561-cefc2f23242b/mr-blank-wd6-your-city-and-county-tax-boston-september-1-1851.jpg Blog - ☆ Silicon Valley Business Alliance takes on Measure A: SC County’s latest sales tax - Make it stand out Image by Picryl https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-cohen-misses-the-point-of-taxpayer-protections monthly 0.5 2026-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e1ee25ed-e606-4199-8207-61432ea228a8/cohen%2Bat%2Bcity%2Bhall%2B2.jpg Blog - ☆ Cohen misses the point of taxpayer protections - Make it stand out Source: sanjosedistrict4.com https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fast-news-leads-to-stupid-govt-policy monthly 0.5 2025-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8aa94fb3-ac27-4a66-9bb4-1f9f68a6650a/2048px-Nautilus_pompilius_-_Fernbank_Museum_of_Natural_History_-_DSC00294.jpg Blog - Fast news leads to stupid gov't policy - Make it stand out Image by Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/on-the-lure-of-short-term-thinking monthly 0.5 2025-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4f2f3b9b-b053-4473-8375-672d4ef4da4f/bright-close-up-dark-darkness-preview.jpg Blog - On the lure of short-term thinking - Make it stand out Image by PickPik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/slow-down-it-can-wait-the-manufactured-urgency-of-breaking-news monthly 0.5 2025-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a723537f-1bfc-4d7a-ad23-5713b579e29e/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Millet_-_Gleaners_-_Google_Art_Project_2.jpg Blog - Slow down, it can&nbsp;wait:&nbsp;The manufactured urgency of breaking news - Make it stand out Image by Jean-François Millet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-how-to-fix-the-valleys-home-insurance-inflation-and-make-life-way-more-affordable monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8bf75cc9-fd75-43ba-bb65-d185041e0ec4/money-piggy-bank-coins-finance-preview.jpg Blog - ☆ How to fix the Valley’s home insurance inflation (and make life way more affordable) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-how-exactly-will-a-sales-tax-hike-fix-long-wait-times-at-sc-county-hospitals monthly 0.5 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/05709640-9833-4808-ac5c-532bbb3f316a/calculator-calculation-insurance-finance-preview.jpg Blog - ☆ How exactly will a sales tax hike fix long wait times at SC County hospitals? - Make it stand out Image by PickPik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-more-sales-taxes-for-san-mateo-will-miss-the-transit-connection monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/41f086c3-5851-4218-8692-7f7ef0e01be9/unnamed.png Blog - ☆ Opinion: more sales taxes for San Mateo will miss the transit connection - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/022138f0-0d6c-46b6-8278-f897ce1f6848/image.png Blog - ☆ Opinion: more sales taxes for San Mateo will miss the transit connection - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3b4dfc5a-639e-434c-8c2d-fe6820db5fa2/imageasdasd.png Blog - ☆ Opinion: more sales taxes for San Mateo will miss the transit connection - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-did-sc-county-supes-try-to-deceive-voters-into-a-tax-hike monthly 0.5 2025-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f17474b3-1b4d-4909-8a9c-046c30e9c03c/6757856139_11c61076c4_k.jpg Blog - ☆ Did SC County Supes try to deceive voters into a tax hike? - Make it stand out “Tax Return - 1040” by 401(K) 2012, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/theres-a-therapy-for-that monthly 0.5 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ac2bc61e-3832-4835-bc35-f8bb3845bce4/27994529736_1b9b1bd970_h.jpg Blog - There's a therapy for that - Make it stand out “Doctor Office sign” by Willis Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-are-states-either-all-democrat-or-all-republican monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e7292fc3-4ab2-4b41-a6bc-89664b3f284f/Rogers_Map.jpg Blog - Why are states either all-Democrat or all-Republican - Make it stand out Image by Henry D. Rogers, 1857. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-bureaucratic-overreach-impeding-local-affordability-say-experts monthly 0.5 2025-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/872e047a-35f9-425f-8ff3-89b28f8ba291/pexels-printexstar-11624823.jpg Blog - ☆ Bureaucratic overreach impeding local affordability, say experts - Make it stand out Image by adrian vieriu on Pexels https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-not-an-emergency-rishi-kumar-says-measure-a-just-the-first-in-a-wave-of-tax-proposals monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cc399932-c33c-4e4a-b21e-479b8ebb9ae3/8266136492_69714071c7_k.jpg Blog - ☆ Not an emergency: Rishi Kumar says Measure A just the first in a wave of tax proposals - Make it stand out “Personal Income Taxes Ver7” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/rishi-kumar-on-the-question-will-santa-claras-measure-a-sales-tax-ever-go-away monthly 0.5 2025-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3552a122-5fea-421b-9402-d561d6d54ae3/8265014953_dfc4a5b7fe_k.jpg Blog - ☆ Rishi Kumar on the question: will Santa Clara County’s Measure A sales tax ever go away? - Make it stand out “Personal Income Taxes Ver3” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-santa-clara-wants-a-56-cent-sales-tax-will-that-cover-public-health-losses-of-3-billion-per-year monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d2cbe4bf-e49b-4944-9d66-f90cac58ece0/8265067727_38801cfb43_k.jpg Blog - ☆ Santa Clara County wants a 5/8-cent sales tax. Will that cover public health losses of $3 billion per year? - Make it stand out “Personal Income Taxes Ver8” by Chris Potter, CC BY 2.0 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-making-it-clear-n-cost-effective-to-build-and-live-in-sj monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/641a78f1-4efb-48a0-baa8-7b45b98cc1c5/2048px-Putting_money_into_a_piggybank.jpg Blog - ☆ Making it clear ‘n’ cost-effective to build (and live) in SJ - Make it stand out Image by “401(K) 2012”, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/us-governments-are-slow-and-inefficient-on-purpose monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5d6a28a5-9f44-4cdc-9594-1d1976149013/declarationindependence1776-61fb78.jpg Blog - U.S. governments are slow and inefficient. 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SJ in bottom half of U.S. cities in terms of violent crime - Make it stand out Violent Crime per Capita in San Jose. 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Image by Kunsthaus Zürich https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/moderate-san-franciscans-give-thumbs-up-to-sjs-shift-away-from-permanent-supportive-housing monthly 0.5 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2c418cf4-55ef-46fb-be83-f256a5ccf3ab/interim+housing+3.jpg Blog - Moderate San Franciscans give thumbs-up to SJ's shift away from Permanent Supportive Housing - Make it stand out Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/cutting-edge-tech-landlord-outreach-no-govt-infighting-keys-to-bakersfields-success-on-homelessness monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/36dfb293-1fea-43b0-9412-12d5c86a8c95/bakersfield+sign.jpg Blog - Cutting edge tech + landlord outreach + no gov't infighting = keys to Bakersfield's success on homelessness - Make it stand out Image by a user on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/extremist-rent-control-efforts-not-deadonly-delayed monthly 0.5 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e6c38808-74e4-46a2-9875-351521bfcb7a/dracula+2.jpg Blog - Extremist rent control efforts not dead—only delayed - Make it stand out Still from Dracula (1931). 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- Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-silicon-valley-shelter-director-praises-sjs-diverse-strategies-for-homelessness-44 monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fa9f558c-8e03-461f-a9e3-8ceb81e24c22/Silicon+valley+shelter.jpeg Blog - ☆ Silicon Valley shelter director praises SJ’s diverse strategies for homelessness (4/4) - Make it stand out Image courtesy of Salvation Army Silicon Valley, used with permission. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-advice-to-mahan-address-the-elephant-in-the-room monthly 0.5 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0c5f46b2-0521-4e97-b1d9-162e531671ee/elephant+in+room.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: Address the elephant in the room - Make it stand out Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/advice-to-mahan-expose-sjs-homeless-industrial-complex monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/018f0db4-b4de-48b8-be15-cb1762a56778/homeless+encampment.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: Expose SJ’s Homeless Industrial Complex - Make it stand out Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-500-local-women-still-waitlisted-for-overnight-beds-says-salvation-army-coordinator-34 monthly 0.5 2025-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0a4afc0a-925a-4270-b680-511124fc1b00/shelter.jfif Blog - ☆ 500+ local women still waitlisted for overnight beds, says Salvation Army coordinator (3/4) - Make it stand out Image courtesy of Salvation Army Silicon Valley, used with permission. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-local-salvation-army-head-sober-homeless-shelters-a-safe-and-effective-methodology-24 monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0adeed32-0353-4ca4-a0f3-9f6ec555919e/emmanuel+house+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Local Salvation Army head: Sober homeless shelters a safe and effective methodology (2/4) - Make it stand out Image courtesy of Salvation Army Silicon Valley, used with permission. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-advice-to-mahan-bring-out-the-scissors monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/66e6900a-b8b4-49cf-8adf-34842767d804/old+fashioned+scissors.jpeg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: Bring out the scissors - Make it stand out Image by Rene https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-advice-to-mahan-hold-the-line-on-common-sense monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/22fcb3de-987c-490f-97e3-c7bfde2790b7/30062285068_0dfc4ec142_b-modified.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: Hold the line on Common Sense - Make it stand out Image by San Jose Public Library https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-sv-salvation-army-major-smart-interim-housing-is-treatment-based-transitional-tenacious-14 monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dfbe387a-48e0-44e5-8821-cab35b54ff30/emmanuel+house.jpeg Blog - ☆ SV Salvation Army major: Smart interim housing is treatment-based, transitional, tenacious (1/4) - Make it stand out Image courtesy of Salvation Army Silicon Valley, used with permission. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-advice-to-mahan-whats-the-future-of-pay-for-performance-amp-vta monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8f60785e-ce3c-4050-b8b6-bee909f7a049/vta+bus+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: What’s the future of Pay-for-Performance &amp; VTA? - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-mission-creep-inevitably-overwhelms-govts monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1698450411944-UA48P7WAUO2ZYAWC4OC5/the%2Bblob.jpg Blog - How mission creep inevitably overwhelms gov'ts - Make it stand out Poster for The Blob, 1958 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-advice-to-mahan-carry-a-chainsaw-and-cut-city-spending monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/73c02c44-b78a-466c-9651-80f1ac35cc24/chainsaw.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: “Carry a chainsaw” and cut city spending - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-autonomous-vehicles-can-solve-san-jose-transits-last-mile-problem monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/420b6318-a5c7-4e1c-b9d9-21d2258d9bd8/waymo.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Autonomous vehicles can solve San Jose transit’s “last mile” problem - Make it stand out Image by Rob Pegoraro https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-advice-to-mahan-doing-something-with-public-input-is-key monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/232958eb-c742-4b23-b4d9-8515da3c7260/megaphone+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: (Doing something with) public input is key - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/all-that-glistens-is-not-gold monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0fa802bc-25d8-44ad-9887-ec1622c43637/merchant+of+venice+casket+scene.jpg Blog - All that glistens is not gold - Make it stand out So reads Merchant of Venice's Prince of Morocco after opening a gold casket with nothing inside it (except a scroll). It goes on to warn: “Gilded tombs do worms enfold.” Painting is The Merchant of Venice, c. 1887, from Folger Shakespeare Library. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/you-dont-need-high-rises-sfs-lurie-pioneers-innovative-new-density-plans-to-address-citys-housing-affordability monthly 0.5 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/572b8d92-66e1-43b8-893b-85a9896eb30a/high+and+low+rises.jpg Blog - You don't need high-rises: SF's Lurie pioneers innovative new density plans to address city's housing affordability - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-advice-to-mahan-bank-on-the-basics monthly 0.5 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/12338270-64f7-4c2d-8b46-15c882da18b9/san+jose+fire.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: Bank on the basics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fierce-commitment-to-data-how-bakersfield-reached-homelessness-functional-zero monthly 0.5 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cf44a817-99ff-426e-9647-afa9b433b646/bakersfield+sign+2.jpg Blog - Fierce commitment to data: how Bakersfield reached homelessness functional zero - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/merc-says-no-to-sjusd-measure-a-says-its-manipulative monthly 0.5 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b5838788-df82-4da8-b328-0aeb21b15974/SJUSD-building.jpg Blog - Merc says No to SJUSD Measure A, says it's "manipulative" - Make it stand out San Jose Unified School District building. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/advice-to-mahan-discuss-sjs-results-driven-homelessness-initiativesand-you-know-the-results monthly 0.5 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/36f3e52b-74ef-4ea6-abfe-06af934c2bb2/homeless+bw.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: Discuss SJ's “results-driven” homelessness initiatives—and, you know, the results - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/far-left-dems-sweep-sj-d3-primary monthly 0.5 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ddb27721-ba98-4432-840b-9c01fcb63220/sweep.jpg Blog - Far-left Dems sweep SJ D3 primary - Make it stand out Image by Egan Snow https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ethnic-studies-curriculum-disrupts-bucolic-palo-alto monthly 0.5 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fe68059d-6e33-4408-96fb-db3902299c15/peasents+fighting.jpg Blog - Ethnic studies curriculum disrupts bucolic Palo Alto - Make it stand out Peter Brueghel the Younger: Peasants fighting, 1620 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-advice-to-mahan-time-to-ditch-outdated-transportation-solutions monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/957110a5-1761-4334-9a12-e7e8a70d2414/train+bandw.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: Time to ditch outdated transportation “solutions”? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d08b9f8a-bac7-4d6b-9396-48e4043e9ee0/matt+mahan+letter.jpg Blog - ☆ Advice to Mahan: Time to ditch outdated transportation “solutions”? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/walls-closing-in-on-hsr monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/19b79769-cbb5-4674-a079-b006414e4949/high+speed+rail.jpg Blog - Walls closing in on HSR - Make it stand out Image by 10 10 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/la-voters-regret-getting-hoodwinked-by-homelessness-sales-tax monthly 0.5 2025-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fab27e78-bb62-456e-ad0d-984d490ab02e/michael+keen.jpg Blog - LA voters regret getting hoodwinked by "homelessness" sales tax - Make it stand out Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages, by Michael Keen and Joel Slemrod https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/reykjavik-iceland-teaches-sj-how-to-crowdsource-policy-ideas-and-feedback monthly 0.5 2025-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/43c041fd-1bcd-4462-81c8-1b553963dea5/Better+Reykjavik.jpg Blog - Reykjavik, Iceland teaches SJ how to crowdsource policy ideas and feedback - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/rationing-not-necessary-ca-could-greatly-increase-its-water-supply monthly 0.5 2025-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/81dcc10e-b605-4497-88fc-ffe19c903083/yosemite+falls.jpg Blog - Rationing not necessary: CA could greatly increase its water supply - Make it stand out Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/getting-off-the-couch monthly 0.5 2025-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/53ef42ae-f411-4b28-bed7-5bfac1db6e91/reclining+young+woman.jpg Blog - Getting off the couch - Make it stand out Édouard Manet: Reclining Young Woman in Spanish Costume, 1862. Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-the-war-on-sprawl-screwed-up-america-california-and-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2025-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/42ba7ffc-bde2-403b-b4c0-fe451041f95d/suburbs.jpeg Blog - How the War on Sprawl screwed up America, California, and Silicon Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/bakersfield-achieves-functional-zero-on-homelessness-before-any-other-big-ca-city monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f0f03989-30ec-4fdd-9792-bcd3d3c3d86d/bakersfield+sign.jpg Blog - Bakersfield achieves functional zero on homelessness before any other big CA city - Make it stand out Image by David Geohring https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-bay-area-cities-set-up-to-fail-via-impossible-rhna-demands-33 monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/48eb82f6-9d2d-4ae5-a0da-db6cfff137c0/houses+in+san+jose.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Bay Area cities “set up to fail” via impossible RHNA demands (3/3) - Make it stand out Image by David Sawyer https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/big-lobbying-group-lets-ca-counties-like-santa-clara-continue-to-avoid-responsibilities-re-homelessness-crisis monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/62f9e518-36e0-4e1c-9bea-29f670fb3cd8/old+santa+clara+county+map.jpg Blog - Big lobbying group lets CA counties (like Santa Clara) continue to avoid responsibilities re: homelessness crisis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-perspectives-why-sj-doesnt-need-more-upzoning-23 monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3f838572-6521-4b1a-9810-d41d1994ffb5/san+jose+high+rise.jpeg Blog - ☆ Perspectives: Why SJ doesn't need more upzoning (2/3) - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-even-a-transit-advocate-hates-bart-to-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2025-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/185adc04-6c2a-4c20-a9da-2eb5f5166ddc/The+Worst+New+Transit+Project+in+the+US.jpeg Blog - ☆ Even a transit advocate hates BART to Silicon Valley - Make it stand out Image by Alan Fisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/798d2fbd-3786-44dc-9ec7-fe078f738a2f/funding+summary.png Blog - ☆ Even a transit advocate hates BART to Silicon Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinions-the-case-for-local-control-in-silicon-valley-housing-13 monthly 0.5 2025-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/895391bf-ace0-44da-b5d2-f9fc8b46b445/victorian+house+sj.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinions: The case for local control in Silicon Valley housing (1/3) - Make it stand out Image by David Sawyer https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-universities-accused-of-surreptitiously-continuing-race-based-admissions monthly 0.5 2025-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fbda9375-78f7-444f-ac69-a7b32ed48ad6/stanford+5.jpg Blog - Local universities accused of surreptitiously continuing race-based admissions - Make it stand out Stanford University Campus. Image by HDZ https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/california-officials-find-bias-in-sjs-ethnic-studies-classes monthly 0.5 2025-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/37e3920d-94a2-42e4-b667-384b929b7576/british+palestine+mandate.jpg Blog - California officials find bias in SJ's ethnic studies classes - Make it stand out British Palestine Mandate map (1920). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/uf6wxpem6wm1n5it56q29xw5407kwd monthly 0.5 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a716e42c-20da-48a4-b35c-d905dabbea4e/square+peg+round+hole.jpg Blog - Will conservative profs "fit well" into Bay Area community colleges? - Make it stand out Image by rosipaw https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/new-poll-ca-voters-not-so-keen-on-national-political-bloodsport monthly 0.5 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cb095c07-8085-45fd-b06a-6aff4ffcf1f8/salesman.jpg Blog - New poll: CA voters not so keen on national political bloodsport - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-does-sj-unified-really-need-another-tax-and-for-core-academic-programs monthly 0.5 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4dd6484a-3df3-49c2-9e5d-3ae1c67b0784/sj+unified.jpg Blog - ☆ Does SJ Unified really need another tax? And for "core academic programs"? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/here-in-the-willows-of-our-glen monthly 0.5 2025-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/42e4f4ad-6269-45b7-9cf9-553592d889ee/willow.jpg Blog - Here in the willows of our glen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/we-couldve-told-you-this-without-the-audits monthly 0.5 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/86bd14a7-9d95-4e1e-b41c-750b3a2da023/la+homeless+3.png Blog - We could've told you this without the audits - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-legal-experts-excessive-misguided-govt-regulations-impede-educationespecially-for-homeschoolers-22 monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d95e94a4-ec48-43b9-8163-bb2f06827541/substitute+teacher.jpg Blog - ☆ Legal experts: Excessive, misguided gov't regulations impede education—especially for homeschoolers (2/2) - Make it stand out Image by Todd Berman https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/in-sf-officials-cheer-safety-improvements-associated-with-increased-arrests-of-unhoused-camping-on-public-property monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9df5f6e2-587f-43ef-a507-f13ded4bfcf5/cleared+encampment.jpg Blog - In SF, officials cheer safety improvements associated with increased arrests of unhoused camping on public property - Make it stand out A cleared homeless encampment. Image by Elvert Barnes https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-whats-behind-the-growth-and-pushback-to-homeschoolinglocally-and-statewide-12 monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/204537b0-8e8f-4776-878c-0ac8c9fb19c7/a+student.jpg Blog - ☆ What's behind the growth (and pushback) to homeschooling—locally and statewide? (1/2) - Make it stand out Petrus Van der Velden: A student, c. 1860 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/to-fine-or-not-to-fine monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/38492560-f33c-41ae-ad5d-5b3377efbccc/homeless+tents.jpg Blog - To fine, or not to fine - Make it stand out Image by Elvert Barnes https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-the-iceberg-of-bay-area-public-works-deficits monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d5f75751-9c69-43cf-be45-d23f85c9daa8/iceberg.jpeg Blog - ☆ Opinion: The iceberg of Bay Area Public Works deficits - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/oops-they-did-it-again monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/eced00ff-a1d1-4cd9-9987-0ce930d484e1/welcome+to+oakland.jpg Blog - Oops, they did it again - Make it stand out Image by Daniel Gies https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-op-ed-silicon-valley-needs-nuclear-energy-to-reduce-cost-of-living-pursue-clean-ambitions-fuel-innovation monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9903c428-19f7-4784-b85b-bc4b4208c804/Diablo+Canyon+Nuclear+Power+Plant+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Op-ed: Silicon Valley needs nuclear energy to reduce cost of living, pursue “clean” ambitions, fuel innovation - Make it stand out Diablo County Power Plant, San Luis Obispo County. 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Image by Orange Barrel Media https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-albatross-cannot-control-the-wind monthly 0.5 2025-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/aecca107-d914-4bde-b6b6-8fc32c9ac49f/albatross.jpg Blog - The albatross cannot control the wind - Make it stand out Image by Ed Dunens https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-is-san-joses-budget-crisis-really-an-opportunity-for-systemic-change-44 monthly 0.5 2025-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1f0b6251-9102-4e29-9f6b-cf6e4406fa16/Len+Gilroy+4.png Blog - ☆ Is San Jose’s budget crisis really an opportunity for systemic change? (4/4) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/stop-courting-prepossession-and-ignorance-and-pick-up-a-book monthly 0.5 2025-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/44d84bc3-3124-49b6-ad9f-a15e25ade285/Pride+and+Prejudice+-+Elizabeth+reads+Mr+Darcy%27s+letter.jpeg Blog - Stop “courting prepossession and ignorance” and pick up a book - Make it stand out Sometimes, like Pride and Prejudice's (1995) Elizabeth Bennett, we may shun a person (or policy) based on surface-level impressions. But what if the facts tell another story? https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-three-novels-with-the-rugged-can-do-spirit-of-the-california-dream-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/88f13510-44ea-44e7-84bc-bd1515334432/california+mountians.jpg Blog - ☆ Three novels with the rugged, can-do spirit of the California Dream (part 2) - Make it stand out Depicted: Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountains. Image by Bureau of Land Management https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-a-sustainable-retirement-system-can-weather-all-kinds-of-fiscal-storms-34 monthly 0.5 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/49b8c54c-cfee-4eaf-a834-12e6671cb447/Len+gilroy+3.png Blog - ☆ A sustainable retirement system can weather all kinds of fiscal storms (3/4) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-dont-pay-more-for-lessnumbers-dont-add-up-for-sjusds-latest-tax monthly 0.5 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bd69de6d-af34-4769-a0e7-c9beec7f980a/sjusd+building+2.jpg Blog - Opinion: Don't pay more for less—numbers don't add up for SJUSD's latest tax - Make it stand out SJUSD building. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-can-san-jose-de-risk-its-pension-problem-through-attrition-24 monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/67593602-6c52-4c95-b6f3-3dd2cc729e2b/coke+bottle.png Blog - ☆ Can San Jose de-risk its pension problem through attrition? (2/4) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-expert-measure-e-hits-homeowners-hardest-while-revenue-remains-in-doubt monthly 0.5 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2f3c6be4-d5e1-4c83-9971-fd22b3a554b3/house.png Blog - ☆ Expert: Even after inflation adjustment, Measure E will tax 3x more properties than projected - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-pension-reform-often-comes-down-to-choice-14 monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/06ffba06-4ec1-4562-a773-facbe409501d/ice+cream.png Blog - ☆ Pension reform often comes down to choice (1/4) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mahan-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-re-vtas-broken-model monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1645672609114-YWRU9O5OXU70VE2TK4WQ/800px-VTA_Light_Rail_%28Aug_8%2C_2019%29.jpg Blog - Mahan says the quiet part out loud re: VTA's broken model - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-ranked-choice-voting-system-messily-dangerously-overcomplicated monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dc1c8f2a-5ad1-4eb9-a177-735ab690904b/ballot+box+3.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Ranked-choice voting system messily, dangerously overcomplicated - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/while-sta-clara-county-da-rosen-slow-walks-local-prop-36-enforcement-orange-county-da-speeds-ahead monthly 0.5 2025-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/60441b46-7b7d-4997-8dcf-1770c95e75ab/smash+and+grab.jpg Blog - While Sta Clara County DA Rosen slow-walks local Prop 36 enforcement, Orange County DA speeds ahead - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/memo-to-sj-try-being-more-like-steve-jobs-when-gathering-public-input monthly 0.5 2025-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f2b538b9-ec48-475d-b9a2-e98400fd236c/steve+jobs.jpg Blog - Memo to SJ: Try being more like Steve Jobs when gathering public input - Make it stand out Image by Ben Stanfield https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/has-the-time-passed-for-ranked-choice-voting-in-scc monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9c22849c-a25b-4340-bab7-94010cfc6bec/ballot+box+2.jpg Blog - Has the time passed for ranked-choice voting in SCC? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/three-marks-of-high-quality-enlightening-media monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a17b75b7-cdef-4953-8901-60c2ce39cd90/15303012706_6a6b943775_c.jpg Blog - Three marks of high-quality, enlightening media - Make it stand out Image by CCAC North Library https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-remembering-passover-in-naglee-park-1925 monthly 0.5 2025-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fcd8d4cc-0507-482e-8231-13ccd67d1c96/preparation+for+passover.png Blog - ☆ Remembering: Passover in Naglee Park, 1925 - Make it stand out Jan Sadeler: Preparation for the Passover, 1585. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/successful-local-strikes-tend-to-be-contagious monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3db75d38-a3e2-4b61-98bd-e75bf228667e/Charlie+Chaplin+-+Protest+Scene+-+Modern+Times+%281936%29.jpg Blog - (Successful) local strikes tend to be contagious - Make it stand out Image from the Charlie Chaplin film Modern Times, 1936. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/its-not-just-sj-la-cant-track-its-mammoth-homelessness-spends-either monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/12bf7af7-1a0a-4217-9a39-9fff46d07cc4/la+homeless+2.jpg Blog - It's not just SJ: LA can't track its mammoth homelessness spends, either - Make it stand out Image by Robin Kanouse https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-expert-mahans-pay-for-results-idea-is-good-in-principle-but-might-not-go-far-enough monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d5c62d77-6607-42ea-a587-5ea3c884e584/Mahans+pay+for+results.png Blog - ☆ Expert: Mahan's pay-for-results idea is good in principle, but might not go far enough - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/study-finds-school-choice-saves-local-taxpayers- monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8fade180-0ec8-422e-aa68-0546e89408b7/school_time_2014.18.19.jpg Blog - Study finds school choice saves local taxpayers $ - Make it stand out Winslow Homer: School Time, 1874. Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/vtas-ho-hum-strike-undermines-need-for-upcoming-transit-sales-tax monthly 0.5 2025-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9ab19219-6bff-4e06-9bb9-561713026528/vta+light+rail+3.jpg Blog - VTA's ho-hum strike undermines need for upcoming transit sales tax - Make it stand out Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-gus-mattammal-on-mayor-mahans-incentive-plan-for-city-leaders-worth-doing-the-experiment monthly 0.5 2025-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/33be26fd-fc2a-48cd-bd3d-a3ea59b3dfee/futuristic+city.png Blog - ☆ Gus Mattammal on Mayor Mahan’s incentive plan for city leaders: “worth doing the experiment” - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-should-vta-be-allowed-to-unionize monthly 0.5 2025-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dcd028ad-8c46-4ff5-b2d1-7d3a95119bba/vta+light+rail+9.jpeg Blog - ☆ Should VTA be allowed to unionize? - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/voting-your-conscience-makes-a-lot-more-sense-than-voting-strategically monthly 0.5 2025-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0ebc8faa-872d-49ed-aaf1-25afe64e428a/voting.jpg Blog - Voting your conscience makes a lot more sense than voting "strategically" - Make it stand out Image by Edmond Dantès https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-homelessness-expert-expect-other-cities-to-follow-suit-with-sjs-housing-first-reforms-44 monthly 0.5 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dedc59a2-627e-4ffb-8736-df01d8b3eb99/interim+housing+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Homelessness expert: Expect other cities to “follow suit” with SJ's Housing First reforms (4/4) - Make it stand out Image by Dai Sugano https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/marc-joffe-what-if-we-stopped-rewarding-california-for-overspending-on-medi-cal monthly 0.5 2025-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ced52b00-050d-4116-b4e1-379d98250d95/medi+cal+marc+joffe.png Blog - Marc Joffe: What if we stopped rewarding California for overspending on Medi-Cal? - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-perspectives-studying-ancient-greekroman-culture-is-a-challenging-endeavorand-heres-why-we-should-all-try-it monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b15e19f3-239a-4541-ac23-eaf37ba375b9/the+iliad.jpg Blog - ☆ Perspectives: Studying ancient Greek/Roman culture is a challenging endeavor—and here's why we should all try it - Make it stand out John Flaxman: The Embassy to Achilles, 1895. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-new-sj-budget-marks-the-end-of-housing-first-unlikely-say-local-commentators-34 monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3b7f885a-d4af-496f-af26-39e24bcfd45a/tiny+home+2.jpg Blog - ☆ New SJ budget marks the end of Housing First? Unlikely, say local commentators (3/4) - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/call-any-outr-idea-out-of-touch-until-it-reaches-mainstream-local-culture monthly 0.5 2025-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f539a1aa-62f4-435b-934f-f53efa4a2d28/galileo-facing-the-roman-inquisition-9ca523-1024.jpg Blog - Call any outré idea “out-of-touch” (until it reaches mainstream local culture) - Make it stand out Galileo Galilei was prosecuted by the Inquisition in 1633 for his “radical” heliocentric theory. Today, we know he was right. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/many-people-wont-read-past-this-headlinetheyre-already-bored monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bc54a516-c967-42d0-9233-534518bc0b8c/brain.jpg Blog - Many people won't read past this headline—they're already bored. - Make it stand out Image by rawpixel https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sfs-deep-state-undermines-calls-to-economize monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/189a9a61-cb58-4fe1-b31a-0fbe6d0725d5/golden+gate+bridge+3.jpg Blog - SF’s deep state undermines calls to economize - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/lurie-sees-the-organizational-problems-at-sf-city-hall-but-do-his-solutions-sound-like-a-consultant-wrote-them-33 monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c28e9193-9f07-46c9-9abc-3848270847b1/sf+homeless+7.jpeg Blog - Lurie sees the organizational problems at SF City Hall, but do his solutions sound like a consultant wrote them? (3/3) - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-mark-burns-on-sjs-pay-for-results-plan-why-havent-they-done-this-before monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e7841756-9d4c-4ffa-ae71-ad653a4a44e7/mark+burns+4-3.png Blog - ☆ Mark Burns on SJ’s pay-for-results plan: “Why haven’t they done this before?” - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sfs-lurie-aims-to-make-homelessness-nonprofits-much-more-accountable-23 monthly 0.5 2025-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1fd9e3ed-7893-46a3-840c-ec509b3be9fc/sf+homeless+6.jpg Blog - SF’s Lurie aims to make homelessness nonprofits much more accountable (2/3) - Make it stand out Image by Kevin Wong https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-conservative-playbook-long-supported-sj-ditching-permanent-supportive-housing-24 monthly 0.5 2025-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/acce5734-5ee3-4f67-a2ef-e760c94959d1/Permanent+Supportive+Housing+Unit+4.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Conservative playbook long supported SJ ditching Permanent Supportive Housing (2/4) - Make it stand out Image by USICH https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sfs-lurie-shows-sj-how-to-move-fastand-bigon-homelessness-13 monthly 0.5 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b96d1dde-398e-404b-b9f1-7b8f4fdc9d9b/daniel+lurie.jpg Blog - SF’s Lurie shows SJ how to move fast—and big—on homelessness (1/3) - Make it stand out Mayor Daniel Lurie. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-back-in-the-day-vta-pioneered-rideshare-service monthly 0.5 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/698d749f-fc92-4375-82c6-996919ec058a/peerless+bus.jpg Blog - ☆ Back in the day, VTA pioneered rideshare service - Make it stand out Image by Pacific Bus Museum https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/cost-of-undocumented-healthcare-pressuring-ca-democrats-to-consider-cuts monthly 0.5 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/379fb369-52b5-4732-b7d4-df8315173857/money+with+pills.jpg Blog - Cost of undocumented healthcare pressuring CA Democrats to consider cuts - Make it stand out Image by Pictures of Money https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-is-it-the-end-of-the-line-for-permanent-supportive-housing-in-sj-14 monthly 0.5 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f1a751f7-d1bf-43cd-9105-7acb31535040/temporary+shelter.jpg Blog - ☆ Is it the end of the line for Permanent Supportive Housing in SJ? (1/4) - Make it stand out Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/standing-apart-from-the-voting-process-can-be-an-act-of-conscience monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8093f9ca-72f6-40a1-9416-fdd9823c28d6/stand+out+from+the+crowd+2.jpg Blog - Standing apart from the voting process can be an act of conscience - Make it stand out Image by a user on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mahans-pay-for-performance-idea-should-not-be-controversial monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/08f2f1c5-af0e-4495-88b3-4e2ef213c137/The+theory+of+incentives.png Blog - Mahan's Pay-for-Performance idea should not be controversial - Make it stand out The Theory of Incentives: The Principal-Agent Model, by Jean-Jacques Laffont https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-a-road-map-for-local-nonpartisan-journalism monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/72550d1c-3b32-4436-8cbd-081c06cd4fcb/road+map.jpg Blog - ☆ A road map for local nonpartisan journalism - Make it stand out Image by PickPik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/do-bay-area-politicians-have-an-other-peoples-money-problem monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8a6d7e7b-33f9-4938-ac6d-ba2ef3eb08ce/taking+wallet.jpg Blog - Do Bay Area politicians have an “other people’s money problem”? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-underrated-discursive-art-of-going-off-script monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b2a35c76-f45e-40fd-9034-82f7b699c822/Garth+and+Kat.jpeg Blog - The (underrated) discursive art of going off-script - Make it stand out Clever improv isn't just for conversations, or the free market—but comedy, too. Image from Saturday Night Live's iconic Garth and Kat series. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-the-city-thats-never-hiked-taxes-live-within-your-means-44 monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/647135f4-b0db-45f4-b93f-370b0ef19ca5/baseball+field.png Blog - ☆ The city that’s never hiked taxes: “Live within your means” (4/4) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-imagine-theres-no-light-rail monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6fb2e9ac-1c4e-4a63-92fe-ad5b19e48c9a/vta+light+rail+8.jpg Blog - ☆ Imagine there's no light rail - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-what-happens-to-a-citys-workforce-when-services-are-contracted-out-34 monthly 0.5 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c31b73d0-2b90-47fd-ada7-66a2d54b8a45/private+contractor.png Blog - ☆ What happens to a city’s workforce when services are contracted out? (3/4) - Make it stand out Image generated by Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/la-supes-consider-defunding-failed-homeless-services-agency monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/00b7c1e6-bda0-426c-8386-d2b3c2e934a9/LA+homeless.jpg Blog - LA Supes consider defunding failed homeless services agency - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-a-failure-of-privatizationor-a-sound-adaptation-to-the-market-the-sandy-springs-story-24 monthly 0.5 2025-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/16af7132-d53e-46bc-8d78-684ef8dc7fde/money+balance.png Blog - ☆ A failure of privatization—or a sound adaptation to the market? The Sandy Springs story (2/4) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/anti-asian-bias-resurfaces-at-uc-system monthly 0.5 2025-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9ca95e84-c775-43f6-b701-c3ae0b68722c/sather+gate+2.jpg Blog - Anti-Asian bias resurfaces at UC system - Make it stand out Depicted: Sather Gate at UC Berkeley. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-without-a-defined-benefit-pension-plan-can-a-city-attract-public-safety-workers-14 monthly 0.5 2025-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/18a39cb6-8da2-499a-a6d2-eb5eb741681a/police+station.png Blog - ☆ Without a defined benefit pension plan, can a city attract public safety workers? (1/4) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/are-san-franciscans-finally-leaving-hard-left-government-behind monthly 0.5 2025-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/89fc7dae-8f03-421f-a1ec-609c5a125ed8/old+cars+leaving+city.jpg Blog - Are San Franciscans finally leaving hard-left government behind? - Make it stand out Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opp-now-covid-contributor-utterly-vindicated monthly 0.5 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/afae5d1a-3c76-412a-990b-951503fe76d6/Dr.+Jay+Bhattacharya+3.jpg Blog - Opp Now COVID contributor utterly vindicated - Make it stand out Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. Image by The Stanford Review https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/at-your-leisure monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4bd90c3c-b06c-4200-b6dd-66cd33b555bf/bustling+crowd.jpg Blog - At your leisure - Make it stand out Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/on-the-complex-ever-evolving-relationship-between-poetry-and-politics-in-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2025-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/19212061-4dde-4a37-a5f9-f9eeb81ff4cd/poet+quill.jpg Blog - ☆ On the complex, ever-evolving relationship between poetry and politics in Silicon Valley - Make it stand out Frans van Mieris: A seated man sharpening a quill pen, 1880. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-how-ceqa-makes-affordable-housing-construction-a-pricey-nightmare monthly 0.5 2025-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bf5456e2-4bda-4d64-8412-58322cd68e7b/A+Monster+Calls+_+The+Monster+Destroys+a+House.jpg Blog - Analysis: How CEQA makes affordable housing construction a (pricey) nightmare - Make it stand out The Monster destroys a house in Conor's dream. From A Monster Calls (2016). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/arizona-case-study-well-intentioned-school-choice-program-snagged-by-bureaucratic-red-tape monthly 0.5 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f71d2048-72bb-4254-a447-041baeece2b1/red+tape.jpg Blog - Arizona case study: Well-intentioned school choice program snagged by bureaucratic red tape - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/pension-reform-alternate-retirement-plan-helps-governments-escape-the-debt-spiral monthly 0.5 2025-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9176b3b5-d418-42ca-b6b3-7b9002be4589/pension+reform.jpg Blog - Pension reform: alternate retirement plan helps governments escape the debt spiral - Make it stand out Reforming Pensions: A Short Guide, by Nicholas Barr, 2009. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-silicon-valleys-affordable-housing-metrics-insufficient-outdated-unhelpful monthly 0.5 2025-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/aaf4af8e-41af-4198-b7aa-1760cc32b1de/kevin+park.jpeg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Silicon Valley’s affordable housing metrics insufficient, outdated, unhelpful - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-case-study-how-hackathons-help-cities-creatively-gather-input-and-develop-solutions-for-local-challenges monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1f03db32-039b-4f83-bca2-94bcee204501/hackathon.jpg Blog - SF case study: How hackathons help cities creatively gather input and develop solutions for local challenges - Make it stand out Image by Alex Reibman https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-local-advocates-differ-on-sjs-newly-expanded-prohibitions-on-sidewalk-sleeping monthly 0.5 2025-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/642d345c-ff4e-42b7-b283-229dd22a2386/545066337_6a9fd8e3fa_c.jpg Blog - ☆ Local advocates differ on SJ's newly expanded prohibitions on sidewalk sleeping - Make it stand out Image by Ernesto De Quesada https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/understanding-govt-bureaucracy-budgetese monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c797ed78-d4e1-4d88-8116-d18b849d41a0/confused+3.jpg Blog - Understanding gov't bureaucracy budgetese - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/four-reasons-the-vta-strike-is-a-non-event monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9ac24f6a-0a40-49eb-85b1-f2902edec0f2/vta+light+rail+7.jpg Blog - Four reasons the VTA strike is a non-event - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-sj-should-stay-away-from-the-green-energy-boondoggle monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/98c9bae5-b561-46e3-b5f9-194289f0986a/solar+panel.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: SJ should stay away from the “green” energy boondoggle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/116cc033-9567-46cc-bb75-232a5cb832ac/average+construction+cost.png Blog - ☆ Opinion: SJ should stay away from the “green” energy boondoggle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/new-dot-chief-targets-ca-hsr monthly 0.5 2025-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ccee2f47-b3aa-48b5-baae-740b6bad4532/hsr+4.jpg Blog - New DOT chief targets CA HSR - Make it stand out Image by rawpixel https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-to-not-get-duped-in-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1741912909408-QFCP2UP9V1KGI41RWRXU/shane%2Bpowers%2Bvoted%2Bout.jpg Blog - How to (not) get duped in Silicon Valley - Make it stand out One of our favorite (read: most entertaining) Survivor players, Shane Powers, was voted out in a dramatic blindside in Season 12. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-irene-smith-heres-an-integrated-end-to-end-approach-to-solving-sjs-homelessness-crisis monthly 0.5 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0e409e46-6bcf-4b5c-8022-6690d4f1d2a7/reno+center.png Blog - ☆ Irene Smith: Here's an integrated, end-to-end approach to solving SJ's homelessness crisis - Make it stand out Nevada Cares Campus https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-uk-sometimes-you-need-independents-to-break-free-from-the-status-quo monthly 0.5 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7a644177-60f4-47e1-b4d8-792ea8e4f41b/breaking+free+from+the+pack.jpg Blog - Case study U.K.: sometimes you need independents to break free from the status quo - Make it stand out Cover of Breaking Free from the Pack - Developing a Spirit of Excellence, by Nick Zaccardi, 2004. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-trickle-down-bookonomics-could-get-local-youth-to-read monthly 0.5 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b101b06b-c8c7-46d9-9ed2-24fc28ccedad/dripping+book.jpg Blog - Opinion: Trickle-down bookonomics could get local youth to read - Make it stand out Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/should-san-jose-reconsider-lax-parking-minimums-and-lot-requirements-for-new-construction monthly 0.5 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/783ca12d-6e3f-4213-a108-0b9aed168bc2/full+parking+lot.jpg Blog - Should San Jose reconsider lax parking minimums and lot requirements for new construction? - Make it stand out Image by Alden Jewell https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-city-councils-tax-happy-posture-out-of-step-with-vast-majority-of-populace monthly 0.5 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4c518350-7a8c-4b9a-86de-721fc1914595/tax+dollars+at+work.jpg Blog - SJ City Council's tax-happy posture out of step with vast majority of populace - Make it stand out Cover of Tax Dollars at Work: Understanding Government Spending and Where Your Money Really Goes, by Charles Nehme, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3916a0a2-b62b-4869-bd75-9d12fa00bce6/overwhelming+majority+of+voters.png Blog - SJ City Council's tax-happy posture out of step with vast majority of populace - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0c2717bd-aa4b-40f3-8086-a36a9abf1f07/two+in+three+voters.png Blog - SJ City Council's tax-happy posture out of step with vast majority of populace - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/money-isnt-everything-when-it-comes-to-winning-elections monthly 0.5 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9b0f392b-011a-41db-a673-8ab6849b8382/money+down+the+drain.jpg Blog - Money isn't everything when it comes to winning elections - Make it stand out Image by Chris Potter https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/superior-court-judge-re-disingenuous-acalanes-uhsd-ballot-language-stop-the-spin monthly 0.5 2025-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b97716f5-08dd-4464-8757-7632d896b815/spinning.jpg Blog - Superior Court judge re: disingenuous Acalanes UHSD ballot language: Stop the spin - Make it stand out Image by Paul Tomlin https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-competition-via-educational-savings-accounts-would-breathe-new-life-into-sccs-govt-schools monthly 0.5 2025-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/da3b4d19-2479-46ad-99cd-50e89d868e3f/creation+of+man.jpg Blog - Opinion: Competition (via Educational Savings Accounts) would breathe new life into SCC's gov't schools - Make it stand out Jean-Simon Berthélemy: Man formed by Prometheus and animated by Minerva, 1802. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/critics-of-ca-legislatures-wild-spending-silenced monthly 0.5 2025-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3d8047cb-9500-4142-90dd-31681e5db539/tied+up.jpg Blog - Critics of CA Legislature's wild spending silenced - Make it stand out Shemp, Moe, and Larry from The Three Stooges. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/contra-costa-school-district-ordered-to-fix-deceptive-ballot-language monthly 0.5 2025-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/79bf6e38-b0c8-4fc3-8516-f2669c9c8d60/spinning+a+web.jpeg Blog - Contra Costa school district ordered to fix "deceptive" ballot language - Make it stand out A spider spinning its web. Image by Juris Freidenfelds. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-many-ways-big-money-ruins-local-politics monthly 0.5 2025-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/56a7ef6d-acbb-4ce4-ad34-c1d18c4a4e9c/currency+of+politics.jpg Blog - The many ways Big Money ruins local politics - Make it stand out Cover of The Currency of Politics: The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes by Stefan Eich, 2022. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fremonts-more-aggressive-ban-on-homeless-encampments-could-spell-trouble-for-neighboring-cities monthly 0.5 2025-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/054e2675-7eb1-42b8-8d52-751294279736/fremont+city+limit.jpg Blog - Fremont's more aggressive ban on homeless encampments could spell trouble for neighboring cities - Make it stand out Image by bubbletea https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-work-is-mysterious-and-important monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/89f7ef47-eb46-4525-95eb-61dc456dd806/Severance.jpeg Blog - The work is mysterious and important - Make it stand out At his job, TV show Severance's (2022-) Mark S. sorts numbers into seemingly arbitrary boxes for eight hours a day. He isn't allowed to know what it means. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/leading-local-progressive-group-says-no-to-bart-to-sj-extension monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/febc1e2d-f03e-4eee-9bbc-82c225c9846a/bart+27.jpg Blog - Leading local progressive group says No to BART-to-SJ extension - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/when-good-businesspeople-lose-their-bearings-in-politics monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/616f5df1-85fa-4700-bca4-a1fb7aa41a35/lost.jpg Blog - When good businesspeople lose their bearings in politics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-worst-in-nation-for-young-homeowners monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3bdfeb56-1812-4480-a0b0-a987bfdddaf8/san+jose+house+2.jpg Blog - SJ worst in nation for young homeowners - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/remembering-when-ca-business-media-and-the-people-were-fighting-on-the-same-team monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fb999c38-5436-473a-bfa4-bd48ebf901d5/hobbit.jpg Blog - Remembering: When CA business, media, and The People were fighting on the same team - Make it stand out Important missions have a way of bringing different folks together. Image from The Hobbit (2012). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-councils-faux-fiscal-accountability-bloc-forgets-principles-of-good-tax-policy monthly 0.5 2025-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/66fcaa45-bf97-4fb6-a8f0-1cf88df4f835/tax+and+spend.jpg Blog - SJ Council's faux fiscal accountability bloc forgets principles of good tax policy - Make it stand out Cover of Tax and Spend, by Molly C. Michelmore https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-las-homeless-progress-portal-could-pave-the-way-for-sj monthly 0.5 2025-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/794309c9-2521-4eb2-8cec-af96d5d5b7de/la+beds.jpg Blog - Opinion: LA's homeless progress portal could pave the way for SJ - Make it stand out Photo by Abigail Van Neely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c1bf3913-b4f4-4efa-945d-d580bae434ae/encampment+reduction+report.jpg Blog - Opinion: LA's homeless progress portal could pave the way for SJ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d9d51a3a-2e24-465f-9483-35d51455e4c1/bed+creation.jpg Blog - Opinion: LA's homeless progress portal could pave the way for SJ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-vta-transit-workers-may-strike-will-anyone-notice monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7f2a2bf7-5f71-4be3-94c9-55d51db90fdf/vta+light+rail+6.jpg Blog - ☆ VTA transit workers may strike. Will anyone notice? - Make it stand out Image by Jim Maurer https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-how-bay-area-media-uses-fearmongering-and-herovillain-framing-to-twist-issues-22 monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b46bacc4-c895-4884-8e77-9aba003f2dd8/ares.jpg Blog - ☆ How Bay Area media uses fearmongering and hero/villain framing to twist issues (2/2) - Make it stand out Twin brothers Deimos and Phobos—Greek gods of fear and panic—always loyally followed their father, Ares, into battle. (Odoardo Fialetti: Mars [Ares]) https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/heres-something-everyone-agrees-on-governments-are-corrupt monthly 0.5 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d9a13a3a-941f-45e7-a152-349cd9be13c2/political+corruption+in+america.jpg Blog - Here's something everyone agrees on: Governments are corrupt - Make it stand out Mark Grossman: Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-psychology-expert-how-common-cognitive-biases-deceive-silicon-valleys-policymakersand-voters-12 monthly 0.5 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1692641047795-KPCT8HSFF22J0EDZ945U/the-procession-of-the-trojan-horse-in-troy-by-giovanni-domenico-tiepolo-cropped-103841+Cropped.jpg Blog - ☆ Psychology expert: How common cognitive biases deceive Silicon Valley's policymakers—and voters (1/2) - Make it stand out Giovanni Domenico Tipeolo: Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy, 1760. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-after-stanfords-latest-anti-free-speech-incident-we-should-be-asking-more-questions monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/faef9054-23a1-4048-bd53-21e942d364fa/stanford+4.jpg Blog - Opinion: After Stanford’s latest anti-free speech incident, we should be asking (more) questions - Make it stand out Stanford campus. Image by hdz https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/could-letting-really-small-apartments-be-built-microunits-dramatically-relieve-housing-shortage monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8d474e3b-b7b1-481f-a3cd-32048b9acc40/microunit+apartment.jpg Blog - Could letting really small apartments be built (microunits) dramatically relieve housing shortage? - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-business-leaders-disappointed-in-sj-councils-continued-support-for-lower-tax-increase-thresholds monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1ac2d1f1-abd3-4b6a-8196-c8843acc55e9/Prop+5+Loses.jpg Blog - Local business leaders "disappointed" in SJ Council's continued support for lower tax increase thresholds - Make it stand out A headline from CBS News https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-from-parks-to-gardens-to-little-known-trails-all-your-favorite-san-jose-reading-spots monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8f7dc0b0-265e-42c3-8169-d8f8343bee83/john+keats.jpg Blog - ☆ From parks to gardens to little-known trails: All your favorite San Jose reading spots - Make it stand out Portrait of English poet John Keats, oil painting by Joseph Severn, 1821. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/doge-uncovers-hsrs-fiscal-lunacy monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/02644d28-e14b-4953-a5a4-dd9c69ee6801/hsr+3.png Blog - DOGE uncovers HSR's fiscal lunacy - Make it stand out Image by Pixabay https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ai-entrepreneurphilosopher-on-how-the-free-market-consolidates-individuals-knowledge-into-something-bigger-and-better monthly 0.5 2025-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f9d39503-97fe-4eec-8caf-442ed589e055/ant+colony.jpeg Blog - AI entrepreneur–philosopher on how the free market consolidates individuals' knowledge into something bigger and better - Make it stand out Red ants working together. Image by Timon Cornelissen https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/death-of-the-reader monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8131e5a6-be8a-4142-9d2f-672fed41b09b/fancy+skeleton.jpg Blog - Death of the Reader - Make it stand out Image by a user on Deviantart https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-its-not-just-la-ca-desperately-needs-a-smarter-fire-management-plan monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6157a252-c10d-44d6-91cb-78225113efb8/fire+extinguisher+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: It’s not just L.A.; CA desperately needs a smarter fire management plan - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/18215e68-bacc-4313-9c52-ab5e78b12be6/california+fires+map.gif Blog - ☆ Opinion: It’s not just L.A.; CA desperately needs a smarter fire management plan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-santa-rosa-solicits-resident-input-on-issues-via-surveyscommunity-meetings-why-doesnt-sj monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/671ee55f-22e7-4aa2-9a8e-677679d588dc/survey.jpg Blog - Case study: Santa Rosa solicits resident input on issues via surveys/community meetings. Why doesn't SJ? - Make it stand out Image by Stockvault https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-hotels-that-took-part-in-citys-interim-housing-schemes-got-trashed-still-closed-awaiting-millions-in-repairs monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6266a415-fcc1-4107-84c9-72b3d82d1633/whitcomb.jpg Blog - SF hotels that took part in city's interim housing schemes got trashed, still closed awaiting millions in repairs - Make it stand out Depicted: Hotel Whitcomb in San Francisco, CA. Image by Erica Fischer https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/prof-emeritus-san-jose-states-anthropological-censorship-a-grave-mistake-for-academia monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c3c8f50f-24c7-4dee-aad1-75ce1d2c71dc/elizabeth+weiss+2.jpg Blog - Prof emeritus: San Jose State’s anthropological censorship a grave mistake for academia - Make it stand out Depicted: Elizabeth Weiss in her controversial Twitter post https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/pam-foleys-misguided-opposition-to-community-shelters monthly 0.5 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cf6d93f3-413a-413a-8b56-8f04b6288c99/emergency+shelter+reno.png Blog - ☆ Pam Foley's misguided opposition to community shelters - Make it stand out Depicted: The Nevada Cares Campus emergency shelter. Image by Washoe County. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-little-tip-to-hsr-team-nows-not-a-good-time-to-miss-deadlines monthly 0.5 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/01b2afd5-fbb5-45aa-8251-925adef25f3a/hsr+2.jpg Blog - A little tip to HSR team: now's not a good time to miss deadlines - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perhaps-sjs-campaigns-are-just-too-long monthly 0.5 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6095d763-53ab-4347-97f1-d9f1cb646f42/march+calendar.jpg Blog - Perhaps SJ's campaigns are just too long - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-sjsf-homelessness-experts-on-housing-first-large-congregate-shelters-prop-36-amp-more-the-full-conversation monthly 0.5 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8793c96e-816f-41a5-8c1e-47b513c7609a/tent+on+street.jpg Blog - ☆ SJ/SF homelessness experts on Housing First, large congregate shelters, Prop 36, &amp; more (the full conversation) - Make it stand out Image by Elvert Barnes https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/la-fires-shine-light-on-broader-can-issue-of-misguided-unsustainable-spending monthly 0.5 2025-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/45c76091-6419-47d6-a527-f1630b894501/punishment+of+midas.jpg Blog - L.A. fires shine light on broader CA'n issue of misguided, unsustainable spending - Make it stand out Nicolas Régnier: The punishment of Midas (1626-1667). Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/could-santa-clara-county-drive-efficiency-by-repurposing-the-fairgrounds-1 monthly 0.5 2025-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/53281147-87fd-46f5-bf17-7d206d854879/santa+clara+county+fairgrounds.jpg Blog - Could Santa Clara County drive efficiency by repurposing the Fairgrounds? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-to-make-a-monster monthly 0.5 2025-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/415c3db0-5e44-4f98-bead-502bb59bb735/victor+frankenstein.jpg Blog - How to make a monster - Make it stand out Depicted: Peter Cushing as Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-colorado-free-transit-only-highlights-systemic-transportation-inequities monthly 0.5 2025-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a13fb80d-6aaa-4783-9d63-b9b5787ab15a/empty+bus.jpg Blog - Case study Colorado: "Free" transit only highlights systemic transportation inequities - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/seattle-case-study-campaign-donation-vouchers-mostly-utilized-by-the-civically-engagedwhy monthly 0.5 2025-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/15d90612-021d-4638-b9f2-6bd1c3db7900/20+dollar+bills.jpg Blog - Seattle case study: Campaign donation vouchers mostly utilized by the civically engaged—why? - Make it stand out Image by Steven Depolo https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/immigration-contributes-substantially-to-boost-in-homeless-numbers monthly 0.5 2025-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/504f7e7a-4349-4c59-9230-645db04e7d2c/IMG_1414.jpg Blog - Immigration contributes substantially to boost in homeless numbers - Make it stand out Dorothea Lange, photographer. Migrant Mother, 1935. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/eyes-wide-shut monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4b3f955b-9fba-4680-aed8-d842a81da127/eyes+closed.jpg Blog - Eyes wide shut - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-beyond-2-min-public-comments-a-crash-course-for-sj-in-smart-intentional-community-engagement monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a2779c4e-d229-467f-81ba-de375e7b4e6e/lloyds+coffee+house.jpg Blog - ☆ Beyond 2-min public comments: A crash course for SJ in smart, intentional community engagement - Make it stand out William Holland: Lloyd’s Coffee House, London, 1789. 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Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-small-dollar-democracy-can-take-on-big-money-campaigns monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2feb44b7-fb34-4557-a09b-869eb4e7669d/money+sweep.jpg Blog - How Small Dollar Democracy can take on Big Money campaigns - Make it stand out Image by Brennan Center https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/heres-a-fun-way-to-address-your-citys-housing-shortage-chase-people-away monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e02d8bb0-cacd-4a08-a53f-57c30cc0721a/victorian+houses+SF.jpg Blog - Here's a fun way to address your city's housing shortage: chase people away - Make it stand out Image by DBPerko on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-smith-and-wolf-weve-blurred-the-line-between-helping-and-enabling-44 monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0f856dfb-0644-47e4-8c2f-a9363865a760/drug+court.jpg Blog - ☆ Smith and Wolf: “We've blurred the line between helping and enabling” (4/4) - Make it stand out Image by Unslpash https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/will-hsr-get-doged monthly 0.5 2025-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3bb64136-0c3e-4f89-8b5b-918fb82b684f/HSR.jpg Blog - Will HSR get DOGE'd? - Make it stand out Image by Dongjie Chen https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-why-reading-books-makes-us-kinder-wisermore-in-tune-with-life monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/44afdcb2-2d63-4a18-be77-911a3693ad0a/crime+and+punishment.jpg Blog - Opinion: Why reading books makes us kinder, wiser—more in tune with life - Make it stand out Image by André-Pierre du Plessis https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-why-sjsf-govts-are-so-bad-at-fighting-homelessnessits-hard-to-label-and-count monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/32916296-c741-472b-8667-cc59d0a52b73/cubicles+2.jpg Blog - Perspective: Why SJ/SF gov'ts are so bad at fighting homelessness—it's hard to label and count - Make it stand out Image by Tima Miroshnichenko https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-wolf-and-smith-why-theyre-so-thumbs-up-on-the-promises-of-prop-36-34 monthly 0.5 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b05f6811-df40-4fad-9a7d-ce1c92375451/street+encampments.jpg Blog - ☆ Wolf and Smith: Why they’re so thumbs-up on the promises of Prop 36 (3/4) - Make it stand out Image by Elvert Barnes https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-sandy-eggo-how-citizen-advocacy-can-fix-flawed-municipal-government monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2f9367ca-6101-4ebc-9bf6-57de7ad6314a/Carl+DeMaio.jpeg Blog - Case study Sandy Eggo: How citizen advocacy can fix flawed municipal government - Make it stand out Depicted: Carl DeMaio (Left) with California Insider https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/remembering-tis-better-to-have-loved-and-lost monthly 0.5 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8f71adf5-371c-44c2-9924-8f44c3c453ce/in+memoriam.png Blog - Remembering: 'Tis better to have loved and lost... - Make it stand out In Memoriam A. H. H., by Alfred Tennyson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d45623e4-28ae-47b8-b4de-96992c28de34/james+lick.jpg Blog - Remembering: 'Tis better to have loved and lost... - Make it stand out A bust of James Lick at Lick Observatory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c78c5b8b-1afb-464a-8397-93d4dd8c351a/naglee+monument.jpg Blog - Remembering: 'Tis better to have loved and lost... - Make it stand out A monument to General Naglee in St. James Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0b2109e8-e2da-40d4-96fa-a991070cde69/winchester+mystery+house.jpg Blog - Remembering: 'Tis better to have loved and lost... - Make it stand out Sarah Winchester’s sprawling home. Photo courtesy of the Winchester Mystery House. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-smith-and-wolf-where-sj-and-sfs-housing-first-methodology-went-wrong-24 monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/51f169ec-585e-43ea-897b-b22f1faa1d11/Homekey.png Blog - ☆ Smith and Wolf: Where SJ and SF's Housing First methodology went wrong (2/4) - Make it stand out Image by County of Los Angeles https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/update-ca-community-colleges-backs-down-on-forcing-faculty-dei-alignment monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b2bb98b7-2f93-4dcd-be3b-a3d7d00cc901/death+of+socrates+2.jpg Blog - Update: CA Community Colleges backs down on forcing faculty DEI alignment - Make it stand out Even when condemned to death, free speech bastion—and teacher—Socrates refused to relinquish his ideas. (Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787. Image by Wikimedia Commons.) https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-heres-how-sj-and-sf-approach-homelessnessand-what-needs-to-change-14 monthly 0.5 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d6d4786a-2978-4c6e-a619-340a2fbdf43e/sprung+structure.jpg Blog - ☆ Here's how SJ and SF approach homelessness—and what needs to change (1/4) - Make it stand out Image by Housing Innovation https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-oliverio-councils-legacy-budgeting-process-privileges-more-of-the-same monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/60e1795f-bac1-4da8-bec7-89913200eab2/scale+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Oliverio: Council's legacy budgeting process privileges more of the same - Make it stand out Image by Pixabay https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/pioneering-colorado-mayor-says-no-to-housing-first-stranglehold monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a5316026-c0c5-4a9b-b206-52ef3eb7539c/Aurora+Colorado.png Blog - Pioneering Colorado mayor says No to Housing First stranglehold - Make it stand out Image by VisitAurora.com https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-waite-same-old-budget-issues-return-to-sj monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d07aeea4-132b-4070-9887-9076f427e427/swallows+capistrano.jpg Blog - ☆ Waite: Same old budget issues return to SJ - Make it stand out Jan Mecklenburg: Swallows Return to Mission San Juan Capistrano. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/new-sf-supervisors-prez-bout-time-we-shifted-from-social-justice-fluff-to-the-basics monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ddddff72-9112-403e-94d6-30b7f4b1b6d4/empty+sf+streets.jpg Blog - New SF Supervisors prez: ‘Bout time we shifted from social justice fluff to “the basics” - Make it stand out Image by Pexels https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/in-which-preserving-older-housing-actually-worsens-affordability monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2223fe85-2b96-4a0d-8387-dea3d3f39ae1/deteriorating+building.jpeg Blog - In which preserving older housing actually worsens affordability - Make it stand out Image by Pexels https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/books-by-poets-from-san-jose-delight-and-take-our-breath-away monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ec58086e-a988-46af-a654-855f7e0f43fc/municipal+rose+garden.jpg Blog - Books by poets from San Jose / delight and take our breath away - Make it stand out One of our favorite reading spots—SJ’s Municipal Rose Garden (from C. McGraw)—is mostly dead this month. But, like heaps of phoenix ashes or drooping sunsets, even its bare bushes remind us: life goes on. (And beauty’s always just around the corner.) https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/instant-not-insight monthly 0.5 2025-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/56609aaf-b3a0-4c8b-a1e2-cec498ea2252/microwave+but+scary.jpg Blog - Instant, not insight - Make it stand out Image by HomeSpot HQ https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-sfs-failure-to-provide-oversight-of-nonprofits-a-key-reason-why-homelessness-crisis-never-improves monthly 0.5 2025-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a36ffb52-8a4d-48cb-85cf-f0a25e135f9b/george+IV.jpg Blog - Opinion: SF's failure to provide oversight of nonprofits a key reason why homelessness crisis never improves - Make it stand out King George IV of England (r. 1820–30) was a royal—a royal spendthrift. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/is-it-finally-end-of-the-line-for-hsr monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0a605c40-e35e-4095-bd98-5a982d01575f/end+of+the+line.jpg Blog - Is it (finally) end of the line for HSR? - Make it stand out Image by Geograph https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-silicon-valley-govts-overreach-into-new-projects-when-theyre-clearly-not-working monthly 0.5 2025-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9100cac7-b1ab-42ac-89eb-198f9dfa7816/overreach.jpg Blog - Why Silicon Valley gov'ts overreach into new projects when they're (clearly) not working - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/palmyra-paradox-crime-drops-despiteor-because-oflost-citation-revenue monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2e9ce9ac-18c9-4db9-9b2c-e27681314a86/Palmyra+paradox.png Blog - Palmyra paradox: Crime drops despite—or because of?—lost citation revenue - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-biz-community-split-over-tax-policy-mirrors-polarization-at-national-level monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/74f213b1-9c90-42d1-932d-4c2e0675dde4/selection+bias.jpg Blog - Local biz community split over tax policy mirrors polarization at national level - Make it stand out Image by Data Base Camp https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/salvation-army-on-the-role-of-shelters-in-a-meaningful-homelessness-strategy monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d80aae7e-5cdb-4102-b791-b7efe0f6cc9d/salvation+army+shelters.jpg Blog - Salvation Army on the role of shelters in a meaningful homelessness strategy - Make it stand out Image by The Salvation Army https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-mark-moses-saving-a-city-should-take-years-but-its-worth-the-wait-33 monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/02358158-c758-4068-bb91-53bf0296a63f/Mark+Moses+2-3.png Blog - ☆ Mark Moses: Saving a city should take years, but it’s worth the wait (3/3) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-cupertino-project-a-case-study-in-facilitating-meaningful-city-community-feedback monthly 0.5 2025-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/22f70126-61c9-497b-8969-0242b7913825/group+discussion.jpg Blog - The Cupertino Project: A case study in facilitating meaningful city–community feedback - Make it stand out Image by ILRI https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-mark-moses-on-privatizing-gone-wrong-and-how-to-save-money-on-public-safety-23 monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/399d8c31-f3cf-419b-a958-e0b91b0ecfcf/Mark+Moses+3-3.png Blog - ☆ Mark Moses on privatizing gone wrong, and how to save money on public safety (2/3) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/new-administration-in-dc-requires-some-fancy-footwork-from-local-representatives monthly 0.5 2025-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e3d67850-25ea-44f3-815f-f8434e5c0e7c/tight+rope+walk.jpg Blog - New administration in D.C. requires some fancy footwork from local representatives - Make it stand out Image by Pixabay https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-back-to-basics-can-quality-of-life-improve-if-cities-get-out-of-the-way-13 monthly 0.5 2025-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0a3ae41a-b441-4afb-9d18-7fdc4d30bdc8/city+council.png Blog - ☆ Back to basics: Can quality of life improve if cities get out of the way? (1/3) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/on-knowing-our-intellectual-limitations-vs-being-confidently-wrong monthly 0.5 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7aecb5e9-547d-4b0f-8dd4-464f18fa800e/socrates+2.jpg Blog - On knowing our intellectual limitations, vs. being “confidently wrong” - Make it stand out Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates is famously said to have acknowledged, “The more I know, the more I realize I know nothing." https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-bart-death-spiral-a-symbol-of-systemic-govt-mismanagement monthly 0.5 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a8eab03d-d6e4-435c-834f-255ba82f7952/bart+26.jpg Blog - Opinion: BART "death spiral" a symbol of systemic gov't mismanagement - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/study-says-nations-urban-areas-seeing-faster-walkingless-talking-but-why monthly 0.5 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d5a2b8c6-daf3-4b35-8c06-90e92a5547e1/busy+sidewalk.jpg Blog - Study says: Nation’s urban areas seeing faster walking—less talking. But why? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-studies-why-are-some-cities-better-run-than-others monthly 0.5 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0afd9b70-a408-446d-bc4e-566cf0c4af80/multicultural+mural.jpg Blog - Case studies: Why are some cities better run than others? - Make it stand out Mural of Tree of MultiCultural Life in Santa Fe, NM. Image by Jay Galvin. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-how-asking-strangers-for-sips-of-their-coffee-helped-me-navigate-difficult-conversations monthly 0.5 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c3fefefd-f7a2-445d-babe-6012d4064ac8/coffee+shop.jpg Blog - Opinion: How asking strangers for sips of their coffee helped me navigate difficult conversations - Make it stand out Image by Rawpixel https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-cities-are-under-no-requirement-to-help-out-ice monthly 0.5 2025-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b18883cf-5e32-47de-b37a-3b8399e27452/deportees+sheet+music.png Blog - Opinion: Cities are under no requirement to help out ICE - Make it stand out Sheet music and lyrics to Woody Guthrie song, Deportees (1948). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/not-messing-around-sfs-lurie-calls-for-emergency-level-legislation-and-powers-to-address-citys-drug-and-homelessness-crisis monthly 0.5 2025-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1c1a674d-a5ac-468a-b575-2d498079ace2/daniel+lurie+2.jpg Blog - Not messing around: SF's Lurie calls for emergency-level legislation and powers to address city's drug and homelessness crisis - Make it stand out Image by Thomas Hawk https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/in-which-a-politician-classs-trustworthiness-goes-up-in-flames monthly 0.5 2025-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1738047960221-QJU7WOVN7JD8GPGST1DF/forest+fire.jpg Blog - In which a political class's trustworthiness goes up in flames - Make it stand out Wincenty Dmochowski: Forest Fire, 1860. Image by Lithuanian National Museum of Art https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/let-them-eat-audits monthly 0.5 2025-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d92e9aad-4f1d-492b-88ee-30fb637b0ead/marie+antoinette+2006.jpg Blog - Let them eat audits - Make it stand out Depicted: Marie Antoinette (2006 film) https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-prop-5-lost-but-sj-mayor-mahan-and-councilmembers-still-want-easier-taxes monthly 0.5 2025-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c073a577-c267-4d62-8e20-905c670f441e/Prop+5+lost.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Prop 5 lost, but SJ Mayor Mahan and councilmembers still want easier taxes - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-until-we-abandon-harmful-public-policies-cas-challenges-outweigh-its-allure-for-many-ex-locals monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3c6ec25d-be17-40bb-bb00-32adfb245552/jumping+ship.jpg Blog - Opinion: Until we abandon harmful public policies, CA's “challenges outweigh its allure” for many ex-locals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-centralized-urban-planning-and-freeway-construction-wiped-out-asian-communities-in-california monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a0d1a70e-91fd-4944-a6e4-b9456bf109b3/japanese+internment+camp+amache.jpg Blog - How centralized urban planning and freeway construction wiped out Asian communities in California - Make it stand out Depicted: The Amache Japanese Interment Camp https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-sfs-tenderloin-doesnt-need-a-small-business-curfewbut-zero-tolerance-on-crime monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bb1f6731-3bcf-4550-aebb-a423cd77b87a/tenderloin.jpg Blog - Opinion: SF's Tenderloin doesn't need a small business curfew—but “zero tolerance” on crime - Make it stand out San Francisco’s Tenderloin. Image by Ken Lund https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-sfs-tenderloin-district-is-artistic-quirky-and-delightfullots-to-fix-but-a-lot-to-love monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/279189eb-5d57-41d0-8301-d3498f624c5d/tenderloin+art.jpg Blog - Perspective: SF's Tenderloin district is artistic, quirky, and delightful—lots to “fix,” but “a lot to love” - Make it stand out Mural in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. Image by Jay Galvin https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/lies-lies-and-statelocal-govt-statistics monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2de5f069-35af-43af-834c-be37c5edb1c0/lots+of+numbers.png Blog - Lies, lies, and state/local gov't statistics - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/canada-case-study-getting-valuable-public-input-meeting-residents-where-theyre-at monthly 0.5 2025-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2552f14f-aecf-4301-bfd5-76eec1d2475b/calgary+bus.jpg Blog - Canada case study: Getting valuable public input = meeting residents where they're at - Make it stand out Image by City of Calgary https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-regional-govt-often-fails monthly 0.5 2025-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/82de5bde-49cd-43f4-a84d-38d867f33887/sf+bay.jpg Blog - Why "regional gov't" often fails - Make it stand out Map of San Francisco Bay Area, 1873. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sfs-aggressive-encampment-sweeps-and-bans-appear-to-be-working monthly 0.5 2025-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/47e8ecb5-363d-4ad2-a227-ab200d5b63fe/sf+tents.jpg Blog - SF's aggressive encampment sweeps and bans appear to be working - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/dream-keeper-nightmare-sf-nonprofit-loses-millions-in-wake-of-scandal monthly 0.5 2025-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2c9b8c31-f273-45ba-8ea1-df34ca5ae922/dreamcatcher.jpg Blog - Dream Keeper nightmare: SF nonprofit loses $millions in wake of scandal - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-plummets-in-milken-institutes-top-cities-ranking-due-to-wage-and-job-losses monthly 0.5 2025-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/429bbdff-75f6-4787-be63-2ed234d53901/bay+area+metro+ranks.jpg Blog - SJ plummets in Milken Institute's top cities ranking, due to wage and job losses - Make it stand out Bay Area metros rank low amongst top-performing large U.S. metros. Image by The Milken Institute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0c86ed8e-4978-4dbb-b1fb-4f259dff47cc/BPC+Components.jpg Blog - SJ plummets in Milken Institute's top cities ranking, due to wage and job losses - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/media-studies-rise-of-nonprofit-journalism-likely-to-shift-local-coverage-to-the-left monthly 0.5 2025-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1659372226533-8TCV1AJLALQ8FZXEXXWO/First_Issue_of_PRAVDA.jpg Blog - Media studies: Rise of nonprofit journalism likely to shift local coverage to the Left - Make it stand out First issue of PRAVDA. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/allied-van-lines-californians-leavin-almost-60-of-ca-traffic-headed-east monthly 0.5 2025-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5bbd3830-782c-4ae8-aad3-33d011dfca37/Nevada.jpg Blog - Allied Van Lines: Californians Leavin'; Almost 60% of CA traffic headed east - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-sf-store-curfews-in-distressed-neighborhoods-only-hurt-business-dont-quell-mayhem monthly 0.5 2025-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/97311a28-b9db-4cbf-ae61-a373e682b714/sorry+were+closed.jpg Blog - Case study SF: Store curfews in distressed neighborhoods only hurt business, don't quell mayhem - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/could-ais-failure-to-capture-humanness-push-us-to-be-more-human monthly 0.5 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e1dc66ed-7057-4c11-96a0-95750fbc83a9/i+robot.jpg Blog - Could AI's failure to capture humanness push *us* to be more human? - Make it stand out Can robots actually think, dream—and conspire to kill their maker? In I, Robot (2004), Detective Del Spooner (pictured here) investigates the suspicious death of a robotics executive, and must confront some hard truths about AI—and humanity—in the process. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-local-english-profs-favorite-books-on-business-are-fierce-dark-grittyand-unputdownable monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f5b29430-0254-4d8a-8526-9ad29003aa2a/the+bonfire+of+the+vanities.png Blog - ☆ Local English profs' favorite books on business are fierce, dark, gritty—and unputdownable (part 1) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/scotland-case-study-facilitating-thoughtful-community-feedback-on-complex-policy-ideas-via-the-citizens-jury monthly 0.5 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1a2b220c-bbad-44d4-b3e7-39cb234f5494/citizens+jury.jpg Blog - Scotland case study: Facilitating thoughtful community feedback on complex policy ideas via the Citizens' Jury - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-ac-transits-no-show-job-for-outgoing-gm-insults-taxpayers monthly 0.5 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/824151e9-77d1-4e58-ae70-e4df8044f556/money+stacks.jpeg Blog - Opinion: AC Transit’s no-show job for outgoing GM insults taxpayers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ff7a5299-3dde-45c9-afa6-9e1768e4255c/Transit+compensation.jpg Blog - Opinion: AC Transit’s no-show job for outgoing GM insults taxpayers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-sjsu-volleyball-coach-claims-head-coach-kress-violated-title-ix-silenced-dissenting-voices monthly 0.5 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dd7cabc9-b14a-4630-8892-376afc629ef7/Melissa+Batie-Smoose+2.jpg Blog - Opinion: SJSU volleyball coach claims head coach Kress violated Title IX, silenced dissenting voices - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/smc-lets-not-risk-our-own-sales-tax-revenue-just-to-save-bart monthly 0.5 2025-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f000c6b5-0760-4506-addc-ee4ea86b8ab3/SMC.jpg Blog - SMC: Let’s not risk our own sales tax revenue just to save BART - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-where-environmentalism-gets-it-all-wrong-and-contributes-to-destructive-fires-like-las monthly 0.5 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5f7ac95c-9d64-4130-b210-b59d3efb7240/palisades+fire.jpg Blog - Perspective: Where “environmentalism” gets it all wrong and contributes to destructive fires like L.A.'s - Make it stand out Image of Palisades fire by Cal Fire https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-cost-cutting-not-emergency-funds774mm-is-no-small-number monthly 0.5 2025-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3b049ccd-c7a1-4685-9f3f-12aee049fc85/bart+25.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Cost-cutting, not “emergency funds”—$774MM is no small number - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/can-downtown-sf-overcome-death-by-financial-instrument-1 monthly 0.5 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dd57d4e0-3648-452b-b515-d0955e0dbb69/sick+buildings.jpg Blog - Can downtown SF overcome death by financial instrument? - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ca-dept-of-insurance-to-discuss-statewide-insurance-crisis-at-124-concord-luncheon monthly 0.5 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f2f42381-f70e-4500-96fe-c54edf6ef57f/money.jpg Blog - CA Dept of Insurance to discuss statewide insurance crisis at 1.24 Concord luncheon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/natl-homelessness-count-way-up-why-housing-first-is-to-blame monthly 0.5 2025-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4777ccb0-2216-4144-b2d6-4f160e51a571/sj+homeless+2.jpg Blog - Nat'l homelessness count way up; Why Housing First is to blame - Make it stand out Image by Jon Evans https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-scc-voters-rejected-proposition-5s-tax-raising-agenda-the-full-story monthly 0.5 2025-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5fe603a5-f412-480c-b472-32620d404359/increase.jpg Blog - ☆ Why SCC voters rejected Proposition 5's tax-raising agenda: the full story - Make it stand out Image by pixabay https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fiscal-amp-neighborhood-leader-finds-a-lot-wrong-with-sj-citys-intergovernmental-relations-priority-setting-process monthly 0.5 2025-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d57afc95-b0e3-4ac2-9fad-0f8c8f61d2b2/magnifying+glass+3.png Blog - Fiscal &amp; neighborhood leader finds a lot wrong with SJ City's Intergovernmental Relations priority-setting process - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-sj-and-scc-both-earned-d-grades-for-fiscal-health-heres-whyand-how-they-can-turn-things-around monthly 0.5 2025-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1692392018657-HHA7QGWTQQOHISX0M3TC/cutting+money.jpg Blog - ☆ SJ and SCC both earned “D” grades for fiscal health. Here's why—and how they can turn things around - Make it stand out Image by a user on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/will-outgoing-ac-transit-manager-get-paid-over-half-a-million-dollars-not-to-work monthly 0.5 2025-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/24b8caaa-ecc9-4e16-9c0b-3630fd468072/ac+transit.jpg Blog - Will outgoing AC Transit Manager get paid over half a million dollars not to work? - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-business-group-calls-for-changes-to-citys-lobbying-priorities monthly 0.5 2025-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1736702777422-2GCAIO6O574HA2RMSR51/ceqa.jpg Blog - SJ business group calls for changes to city's lobbying priorities - Make it stand out Image by State of California Resources Agency https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/is-da-rosen-signaling-he-plans-to-slow-walk-prop-36 monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b3ed8758-8b86-48ea-b4df-1e5173ebdee3/sf+looting.jpg Blog - Is DA Rosen signaling he plans to slow-walk Prop. 36? - Make it stand out Depicted: looting in San Francisco. Image by Thomas Hawk https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/scott-beyer-what-india-japan-amp-hong-kong-teach-california-about-transit-done-right monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4be97532-b452-46b7-aedc-a7e0a89fe46e/japanese+train.jpg Blog - Scott Beyer: What India, Japan, &amp; Hong Kong teach California about transit (done right) - Make it stand out Depicted: Shin-Imamiya station in Osaka, Japan. Image by Shankar S. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-conservatives-are-quietly-reformingand-championingthings-that-will-last monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/103d9461-2c6a-49df-9623-90460937db69/quicksilver+park.jpg Blog - Perspective: Conservatives are quietly reforming—and championing—“things that will last” - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/invisible-people-region-likely-undercounting-homeless-population-significantly monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f95f6bd9-b42f-4d6d-aa84-e586af10f0eb/the+invisible+man.jpg Blog - Invisible people: region likely undercounting homeless population significantly - Make it stand out From the 1933 movie The Invisible Man, in which the unseen protagonist has to wear body bandages for people to know he's there. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/bay-area-public-transit-by-definition-doesnt-care-about-profitloss-whats-the-alternative monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1282bb26-8dad-40c1-a648-e444d50d011b/two+bart+trains.jpg Blog - Bay Area public transit, by definition, doesn't care about profit/loss. What's the alternative? - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-sf-homelessness-policies-promote-drug-tourism monthly 0.5 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7b86cb64-85e7-47f6-aaca-a003a414a70f/tents+sf.jpeg Blog - How SF homelessness policies promote drug tourism - Make it stand out Image by Milan Cobanov https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/expert-sj-city-councilhousing-depts-misguided-giveaway-to-local-nonprofit-based-on-bogus-assumptions-about-displacement monthly 0.5 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ccc7d34b-9f80-469e-b5e5-8f01f1762434/high+rise+next+to+low+rise.jpg Blog - Expert: SJ City Council/Housing Dept's misguided giveaway to local nonprofit based on bogus assumptions about "displacement" - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/what-if-we-build-itand-they-still-wont-come monthly 0.5 2025-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c403c9f9-9df5-4b68-ac7f-552571c354a0/bart.jpg Blog - What if we build it—and they still won't come? - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/01ab3067-97e0-435d-9e42-4f4cb3eaec1d/Civic+plaza.jpg Blog - What if we build it—and they still won't come? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/deficits-taxes-contentionsoh-my-ca-taxpayer-experts-on-what-to-look-out-for-in-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5ffa301f-6520-4f71-90dc-dd1ef4d64c81/lions+tigers+bears.jpg Blog - ☆ Deficits, taxes, contentions—oh my!: CA taxpayer experts on what to look out for in 2025 - Make it stand out “Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my!” Image from The Wizard of Oz (1939). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sfs-debates-about-street-design-and-car-usage-get-testy monthly 0.5 2025-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8e9555ac-11bb-4129-9266-07cc66957578/san+francisco+1959.jpg Blog - SF's debates about street design and car usage get testy - Make it stand out San Francisco - Powell Street (1959). Image by Roger W https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-state-and-local-election-results-suggest-moderate-voters-strengthening-extremists-in-democratic-party-weakening monthly 0.5 2025-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/749c91a1-b53d-47ba-b782-98ffe650a48d/dog+barking.jpg Blog - Opinion: State and local election results suggest moderate voters strengthening, extremists in Democratic Party weakening - Make it stand out Image by PickPik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-fourteen-local-artists-writers-and-performers-on-what-makes-silicon-valley-uniqueand-unforgettable-all-parts-together monthly 0.5 2025-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bd280232-023a-4f6c-b1e3-f289bca6c927/silicon+valley+nature.jpg Blog - ☆ Fourteen local artists, writers, and performers on what makes Silicon Valley unique—and unforgettable (all parts together) - Make it stand out Peter Theony: Things left unsaid, 2015. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/strategy-fail-why-some-states-like-ca-and-some-cities-like-sj-have-high-and-rising-homelessness-rates-despite-billions-in-spending monthly 0.5 2025-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/696bd589-fe00-4b99-b380-1851f81561bb/sj+homeless.jpg Blog - Strategy fail: Why some states (like CA) and some cities (like SJ) have high (and rising) homelessness rates despite billions in spending - Make it stand out Image by Richard Masoner https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-local-artists-and-writers-celebrate-silicon-valleys-unique-tenacious-daring-culture-44 monthly 0.5 2025-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/95fb9090-5a59-4a9c-917d-17acb20b961c/artist+roundup+4.jpg Blog - ☆ Local artists and writers celebrate Silicon Valley’s unique, tenacious, “daring” culture (4/4) - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-a-window-into-so-many-different-worlds-why-silicon-valley-resonates-so-strongly-with-local-artists-34 monthly 0.5 2025-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2abdf940-9a7c-43ca-b897-eec493a3880e/lowrider+culture+exhibition.jpg Blog - ☆ “A window into so many different worlds”: Why Silicon Valley resonates so strongly with local artists (3/4) - Make it stand out Flyer from 2019 SJ Public Library exhibit. Image by Suzanne Lopez and Maria Herrera. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/remembering-cas-first-female-lawyer-clara-foltz monthly 0.5 2025-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f8f7376c-dc92-40d2-9d63-1a176ca255d0/remembering+3.png Blog - Remembering: CA's first female lawyer, Clara Foltz - Make it stand out Depicted: Clara Foltz. Image in Public Domain. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/heres-to-continually-looking-for-beauty-hope-and-wonder-in-the-valley monthly 0.5 2025-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/73a236f3-2d1c-4915-bdf0-940ff9391e27/revelation+of+a+farewell.jpg Blog - Here's to continually looking for beauty, hope, and wonder in the Valley - Make it stand out Image by Peter Thoeny https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/book-review-silicon-valleys-pervasive-tech-robbing-us-of-embodied-experiences monthly 0.5 2025-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ab5d9970-a7bd-42f6-8aed-27d3ef5078ef/robot+drawing+itsef.jpg Blog - Book review: Silicon Valley's pervasive tech robbing us of “embodied” experiences? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-theres-a-way-past-any-obstacle-artists-praise-the-steadfast-silicon-valley-spirit-24 monthly 0.5 2025-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7893e868-a9ed-4ca9-aa39-162f30ec1286/artist+roundup+2.jpg Blog - ☆ “There’s a way past any obstacle”: Artists praise the steadfast Silicon Valley spirit (2/4) - Make it stand out John Ross Key: Harvesting near San Jose, California, 1874. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-what-makes-silicon-valley-so-distinctive-reflect-with-local-artists-writers-and-performers-14 monthly 0.5 2025-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/459f382e-4226-4125-9251-914b7507d85b/syncopated+spaces.jpg Blog - ☆ What makes Silicon Valley so distinctive? Reflect with local artists, writers, and performers (1/4) - Make it stand out Angels in the Architecture (2006)—courtesy of Kathryn Dunlevie—invites us to view Stanford Memorial Church through a variety of angles and shots, all collaged together to offer “a complete experience in one brief, shining moment.” https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-2024-takeaway-5-good-economics-can-inspire-good-living monthly 0.5 2025-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c0ad7086-8167-4144-93fe-08076b3aaa1b/AU+JARDIN+EN+BRETAGNE.png Blog - ☆ 2024 takeaway #5: Good economics can inspire good living - Make it stand out Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Au Jardin En Bretagne, 1886. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-2024-takeaway-4-this-year-local-govt-showed-that-it-can-learn-from-mistakes monthly 0.5 2024-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3f019954-81c0-4faa-9ba1-8f0e87a146c2/2024+takeaways+4.png Blog - ☆ 2024 takeaway #4: This year, local gov't showed that it can learn from mistakes - Make it stand out The iconic Goodman Trio (Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, and Benny Goodman) pioneered the “chamber jazz” style, which blends structure and improvisation in group performances. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-local-colleges-shouldnt-merely-allow-diverse-viewpointsbut-teach-inquiry-as-a-form-of-life monthly 0.5 2024-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0f9c142b-fedd-4440-98ad-b2528d85d3e2/socrates.jpg Blog - Opinion: Local colleges shouldn't merely *allow* diverse viewpoints—but teach “inquiry as a form of life” - Make it stand out L.P. Boitard: Socrates standing before seated group of men; figure of Justice stands behind him, 1750. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/poet-mighty-mike-mcgee-on-his-time-in-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2024-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a0f697a2-117c-46f0-b3d7-3474c9406f10/alum+rock+park.jpg Blog - Poet Mighty Mike McGee on his time in Silicon Valley - Make it stand out Depicted: Alum Rock Park. Image by Calwhiz on Flickr. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-2024-takeaway-3-local-govt-becoming-less-representative-increasingly-out-of-touch-with-popular-will monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0932fe03-d267-4030-b847-902dc410440c/2024+takeaways+3.png Blog - ☆ 2024 takeaway #3: Local gov't becoming less representative, increasingly out-of-touch with popular will - Make it stand out American painter Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Speech (1943), flipped upside-down. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fear-of-rocking-the-boat-keeping-conservative-college-students-silent monthly 0.5 2025-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d39c9c3d-6f27-42ef-a873-e7402ad98885/rocking+the+boat.jpg Blog - Fear of rocking the boat keeping conservative college students silent? - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/21123e0f-9b45-4e1d-a391-0b25d76d5212/Differences+in+Need+MSU.png Blog - Fear of rocking the boat keeping conservative college students silent? - Make it stand out Differences in Need for Uniqueness and Its Facets from 2000 to 2020. Note: 95% confidence intervals around the predicted linear effect are provided in red. Observed changes shown in grey. (Source: "Collabra: Psychology") https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-2024-takeaway-2-local-media-is-fragmentingleading-to-more-partisanship-less-objectivity monthly 0.5 2024-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e9ec16ec-b2be-4b09-bb35-cf12203a63e0/2024+takeaways+2.png Blog - ☆ 2024 takeaway #2: Local media is fragmenting—leading to more partisanship, less objectivity - Make it stand out Depicted: Pravda newspaper, a symbol of Soviet-era journalism and its impact on shaping public opinion https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-poem-for-christmas-day-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e7afadac-48a4-4165-af91-61f521c51f0f/yosemite.jpg Blog - A poem for Christmas Day, 2024 - Make it stand out Valley of the Yosemite (1864) by German American painter Albert Bierstadt. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-2024-takeaway-1-fiscal-conservatism-long-dismissed-locally-begins-a-welcome-comeback monthly 0.5 2025-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/08542a4f-d6fa-44b4-b043-10f5a85a7400/2024+takeaways+1.png Blog - ☆ 2024 takeaway #1: Fiscal conservatism, long dismissed locally, begins a welcome comeback - Make it stand out In Aesop's “The Spendthrift and the Swallow” fable, a wealthy young man wastes his fortune with reckless spending and ends up without a coat for the winter. 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Whittingham (1814). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/remembering-christmas-in-naglee-park-1924 monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/871474a8-96f8-467b-a2d2-27914f3d8dd6/Remembering+2.png+.png Blog - ☆ Remembering: Christmas in Naglee Park, 1924 - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-beat-sj-xmas monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/55f8bbb7-dd18-41b9-984f-ee791b850e16/jack+kerouac.jpg Blog - A Beat SJ Xmas - Make it stand out Image by Geoth on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/remembering-on-cas-first-recorded-christmasfish-dinners-gift-exchanges-and-joyful-celebration monthly 0.5 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/53d5d2c7-9e3a-4674-9a54-a2b4e593e41f/Remembering+1.png Blog - Remembering: On CA's first recorded Christmas—fish dinners, gift exchanges, and “joyful” celebration - Make it stand out Image by San Diego State University Press https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/on-barts-and-bahfas-costly-useless-ever-delayed-projects monthly 0.5 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1689187409372-L16T431XCJ1Z4HU56T05/bart%2B9.jpg Blog - On BART's and BAHFA's costly, useless, ever-delayed projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mayor-breed-continues-to-get-more-aggressive-re-homeless-overnight-parking monthly 0.5 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b4d94988-8149-4351-9a7d-59029dae5c02/homeless-tenderloin.jpg Blog - Outgoing pol Mayor Breed continues to get more aggressive re: homeless overnight parking - Make it stand out Image by Jim Wilson/New York Times https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/millennials-flee-the-golden-state-along-with-their- monthly 0.5 2024-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c0ea654a-60e5-43bb-989d-2158bbd66520/millennials+flee.jpg Blog - Millennials flee the Golden State, along with their $ - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/data-california-spends-42kyrhomeless-person-thats-more-than-double-what-is-considered-poverty-level-income monthly 0.5 2024-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bac1a3d1-b54e-4fde-b9f1-86caf4a1e575/skid+row+2.jpg Blog - Data: California spends $42k/yr/homeless person. That's more than double what is considered poverty-level income - Make it stand out Image by Breezy Baldwin https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ousted-sjsu-professor-science-is-slapping-away-truth-for-political-correctness monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d756b0a9-a0a6-47e9-a8dd-ff9633c20452/upper+skeleton.jpg Blog - Ousted SJSU professor: “Science” is slapping away truth for political correctness - Make it stand out This upper skeleton from Andrew Bell's “Anatomia Britannica” (1770s–1780s) appears to be tentatively inviting someone to grasp their hand. We wonder if they're smiling—or just waiting, silently, for an answer. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-la-its-dangerous-when-cities-like-silicon-valleys-ignore-nhood-concerns-about-squatters monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4caf601c-a829-4efb-ad96-fa2acf7b7a19/lit+match.jpg Blog - Case study LA: It's dangerous when cities (like Silicon Valley's) ignore n'hood concerns about squatters - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-crime-pays-leaders-of-local-housing-advocacy-group-terrorize-local-business-get-rewarded-with-5m-gift-from-city monthly 0.5 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6be8a75e-6b7c-405c-a11f-d1d47051db6a/South+Bay+Community+Land+Trust.jpg Blog - ☆ Crime pays: Leaders of local housing advocacy group terrorize local business, get rewarded with $5m gift from city - Make it stand out Executives from the South Bay Community Land Trust occupy and disrupt the offices of the Santa Clara County Ass'n of Realtors in June, 2023. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/where-has-all-the-money-gone-232-providers-absorbed-billions-of-dollars-while-sf-homelessness-rose-7 monthly 0.5 2024-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b8634b82-fff8-4c58-9c29-e33db8dc1fdc/where+has+all+the+money+gone.jpg Blog - Where have all the dollars gone? 232 providers absorbed billions of dollars while SF homelessness rose 7% - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-progressive-claims-towers-everywhere-will-bring-the-bay-areas-housing-costs-down-manhattan-tells-us-a-different-story monthly 0.5 2024-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6613606a-bedd-45ca-8cc8-191043002e07/towers+everywhere.png Blog - A progressive claims “towers everywhere” will bring the Bay Area’s housing costs down. Manhattan tells us a different story - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/yale-nyu-and-uchicago-researchers-conclude-evictions-are-a-costly-last-ditch-effort-to-begin-recouping-unpaid-rent monthly 0.5 2024-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5ba09207-fe6b-4886-85ed-28e01c562a46/getting+the+boot.jpg Blog - Yale, NYU, and UChicago researchers conclude: Evictions are a costly last-ditch effort to begin recouping unpaid rent - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-the-voice-clock-ticked-on-repeating-and-repeating-its-sounds-into-the-emptiness-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0be26031-17ed-4520-9a61-0dee56fd7bff/modern+wall+clock.jpg Blog - ☆ The voice-clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness... (part 2) - Make it stand out Inspired by photographer Sherrie Levine (read more below), we present: our own screenshot of an image by Arjan Richter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1059355e-af77-4e98-870d-fb86bf6f665b/synchronicity.jpg Blog - ☆ The voice-clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness... (part 2) - Make it stand out Dynamic LED installation Synchronicity at the Salesforce Tower. Video courtesy of Greg Niemeyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fffc0d91-de3d-4d3c-864f-9dfdd6608dc2/Long-View-MidfieldHavana.jpg Blog - ☆ The voice-clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness... (part 2) - Make it stand out Interactive butterfly wing mural on Midfield Road and Havana Road in East San Jose. Passersby are encouraged to strike a pose in front of the backdrop and snap a picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f74f5478-0e17-4206-995a-d82262dee446/after+walker+evans.jpeg Blog - ☆ The voice-clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness... (part 2) - Make it stand out Sherrie Levine's After Walker Evans (1981) stirred up controversy in the art world for being an unaltered picture of Evans' 1936 photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a7276f13-3875-4d91-99a5-f5b06f4a8fa8/ear+bender.jpg Blog - ☆ The voice-clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness... (part 2) - Make it stand out Kate Hartman’s Ear Bender. Image by Michael Dory https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/cruisin-for-a-quagmire-san-francisco-to-suffer-a-legal-headache-for-assistance-and-equity-programs monthly 0.5 2024-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f4c7b62d-c4e5-43c6-a316-d21fee12be39/quagmire.jfif Blog - Cruisin’ for a quagmire: San Francisco to suffer a “legal headache” for assistance and equity programs - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-are-govt-outsiders-historically-popular monthly 0.5 2024-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4fda1882-543a-4e3c-84b9-d2ccd0a05d91/lincoln+the+railsplitter.jpg Blog - Why are gov't outsiders historically popular? - Make it stand out ‘Lincoln the Railsplitter’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/54d0441c-8405-4162-8586-dc4ac92f1a9d/lincoln+the+railsplitter.jpg Blog - Why are gov't outsiders historically popular? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e7b5b283-d1d6-479f-879f-e0b1c299e063/grant+the+tanner.jpg Blog - Why are gov't outsiders historically popular? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/939827a5-135c-4a63-a655-e7b33f473fe8/farmer+garfield.jpg Blog - Why are gov't outsiders historically popular? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-this-post-election-season-needs-more-strolling-dawdling-moseying-meandering monthly 0.5 2024-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d3e1467a-3738-4ed5-88e9-827c391512df/Route+de+Versailles%2C+Louveciennes%2C+Rain+Effect.jpg Blog - Opinion: This post-election season needs more “strolling, dawdling, moseying, meandering” - Make it stand out Camille Pissarro, Route de Versailles, Louveciennes, Rain Effect, 1870. Image by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/more-homeless-spending-goes-where-no-one-can-find-it monthly 0.5 2024-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6a18db98-3242-4a0a-ba97-c268b9d5edfe/toilet+flush.jpg Blog - More homeless spending goes where no one can find it - Make it stand out Image by Susana Secretariat https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-pols-the-city-is-a-tow-away-zone-for-rv-dwellers-who-refuse-to-get-with-the-homeless-remediation-program monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/70c01766-931b-4aaa-abb5-6f08d94828f4/RV+dwellers.jpg Blog - SF pols: The City is a tow-away zone for RV dwellers who refuse to get with the homeless remediation program - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opp-now-contributornih-head-nominee-dr-jay-bhattacharya-aims-to-take-on-cancel-culture-colleges monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ebe0153b-5e21-4b46-b504-38b7e48d76ac/Dr.+Jay+Bhattacharya.jpg Blog - Opp Now contributor/NIH head nominee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya aims to take on "Cancel Culture" Colleges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/even-scott-wiener-admits-bay-area-dems-needs-a-rethink-after-2024-election-though-its-like-pulling-teeth monthly 0.5 2024-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dc9b8ab1-c52e-468d-a358-b524aa91c2dc/dentist+b+and+w.jpg Blog - Even Scott Wiener admits Bay Area Dems needs a rethink after 2024 election, though it's like pulling teeth - Make it stand out Image by James Vaughan https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/spinning-its-wheels-sfmta-abandons-a-disastrous-experimental-center-lane-bikeway monthly 0.5 2024-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/21221591-4355-48ef-833d-8534869fef12/dead+end+2.jpg Blog - Spinning its wheels: SFMTA abandons a disastrous, experimental center-lane bikeway - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-sjsus-dropping-the-ball-when-it-comes-to-protecting-women monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c15b5b61-2bd5-4341-b860-2347957b8e6a/volleyball.jpg Blog - Opinion: SJSU's dropping the ball when it comes to protecting women - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/one-million-plus-dollars-per-unit-how-govt-policies-create-and-exacerbate-local-housing-crisis monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0902240a-804a-4d36-83c0-adcdaf25d1da/chart+arrow+up.jpg Blog - One million plus dollars per unit: how gov't policies create and exacerbate local housing crisis - Make it stand out Image by Pixabay https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opp-now-contributors-get-to-work-and-break-down-election-24-wins-mistakes-amp-more monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b41f8737-6b3d-4eca-9e46-2d7435c9f693/i+voted.png Blog - ☆ Opp Now contributors break down Election '24 wins, mistakes, &amp; more (all parts together) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/san-francisco-dreamin-can-a-govt-outsider-reawaken-the-slumbering-city monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8c7320a6-0ff8-47f8-82a3-1e27758f5d95/San+Francisco+Dreamin.jpg Blog - San Francisco Dreamin’: Can a gov't outsider reawaken the slumbering city? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/m3kz44oizpbftlv3iaafn2ikavhqp8 monthly 0.5 2024-12-09 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-susan-shelley-next-election-a-taxpayer-protection-act-could-qualify-for-the-ballot-and-pass-33 monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/23df57f9-66e5-4c4f-b216-291c9752965e/susan+Shelley+3-3.png Blog - ☆ Susan Shelley: Next election, a Taxpayer Protection Act could qualify for the ballot and pass (3/3) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/lose-the-moderates-lose-your-job-why-london-breed-is-no-longer-sfs-mayor monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b1634060-1b82-42be-b65c-2f5d7d8a26db/identity+crisis.jpg Blog - Lose the moderates, lose your job: Why London Breed is no longer SF's mayor - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-for-better-conversations-on-politics-look-for-the-narrow-ridge-between-i-and-thou monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/23a08419-ef7d-4672-b304-85075b1559b6/listening.jpg Blog - Opinion: For better conversations on politics, look for the narrow ridge between “I” and “Thou” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/like-gardeners-free-marketeers-begin-by-observingand-respectingthe-world-around-them-1 monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/566d44cf-d5bf-4b28-aac9-645df2673af8/the+gardener.jpg Blog - Like gardeners, free marketeers begin by observing—and respecting—the world around them - Make it stand out Georges Seurat: The Gardener, 1882. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/covid-logbook-how-govt-institutions-get-away-with-canceling-dissenters monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ba128727-d8e5-4d92-b95c-2fed0c1679d3/cancelled.jpg Blog - Covid logbook: How gov't institutions get away with canceling dissenters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-susan-shelley-californians-rejected-prop-5-but-were-denied-a-vote-on-the-taxpayer-protection-act-23 monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0940b95a-0317-49e1-9c67-d7ce76c7ee6c/Susan+Shelley+2-3.jpg Blog - ☆ Susan Shelley: Californians rejected Prop 5 but were denied a vote on the Taxpayer Protection Act (2/3) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/voters-want-to-tap-the-brakes-on-runaway-crime-in-california-will-their-leaders-respond monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ac1d00f8-5b12-4c0c-8d44-a54ff99467ed/social+unrest.jpg Blog - Voters want to tap the brakes on runaway crime in California. Will their leaders respond? - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/its-not-just-the-economy-younger-more-assimilated-californian-latinos-shifting-right monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/25913bef-8b14-49ce-bc87-f81e98b2e3c7/shift+right.jpg Blog - It’s not just the economy; younger, more assimilated Californian Latinos shifting right - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-hjtas-susan-shelley-defeat-of-prop-5-a-tremendous-victory-for-ca-taxpayers-13 monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a9a280c7-4add-4126-ac5d-e0c21128f84e/HJTA+Susan+Shelley.png Blog - ☆ HJTA’s Susan Shelley: Defeat of Prop 5 a “tremendous victory” for CA taxpayers (1/3) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-1414-bridging-differences-finding-consensus monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/84007ea8-b734-41ed-97fc-d6a1a9e7abe5/election+roundup+114-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (14/14): Bridging differences, finding consensus - Make it stand out Cinderella and Prince Christopher grew up in separate worlds, but soon find their similarities—and mutual affection—overcome everything else. From Cinderella (1997). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opp-now-contributor-and-stanford-prof-nominated-to-head-top-natl-science-org monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ebe0153b-5e21-4b46-b504-38b7e48d76ac/Dr.+Jay+Bhattacharya.jpg Blog - ☆ Opp Now contributor and Stanford prof nominated to head top nat'l science org - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-change-of-administrations-should-doom-san-franciscos-8-billion-rail-extension monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6b5738e0-7aef-4044-89d7-d60daec4155c/The+portal.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Change of administrations should doom San Francisco’s $8 billion rail extension - Make it stand out Depicted: Proposed high-speed rail dubbed the “Portal” project by TJPA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/166de977-0ad7-43ea-ba3c-bbb32bbe241a/DOGE+1.png Blog - ☆ Opinion: Change of administrations should doom San Francisco’s $8 billion rail extension - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/035f5111-1b74-4688-85d8-dd4b99cea12b/joni+ernst.png Blog - ☆ Opinion: Change of administrations should doom San Francisco’s $8 billion rail extension - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/24014c40-3c5c-4375-8433-83cdd2131515/The+Portal+Funding+Plan.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Change of administrations should doom San Francisco’s $8 billion rail extension - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-1314-will-govt-stop-splurging-and-actually-balance-the-budget monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5e0ea54b-8423-4667-a0c5-0b9a420f5bdb/Election+roundup+13-14.jpg Blog - ☆ Election roundup (13/14): Will gov't stop splurging and actually balance the budget? - Make it stand out Jay Gatsby, obsessed with his neighbor Daisy, throws lavish parties in hopes of getting her attention in The Great Gatsby (2000). Spoiler alert: their love story soon turns tragic—and fatal. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/editorial-la-is-broke-and-the-budget-crisis-is-self-inflicted monthly 0.5 2024-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1c146b4b-a397-471c-abe5-4b7128a73ae4/la+city+hall+war+of+the+worlds.jpg Blog - Editorial: L.A. is broke. And the budget crisis is self-inflicted - Make it stand out Depicted: LA City Hall in War of the Worlds (1953). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/election-roundup-1214-will-state-govt-finally-cut-ties-with-oppressive-programs-and-regulations monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/aea1fd6e-d1d4-4ef3-a073-5237b0aed897/election+roundup+12-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (12/14): Will State gov't (finally) cut ties with oppressive programs and regulations? - Make it stand out In Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1998 adaptation), Cathy, at last, breaks her family's intergenerational cycle of trauma after the controlling abuser Heathcliff passes away. Now, Cathy can love Hareton freely, purely—without fear. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-advocacy-group-says-city-rejected-hard-left-embraced-middle-of-the-road-moderation-in-recent-election monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1bf30ccf-3a1b-4f02-b7f9-a979a4ccbd73/middle+of+the+road.jpg Blog - SF advocacy group says City rejected hard left, embraced middle-of-the-road moderation in recent election - Make it stand out Image by PickPik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-1114-common-sense-voters-break-it-off-with-proposition-5-crime-lenient-das monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3568cdd1-753d-402b-bafd-1a99ffbff2d9/election+roundup+11-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (11/14): Common-sense voters break it off with Proposition 5, crime-lenient DAs - Make it stand out Elizabeth Bennett rejects the self-righteous Mr. Collins' marriage proposal in Pride and Prejudice (1995), telling him they cannot make each other happy. But it takes a few tries for the message to sink in... https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-define-silicon-valley-by-our-relentless-optimism-for-innovation-education-andyou-knowchanging-the-world monthly 0.5 2024-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/96a7fc6a-6ff6-45de-9d68-8e563e671f86/jobs+and+woz.jpg Blog - Opinion: Define Silicon Valley by our “relentless optimism” for innovation, education, and—you know—changing the world - Make it stand out Image by Kenneth Martin https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/san-jose-from-orchards-and-parks-to-a-booming-thriving-city monthly 0.5 2024-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/94261942-2b5c-4c90-ac99-6c19fab9fc71/san+jose+1920s.jpg Blog - San Jose: from orchards and parks to a booming, thriving city - Make it stand out Image by San Jose Historical Museum https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-mark-burns-why-does-so-called-affordable-housing-cost-taxpayers-twice-the-market-rate-to-build-22 monthly 0.5 2024-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/56501b9b-1b3a-47e3-b607-97fbb0d4e1e0/mark+burns+11-29.jpg Blog - ☆ Mark Burns: Why does so-called “affordable” housing cost taxpayers twice the market rate to build? (2/2) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/everyone-is-a-poet-at-heart-historic-word-collage-celebrates-countys-natural-beauty monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a9021660-3b8a-429b-9427-7002ec156bf3/santa+clara+orchards.jpeg Blog - “Everyone is a poet at heart”: Historic word collage celebrates County's natural beauty - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-a-thanksgiving-lesson-24 monthly 0.5 2025-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/47bf3e7b-6d32-40d5-84d6-9b28e8fc4bb9/thanksgiving+feast.jpg Blog - ☆ A Thanksgiving lesson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-1014-to-all-the-bonds-weve-loved-before monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b3d0990d-774a-4cb6-91bb-e12f08d595ba/election+roundup+10-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (10/14): To all the bonds we've loved before... - Make it stand out In Netflix hit To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018), Lara Jean writes long, emotional letters to her crushes, without intending to send them. One day, her sister mails them all out herself—leaving Lara Jean to confront the messy consequences. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-mark-burns-prop-5s-defeat-shields-communities-from-high-interest-loans-that-cost-twice-as-much-to-pay-back-12 monthly 0.5 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/09d4adde-64bf-40ca-8753-ecb3453e9da9/Mark+Burns+11-26.jpg Blog - ☆ Mark Burns: Prop 5’s defeat shields communities from high-interest loans that cost twice as much to pay back (1/2) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-914-voters-swept-off-their-feet-by-alluring-tax-hikes monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a19e4bd0-93ad-4de6-a5f9-9b0776e5ff9e/election+roundup+9-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (9/14): Voters swept off their feet by alluring tax hikes - Make it stand out In 1947's iconic film noir Out of the Past, detective-seeking-redemption Jeff Bailey (played by Robert Mitchum) gets seduced away from his simple, moral country life by femme fatale Kathy Moffat (played by Jane Greer). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-tom-rubin-beware-the-son-of-rm4-another-plea-for-mtc-to-spoil-its-constituents-22 monthly 0.5 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/29e93ddc-a69e-4016-bb80-3af961608079/tom+rubin+2-2.jfif Blog - ☆ Tom Rubin: Beware the Son-of-RM4, another plea for MTC to spoil its constituents (2/2) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/they-just-keep-winning-grassroots-organizers-saved-the-bay-from-rm4-then-helped-topple-prop-5 monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2ba22b11-9a8f-4764-9781-97e60d8525e5/just+keep+winning.jfif Blog - They just keep winning: Grassroots organizers saved the Bay from RM4, then helped topple Prop 5 - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-tom-rubin-prop-5s-defeat-leaves-bay-areas-activist-agencies-in-terrible-shape-12 monthly 0.5 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/06728cfa-fdaa-4a98-908e-2ac71d95e485/Tom+rubin+1-2.jpg Blog - ☆ Tom Rubin: Prop 5’s defeat leaves Bay Area’s activist agencies in terrible shape (1/2) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-814-elected-officials-do-as-they-wish-ignore-residents-best-interests monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b795cc0d-0812-4dd1-9458-61c7c09c7393/election+roundup+8-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (8/14): Elected officials do as *they* wish, ignore residents’ best interests - Make it stand out Princess Bride's (1987) hero Westley woos Buttercup with kindness and servitude, while Prince Humperdinck (pictured here) orders Buttercup to marry him—or die. We'll give you a hint on whom she chooses: it's not Humperdinck. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/alameda-county-voters-oust-hard-left-da-pamela-price-in-landslide-historic-recall-because-she-made-communities-feel-unsafe monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/14b4299b-ae3e-4a15-9f96-105f3011abce/desolation.jfif Blog - Alameda County voters oust hard-left DA Pamela Price in landslide, historic recall because she made communities feel unsafe - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/election-roundup-714-govt-dooms-itself-with-math-errors-thinly-disguised-money-grabs monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/34702d31-6b97-4630-88f1-31ce75a43a62/Election+roundup+7-14.jpg Blog - ☆ Election roundup (7/14): Gov't dooms itself with math errors, thinly-disguised money grabs - Make it stand out Erik the Phantom, in trying to control the woman he loves (Christine, pictured with him), inadvertently wrecks his chance to win her affection. From the 1943 adaptation of Phantom of the Opera. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/election-2024-is-over-now-how-do-we-overcome-political-polarization-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/52b2e6ea-a93d-4f58-902a-cc26804f5d38/polarized+handshake.jpg Blog - ☆ Election 2024 is over; now, how do we overcome political polarization? (part 2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-data-disproves-the-myth-that-special-elections-are-unrepresentative monthly 0.5 2024-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e4e7e132-9201-447f-85dc-0264300117ad/myths+vs+facts.jpg Blog - Opinion: Data disproves the myth that special elections are unrepresentative - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/recalled-oakland-mayor-sheng-thao-has-been-told-to-see-herself-out-cops-hail-the-landslide-recall monthly 0.5 2024-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f63aeb72-577a-43c7-91ae-4e9376746667/11-22.jpg Blog - Recalled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been told to see herself out; cops hail the landslide recall - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-san-joses-political-elites-overtaken-by-false-consensus-effect-in-public-policy monthly 0.5 2024-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6c8ec1e1-7818-464a-949a-16d24f683319/fase+consensus.jpg Blog - Analysis: San Jose's political elites overtaken by “false consensus effect” in public policy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/libertarian-vp-candidate-mike-ter-maat-although-tax-leery-californians-still-split-the-ballot-to-borrow-billions-more-22 monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0b628cf2-d689-4e63-837a-6a7ea9e7cff6/california+island.jfif Blog - ☆ Libertarian VP candidate Mike ter Maat: Although tax leery, Californians still split the ballot to borrow billions more (2/2) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-scc-voters-decisively-rejected-rent-control-via-prop-33-due-to-smarter-messaging-re-housing-costs monthly 0.5 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/56e1c308-0c91-4045-89e8-a79bca01824a/refuse.jpg Blog - Perspective: SCC voters decisively rejected rent control (via Prop 33) due to smarter messaging re: housing costs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/election-roundup-614-local-pols-overlooked-voters-actual-wishes-when-falling-for-prop-5 monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fa878771-85f6-4806-9f26-d79e398ba3d7/election+roundup+6-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (6/14): Local pols overlooked voters' actual wishes when falling for Prop 5 - Make it stand out Because Tom's so obsessed with Summer, he ignores her insistence that she doesn't want a relationship with him—and imagines he has a chance. Spoiler alert: Summer marries someone else. From (500) Days of Summer (2009). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/libertarian-vp-candidate-mike-ter-maat-prop-5s-defeat-reflects-a-national-tilt-toward-fiscal-conservatism-12 monthly 0.5 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/59952536-17bb-40a9-ad2b-cbea2699bf97/prop+5.jpg Blog - ☆ Libertarian VP candidate Mike ter Maat: Prop 5’s defeat reflects a national tilt toward fiscal conservatism (1/2) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/election-roundup-514-experts-recall-spellbinding-wins-surprises-takeaways-from-nov-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/23f06cb1-b649-4333-90dc-258931ef9b2c/election+roundup+5-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (5/14): Experts recall spellbinding wins, surprises, takeaways from Nov. 2024 - Make it stand out Before Ron jealously ruins the evening, Hermione has a lovely time attending Hogwarts' Yule Ball (commemorating the Triwizard Tournament) with Quiddich star Viktor Krum. From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-local-voters-passed-proposition-36by-a-gigantic-margin monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a0ac9210-3ff7-4149-be0a-d10104cbf522/canaletto-i-057-7a0359-1024+Cropped.jpg Blog - ☆ Why local voters passed Proposition 36—by a gigantic margin - Make it stand out View of Freyung Plaza in Vienna from South-East (1760) depicts a lively, industrious marketplace in the center of town. From renowned Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/county-and-statewide-citizens-rebuke-supe-ellenberg-pass-prop-36-by-wide-margins monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b82f0f22-774e-4fd3-8bb1-14b5f4f89b17/yes+on+36.jpg Blog - County and statewide citizens rebuke Supe Ellenberg, pass Prop 36 by wide margins - Make it stand out Image by Damian Dovarganes https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-414-are-local-voters-and-our-politicians-tragically-star-crossed monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/823fb847-44f1-4579-98a7-b83d6168d1b7/election+roundup+4-14.jpg Blog - ☆ Election roundup (4/14): Are local voters and our politicians tragically star-crossed? - Make it stand out Maybe it's because they were teenagers. Or met just a few days ago. But we all know how Romeo and Juliet (here, the 1996 film) ends—and the misunderstandings and missed signals that lead to both's tragic deaths. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-314-why-scc-voters-broke-up-with-prop-5-and-theyre-never-ever-getting-back-together monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4e9d97fb-ebb8-46fb-8cce-23813a5df2ff/election+roundup+3-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (3/14): Why SCC voters broke up with Prop 5 (and they're never, ever getting back together) - Make it stand out With over 796 million hits, Taylor Swift sings in her lighthearted 2012 music video "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" about breaking up with her boyfriend—for good this time. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/not-againlet-people-vote-says-d10s-rich-crowley monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/700746a4-e877-4fcf-af7f-abb300fd8251/let+us+vote.jpg Blog - Not again—Let people vote, says D10's Rich Crowley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/election-roundup-214-should-cities-like-sj-consider-ranked-choice-voting monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/edb74ff6-f33d-4494-b538-b3337b5858bf/election+roundup+2-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (2/14): Should cities like SJ consider Ranked-Choice Voting? - Make it stand out Many people criticize Pretty in Pink (1986) for setting up Andie—played by Molly Ringwald—with flashy but superficial heartthrob Blane. Should Andie have ended up with her genuine, goofy friend Duckie instead? (If we're judging by his lip-syncing skills, yes.) https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-bay-area-art-profs-on-reclaiming-our-humanity-through-painting-gazing-co-creating-part-1 monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c86b0d8b-d47e-4560-aef9-300f02e6c2d1/luminous+ground+1.jpg Blog - ☆ Bay Area art profs on reclaiming our humanity through painting, gazing, co-creating (part 1) - Make it stand out “Luminous Ground,” at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, arranges handpainted clay tiles to represent a picture of space captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Image courtesy of Ala Ebtekar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/eb9449a4-2066-4905-afc6-9b6fe7033b4e/crystal+springs+reservoir.jfif Blog - ☆ Bay Area art profs on reclaiming our humanity through painting, gazing, co-creating (part 1) - Make it stand out Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Francisco. Image courtesy of Jeffrey Levitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ec747bb7-4feb-411e-b665-f9470ee245d4/luminous+ground+2.jfif Blog - ☆ Bay Area art profs on reclaiming our humanity through painting, gazing, co-creating (part 1) - Make it stand out “Luminous Ground” art installation in San Francisco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5ec63ba4-1b5a-48a0-b7d0-dfed03effc76/shoes.jpeg Blog - ☆ Bay Area art profs on reclaiming our humanity through painting, gazing, co-creating (part 1) - Make it stand out “Shoes” (1886) by Vincent Van Gogh is one of several paintings he created on the subject. Van Gogh is said to have purchased flea market shoes and worn them out by extensive walking before painting them. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-silicon-valley-journalism-needs-to-do-a-sharp-180-treat-readers-respectfully monthly 0.5 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/513429df-813b-4727-ad05-ad63bf880ed7/hairpin+turn.jpg Blog - Opinion: Silicon Valley journalism needs to do a sharp 180, treat readers respectfully - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-poetry-autumn-storms-weep-gnash-and-erupt-into-sublimity monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/433d5615-ef1c-4740-934e-655f905be697/storm+painting.jpg Blog - ☆ Poetry: Autumn storms weep, gnash, and erupt into sublimity - Make it stand out Managing editor Lauren Oliver first drafted the following poem two years ago—and finished it just in time for our first autumn rain, this past Monday. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-election-roundup-114-pleasant-surprises-re-local-voters-campaigns-amp-media monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/06ee08f4-9bd4-49b3-8283-40703fd827ea/election+roundup+1-14.png Blog - ☆ Election roundup (1/14): Pleasant surprises re: local voters, campaigns, &amp; media - Make it stand out JJ Feild plays a Mr. Darcy-esque character, Henry Nobley, in 2013 rom-com Austenland. Protagonist Jane believes she's found love with someone else—certainly not this stuck-up British man!—but finds her respect for Henry blossoming into something more over time. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/city-local-leaders-call-for-election-to-fill-sj-d3-cm-opening monthly 0.5 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/700746a4-e877-4fcf-af7f-abb300fd8251/let+us+vote.jpg Blog - City, local leaders call for election to fill SJ D3 CM opening - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-tanaka-takeaways-on-recent-election-time-for-smart-data-driven-governance monthly 0.5 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0e8a4f6d-a7ed-49d2-bc0c-78ab903ce8af/tanaka.jpg Blog - ☆ Tanaka takeaways on recent election: Time for smart, data-driven governance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e55105fa-cb3f-407a-874c-7529b1bab395/1.png Blog - ☆ Tanaka takeaways on recent election: Time for smart, data-driven governance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4e5e9ad6-248c-4c44-bf91-8516257b64e6/2.png Blog - ☆ Tanaka takeaways on recent election: Time for smart, data-driven governance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/one-fish-two-fish-smelt-fish-true-sitch monthly 0.5 2024-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b6d0bf74-5b25-41e5-a713-c67b0e3dddba/one+fish+two+fish.jpg Blog - One fish, two fish, smelt fish, true sitch - Make it stand out Image by Apionid on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-local-ballot-counting-would-be-fast-and-efficient-if-ca-started-checking-voter-ids monthly 0.5 2024-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0f93c62c-1aaa-468e-b941-9e32e9271f30/voting+booth+6.jpg Blog - 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Bay Area homeowners field insults for defending their property - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-prop-4-wastes-half-the-money-on-interest-promises-nothing-to-local-counties monthly 0.5 2024-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/34a2e7a6-abec-499c-85b6-b7e2bc20dcb6/money+tornado.jfif Blog - Opinion: Prop 4 wastes half the money on interest, promises nothing to local counties - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-prop-13-protects-us-from-tax-greedy-govts-prop-5-wants-to-strip-all-that-away monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6c924e97-f750-46c5-9a41-1186714b9623/paint+scraping.jpg Blog - Opinion: Prop 13 protects us from tax-greedy gov'ts; Prop 5 wants to strip all that away - Make it stand out Image by Video Paint Guide https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/is-prop-5-missing-the-point-voters-may-undo-cas-constitution-for-easy-bond-money-when-smarter-alternatives-exist monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2a0adc4c-89c3-48d3-b204-961ed8fa2536/construction+workers.jpeg Blog - Is Prop 5 missing the point? Voters may undo CA's Constitution for easy bond money, when smarter alternatives exist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/state-sen-brian-jones-prop-4-misleads-voters-on-environmental-infrastructure-and-serves-wall-st-better-than-the-planet monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ec6fec61-da3d-4d90-8237-8d307933a18a/old+fashioned+market.jfif Blog - State Sen. Brian Jones: Prop 4 misleads voters on environmental “infrastructure” and serves Wall Street better than the planet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-scarlet-measure-how-a-promotional-flier-in-la-hides-the-shameful-tax-hiking-truth-about-measure-a monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/271de8e8-1362-48ab-9021-bc4c74657484/measure+A.jpg Blog - The Scarlet Measure: how a promotional flier in LA hides the shameful, tax-hiking truth about Measure A - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/merc-editorial-board-a-clear-no-on-measure-r monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b56d0397-19ed-46b0-b2d1-c64bc775d958/no.jpg Blog - Merc editorial board a clear "No" on Measure R - Make it stand out Image by Steve Ham https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/prop-5s-bonds-will-hit-bay-area-taxpayers-hardest-expert-says monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/916dc3c3-ecbe-492f-b80e-275a4ca2a58f/comic+style+asteroid.jpg Blog - Prop 5’s bonds will hit Bay Area taxpayers hardest, expert says - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-direct-their-energies-not-against-each-other-but-against-the-problems-bay-area-political-science-profs-on-books-that-combat-polarization-part-1 monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4d139d57-981d-4645-9a13-ad65f587937d/growth+in+students.jpg Blog - ☆ “Direct their energies not against each other but against the problems”: Bay Area political science profs on books that combat polarization (part 1) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/expert-throwing-more-money-at-mismanaged-school-districts-like-measure-r-for-sjusd-wont-solve-anythingtheyll-just-hire-more-administrators monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cb88cd6f-c843-470f-88a1-993c312e22bc/growth+in+students.jpg Blog - Expert: Throwing more money at mismanaged school districts (like Measure R for SJUSD) won't solve anything—they'll just hire more administrators - Make it stand out Image by AEI.org https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-dead-poets-society-warns-bay-area-voters-to-seize-prudencenot-the-day monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7b3d7e01-763d-4ddb-8044-011de90948ea/dead+poets+society.jpeg Blog - How “Dead Poets Society” warns Bay Area voters to seize prudence—not the “day” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/beyond-free-speech-what-sj-state-actually-truly-needs-to-escape-politicization monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/52f45b64-b621-4308-90dd-5452c65465be/SJSU+4.jpg Blog - Beyond free speech: What SJ State actually, truly needs to escape politicization - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/bay-areans-cry-deja-vu-as-bureaucratic-overreach-ruins-more-local-pot-businesses monthly 0.5 2024-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/baf3fd14-47d0-4878-9b76-2317017c9174/deja+vu+Cropped%281%29.png Blog - Bay Areans cry deja vu as bureaucratic overreach ruins (more) local pot businesses - Make it stand out Image and article inspired by Kpop group TXT's 2024 song Deja Vu, about the powerful eternal bond two people in love share: "My future is you ... You're like deja vu." https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-hjtas-susan-shelley-prop-5-helps-local-governments-trick-voters-into-generational-debt-part-4 monthly 0.5 2024-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/39a0c80a-e7a9-41bf-9783-b82b14468c4c/foreclosed.jpg Blog - ☆ HJTA’s Susan Shelley: Prop 5 helps local governments trick voters into generational debt (part 4) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-prop-2s-project-labor-agreements-plas-raise-costs-disadvantage-non-union-workers monthly 0.5 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3eb5590a-fafe-4c5b-b7c3-3dcd8b3dcbe0/the+house+painters.jpg Blog - Perspective: Prop 2's Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) raise costs, disadvantage non-union workers - Make it stand out Gustave Caillebotte: The House Painters, 1877 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-bay-areas-prop-5-profiteers-serve-at-the-pleasure-whim-and-political-wishes-of-mtc monthly 0.5 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4f3b88cc-46fb-4e97-ba3f-cf39473d7d7b/train+hitting+houses.jpg Blog - Opinion: Bay Area’s Prop 5 profiteers serve at the “pleasure, whim, and political wishes of MTC" - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-prop-5s-promise-of-affordable-housing-will-hike-the-cost-of-living-for-seniors-retirees-and-people-with-disabilities monthly 0.5 2024-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4f10c4c4-cdee-4018-9824-21c0ff48de85/price+increase+ahead.jpeg Blog - Opinion: Prop 5’s promise of “affordable” housing will hike the cost of living for seniors, retirees, and people with disabilities - Make it stand out Image by Sunshine Profits https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-cant-see-the-forest-for-the-trees monthly 0.5 2024-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e86c79e5-2931-430f-9d78-36407924afca/dense+jungle.jpg Blog - ☆ Can't see the forest for the trees - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/state-o-ca-attack-on-satirical-free-speech-goes-down monthly 0.5 2024-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c7cc7ef7-0790-44b8-89ff-8d3892f81a11/a+modest+proposal.jpg Blog - State o' CA attack on satirical Free Speech goes down - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-prop-5-empowers-local-govt-to-over-buy-over-tax-and-over-borrow monthly 0.5 2024-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8b7212bf-97d4-4f05-9ec7-aeabebeb07ab/Clueless+shopping+bags.jpeg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Prop 5 empowers local gov't to over-buy, over-tax, and over-borrow - Make it stand out Image from Clueless (1995). Alicia Silverstone stars as confident spendthrift Cher Horowitz in this modern film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/do-you-cross-the-bridge-or-do-you-fade-away monthly 0.5 2024-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5651ce46-24ee-47e7-b9b0-1eeca619d28a/golden+gate+bridge+2.jpg Blog - “Do you cross the bridge / or do you fade away?” - Make it stand out Image by PickPik. Subhead based on Elton John’s stripped-down 2006 song “The Bridge,” in which he entreats listeners to “risk it all” for their ambitions—”or die trying.” https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/proposition-doubleplusgood monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5b3bc69d-db3a-4b62-bee2-54270f001d59/1984--NEWSPEAK+-+YouTube+-+0-0-17.jpeg Blog - Proposition Doubleplusgood - Make it stand out Image from 1984's second—and most critically acclaimed—screen adaptation (1984). In this scene, Ministry of Truth employee Syme explains his work to update the Newspeak dictionary to protagonist Winston. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-bay-area-profs-on-refining-our-understanding-of-history-via-literature-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/abe7e5c1-76d8-4b24-96db-54a840a0654d/indians+by+the+golgen+gate.jpg Blog - ☆ Bay Area profs on refining our understanding of history via literature (part 2) - Make it stand out Anton Refregier: Indians by the Golden Gate https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/could-common-sense-be-the-answer-to-solving-californias-housing-crisis-the-answer-may-shock-you monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cb37c315-f81e-455e-a641-055a7adafd76/apartments+being+built.jpg Blog - Could common sense be the answer to solving California’s housing crisis? (The answer may shock you) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-local-politics-needs-more-polymaths-or-why-we-quote-plato-amp-orwell-when-analyzing-bills monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/13102c42-7717-42b9-8548-42a80981891e/vitruvian+man.jpg Blog - Opinion: Local politics needs more "polymaths" (or, why we quote Plato &amp; Orwell when analyzing bills) - Make it stand out Leonardo da Vinci: Vitruvian Man, c. 1490. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-sf-taxpayers-ended-up-funding-sheryl-davis-11k-passion-projecta-podcast monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cbc1a387-a791-4a44-9815-4d26b499c4ab/vintage+microphone.jpg Blog - How SF taxpayers ended up funding Sheryl Davis' $11k passion project—a podcast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-local-experts-dispute-ellenbergs-confused-proposition-36-invective monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/260582c4-013e-4c0e-9a9d-00536ae6571e/karate+kid.jpg Blog - ☆ Local experts dispute Ellenberg's confused Proposition 36 invective - Make it stand out Image from Karate Kid's (1984) climactic scene, in which amateur Daniel LaRusso faces off against his bully—and reigning champ—Johnny Lawrence. Thanks to Mr. Miyagi's special crane kick, Daniel wins the All-Valley Championship. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/crisis-what-crisis monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/33ded344-6fdb-499b-a358-9493aa7624c2/abstract+house.jpg Blog - Crisis? What crisis? - Make it stand out Downe Burns: Calico Reasons 3. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-hjtas-susan-shelley-look-out-for-more-rm4sprop-5-to-jumpstart-a-frenzy-of-bonds-that-tax-people-out-of-their-homes-part-3 monthly 0.5 2024-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ad6fdb2e-1e2f-48cb-b6ba-7d786f496484/file-ymmWdgTZc3g1ilSM8zEHBwzK.jpg Blog - ☆ HJTA’s Susan Shelley: Look out for more RM4’s—Prop 5 to jumpstart a frenzy of bonds that tax people out of their homes (part 3) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/yep-even-barts-directors-are-left-on-hold-by-the-transit-agency monthly 0.5 2024-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a8883740-842a-4954-a603-07135d1e7477/old+phone+to+ear.jpg Blog - Yep, even BART's *Directors* are left on hold by the transit agency - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-hjtas-susan-shelley-prop-5s-ballot-label-under-informs-voters-because-governments-just-want-more-tax-money-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b91b13ee-08d0-4b01-9816-02ae8062831f/tight+fist+money.jpg Blog - ☆ HJTA’s Susan Shelley: Prop 5’s ballot label under-informs voters because governments just want more tax money (part 2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-our-school-districts-are-habitual-bad-budgeters-dont-reward-them-with-more-bonds monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e35fe74e-ba8c-44f2-b1f3-adf0ab03a9b1/money+in+trash.jpg Blog - Opinion: Our school districts are habitual bad budgeters; don't reward them with (more) bonds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-hjtas-susan-shelley-prop-5-a-sneaky-way-to-hike-taxes-and-give-raises-to-govt-employees-part-1 monthly 0.5 2024-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/752768cd-1e28-45a8-97ca-ea0deb498590/dalle2.jpg Blog - ☆ HJTA’s Susan Shelley: Prop 5 a sneaky way to hike taxes and give raises to gov't employees (part 1) - Make it stand out Image generated using Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/consequences-long-beach-to-pursue-legal-recourse-for-entrenched-homeless-campers-that-refuse-shelter monthly 0.5 2024-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f22b8394-889d-4e4c-b6c3-dcb6c864f3c4/long+beach.jpg Blog - Consequences: Long Beach to pursue legal recourse for entrenched homeless campers that refuse shelter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-perspective-modern-education-stifles-creativity-and-critical-thinkingheres-how-classical-thinking-can-save-svs-tech monthly 0.5 2024-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0b1f466a-e232-464b-9503-5d3e7f5c5598/eyeglasses+on+book.jpg Blog - ☆ Perspective: Modern education stifles creativity and critical thinking—here's how “classical” thinking can save SV's tech - Make it stand out Image by PickPik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-how-about-entrance-exams-and-performance-reviews-for-bay-area-govt monthly 0.5 2024-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d6bbc822-ac43-4c4d-89c5-bb55a7f9b37a/office+space+performance+review.jpg Blog - Opinion: How about entrance exams and performance reviews for Bay Area gov't? - Make it stand out Office Space (1999) movie performance review scene with "The Bob's" https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/regional-and-statewide-homeless-counts-not-reliable-say-experts monthly 0.5 2024-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dd6218aa-c93b-4d8d-b5e3-1f09c726f2ee/census+taker.jpg Blog - Regional and statewide homeless counts not reliable, say experts - Make it stand out Depicted: Census statistical machine c. 1940 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/new-bond-same-old-mistakes monthly 0.5 2024-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2e623b78-e6b3-489e-a867-02398d876001/currents.jpg Blog - New bond, same old mistakes? - Make it stand out Image from Tame Impala’s Currents album. Article title based on track, New Person, Same Old Mistakes. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-bay-areas-mythical-omniscient-politician monthly 0.5 2024-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/becb8421-2f2f-4486-9efa-239f71bb2d34/invisible+hand.jpg Blog - The Bay Area's mythical Omniscient Politician - Make it stand out Image by a user on DeviantArt https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/san-francisco-realizes-letting-people-steal-homes-might-not-be-a-good-idea monthly 0.5 2024-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a3d7bcff-2399-405e-9b1f-fda5edf5cb0c/squatting+only+murders.jpg Blog - San Francisco realizes letting people steal homes might not be a good idea - Make it stand out Image by Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. The main characters are seen here illegally squatting in an abandoned apartment. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-d2-candidate-lopez-prop-36-a-compassionate-solution-for-homelessness-addiction-crime monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2e7782e5-fea4-4998-a54b-b66eb3cb530c/neighborhood+impresisonist.jpg Blog - ☆ SJ D2 candidate Lopez: Prop 36 a “compassionate solution” for homelessness, addiction, crime - Make it stand out Monica Resinger: Neighborhood, 2020. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/bart-director-debora-allen-to-speak-at-taxpayers-luncheon-in-concord monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dbfa4ba9-a284-43fd-b724-5c151d6551fa/debora+allen.jpg Blog - BART Director Debora Allen to speak at taxpayers luncheon in Concord - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-school-board-candidate-im-a-ceo-heres-how-sjsf-districts-can-fix-their-fiscal-disasters monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/54e2f95a-e6bc-4c75-b854-94d12ea77546/min+chang.jpg Blog - ☆ School board candidate: I'm a CEO; here's how SJ/SF districts can fix their fiscal disasters - Make it stand out Image by Min Chang https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/climate-of-doubt-states-rising-debt-levels-could-drown-prop-4s-chances-this-november monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9c1fe363-5945-466e-aff0-6bf10e9a7d6f/stormy+weather.jpg Blog - Climate of doubt: State’s rising debt levels could drown Prop 4’s chances this November - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-starts-cracking-down-on-fiscally-corrupt-nonprofits monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/62d5844a-2f7c-4c46-a61b-d4f0e293c25d/oil+scandal.jpg Blog - SF starts cracking down on fiscally corrupt nonprofits - Make it stand out Image by the Granger Collection, New York https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-ca-law-has-got-to-stop-conflating-tenants-with-squatters monthly 0.5 2024-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b13c07a5-f590-47cb-b185-007d293065cb/the+peasant+squatting.png Blog - Perspective: CA law has got to stop conflating tenants with squatters - Make it stand out Jacques Callot: The Peasant Squatting, from The Caprices, 1617-1627. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-by-letting-local-bonds-pass-with-only-55-prop-5-is-a-risky-end-run-around-prop-13-protections monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/aecc4f9b-be70-447c-8d08-e1331cd090a1/property+tax+bill.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: By letting local bonds pass with only 55%, Prop 5 is a risky end run around Prop 13 protections - Make it stand out Image by Daniel X. O’Neil https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-far-from-being-wise-san-jose-unified-board-candidates-disagree-on-measure-r monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/31d205a5-315f-4e11-af05-a3d80f49f3c3/classroom+2.jpg Blog - ☆ “Far from being wise”: San Jose Unified board candidates disagree on Measure R - Make it stand out Image by a user on Deviantart https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/measure-r-what-it-is-what-itll-cost-you-and-why-many-san-joseans-are-concerned monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e476f5d6-7189-4f8a-b852-bbbc99a0cb68/money+bills+rolled.jpg Blog - Measure R: what it is, what it'll cost you, and why many San Joseans are concerned - Make it stand out Image by a user on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/our-cultures-dopamine-seeking-junkification-manifests-in-silicon-valley-news-too monthly 0.5 2024-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/761b1510-80e4-4317-ac4c-87145a9748bb/sirens.jpg Blog - Our culture's dopamine-seeking “junkification” manifests in Silicon Valley news, too - Make it stand out The Sirens imploring Ulysses to stay, 1886 https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/bay-area-families-decisions-to-ditch-traditional-schools-validated-in-looping-study monthly 0.5 2024-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a1a2f8d0-7563-42cb-91a6-8b78cb0a660b/homeschooling.jpg Blog - Bay Area families' decisions to ditch traditional schools validated in “looping” study - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/amidst-ongoing-tax-debates-friedrich-hayek-reminds-us-why-and-how-we-protect-cas-free-market monthly 0.5 2024-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/495e2dc4-6672-49e6-80c9-0701127d9578/frederick+hayek.jpg Blog - Amidst ongoing tax debates, Friedrich Hayek reminds us why, and how, we protect CA's free market - Make it stand out Depicted: Economist Friedrich August von Hayek. Image by Levan Ramishvili https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-why-bonds-are-worse-than-taxes monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/306ddc1d-a301-488e-92f6-7da21e690874/taxes.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Why bonds are worse than taxes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ex-sjsu-prof-decries-colleges-narrow-minded-wokeism-in-new-book monthly 0.5 2024-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7e2208bc-7f01-4328-844c-41d15a09ab79/elizabeth+weiss.jpg Blog - Ex-SJSU prof decries college's narrow-minded Wokeism in new book - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-local-business-leaders-puzzled-disappointed-by-chambers-endorsement-of-tax-increasing-prop-5 monthly 0.5 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/40722519-7cf5-487f-a809-2af1a372e026/confused+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Local business leaders puzzled, disappointed by Chamber's endorsement of tax-increasing Prop 5 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-cpc-releases-local-fiscal-health-dashboard-sorry-sj-govt-youre-not-off-the-hook monthly 0.5 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6fedb29d-5c50-4166-91a1-c21f0e0131fb/san+jose+overall+risk.jpg Blog - ☆ CPC releases local fiscal health dashboard (sorry, SJ gov't: you're not off the hook) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-expert-critiques-sjusds-endless-taxpayer-panhandling-via-measure-r monthly 0.5 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2bd6aa66-ac8e-47a7-a26c-b8241ca850f5/palm+up.jpg Blog - ☆ Expert critiques SJUSD's endless taxpayer panhandling via Measure R - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-back-seat-of-greyhound-bus monthly 0.5 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3a93659c-a5b3-4424-9dd2-b566ab1d817f/greyhound+bus+2.jpg Blog - The back seat of a Greyhound bus - Make it stand out Image by a user on DeviantArt https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-who-needs-more-help-californias-government-or-its-taxpayers-1 monthly 0.5 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1689953409145-8Q62VV3KAHPXAI1C9XE8/empty%2Bpockets.jpg Blog - ☆ Who needs more help: California’s government or its taxpayers? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/seriously-sj-chamber-lines-up-with-socialist-group-in-prop-5-endorsement monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0d0039cd-8312-4237-91cb-bcf8fc223bd9/home+alone.jpg Blog - Seriously? SJ Chamber lines up with socialist group in Prop 5 endorsement - Make it stand out Image from Home Alone, 1990. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/economic-literacy-erupts-at-planning-commission-meeting monthly 0.5 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/501715cd-4325-43ef-8ed5-bcf2f4aca028/costco.jpg Blog - Economic literacy erupts at Planning Commission meeting - Make it stand out Image by JJBers https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-upcoming-school-tax-measures-excessive-unnecessary-misguided monthly 0.5 2024-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bd83acdb-cdff-4eef-80f4-1d1379a570bf/big+wave.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Upcoming school tax measures excessive, unnecessary, misguided - Make it stand out Image by Martin Cathrae https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-political-and-business-leaders-coming-together-in-opposition-to-prop-5 monthly 0.5 2024-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e2015b24-768c-4d26-bbff-ceb2aa2eee63/hands+in.jpg Blog - Local political and business leaders coming together in opposition to Prop 5 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/before-it-goes-down-the-memory-hole-many-local-laborleft-leaders-endorsed-omar-torres-in-his-2022-city-council-bid-finalized-111324 monthly 0.5 2024-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/948f377d-c0e3-4409-9312-5f4cd7f55931/omar+torrres+flyer.jpg Blog - Before it goes down the memory hole: Many local Labor/left leaders endorsed Omar Torres in his 2022 City Council bid (Finalized 11.13.24) - Make it stand out Image from 2022 mailer from Torres' D3 CM campaign. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-be-all-and-end-all-on-californias-all-consuming-managed-democracy monthly 0.5 2024-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/25e201fc-8a96-42aa-8cd7-3ab8c1747558/galactus+2.jpg Blog - The be-all and end-all: On California's all-consuming “managed democracy” - Make it stand out Depicted: Marvel's Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds consuming multiple planets to gain power. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-marin-cots-mimi-willard-prop-5-to-unleash-a-tax-tsunami-for-local-and-regional-bonds monthly 0.5 2024-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0d99f11e-35e0-4b9a-809e-fa1f51af0d00/tsunami.jpg Blog - ☆ Marin CO$T’s Mimi Willard: Prop 5 to unleash a “tax tsunami” for local and regional bonds - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-school-choice-was-pioneered-in-1955-and-how-can-students-still-reap-its-fruits monthly 0.5 2024-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f3a58b6c-eb3e-460e-a976-585c2fba03fe/fruit+seller.jpg Blog - Why school choice was pioneered in 1955 (and how CA'n students still reap its fruits) - Make it stand out Vincenzo Campi: Fruit Seller, 1578-81. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/on-tolstoy-and-full-joy-the-delightful-economics-of-anna-karenina monthly 0.5 2024-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7e3b8d5a-4819-462a-a7c0-7c4983c8ed11/anna+karenina.jpg Blog - On Tolstoy and full joy: The delightful economics of “Anna Karenina” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/even-oakland-starts-to-get-real-re-ameliorating-homelessness-crisis monthly 0.5 2024-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e8834985-9feb-46a9-a5d9-3045f023498e/oakland.jpg Blog - Even Oakland starts to get real re: ameliorating homelessness crisis - Make it stand out Image by Daniel Gies https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-bahfas-pivot-to-prop-5-if-you-cant-win-change-the-rules monthly 0.5 2024-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6fb4164e-2fca-4737-b84c-f7980e03ad07/moving+the+goalposts.jpg Blog - Opinion: BAHFA’s pivot to Prop 5: if you can’t win, change the rules - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-letting-parents-select-their-childs-public-school-goodbye-zip-code-restrictions-minimized-achievement-gaps monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9ba33474-773a-445c-a987-2d7c330d956c/abstract+education.jpg Blog - Case study: Letting parents select their child's public school (goodbye, zip code restrictions) minimized achievement gaps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/merc-editorial-board-opposes-prop-5 monthly 0.5 2024-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/46aa7b38-81ee-4370-817f-7e7a4dd988ae/mercury+news.jpg Blog - Merc editorial board opposes Prop 5 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-nonprofit-circus-adds-a-special-boondoggle-side-show monthly 0.5 2024-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7b166943-e6e0-4e61-8b0a-f79976d78604/circus.jpg Blog - SF nonprofit circus adds a special Boondoggle side-show - Make it stand out Image by Sergio Bertolini https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-sacramento-when-sanctioned-encampments-go-wronglessons-for-sj monthly 0.5 2024-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e0c67849-e13d-46df-b9b7-0d3d5b2064b6/pointing+fingers+3.jpg Blog - Case study Sacramento: When sanctioned encampments go wrong—lessons for SJ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-chron-is-no-on-prop-5-says-frankenstein-initiative-would-raise-taxes-then-ban-local-govts-from-using-proceeds-on-96-of-cas-residential-land monthly 0.5 2024-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/92817286-7aee-4335-9d29-99cfa2423af6/frankenstein.jpg Blog - SF Chron is No on Prop 5: says “Frankenstein” initiative would raise taxes, then ban local gov'ts from using proceeds on 96% of CA's residential land - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ridiculous-bureaucratic-collisions-undercutting-cas-homeless-remediation-efforts monthly 0.5 2024-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c80a6b75-a38f-4180-a54f-e6d547ce6552/old+car+collision.jpg Blog - Ridiculous bureaucratic collisions undercutting CA's homeless remediation efforts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/bay-area-universities-at-bottom-of-2024-free-speech-list-1 monthly 0.5 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1626a70f-0377-408f-aa48-b17e35e03cd1/sjsu+3.jpg Blog - Bay Area universities at bottom of 2024 free speech list - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-prop-47-didnt-help-cas-vulnerable-drug-addicts-it-enabled-self-destructive-behaviors monthly 0.5 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/685525b4-5c8a-4e11-aa1f-cadb2c602b7e/homeless+24.jpg Blog - Opinion: Prop 47 didn't help CA's vulnerable drug addicts; it enabled self-destructive behaviors - Make it stand out Image by PowerthruControl on DeviantArt https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/first-los-angeles-now-berkeley-cities-get-sued-over-homeless-encampments monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/355767d3-485d-4b15-a5dc-e0a4bc3903db/berkeley+homeless.jpg Blog - First Los Angeles, now Berkeley: cities get sued over homeless encampments - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-education-is-revolution-ft-plato-socrates-amp-a-brief-latin-lesson monthly 0.5 2024-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a8d9f46d-0b4b-4187-a5dc-1afb858f132c/platos+academy.jpg Blog - Perspective: education is revolution (ft. Plato, Socrates, &amp; a brief Latin lesson) - Make it stand out Detail from The School of Athens by Raphael, with Plato & Aristotle at the center https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/santa-monica-businesses-plead-with-reluctant-mayor-to-get-serious-about-homelessness-crime monthly 0.5 2024-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0471a181-16e1-478e-84ee-68562a7d5dd1/trashed+storefront.jpg Blog - Santa Monica businesses plead with reluctant mayor to get serious about homelessness, crime - Make it stand out Image by Mel Melcon https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/poetry-how-ferlinghetti-got-past-skepticism-about-modern-america monthly 0.5 2024-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bffc0c56-ead0-4ac1-a64e-88a81461a640/coney+island+amusement+park.jpg Blog - Poetry: How Ferlinghetti got past skepticism about modern America - Make it stand out Image by Wally Gobetz https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-the-problem-with-ai-isnt-that-it-will-take-away-jobs-it-may-take-away-our-humanity monthly 0.5 2024-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f6a068dc-82a1-4e2c-ab43-1b6c03f69206/retro+futuristic+robot.jpg Blog - Opinion: The problem with AI isn't that it will take away jobs; it may take away our humanity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/county-housing-authority-joins-audit-palooza monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1e3fb1f4-df14-45c5-803c-316373738cd0/kids+with+money.png Blog - County Housing Authority joins audit-palooza - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-former-palo-alto-mayor-prop-5-will-increase-cost-of-living-tax-people-out-of-their-homes-33 monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/69d858e4-bd46-4a3e-982e-d6f9075faa21/finger+on+scale.jpg Blog - ☆ Former Palo Alto Mayor: Prop 5 will increase cost of living, tax people out of their homes (3/3) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-beware-2026-when-developers-will-get-free-reign-to-build-high-congestion-bay-area-projects-23 monthly 0.5 2024-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b2db37a9-706e-4511-9d3e-f0b223623f39/decrepit+buidlings.png Blog - ☆ Opinion: Beware 2026, when developers will get free reign to build high-congestion Bay Area projects (2/3) - Make it stand out Image generated by Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/maybe-the-ca-legislature-shouldnt-be-workin-nine-to-five monthly 0.5 2024-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2a7f1b50-0e22-4f7f-b357-13acc7759804/Dolly+Parton.jpeg Blog - Maybe the CA Legislature shouldn't be workin' nine to five - Make it stand out Image from Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 music video. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-palo-alto-mayor-rm4-crashed-because-it-upheld-the-myth-that-the-bay-area-can-meet-an-impossible-housing-needs-assessment-13 monthly 0.5 2024-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3a4d71ea-35b9-4097-8537-dd9eecb63298/house+of+cards.png Blog - ☆ Palo Alto Mayor: RM4 crashed because it upheld the myth that the Bay Area can meet an impossible housing needs assessment (1/3) - Make it stand out Image generated by Dall-E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/insight-three-threats-to-can-safety-and-how-prop-36-endeavors-to-conquer-them monthly 0.5 2024-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0cd2d0ae-6c55-408f-a4f6-6691f8d76925/cerberus.jpg Blog - Insight: Three threats to CA'n safety, and how Prop 36 endeavors to conquer them - Make it stand out Antonio Tempesta: Hercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberus, two demons appear at left, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules', 1608. 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☆ Fact check RM4: email from San Mateo supervisor wildly inflates how many units housing bond will fund - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/nyt-sf-mayor-breeds-new-aggressive-homelessness-approach-reveals-encampment-crimes-refusal-to-accept-shelter-offers monthly 0.5 2024-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/90302afd-7856-41ad-afb8-a1894444c89c/sf+homeless+5.jpg Blog - NYT: SF Mayor Breed's new aggressive homelessness approach reveals encampment crimes, refusal to accept shelter offers - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/la-mayor-bass-worried-other-cities-will-shoo-homeless-into-la-long-beach-amp-oc-leaders-praise-grants-pass monthly 0.5 2024-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/143e70f1-c94e-44cc-8870-b5036146307f/homeless+encampment+LA.jpg Blog - LA Mayor Bass worried other cities will "shoo" homeless into L.A.; Long Beach &amp; OC leaders praise Grants Pass - 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☆ UN-affordable housing: making things worse - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/30f15d93-e7cf-4b40-bfc9-45a442bfd8f3/image.png Blog - ☆ UN-affordable housing: making things worse - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-new-sf-mayor-breed-kicks-off-more-vigorous-clearing-of-dangerous-homeless-encampments-paired-with-services-and-shelter monthly 0.5 2024-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/21ac69e5-7201-454f-b5e8-f3677e5fab4c/london+breed+3.jpg Blog - A new SF: Mayor Breed kicks off more vigorous clearing of dangerous homeless encampments, paired with services and shelter - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/twolf-post-grants-pass-and-newsoms-directive-the-narrative-of-homelessness-just-changed monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/32b776d2-b05d-4187-97c2-12f0141a3f6d/sf+homeless+4.jpg Blog - Twolf: Post-Grant's Pass and Newsom's directive: The narrative of homelessness just changed - Make it stand out Image by Franck Michel https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-vta-is-two-years-late-submitting-required-report-on-warm-springs-to-berryessa-bart-extension monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f581d9db-c2eb-4b2d-9859-9e6841f20722/bart+22.JPG Blog - ☆ VTA is two years late submitting required report on Warm Springs to Berryessa BART extension - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/prop-2-math-test-should-ca-spend-18-billion-on-schools-but-only-get-half-that-money-back monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c3eab5c3-4d71-44ee-a475-cf01c133e68d/math+test+kid+struggling.jpg Blog - Prop 2 math test: should CA spend $18 billion on schools, but only get half that money back? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-to-spot-bs-when-reading-local-media monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f0dbc399-11fd-4be1-adbe-9e33f293541b/bull.jpg Blog - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/one-way-street-with-no-more-options-for-voters-ca-unlikely-to-turn-back-the-gas-tax monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/929efea5-f608-421f-a807-11cad87878ff/dead+end.jpg Blog - One way street: with no more options for voters, CA unlikely to turn back the gas tax - Make it stand out Image by Benny Lin https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-palo-alto-councilmember-tanaka-calls-for-restraint-in-citys-political-advocacy monthly 0.5 2024-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d6aed5e9-114c-45ef-84f7-e6d45207676a/tanaka+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Palo Alto Councilmember Tanaka calls for restraint in city's political advocacy - Make it stand out Image by Palo Alto Online https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/activists-could-make-sf-uber-riders-pay-a-45-tax-per-trip-to-staunch-the-bleeding-for-muni monthly 0.5 2024-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0a9b6e7e-b172-49c8-88ba-c7301685efc3/muni+streetcar.jpg Blog - 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Image by Wikimedia Commons. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/statewide-rent-control-initiative-continues-to-split-sf-liberals monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a34bdfca-2b5c-45f2-9f5f-0481539d18ff/apartment+for+rent.jpg Blog - Statewide rent control initiative continues to split SF liberals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/upcoming-local-tax-tsunami-may-be-prompting-updated-tax-revolt-says-expert monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c061439f-82db-4e0b-9074-11c54fbc8970/Howard+Jarvis+Prop+13.jpg Blog - Upcoming local tax tsunami may be prompting updated tax revolt, says expert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fissures-widen-in-sf-over-state-rent-control-initiative monthly 0.5 2024-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1d0cb460-5b9a-4e1e-8dd3-caa5f86403c5/earth+fissure.jpg Blog - Fissures widen in SF over state rent control initiative - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/chron-op-ed-housing-firsts-no-barrier-orthodoxy monthly 0.5 2024-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/52b80a52-ed72-440e-995e-83b443d06a53/needles+3.jpg Blog - Chron op-ed: Housing First's no-barrier orthodoxy - Make it stand out Image by Ted McGrath https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-regional-housing-tax-to-make-retired-and-middleclass-homeowners-subsidize-rentals-for-the-well-to-do monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/45b94858-1876-4f90-9fbd-266054851c93/Bonds.jpg Blog - ☆ Regional housing tax to make retired and middleclass homeowners subsidize rentals for the well-to-do - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-tricky-two-step-to-ram-through-the-regional-housing-tax-might-be-too-much-for-bay-area-voters monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e998a077-7cf8-4256-b3c0-87a14a4509bc/dancing.jpeg Blog - A tricky two-step to ram through the regional housing tax might be too much for Bay Area voters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-perils-of-decarceration monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/36ff1d41-612c-4bfd-a325-cc70ee95d4db/empty+jail.jpg Blog - The perils of decarceration - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-more-community-leaders-call-for-city-of-sj-to-quit-taking-positions-on-ballot-initiatives-that-voters-are-supposed-to-decide monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0abc6a41-de9d-4500-91fc-88072d09c528/dont+mess+with+my+vote.jpg Blog - ☆ More community leaders call for City of SJ to quit taking positions on ballot initiatives that voters are supposed to decide - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/money-flees-ca-onerous-taxation-regulations-and-ridiculous-cost-of-living monthly 0.5 2024-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/18ace8cd-d8df-4c4f-a5f4-194c136d183a/running+awawy.jpg Blog - Money flees CA onerous taxation, regulations, and ridiculous cost of living - Make it stand out Image by Vincepal on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/not-surprising-californias-2b-transit-bailout-will-exacerbate-operating-losses monthly 0.5 2024-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/090e9ed0-6dac-4c6b-97eb-7a1d48d0175d/bart+21.jpg Blog - Not surprising: California’s $2B transit bailout will “exacerbate operating losses” - Make it stand out Image by Ken Lund https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/no-excuses-5-no-more-passing-the-buck-cities-now-have-tools-to-clean-up-inhumane-encampments-immediately monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f44a410e-4ea7-4e9c-bee6-f839758a9936/homeless+encampment+14.jpg Blog - No excuses #5: "No more passing the buck." Cities now have tools to clean up inhumane encampments--immediately - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-khamis-regional-housing-tax-will-inflate-local-cost-of-living monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5fa64521-173a-46d2-98d3-65ee8408ff87/no+bonds.jpg Blog - ☆ Khamis: Regional housing tax will inflate local cost of living - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/as-sacto-throws-kitchen-sink-at-small-businesses-celebrity-chef-calls-on-californians-to-help-reset-the-table monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/17f0c5a0-478e-47a0-97d1-7f237e3e9d76/closed.jpg Blog - As Sacto throws kitchen sink at small businesses, celebrity chef calls on Californians to help reset the table - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-denver-small-basic-income-pilot-shows-promise-for-housing-the-homeless-way-more-cost-effective-than-brutally-expensive-new-subsidized-apartments monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6942b6a3-1833-48c0-873b-228e87078f39/money+raft.jpg Blog - Case study Denver: small basic income pilot shows promise for housing the homeless--way more cost-effective than brutally expensive new, subsidized apartments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/lets-hope-these-types-of-horrific-bart-incidents-dont-come-to-sj monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8092772a-8f0b-4c57-a674-de9c9ea1996d/bart+20.jpg Blog - Let's hope these types of horrific BART incidents don't come to SJ - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/backdoor-discrimination-bill-halted-in-ca-senate monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8b27da17-e4c7-4437-a77a-8272a0db5492/california+constitution+2.jpg Blog - Backdoor discrimination bill halted in CA Senate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/expert-says-regional-housing-tax-doubling-down-on-failure monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9d613b38-75b8-4959-807a-1e5c60245d00/insanity.jpg Blog - Expert says: Regional housing tax doubling down on failure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/we-speak-for-ourselves-community-leaders-call-for-sj-city-to-stand-down-from-taking-positions-on-ballot-initiatives monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0abc6a41-de9d-4500-91fc-88072d09c528/dont+mess+with+my+vote.jpg Blog - ☆ "We speak for ourselves:" Community leaders call for SJ City to stand down from taking positions on ballot initiatives - Make it stand out Image by AFGE https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/orange-county-exodus-cal-league-of-cities-loses-three-key-members-as-group-veers-away-from-its-charter monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/505623d5-b59d-4fb1-84f9-6cdaad1cd5ab/orange+county+map.jpg Blog - Orange County exodus: Cal League of Cities loses three key members as group veers away from its charter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-voyeuristic-mileage-tracker-in-every-carvmt-to-replace-cas-gas-tax monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2c0d7736-2d02-4969-b566-7d10ac4c993d/car+tax.jpg Blog - A Voyeuristic Mileage Tracker in every car—VMT to replace CA’s gas tax - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/no-excuses-4-grants-pass-liberates-cities-to-do-the-right-thing-for-unhoused-and-their-neighbors monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/434f51ed-a379-48bb-b83c-521e15dcdebb/grants+pass+tents.jpg Blog - No excuses #4: Grant's Pass liberates cities to do the right thing for unhoused and their neighbors - Make it stand out Grant’s pass homeless tents https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ca-supremes-anti-tpa-decision-foggy-dubious-says-natl-press monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8b27da17-e4c7-4437-a77a-8272a0db5492/california+constitution+2.jpg Blog - CA Supremes' anti-TPA decision foggy, dubious, says nat'l press - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/no-excuses-3-sf-perspective-on-grants-pass-decision monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ba60f28d-7f67-40b6-97ee-6ea67cda2399/homeless+encampment+13.jpg Blog - No excuses #3: SF perspective on Grant's Pass decision - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/no-excuses-2-court-decision-allows-bay-area-cities-to-clean-up-homeless-camps-right-now monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/56cb2aaa-53c4-467d-bc7c-7c85088be328/homeless+22.jpg Blog - No excuses #2: Court decision allows Bay Area cities to clean up homeless camps--right now - Make it stand out Image by Richard Masoner. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/cm-batra-tells-staff-council-and-staff-they-shouldnt-approve-city-positions-on-controversial-ballot-initiatives-without-proper-public-review monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cd8269fb-af14-4ccf-b703-cea544125254/JUN+4%2C+2024+_+City+Council+-+YouTube+-+0-30-34.jpg Blog - CM Batra tells council and staff they shouldn't approve city positions on controversial ballot initiatives without proper public review - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-no-on-regional-housing-tax-group-makes-case-at-bahfa-meeting monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f3cf2e90-347c-447c-9d87-4066a07f32a0/Bonds.jpg Blog - ☆ No on Regional Housing Tax group makes case at BAHFA meeting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/no-more-excuses-1-scotus-clears-the-way-for-ca-cities-like-sj-to-manage-inhumane-and-dangerous-homeless-encampments monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6c759c76-245e-49b7-85b9-e9da278e2f12/san+jose+homeless.jpg Blog - No more excuses #1: SCOTUS clears the way for CA cities like SJ to manage inhumane and dangerous homeless encampments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/slow-progress-for-a-fast-train-musk-and-the-internet-mock-ca-rail-authoritys-3696-billion-per-mile-overpass-to-nowhere monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/eea89902-4c0c-4022-af37-6a671be10751/high+speed+rail+5.jpg Blog - Slow progress for a fast train. Musk and the Internet mock CA rail authority’s “$36.96 billion per mile” overpass to nowhere - Make it stand out Image by 10 10 on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sticker-shock-californians-pay-more-for-power-than-anyone-else-in-the-continental-us monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bad70aa6-cca5-4a3d-878b-1194f0c192d4/inflation.jpg Blog - Sticker shock: Californians pay more for power than anyone else in the continental US - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/even-sacramento-puts-the-brakes-on-affordable-housing-boondoggles monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/83cdae8c-dada-4a7d-9ac9-161c0ef4e29a/construction+crane.jpg Blog - Even State o’ CA puts the brakes on affordable housing boondoggles - Make it stand out Image by World Bank Photo Collection https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/not-to-be-outdone-oakland-belatedly-enters-the-bad-bay-area-govt-sweepstakes monthly 0.5 2024-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b4cfe0a5-1c78-4cf8-a4d7-4eaf90953fbc/good+governance+bad+governance.jpg Blog - Not to be outdone, Oakland belatedly enters the Bad Bay Area gov't sweepstakes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/regional-groups-say-coming-flurry-of-tax-increases-lack-creativity-foresight monthly 0.5 2024-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6e9f794d-cc33-458a-90bb-d028ed551e66/taxman.jpg Blog - Regional groups say coming flurry of tax increases lack creativity, foresight - Make it stand out Pieter Brueghel the Younger: The Tax Collector, c. 1617. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-do-san-joseans-have-to-fork-over-extra-to-have-their-parks-taken-care-of monthly 0.5 2024-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9847ade2-b62c-4b93-8d2d-5fbe8bc3bd5b/pay+twice+as+much.jpg Blog - Why do San Joseans have to fork over extra to have their parks taken care of? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ca-opportunity-worst-in-the-us-sunk-by-the-cost-of-living monthly 0.5 2024-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c9d8fcd7-ff8f-4a04-a0b0-788c95bffe9d/housing+price.jpg Blog - CA opportunity worst in the US, sunk by the cost of living - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/vtas-riky-plan-extend-bart-while-starving-it monthly 0.5 2024-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/71adef76-9215-41bc-8f69-2a68a51f923c/bart+train.jpg Blog - ☆ VTA's ri$ky plan: Extend BART while starving it - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/and-another-sj-unified-joins-local-govt-hall-of-shame monthly 0.5 2024-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2a15e8e0-6a27-403d-804a-5ea67b544849/F+grade.jpg Blog - And another! SJ Unified joins local gov't Hall of Shame - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/regional-housing-tax-totally-wrong-way-to-address-affordability-free-market-could-achieve-better-results-without-tax-increases monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cedd6ac8-82f2-4e6d-8005-88efda384267/new+housing+in+countryside.jpg Blog - Regional Housing tax totally wrong way to address affordability--free market could achieve better results, without tax increases - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/poetry-for-the-season monthly 0.5 2024-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/71ee5ba8-a0ea-44eb-99e4-3b9c7c18ebfa/owl.jpg Blog - Poetry for the season - Make it stand out AI-driven art using Midjourney with prompts by P. 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Backdoor Canadian-style healthcare to shutter CA hospitals - Make it stand out Image by Susan Law Cain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sacto-tries-to-undermine-a-ballot-initiative-that-would-reform-the-disastrous-get-out-of-jail-free-prop-47 monthly 0.5 2024-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/978050b0-295c-464b-9252-34d2146a5b4a/get+out+of+jail+free+2.jpg Blog - Sacto tries to undermine a ballot initiative that would reform the disastrous Get Out of Jail Free Prop. 47 - Make it stand out Image by Seth Anderson https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-roommate-solution-direct-cash-payments-could-solve-half-of-silicon-valleys-homeless-crisis monthly 0.5 2024-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bd31f26a-0cdc-4370-89a3-761684bbcb73/roommate+wanted.jpg Blog - The roommate solution: direct cash payments could solve half of Silicon Valley's homeless crisis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/critics-worried-mammoth-regional-housing-tax-is-a-blank-check monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7c0a1046-6404-40df-8398-e85cdf1d6d0f/blank+cheque.jpg Blog - Critics worried mammoth regional housing tax is "a blank check." - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/and-yet-another-local-govt-entity-ripped-by-oversight-org monthly 0.5 2024-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/73e3718c-cef2-4ecf-906a-af9fbc152409/failing+grade.jpg Blog - And yet another local gov't entity ripped by oversight org - Make it stand out Image by Dreamstime https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-amp-reform-minded-da-jeff-rosen-says-no-to-hard-left-la-da-george-gascon monthly 0.5 2024-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1ea458f2-f7fe-4e15-8617-1ab487321359/jeff+rosen.jpg Blog - Local &amp; Reform-minded DA Jeff Rosen Says "No" to hard-left LA DA George Gascon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/and-again-another-state-audit-rips-local-govt monthly 0.5 2024-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a7ab59ad-0b33-4820-9b51-846551c781f9/f+report+card.jpg Blog - And again: Another state audit rips local govt - Make it stand out Image by Amboo213 on Flickr. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-measure-e-vote-breaks-housing-first-stranglehold-on-city-budget monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2568bf83-a90c-4557-9bbd-51f1155e9c84/octopus.jpg Blog - ☆ Analysis: Measure E vote breaks Housing First stranglehold on City budget - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-la-muggers-and-drug-users-are-thumbs-up-on-big-transit-projects-like-sjs-bart-extension monthly 0.5 2024-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c087d8b7-6a60-4093-8f21-2db2cca6329b/muggers+on+bart.jpg Blog - Case study LA: Muggers and drug users are thumbs up on big transit projects, like SJ's BART extension - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-chron-20-billion-housing-tax-wont-make-bay-area-more-affordable-how-about-a-new-approach monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c500f6bd-1e5d-44b2-995b-c367a19082a4/computer+error.jpg Blog - SF Chron: $20 billion housing tax won’t make Bay Area more affordable. How about a new approach? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-sf-too-big-to-fail-nonprofit-finally-asked-to-pay-back-millions-in-loans-and-medi-cal-billing monthly 0.5 2024-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/37bfb7e9-5f14-40fb-bd92-92d853fa4d09/sinking+titanic.png Blog - Case study SF: Too big to fail nonprofit finally asked to pay back millions in loans and Medi-Cal billing - Make it stand out Willy Stöwer: Sinking of the Titanic, 1912. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-mayor-unable-to-stop-downsizing-bill-while-anti-stack-and-pack-supe-dangles-mayoral-run monthly 0.5 2024-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/11037369-021f-43d8-b6d2-637c5b2b4d5b/san+francisco+gold+rush+time.jpg Blog - SF Mayor unable to stop downsizing bill while anti-stack-and-pack Supe dangles mayoral run - Make it stand out G.R. Fardon / UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/back-in-action-financial-troubles-plague-nonprofit-director-for-decades-but-sf-wont-disbar-her monthly 0.5 2024-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cc05ae00-5cde-4390-a72c-9f913fd2c89e/get+out+of+jail+free+card.jpg Blog - Back in action: financial troubles plague nonprofit director for decades, but SF won’t disbar her - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/costly-local-ballot-measures-come-under-fire monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/64d10f98-36b3-4538-ac67-d4d34eaa3f41/burning+money+4.jpg Blog - Costly local ballot measures come under fire - Make it stand out Image by GoodFon https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-billy-defrank-leader-supports-doanbatra-call-for-homelessness-audit monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/550d6a90-6d86-47e9-9e58-b9a34cb85c4c/homeless+encampment+12.jpg Blog - ☆ Billy DeFrank leader supports Doan/Batra call for homelessness audit - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/californias-20-fast-food-minimum-wage-law-is-already-having-disastrous-unintended-consequences monthly 0.5 2024-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2c8c7288-e684-4516-afd1-f718168946d0/going+out+of+business.jpg Blog - California's $20 Fast Food minimum wage law is already having disastrous unintended consequences - Make it stand out Image by Sarah Parnass https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/bay-area-leaders-see-lack-of-accountability-in-mammoth-regional-housing-tax monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9c63b178-5a14-456d-a12b-477df0a1ff35/George+Harrison.jpg Blog - Bay Area leaders see lack of accountability in mammoth regional housing tax - Make it stand out Image by QuoteFancy https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-studies-sf-seattle-how-so-called-homelessness-services-non-profits-rip-off-cities monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0d817f37-5061-4c88-8bd8-af3b0e1f510c/lobby.jpg Blog - Case studies SF, Seattle: How so-called "homelessness services" non profits rip off cities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ca-politicians-still-wont-blame-skyrocketing-retail-theft-on-prop-47s-gift-to-criminalsa-jail-free-shopping-spree monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f0f5a42e-fd0a-4889-894a-f6124788a2e8/shoplifting.jpg Blog - CA politicians still won't blame skyrocketing retail theft on Prop 47’s gift to criminals—a jail-free shopping spree - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/state-budget-cuts-threaten-public-safety-and-housing-while-teachers-unions-keep-asking-for-more-money monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9876cb33-b870-4b3d-909c-f0eeff9d20cb/losing+money.jpeg Blog - State budget cuts threaten public safety and housing while teachers’ unions keep asking for more money - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/green-elephant-with-no-end-in-sight-ca-bullet-dream-will-cost-another-100-billion-and-empty-out-state-environmental-funds monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/133c39cc-8385-4c10-a3d9-b6c5f1f8e29c/high+speed+rail+4.jpg Blog - Green Elephant: with no end in sight, CA bullet dream will cost another $100 billion and empty out state environmental funds - Make it stand out Image by NC3D https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-council-endorses-new-tax-that-that-will-throw-billions-more-at-hugely-flawed-subsidized-housing-model monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/69612c0f-2c70-4572-ab54-c0aef4ef779b/dense+apartments.jpg Blog - SJ Council endorses new tax that will throw billions more at hugely flawed subsidized housing model - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/leading-transit-advocate-says-sj-bart-extension-crazy monthly 0.5 2024-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f26f460b-9cdf-430b-ad01-d22e9b347f11/bart+19.jpg Blog - Leading transit advocate says SJ BART extension "crazy" - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/former-state-senator-attempts-to-thwart-the-taxpayer-protection-initiative-show-blatant-disregard-for-the-will-of-the-people monthly 0.5 2024-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/50dd0d39-63ef-497f-946c-1ef89cf485dc/Howard+Jarvis+Prop+13.jpg Blog - Former State Senator: Attempts to thwart the Taxpayer Protection Initiative show blatant disregard for the will of the people - Make it stand out Howard Jarvis after California Proposition 13 victory. Image by Wikimedia Commons. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/housing-expert-proposes-ground-rules-for-making-affordable-housing-work-within-existing-sj-communities monthly 0.5 2024-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5e75b927-34dd-4af1-8093-543325aab0a7/house.jpg Blog - Housing expert proposes ground rules for making affordable housing work within existing SJ communities - Make it stand out Single family home next to 8 unit apartment building https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/high-hopes-for-sfs-nonprofit-bill-to-clean-up-scandals-and-improve-efficiency-in-one-fell-swoop monthly 0.5 2024-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3a835475-7994-4d67-9e70-4ca7bc628f4c/mopping.jpg Blog - High hopes for SF’s nonprofit bill to clean up scandals and improve efficiency in one fell swoop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-to-make-sure-that-this-time-sj-homelessness-audit-galvanizes-real-change-at-city-hall monthly 0.5 2024-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2fb65757-9fce-43f5-a182-ad7ab7a4d23f/changeagents.jpg Blog - ☆ How to make sure that this time, SJ homelessness audit galvanizes real change at City Hall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-business-leaders-city-homelessness-audit-long-overdue-and-urgently-necessary monthly 0.5 2024-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a4bdadcd-dcbe-4819-bbeb-ec03b180d6c0/burning+money+3.jpg Blog - ☆ Local business leaders: City homelessness audit "long overdue and urgently necessary" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/santa-clara-county-association-ofrealtors-sccaor-backs-doanbatra-call-for-city-of-sj-homeless-audit monthly 0.5 2024-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/659a880b-2b65-467a-b2ad-cf2c6dc11db3/approved.jpg Blog - ☆ Santa Clara County Association of Realtors (SCCAOR) backs Doan/Batra call for City of SJ homeless audit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/thanking-cms-doan-and-batra-mahan-says-city-needs-to-be-laser-focused-on-cost-effective-homelessness-services monthly 0.5 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/87fb5d4f-72ca-400a-9c2c-38307fd1ba24/magnifying+glass+numbers.jpeg Blog - Thanking CMs Doan and Batra, Mahan says city needs to be "laser-focused" on cost-effective homelessness services - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/after-dumping-365-million-into-a-homeless-housing-development-la-may-have-to-abandon-the-structures monthly 0.5 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0d2a8927-b340-4900-b9e4-359fe4b3784f/the+abandoned+house.png Blog - After dumping $36.5 million into a homeless housing development, LA may have to abandon the structures - Make it stand out Félicien Rops: The Abandoned House, 1800s. Image in Public Domain. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/more-community-leaders-advocate-for-doanbatra-homelessness-audit monthly 0.5 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/48225e94-5508-403f-8996-1928f07ece31/i+agree.jpg Blog - ☆ More community leaders advocate for Doan/Batra homelessness audit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-former-councilmembers-in-support-of-doanbatra-call-for-audit-of-sj-city-homelessness-spend monthly 0.5 2024-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/086882fc-7345-4341-bf78-46ff246be89c/two+thumbs+up.jpg Blog - ☆ Former Councilmembers in support of Doan/Batra call for audit of SJ City homelessness spend - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-homelessness-audit-discourse-reveals-need-for-targeted-relevant-metrics-says-local-fiscal-watchdogs monthly 0.5 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/254cf0a5-cd63-4c57-aee7-409d50bb29a1/audit+2.jpg Blog - ☆ SJ homelessness audit discourse reveals need for targeted, relevant metrics, say local fiscal watchdogs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/leading-homeowners-group-says-doanbatra-homelessness-audit-a-step-in-the-right-direction monthly 0.5 2024-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f7d0371f-836e-4b1a-ab51-6eb9b24bd0ba/step+in+the+right+direction.jpg Blog - ☆ Leading community group says Doan/Batra homelessness audit "a step in the right direction" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-cms-doan-and-batra-thank-state-senator-cortese-for-leadership-on-state-homeless-audit monthly 0.5 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/20bfc035-bde6-41f2-8f05-fd1607cf58ac/dave+cortese.jpg Blog - SJ CM's Doan and Batra thank State Senator Cortese for leadership on state homeless audit - Make it stand out Image by San Jose Mercury News https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/reckoning-sj-councilmembers-call-for-audit-of-citys-much-derided-and-strategically-flawed-homelessness-programs monthly 0.5 2024-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ed31a0dc-234d-40e7-8914-2faa6c84c75d/audit.jpg Blog - Reckoning: SJ Councilmembers call for audit of city's much-derided and strategically flawed homelessness programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-portland-another-far-left-da-gets-the-boot monthly 0.5 2024-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/70904aaf-f0dc-4169-8972-c26aac5dee64/portland+protest.jpg Blog - Case study Portland: Another far-left DA gets the boot - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/leading-natl-small-business-group-thumbs-up-on-tpa monthly 0.5 2024-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/708122eb-631a-4066-a5c5-da51d08bd807/store+fronts.jpg Blog - Leading nat'l small business group: thumbs up on TPA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/could-san-jose-lose-crucial-funding-for-interim-housing-units-as-gavin-newsom-cuts-32-billion-from-state-budget monthly 0.5 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1678766372917-329WJQG6NLERG9IXCQTZ/oakland%2Bhomeless%2Bcamp.jpg Blog - Could San Jose lose crucial funding for interim housing units as Gavin Newsom cuts $32 billion from state budget? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-releasing-the-chokehold-on-state-housing-policy-can-make-california-homes-affordable-again monthly 0.5 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b26216ca-e86e-4071-864b-9c7c8ffe1a66/vancouver+housing.jpg Blog - Analysis: Releasing the chokehold on state housing policy can make California homes affordable again - Make it stand out Image by Michaël Muraz https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ring-state-could-divert-billions-slated-for-the-looming-delta-boondoggle-into-projects-that-supply-much-more-water-to-all-californians monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0e66b83b-6c06-4dbf-853b-8bdd17566218/water+down+drain.jpg Blog - Ring: State could divert billions slated for the looming Delta Boondoggle into projects that supply much more water to all Californians - Make it stand out Image by Espensorvik on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-wonders-why-does-citys-homeless-population-increase-just-after-homelessness-spending-soars-maggie-angst-at-sf-chronicle-explores monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1a77c690-b312-45ad-8423-4f3b9151ad07/homeless+encampment+11.jpg Blog - SF wonders: why does city's homeless population increase just after homelessness spending soars? - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-far-can-non-profits-go-when-helping-to-organize-protests monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1177a52c-3565-416d-a7ad-cd1b50349a7e/israel+palestine+protest.jpeg Blog - How far can non profits go when helping to organize protests? - Make it stand out Image by Ted Eytan https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-la-widespread-vacant-new-homeless-housing-reveals-systemic-mismanagement-by-non-profits-city monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d5e789e3-d4e5-4b83-bad9-c49dfd8f6b19/vacancy.jpg Blog - Case study LA: Widespread vacant new homeless housing reveals systemic mismanagement by non profits, city - Make it stand out Image by Eric Magnuson https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/critic-calls-schemes-to-stop-taxpayers-protection-act-from-appearing-on-ballot-anti-democratic monthly 0.5 2024-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8fb04f7e-b0b5-470a-9aef-98398462f05f/The+bolshevik.jpg Blog - Critic calls schemes to stop Taxpayers' Protection Act from appearing on ballot "anti-democratic" - Make it stand out Boris Kustodiev: The Bolshevik, 1920. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/updated-san-joses-homeless-and-sensitive-creek-environments-can-they-both-be-saved monthly 0.5 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/70010084-5fb9-4814-84e1-faf8542ec0eb/homeless+21.jpg Blog - Updated: San Jose’s homeless and sensitive creek environments – can they both be saved? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-getting-slapped-with-huge-fines-for-trashed-waterways-is-for-real-it-happened-in-2016 monthly 0.5 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e4d671ce-cd06-4103-9598-de6d8989f0f3/homeless+20.jpg Blog - SJ getting slapped with huge fines for trashed waterways is for real--it happened in 2016 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-cm-doan-finds-city-response-to-homeless-crisis-a-failure monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/315e135e-9a44-4d1f-818c-459c1180b76f/bien+doan+2.jpg Blog - SJ CM Doan finds City response to homeless crisis "a failure" - Make it stand out Image by City of San Jose, CA. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mission-creep-strangles-the-local-and-statewide-once-vaunted-college-system monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d17a296c-082a-4132-aff2-a638fdda28db/giant+octopus.jpg Blog - Mission creep strangles the local and statewide once-vaunted college system - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/progressive-on-progressive-tussle-ca-ag-charges-top-aide-to-former-sf-la-da-with-11-felony-violations monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/072461d6-fbe3-4454-8196-99d41f35cd01/confidential.jpg Blog - Progressive-on-progressive tussle: CA AG charges top aide to (former SF) LA DA with 11 felony violations - Make it stand out Image by CastorGirl on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-non-profit-npo-mismanagement-of-housing-fails-tenants-and-neighbors-alike monthly 0.5 2024-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0bf9d7f4-ecee-4494-be89-62fdf0700db8/donner+lofts.jpg Blog - Local non profit (NPO) mismanagement of housing fails tenants and neighbors alike - Make it stand out Image by Will Buckner https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/and-another-a-further-non-profit-scandal-surfaces-in-sf monthly 0.5 2024-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bd14e91d-c5d4-46fa-8e81-46ea83a3c1e7/71755821-scandal-article-text-in-newspaper.jpg Blog - And another: a further non profit scandal surfaces in S.F. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-housing-commissioner-moore-city-manager-mayor-have-created-a-more-balanced-plan-for-housing-and-homelessness monthly 0.5 2024-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f827253a-1e4a-4cbe-ba52-3315d3202c66/balance+scale.jpg Blog - SJ Housing Commissioner Moore: City manager, mayor have created a "more balanced plan" for housing and homelessness - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/critics-say-alex-lees-social-housing-proposal-is-really-just-recycling-disgraced-public-housing-failures-from-decades-ago monthly 0.5 2024-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/847d012d-0b79-4346-bdb8-99e224106628/Cabrini-green+projects.jpg Blog - Critics say Alex Lee's "Social Housing" proposal is really just recycling disgraced "Public Housing" failures from decades ago - Make it stand out The ruins of public housing project Cabrini-Green https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/even-sf-discovers-that-business-phobic-policies-hurt-everyone monthly 0.5 2024-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/89be763a-9a28-41c9-98fb-6f1a1760a92e/cash+register.jpg Blog - Even SF discovers that business-phobic policies hurt everyone - Make it stand out Image by Omar Burgos https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/overdose-deaths-an-epidemic-in-la-homeless-community monthly 0.5 2024-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/46056e1c-2e75-4a87-aa1e-3ae8cb82e4b2/needles+2.jpg Blog - Overdose deaths an epidemic in LA homeless community - Make it stand out Image by Cindy Shebley https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-texas-how-some-states-manage-to-reign-in-out-of-control-transportation-boondoggles monthly 0.5 2024-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/aa555613-2e57-4fa0-ab11-a329665c024f/vta+light+rail+5.jpg Blog - Case study Texas: How some states manage to rein in out-of-control transportation boondoggles - Make it stand out Image by Ewan Munro https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-given-housing-first-dogma-dont-expect-prop-1-to-change-anything monthly 0.5 2024-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/80e9fdc5-5907-41cc-b7e0-ba4f367108a0/ostrich+head+in+sand.jpg Blog - Opinion: Given Housing First dogma, don't expect Prop 1 to change anything - Make it stand out Image by BBC Science Focus https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/d2-candidate-lopez-on-board-for-more-quick-build-temporary-shelters-to-address-homelessness monthly 0.5 2024-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/68e1f088-0c8f-41f9-a283-f762f939b30c/san+jose+tiny+home+2.jpg Blog - ☆ D2 Candidate Lopez on board for more quick-build, temporary shelters to address homelessness - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-leaders-call-for-sj-city-to-close-loopholes-that-exempt-nonprofits-from-lobbyist-rules-and-restrictions monthly 0.5 2024-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/373d504e-2aa9-4f6f-b092-c099b8dfa564/hotel+lobby+sign.jpg Blog - Local leaders call for SJ City to close loopholes that exempt nonprofits from lobbyist rules and restrictions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-d8-cm-candidates-join-the-measure-e-reallocation-conversation monthly 0.5 2024-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8f5185f2-9a88-48f2-bb8f-df373e2ba8cf/san+jose+tiny+home.jpg Blog - ☆ SJ D8 CM candidates join the Measure E reallocation conversation - Make it stand out Image by San Jose Housing Department https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/regional-builders-and-construction-group-says-sen-wahabs-project-labor-agreement-pla-bill-is-discriminatory-and-costly monthly 0.5 2024-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b6e5f0c6-7d03-4a4d-9709-ed0077cf2ad2/high+rise+under+construction+2.jpg Blog - Regional Builders and Construction group says Sen Wahab's Project Labor Agreement (PLA) bill is discriminatory and costly - 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☆ SJ D10 Candidates stake out their positions on Measure E Reallocation question - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/law-that-ended-single-family-zoning-in-ca-struck-down-for-at-least-five-ca-cities-and-maybe-sj-too monthly 0.5 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/84290a0e-4a3b-4c3d-8e90-b0eed2333807/d3eeaa4164db2f6352cf99e57f3bd937.jpg Blog - Law that ended single-family zoning in CA struck down for at least five CA cities--and maybe SJ, too - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/expert-san-jose-city-manager-deflects-blame-misses-point-of-critical-state-homeless-audit monthly 0.5 2024-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/59f26e3e-fb3c-4d69-af77-488f0d06d5b0/buck+passing.jpg Blog - ☆ Expert: San Jose City Manager deflects blame, misses point of critical state homeless audit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/water-district-rates-about-to-double monthly 0.5 2024-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/49042630-9e39-4b2d-89d0-4ecade897015/broken+dam.jpg Blog - ☆ Water district rates about to double - Make it stand out Image by WaterArchives.org https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/oliverio-big-lesson-from-state-audit-re-ca-and-sj-homelessness-programs-clear-eyed-realism-more-important-than-rosy-intentions monthly 0.5 2024-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e98652ee-a05d-4366-8dfe-d6d271011cde/history+sectino.jpg Blog - ☆ Oliverio: Big lesson from State audit re: CA and SJ homelessness programs: Clear-eyed realism more important than rosy intentions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/national-amp-statewide-media-experts-rip-san-joses-and-states-ineffective-unaccountable-homelessness-programs monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f1cf3ba5-23aa-46c9-99e9-a7af1e37193b/newspaper+stack.jpg Blog - National &amp; statewide media, experts, rip San Jose's and state's ineffective, unaccountable homelessness programs - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/expert-five-things-san-jose-council-should-demand-of-staff-to-get-housing-and-homelelssness-programs-back-under-fiscal-and-strategic-control monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a0a57cd5-73a3-4d5e-aa16-728c2e67bc51/erase+mistakes.jpg Blog - ☆ Expert: Five Things San Jose Council should demand of staff to get housing and homelessness programs back under fiscal and strategic control - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-long-time-comin-state-auditor-blisters-sj-housing-department-for-ineffectiveness-and-unaccountability-validating-10-years-of-critique-from-former-cm-johnny-khamis monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1036e080-13d8-4fce-8845-22948f709190/past+due.jpeg Blog - ☆ Long time comin': State Auditor blisters SJ Housing department for ineffectiveness and unaccountability, validating 10+ years of critique from former CM Johnny Khamis - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/smith-state-audit-busts-sjs-financial-mismanagement-of-non-profits-its-time-for-an-sj-non-profit-registry monthly 0.5 2024-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/741e1731-e0be-4b22-a6d9-cfbb2fe47752/empty+pockets+clipart.jpg Blog - Smith: State audit busts SJ's financial mismanagement of non profits—it's time for an SJ Non Profit Registry - Make it stand out Image by Public Domain Vectors https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/haiku-for-spring-2024-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e5978799-e622-4d44-8a45-10f47ea130a6/california+poppy.jpg Blog - Haiku for Spring 2024, Silicon Valley - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/california-state-auditors-scathing-report-on-sj-state-homelessness-programs-where-did-all-that-money-go monthly 0.5 2024-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a31065d4-6800-4c8b-b04a-47ac77e96f3e/burning+money+2.jpg Blog - California State Auditor’s scathing report on SJ, state homelessness programs: Where did all that money go? - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/progressive-bay-area-dems-waking-up-to-housing-first-failures monthly 0.5 2024-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c0433599-53cc-42ba-a7bc-53e83bfd886a/needles.jpg Blog - Progressive Bay Area Dems waking up to Housing First failures - Make it stand out Image by Ted McGrath https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-leaders-chime-in-on-lessons-from-ca16-primary-amp-recount-farrago monthly 0.5 2024-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2886613f-b625-42cc-9597-172257f47b1e/voting+booth+5.jpg Blog - ☆ Leaders chime in on lessons from CA16 primary &amp; recount farrago - Make it stand out Image by Joe Shlabotnik https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/gravely-concerned-bart-directors-join-chorus-of-leaders-questioning-the-course-of-san-jose-bart-extension monthly 0.5 2024-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/30a4aa91-be4b-4fc7-9a69-7ae32c357a41/bart+18.jpg Blog - "Gravely concerned:" BART Directors join chorus of leaders questioning the course of San Jose BART extension - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/election-denialism-rhetoric-sneaks-under-the-tent-into-the-ca16-circus monthly 0.5 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/52694e1c-153c-4757-a2dc-1dd65092f53d/shaman.jpg Blog - ☆ Election denialism rhetoric sneaks under the tent into the CA16 circus - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-quick-tutorial-on-recounts monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1669052398061-QJYINHM8UXU2YXRWPJCT/Voting_United_States.jpg Blog - A quick tutorial on recounts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/on-that-laborbusiness-divide-the-statewide-edition monthly 0.5 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c810f5b7-1b32-4f4a-94ec-a8ca15602c3f/bridge+under+construction.jpg Blog - On that Labor/Business divide: the statewide edition - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ca-responds-to-housing-crunch-by-get-this-building-fewer-homes monthly 0.5 2024-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/67a11dea-a668-49fb-acf3-69545f4a15e5/lonely+house.jpg Blog - CA responds to housing crunch by--get this--building fewer homes - Make it stand out Trey Ratcliff: The Lonely Trinity, 2008. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sjs-homeless-study-session-excludes-alternate-views monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/da4e0b6b-fa33-4371-bdda-570d16a8de84/exclusion.jpg Blog - ☆ SJ's homeless study session excludes alternate views - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/case-study-san-diego-acts-decisively-to-relieve-homelessness-with-high-capacity-shelters-while-san-jose-dawdles-misallocates-funds monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0091b632-6e99-4119-a8a1-1df73f0c2c69/homeless+19.jpg Blog - Case study: San Diego acts decisively to relieve homelessness with high-capacity shelters while San Jose dawdles, misallocates funds - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/far-left-progressives-routed-in-sfs-democratic-county-central-committee-dccc-elex monthly 0.5 2024-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7e379208-9c32-40b6-ab24-dd911d8b3050/san+jose+san+francisco.jpg Blog - Far-left progressives routed in SF's Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) elex - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/first-mcenery-then-liccardo-now-the-merc-bart-sj-extension-support-in-free-fall monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/72f85ae6-e84e-4f79-9577-90d5cccb3554/bart+17.jpg Blog - First McEnery. Then Liccardo. Now, the Merc: BART SJ extension support in free-fall - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/how-sjs-cm-dev-davis-brought-developers-and-labor-together-for-the-councils-unanimous-wage-theft-compromise monthly 0.5 2024-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/af1c4d21-c16b-414d-810b-ceea0313e863/cross+the+divide.jpg Blog - ☆ How SJ's CM Dev Davis brought developers and Labor together for the Council's unanimous wage theft compromise - Make it stand out Rick Kirby, Cross the Divide, 2000. 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Photo source: SJSU https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fact-check-sj-spotlight-op-ed-misrepresents-critique-of-measure-a monthly 0.5 2024-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1703029460891-RBG29DUG7UA308AEQKB1/the%2Btruth%2Bis%2Bout%2Bthere.jpg Blog - Fact check: SJ Spotlight op-ed misrepresents critique of Measure A - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-why-laborleft-cant-win-city-and-countywide-elections-in-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2024-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/62f9e518-36e0-4e1c-9bea-29f670fb3cd8/old+santa+clara+county+map.jpg Blog - ☆ Why Labor/Left can't win city- and countywide elections in Silicon Valley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/censorship-watch-sfsu-and-ca-community-colleges-make-2024s-top-10-free-speech-silencers-list monthly 0.5 2024-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/97a6fa1e-a44b-406e-b8ec-4de41d7ac935/Tereus+in+the+act+of+cutting+out+Philomela%27s+tongue.jpg Blog - Censorship watch: SFSU and CA Community Colleges make 2024's Top 10 free speech silencers list - Make it stand out Tereus in the act of cutting out Philomela's tongue. Image by the University of Vermont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/162b3c10-4362-444a-90c5-740f09011da5/riley+gaines+2.jpg Blog - Censorship watch: SFSU and CA Community Colleges make 2024's Top 10 free speech silencers list - Make it stand out Protesters chased down Riley Gaines after her campus speech at San Francisco State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/85adbcac-e7a8-43a5-9abe-d899275ff4d3/california+flag.jpg Blog - Censorship watch: SFSU and CA Community Colleges make 2024's Top 10 free speech silencers list - Make it stand out Image by Martin Jambin https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/fact-check-is-high-speed-rail-as-green-as-advocates-aver monthly 0.5 2024-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f60d38e1-13c3-43cd-b02d-dc288604d7dc/derailed+train.jpg Blog - Fact check: Is High-Speed Rail as “green” as advocates aver? - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sfsu-police-students-who-held-riley-gaines-hostage-will-face-you-guessed-it-no-consequences monthly 0.5 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5d5ffb41-2298-4822-9045-ba1cf2dbd97d/riley+gaines+3.jpg Blog - SFSU police: Students who held Riley Gaines hostage will face (you guessed it) no consequences - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-squatter-and-the-con monthly 0.5 2024-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c22454b2-9964-449e-b44a-749437d1d4e2/police+out+front+of+house.jpg Blog - The Squatter and the Con - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-supes-its-time-we-crack-down-on-failing-money-sucking-nonprofits monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1f0095f8-25d2-43e9-853c-f4c2a7d89c13/vampire+sillhouette.jpg Blog - SF Supes: It's time we crack down on failing, money-sucking nonprofits - Make it stand out Image by Brecht Bug https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/expert-wonders-if-bart-management-still-less-than-transparent-re-barts-ballooning-costs monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7affb079-ecad-4289-94b6-e62887f03d9a/bart+16.jpg Blog - Expert wonders if BART management still less than transparent re: BART's ballooning costs - Make it stand out Image by Malcom K https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/do-bay-area-residents-benefit-from-pgampes-local-energy-domination monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8d3561b6-e4a5-4675-8309-bf776e25c763/dog+domination.jpg Blog - Do Bay Area residents benefit from PG&amp;E's local energy domination? - Make it stand out Image by Drachenfaaat on Deviant Art https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analyses-self-reporting-studies-on-barrier-free-income-giveaways-unreliable monthly 0.5 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6766686d-5cf2-4847-b3f5-9d2c9f0c147a/crossing+fingers+behind+back.jpg Blog - Analyses: Self-reporting studies on barrier-free income giveaways unreliable - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-another-week-another-huge-bart-to-sj-cost-overage monthly 0.5 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/87519ab4-8b51-4223-b526-0a48eba4aea6/replay+button.jpg Blog - ☆ Another week, another huge BART-to-SJ cost overage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/hateful-antisemitic-mob-descends-on-uc-berkeley-admin-feigns-powerlessness monthly 0.5 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/052d79a2-d2a0-42d2-ab00-e4920c9dfdc4/UCB+stop+genocide.jpg Blog - Hateful antisemitic mob descends on UC Berkeley; Admin feigns powerlessness - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/update-gilroy-mh-join-sjsanta-cruz-in-turning-down-ceasefire-resolution monthly 0.5 2024-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1ea266a1-81fe-40de-9f6b-2c79e986a822/mounted+archer.jpg Blog - Update: Gilroy, MH join SJ/Santa Cruz in turning down ceasefire resolution - Make it stand out Image by WorldHistory.org https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/measure-a-mythbusters-did-county-spend-measure-a-monies-the-way-it-promised-27 monthly 0.5 2024-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/93e69a12-fe00-409f-a7e2-780c77217719/krishna.jpg Blog - ☆ Measure A Mythbuster—Did County spend Measure A monies the way it promised? (2/7) - Make it stand out Depicted: Krishna, known for being a trickster and lover https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/is-sjsu-trampling-on-professors-first-amendment-rights monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1709874269728-9TKDOVNNLRNJMW97EMOV/jonathan%252Broth%252B2.jpg Blog - Is SJSU trampling on professor's First Amendment rights? - Make it stand out Alleged: SJSU Prof being hindered from taking photo at a pro-Hamas protest. Image from Inside Higher Ed website https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-voters-start-to-repair-decades-of-ruinous-far-left-policies monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/3e3dc499-638e-41a7-8e39-974ba7234f8e/SF+1906+earthquake.jpg Blog - SF voters start to repair decades of ruinous far-left policies - Make it stand out Depicted: San Francisco city hall after 1906 earthquake. Image in public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/smith-sj-citys-curtailment-of-public-speech-at-council-meetings-reveals-broken-and-biased-public-input-process monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8037e118-9fbb-4f42-a461-9a6ac8da2d47/zoom+call.jpeg Blog - ☆ Smith: SJ City's curtailment of public speech at Council Meetings reveals broken and biased public input process - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-vtas-housing-plans-waste-money-and-hurt-low-income-people monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/655528bb-ecff-4f8f-b764-7b17fb5fec56/L+train.jpg Blog - ☆ VTA's housing plans waste money and hurt low-income people - Make it stand out Image by Fred Borchert, from the Robert Gibson Collection https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/top-homeowners-org-backs-more-local-control-warns-about-muni-govt-mission-creep monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/68686e9c-a9f3-4882-9d73-db4fb2ba6181/octopus.jpg Blog - ☆ Top homeowners' org backs more local control, warns about muni gov't mission creep - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/further-vta-folly-mammoth-costs-for-minor-ridership-increase monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9ab19219-6bff-4e06-9bb9-561713026528/vta+light+rail+3.jpg Blog - Further VTA folly: Mammoth costs for minor ridership increase - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/remembering-when-the-bay-area-opposed-censorship monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d4768b91-3d59-49b9-94ca-dbe7201f883b/Mario+Savio+Berkeley+Protest.jpg Blog - Remembering when the Bay Area opposed censorship - Make it stand out Depicted: Mario Savio, leader of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, speaks to assembled students on the campus at the University of California in Berkeley, California, on December 7, 1964. Image by Robert W. Klein https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/on-knowing-what-we-dont-know monthly 0.5 2024-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a7d6f521-ada2-43b4-88f0-bd8210004f4d/Hayek+Nobel+Prize.jpg Blog - On knowing what we don't know - Make it stand out Friedrich von Hayek receives his Nobel Prize in Economy from Swedish King Carl Gustaf in December 1974. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-measure-a-mythbusterhow-many-units-did-measure-a-itself-actually-build-17 monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/539780dc-50ed-48fe-8842-293841ca7305/loki+trickster.jpg Blog - ☆ Measure A Mythbuster—How many units did Measure A itself actually build? (1/7) - Make it stand out Depicted: Loki the trickster god https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-like-prop-13-taxpayer-protection-act-holds-its-own-against-legal-pushback monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a4431bee-4191-4291-a5d8-cdf3ace4e4f0/walls+of+avila.jpg Blog - Opinion: Like Prop 13, Taxpayer Protection Act holds its own against legal pushback - Make it stand out The Walls of Ávila, Spain. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/in-two-months-reno-did-more-to-solve-homelessness-than-sjs-done-in-two-decades monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0566f302-c485-4242-9de8-46c3d6fbd62c/Nevada+Cares+Campus.PNG Blog - In two months, Reno did more to solve homelessness than SJ's done in two decades - Make it stand out Depicted: The Nevada Cares Campus emergency shelter. 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Image by Gandalf’s Gallery on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-cas-death-tax-needs-to-kick-the-bucket monthly 0.5 2024-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f0aedc6a-2b17-4d7c-ba5c-fab30b392005/garden+of+death.jpg Blog - Opinion: CA's Death Tax needs to kick the bucket - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/seattle-case-study-could-city-run-social-justice-programs-permit-racial-discrimination monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f409589f-93b4-43b2-b342-714c2cc7f4ad/broken+ladder.jpg Blog - Seattle case study: Could city-run social justice programs permit racial discrimination? - Make it stand out Image by Jonathan Khoo https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/khamis-why-wont-cities-solve-housing-crises-by-buying-on-the-cheap-instead-of-building-extravagantly monthly 0.5 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d3495e16-f148-41a9-9eb4-5cfdd1e9cab8/old+apartment+building.jpg Blog - ☆ Khamis: Why won't cities solve housing crises by buying on the cheap (instead of building extravagantly)? - Make it stand out Image by Randy von Liski https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mit-case-study-how-systemic-institutional-antisemitism-chases-away-talent monthly 0.5 2024-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/47bc4047-6624-45a4-8d94-55799739af31/MIT.jpg Blog - MIT case study: How systemic institutional antisemitism chases away talent - Make it stand out Image by Roger W https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-overton-window-shifting-on-san-jose-bart-extension monthly 0.5 2024-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6270e35f-1e5f-4a03-ad4f-2ebd5ff256ad/bart+12.jpg Blog - ☆ Overton window shifting on San Jose BART extension - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-de-anza-colleges-ousted-dei-director-fix-dei-by-reprioritizing-equal-opportunity monthly 0.5 2024-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/909a9b81-8e0c-4027-bfe2-5c8671be9308/tabia+lee.jpg Blog - ☆ De Anza College's ousted DEI director: Fix DEI by reprioritizing equal opportunity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/by-returning-divisive-ceasefire-resolution-unsigned-what-is-mayor-breed-really-saying monthly 0.5 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bdeed27a-9e49-4e81-8363-6c20703cf806/mayor+london+breed.jpg Blog - By returning “divisive” ceasefire resolution unsigned, what is Mayor Breed really saying? - Make it stand out Image by Lynn Friedman https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-jewish-opinion-good-that-sf-mayor-abjured-antisemitismbut-she-shouldve-vetoed-gaza-resolution monthly 0.5 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fd22e474-df12-40cd-be37-ceb0c609e78e/SF+City+Hall.jpg Blog - Local Jewish opinion: Good that SF Mayor abjured antisemitism—but she should've vetoed Gaza resolution - Make it stand out Image by Wally Gobetz https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-mayor-breed-refuses-to-sign-irresponsible-ceasefire-resolution-citing-rampant-antisemitism monthly 0.5 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1705973879632-AHCMZ5O8MJ3CX1WK16NY/London%2BBreed%2Bletter.jpg Blog - SF Mayor Breed refuses to sign “irresponsible” ceasefire resolution, citing rampant antisemitism - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-biz-leaders-find-wage-theft-amendment-excessive-counterproductive-urge-its-rejection monthly 0.5 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/43eb13fb-9c21-40dc-a340-6838585475e2/high+rise+under+construction%27.jpg Blog - SJ Biz leaders find wage theft amendment excessive, counterproductive, urge its rejection - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-how-san-bernardino-navigated-martin-v-boise-to-make-parks-safer-cleaner monthly 0.5 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ef220e44-c0bf-4f68-8fa4-794f5c292e6d/San+Bernardino+Park.jpg Blog - Opinion: How San Bernardino navigated Martin v. Boise to make parks safer, cleaner - Make it stand out Image by Jeffery Scism https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-palo-alto-cm-tanaka-leads-speaks-out-against-antisemitic-targeting-of-da-rosen monthly 0.5 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0e8a4f6d-a7ed-49d2-bc0c-78ab903ce8af/tanaka.jpg Blog - ☆ Palo Alto CM Tanaka leads, speaks out against antisemitic targeting of DA Rosen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/claim-aca-1-would-chip-away-at-prop-13-protections-contra-scc-voters-wishes monthly 0.5 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0d6949b2-f2b2-42cb-bae2-57cefa2bf29f/the+woodcutter.jpg Blog - Claim: ACA 1 would “chip away” at Prop 13 protections, contra SCC voters' wishes - Make it stand out Winslow Homer: The Woodcutter, 1891. Image by WinslowHomer.org https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-sj-residents-opposed-the-idea-of-gaza-ceasefire-resolution monthly 0.5 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7069284f-d766-401e-a4b4-8753e9e6efd0/san+jose+city+hall+3.jpg Blog - Why SJ residents opposed the idea of Gaza ceasefire resolution - Make it stand out Image by HarshLight on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/santa-cruz-rejects-partisan-ceasefire-resolution-in-52-vote monthly 0.5 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/81c304ee-95f4-477b-ada6-b79ebdd096ea/santa+cruz+city+hall.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz rejects partisan ceasefire resolution in 5–2 vote - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/legislators-cash-grab-to-scare-away-er-target-the-wealthy-gets-defeated monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/31a2a341-6e0a-4aa0-947a-281a5d88a54d/sword+fight.jpg Blog - Legislators' cash grab to scare away (er, target) the wealthy gets defeated - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-local-jewish-advocacy-group-urges-cities-to-avoid-performative-and-divisive-ceasefire-resolutions monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/25132312-3b4d-4c6d-acd9-826b014e484c/red+curtain.jpg Blog - Opinion: Local Jewish advocacy group urges cities to avoid “performative” and “divisive” ceasefire resolutions - Make it stand out Image by Stefano Bertolotti https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-cms-doan-and-batra-take-staff-to-task-on-unsustainable-housing-plan monthly 0.5 2024-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2cf32b00-945a-402e-944f-79a2900e1c5e/bien+doan.png Blog - SJ CMs Doan and Batra take staff to task on “unsustainable” housing plan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/unhinged-ucsf-medicine-prof-warns-against-supremacist-zionist-doctors monthly 0.5 2024-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a6aaa0c7-fe7e-4b31-99f0-e2fcd78330c6/the+agnew+clinic.jpg Blog - Unhinged UCSF medicine prof warns against “supremacist” Zionist doctors - Make it stand out Thomas Eakins: The Agnew Clinic, 1889. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-expert-response-to-rosen-defacement-flyer-suggests-systemic-antisemitism-within-local-political-culture monthly 0.5 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fa6a8673-a7f0-47bc-a230-56b2484a89e5/antisemetic+poster.jpg Blog - ☆ Expert: Response to Rosen Defacement Flyer suggests systemic antisemitism within local political culture - Make it stand out Detail from a San Jose pro-Hamas flyer, posted by JCRC Bay Area on X (formerly known as Twitter) https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mayor-breed-and-local-jewish-group-unhappy-with-sf-supervisors-ceasefire-resolution monthly 0.5 2024-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1181a1f7-7604-4563-b1f2-cb58def8b233/Board+of+Supervisors+Meeting.jpg Blog - Mayor Breed and local Jewish group unhappy with SF Supervisors' ceasefire resolution - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/eviction-moratoriums-gone-but-most-ca-landlords-cant-afford-to-evict monthly 0.5 2024-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4f00c74e-a820-4b9c-8b71-3985d7e07173/thumbing+through+money.jpeg Blog - Eviction moratorium's gone, but most CA landlords can't afford to evict - Make it stand out Image by Karolina Grabowska https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/since-oct-7-threatening-antisemitic-messages-have-suffused-local-colleges monthly 0.5 2024-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/30e6087b-28af-4b56-985f-d4004014e399/uc_davis.jpg Blog - Since Oct 7, threatening antisemitic messages have suffused local colleges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f4cfd91a-7ea6-4865-9988-47ead3d4fd24/tweet.jpg Blog - Since Oct 7, threatening antisemitic messages have suffused local colleges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/berkeley-councilmember-the-latest-local-politician-harassed-out-of-his-job monthly 0.5 2024-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0654a879-1f8e-4fdc-aa71-0e5ad3a82e65/Rigel+Robinson.jpg Blog - Berkeley councilmember the latest local politician harassed out of his job - Make it stand out Image by Berkeleyside.org https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/is-it-fair-to-make-low-income-residents-balance-out-rich-peoples-outrageous-carbon-footprints monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a15c4925-a7cf-4aca-8bdf-fa236164cc27/electric+stove.jpg Blog - Is it fair to make low-income residents balance out rich people's outrageous carbon footprints? - Make it stand out Image by FreeImagesLive https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-oliverio-sb-335-would-sanction-yes-more-unrestricted-county-spending monthly 0.5 2024-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/27e7321b-128f-4113-adb2-124d623fcb08/Croesus+shows+Solon+his+trasures.jpg Blog - ☆ Oliverio: SB 335 would sanction (yes, more) “unrestricted” County spending - Make it stand out Frans Francken: Croesus shows Solon his treasures, c. 1620. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/forcing-drug-addicts-to-get-clean-can-be-quite-successful-research-says monthly 0.5 2024-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5b11baf6-f526-497d-84ac-33083df4501a/syringe.JPG Blog - Forcing drug addicts to get clean can be quite successful, research says - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/explicit-antisemitic-imagery-in-local-pro-hamas-flyer-deeply-disturbs-jewish-leaders monthly 0.5 2025-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/fa6a8673-a7f0-47bc-a230-56b2484a89e5/antisemetic+poster.jpg Blog - ☆ Explicit antisemitic imagery in local pro-Hamas flyer deeply disturbs Jewish leaders - Make it stand out Detail from a San Jose pro-Hamas flyer, posted by JCRC Bay Area on X (formerly known as Twitter) https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-sorry-sf-activists-public-drug-abuse-is-very-literally-trashing-downtown monthly 0.5 2024-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/bae0a6bf-ecbb-498e-b8c5-13c670d3802d/downtown+is+for+drug+users.jpg Blog - Opinion: Sorry, SF activists; public drug abuse is “very literally” trashing downtown - Make it stand out Image by Thomas Hawk https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-district-6-council-hopefuls-on-balancing-homeless-solutions-with-neighborhood-needs monthly 0.5 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ec79055f-199a-4d71-8ac1-09c7e148d2a4/vintage+scale.jpg Blog - ☆ District 6 Council hopefuls on balancing homeless solutions with neighborhood needs - Make it stand out Image by Cindy Shebley https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/los-angeles-case-study-affordable-homeless-housing-is-pretty-darn-unaffordableand-unfinished monthly 0.5 2024-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/72a4f182-089c-4d87-907e-aaa3a0d503f7/1704700561547jffq0ugg.jpg Blog - Los Angeles case study: “Affordable” homeless housing is pretty darn unaffordable—and unfinished - Make it stand out Image by Midjourney AI https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/uc-irvinepepperdine-economics-profs-predict-negative-consequences-for-minimum-wage-hike monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f94ffe09-c134-4ed0-8fa4-cca856c8689d/the+fortune+teller.jpg Blog - UC Irvine/Pepperdine economics profs predict negative consequences for minimum wage hike - Make it stand out Caravaggio, The fortune teller, c. 1595. Image by Frans Vandewalle https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sen-jones-aca-1-wrongly-chips-away-at-prop-13-empowers-greedy-pols monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a9ab852b-1707-429f-a73e-e03b5e6c03d9/chipping+away.jpg Blog - Sen. Jones: ACA 1 “wrongly chips away” at Prop 13, empowers “greedy” pols - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/dei-industrial-complex-losing-favor-with-local-tech-giants monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/758bdfe2-f568-47bc-8377-e54331e156da/pressing+power+button.jpg Blog - DEI Industrial Complex losing favor with local tech giants - Make it stand out Image by Ivan Radic https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/public-housings-terrible-track-record-points-to-irredeemable-flaws-says-atlantic monthly 0.5 2024-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/07357da2-4ca2-4316-86b5-19503407b6b0/public+housing+2.jpg Blog - Public housing's terrible track record points to irredeemable “flaws,” says Atlantic - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/merc-admits-bay-area-benefits-from-controlled-burns monthly 0.5 2024-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e2c72995-c94f-4327-b00e-16be23787eed/controlled+burn.jpg Blog - Merc admits Bay Area benefits from controlled burns - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-joffe-on-mtc-bond-residents-right-to-be-confused-skeptical monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/17bf1bca-926d-4d9c-bd34-7605c04911c2/affordable+housing+4.jpg Blog - ☆ Joffe on MTC bond: Residents right to be confused, “skeptical” - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-speaking-upland-for-taxpayer-rights-as-california-awaits-24-prop-13-battles monthly 0.5 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/de67ff21-256b-4a23-87e5-3145e038360e/loophole.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: Speaking Up(land) for taxpayer rights, as California awaits '24 Prop 13 battles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/insight-sjs-fast-food-sector-will-take-a-hit-in-2024-thanks-to-min-wage-boost monthly 0.5 2024-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/934e265b-39fc-4569-852a-8f7dd4746413/car+crash.jpg Blog - Insight: SJ's fast food sector will take a hit in 2024, thanks to min wage boost - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-newsoms-been-obfuscating-cas-pretty-dreadful-income-tax-rates monthly 0.5 2024-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e4fec90d-4d43-4754-a28b-2a81606d97e2/41731081245_334e2f35f6_b.jpg Blog - Analysis: Newsom's been obfuscating CA's (pretty dreadful) income tax rates - Make it stand out René Magritte: Son of Man, 1964. 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Image by Wikimedia Commons. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-mtcs-housing-bond-a-big-black-hole-of-missing-information monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4aa2d491-2dee-482d-9900-133045cc5b15/black+hole+2.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: MTC's housing bond a big black hole of missing information - Make it stand out Image by NASA Hubble Space Telescope https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/leading-builders-group-calls-for-more-time-on-sjs-title-24-muni-code-amendment monthly 0.5 2023-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c3a284a9-0c4b-4cd7-a191-a884fd01e9b8/clock.jpg Blog - Leading Builders group calls for more time on SJ's Title 24 Muni Code amendment - Make it stand out Image by Pixabay https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-d10-candidates-differ-on-tpa-prop-13-defense monthly 0.5 2023-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e6750f80-ffa9-46f0-bbb3-3b5570e35083/people+arguing.jpg Blog - ☆ D10 candidates differ on TPA, Prop 13 defense - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/bart-criticized-for-acquiring-125-million-police-hq-building-despite-fiscal-cliff monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/91db17fe-a1c1-4345-87ed-79865dafa7e1/tower+of+babel.jpg Blog - BART criticized for acquiring $125 million police HQ building despite fiscal cliff - Make it stand out Pieter Bruegel: Construction of the Tower of Babel. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/tax-expert-schools-sjs-cm-cohen-on-prop-13 monthly 0.5 2023-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7dd05dd7-67f3-4a5e-8aba-cab03655cfdb/teacher+in+front+of+class.jpg Blog - Tax expert schools SJ's CM Cohen on Prop 13 - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sj-housing-expert-builders-remedy-mitigates-supply-side-issues-bypasses-stupid-city-demands monthly 0.5 2023-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e8ffa196-501b-4f65-b13b-57baf440efd9/cookie+cutter+houses.jpg Blog - ☆ SJ housing expert: Builder's remedy mitigates supply-side issues, bypasses “stupid” City demands - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-bart-needs-to-reprioritize-providing-residents-with-clean-safe-reliable-transportation monthly 0.5 2023-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/aaa1f017-6926-4591-a05f-e4c115215a5f/locomotive.jpg Blog - Opinion: BART needs to reprioritize providing residents with clean, safe, reliable transportation - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-under-aca-1-amp-13-property-owners-would-shoulder-burden-of-unrestricted-tax-hikes monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b0ffa281-899a-4e9c-b750-8dddcd5b6314/Hercules_Assisting_Atlas_MET_DP822474.jpg Blog - Perspective: Under ACA 1 &amp; 13, property owners would shoulder “burden” of unrestricted tax hikes - Make it stand out Claude Mellan: Hercules Assisting Atlas. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/uc-berkeley-slammed-in-lawsuit-alleging-longstanding-unchecked-spread-of-antisemitism monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7411621a-641d-427c-961d-fa56a46397f5/Berkeley+Law.jpg Blog - UC Berkeley slammed in lawsuit alleging “longstanding, unchecked spread of antisemitism” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ca-judge-argues-community-colleges-dei-mandates-are-flagrantly-unconstitutional monthly 0.5 2023-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6bb34414-4c62-4a45-b04c-46ee0c631332/Galileo+before+the+Holy+Office.jpg Blog - CA judge argues community colleges' DEI mandates are flagrantly unconstitutional - Make it stand out Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury: Galileo before the Holy Office. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-part-iii-of-iii-what-itll-take-to-grease-the-wheels-of-localstate-transit monthly 0.5 2023-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8b114ac7-6fd4-4994-abb4-c72163e59742/Diridon+Station.jpg Blog - Perspective (part III of III): What it'll take to grease the wheels of local/State transit - Make it stand out Image by Richard Masoner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/898fcf55-3133-49cd-a689-68b6945f7303/Las+Plumas+Yard.jpg Blog - Perspective (part III of III): What it'll take to grease the wheels of local/State transit - Make it stand out BART maintenance yard at Las Plumas Avenue in San Jose, an alternative that was withdrawn in EIR process https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-taxpayers-deserve-better-says-local-govt-expert-re-citys-500k-payout-in-sj-spotlight-transparency-suit monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/43ff25fd-ce7c-4384-bb65-d34cfa0d894c/judge+on+bench.jpg Blog - ☆ “Taxpayers deserve better,” says local gov't expert re: City's $500k payout in SJ Spotlight transparency suit - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-regional-bond-would-be-a-big-flop-for-housing-affordability-crisis monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2d0f2c06-5aa3-4e56-9ce6-25f7ed662c8c/flop.jpg Blog - ☆ Perspective: Regional bond would be a big flop for housing affordability crisis - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-poetry-what-is-artificiality-to-and-for-silicon-valley monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/20b92430-5cc1-4126-8ef6-25be1bb3ecb3/the+treachery+of+images.jpg Blog - ☆ Poetry: What is art(ificiality) to, and for, Silicon Valley? - Make it stand out René Magritte: The Treachery of Images, 1929. Image by Steven Zucker. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/book-reviews-how-the-left-cancels-dissenting-opinionsand-what-itll-take-to-stop-the-trend monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/55a7bfd0-666f-4cce-921e-1669bbed1ac7/fire+extinguisher.jpg Blog - Book reviews: How the Left “cancels” dissenting opinions—and what it'll take to stop the trend - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/data-says-public-housing-authorities-comprise-disproportionately-large-share-of-eviction-cases monthly 0.5 2023-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8b1fb64a-f0ff-41f4-809d-c6ea61354a1d/public+housing.jpg Blog - Data says: Public housing authorities comprise “disproportionately large share of eviction cases” - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/part-ii-of-iii-what-sjs-public-transportation-needs-to-succeed monthly 0.5 2023-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b892fa05-79e6-4da4-95b5-a2464b28e026/San_Jose_Diridon_station.jpg Blog - Part II of III: What SJ's public transportation needs to succeed - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5d8ca178-27ce-4258-98de-a7f1490d02dd/simulation+viewpoint.png Blog - Part II of III: What SJ's public transportation needs to succeed - Make it stand out Thousands of cubic yards of concrete, zero marginal transportation benefit https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/the-power-of-the monthly 0.5 2023-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/46911747-cd61-4572-bd83-280567f96b78/highway+5+2.jpg Blog - ☆ The power of “The” - Make it stand out Image by Ken Lund https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/four-decades-later-do-californians-still-support-prop-13 monthly 0.5 2023-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/50dd0d39-63ef-497f-946c-1ef89cf485dc/Howard+Jarvis+Prop+13.jpg Blog - Four decades later: Do Californians still support Prop 13? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a9fc0d3f-fe86-4a11-872c-595e68c00ea5/table+3.jpg Blog - Four decades later: Do Californians still support Prop 13? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-part-i-of-iii-where-localstate-transit-is-hitting-bumps-and-how-to-get-back-on-track monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/24e6230a-3bfb-4dac-a3ca-2db9b8a8a0f2/caltrain+at+night.jpg Blog - Opinion (part I of III): Where local/State transit is hitting bumps, and how to get back on track - Make it stand out Image by Richard Masoner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ecafc699-cdc9-4360-97ac-fee6ff192d90/VTA+Phase+II+Extension+Project.png Blog - Opinion (part I of III): Where local/State transit is hitting bumps, and how to get back on track - Make it stand out Map of VTA's BART extension https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/expert-breakdown-how-ceqa-started-what-reforms-are-making-waves-and-where-were-headed monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c6472cce-b826-4252-9d4c-baaac37c0347/dance+hall+bellevue.jpg Blog - ☆ Expert breakdown: How CEQA started, what reforms are making waves, and where we're headed - Make it stand out Ernst Ludwig Kircher: Dance Hall Bellevue, 1909. 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Image by Peter E https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/project-roomkey-case-study-homeless-housing-sans-behavioral-requirements-is-just-plain-dangerous monthly 0.5 2023-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/cd59a829-2d28-4a16-9ada-84883a1ae593/mayfair+hotel.jpg Blog - Project Roomkey case study: Homeless housing sans behavioral requirements is just plain dangerous - Make it stand out Image by Hunter Kerhart https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-a-thanksgiving-lesson monthly 0.5 2023-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ad2dc393-c512-43ea-9914-6dafc3be3253/chinese+tile+boxes.jpg Blog - ☆ A Thanksgiving lesson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opp-now-classic-everything-you-need-to-know-about-santa-clara-countys-housing-crisis monthly 0.5 2023-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1700718472343-R1Z1CCJANKJ4QMJPCNUP/patterson-shopping-center-b0fd9a-small.jpg Blog - ☆ Opp Now classic: Everything you need to know about Santa Clara County's housing crisis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opp-now-classic-the-first-steps-toward-fixing-the-housing-crisis monthly 0.5 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/235c42d0-1911-40e7-af9a-0e046cae9044/4354896137_d1c27e65c0_o.jpg Blog - ☆ Opp Now classic: The first steps toward fixing the housing crisis - Make it stand out Image by John K on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-ca-high-speed-rail-a-profligate-energy-hog monthly 0.5 2023-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a1ab14dc-3d71-419c-b79c-2176730158c2/full+pig.jpg Blog - Perspective: CA High-Speed Rail a profligate “energy hog” - Make it stand out Image by ILRI on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/transportation-professionals-on-bart-extension-lets-actually-examine-costs-of-single-vs-twin-bore-tunnels monthly 0.5 2023-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9c3e14cd-ada0-4f23-86b7-4bc9f8935afb/time+transfixed.jpg Blog - Transportation professionals on BART extension: Let's actually examine costs of single vs. twin-bore tunnels - Make it stand out René Magritte: Time Transfixed, 1938. 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Bailey Jr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/tech-timeout-how-chatgpt-bard-midjourney-envision-downtown-sj-in-30-years monthly 0.5 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/732bc9c5-353e-417b-984b-1d15f5cc1d2d/consulting+the+oracle.jpg Blog - Tech timeout: How ChatGPT, Bard, Midjourney envision Downtown SJ in 30 years - Make it stand out John William Waterhouse: Consulting the Oracle, 1884. 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Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/education-researcher-bill-to-remove-defiance-based-suspensions-goes-overboard-yields-squally-consequences monthly 0.5 2023-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/83b0b57d-1beb-4036-a4e6-c0bb3e2c1379/robert+salmon+ship+in+storm.jpg Blog - ☆ Education researcher: Bill to remove defiance-based suspensions goes overboard, yields squally consequences - Make it stand out Robert Salmon: Ship in Storm, 1828. 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Cepeda https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/if-aca-1-amp-13-pass-what-seven-capital-vices-might-prey-on-sj-taxpayers monthly 0.5 2023-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/7a7b8af7-29cb-47d9-bc6a-59b83a08d1fb/7+deadly+sins.jpg Blog - If ACA 1 &amp; 13 pass, what seven Capital vices might prey on SJ taxpayers? - Make it stand out Unknown: Seven deadly sins. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/santa-clara-county-was-and-is-prop-13-countrydespite-politicians-opposition monthly 0.5 2023-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9b93567c-5441-48c8-8f05-0563e6d80640/mer+prop+16.jpg Blog - Santa Clara County was (and is) Prop 13 country—despite politicians' opposition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/stockton-mayor-prosecuting-theft-less-rigidly-only-you-guessed-it-increases-theft monthly 0.5 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a6f46289-a7d8-40ef-85e8-ef1e2b9f0863/Achan.jpg Blog - Stockton mayor: Prosecuting theft less rigidly only (you guessed it) increases theft - Make it stand out Harmen Jansz Muller: Achan buries the spoils of war in his tent. 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Boise's ever-broadening “involuntarily homeless” definition - Make it stand out Image by Robin Webster https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mayor-breed-homeless-residents-should-have-to-pursue-sobriety-before-receiving-city-money monthly 0.5 2023-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/03dc8da0-166c-4258-b311-2498beb79569/the+good+samaritan.jpg Blog - Mayor Breed: Homeless residents should have to pursue sobriety before receiving City money - Make it stand out Jacopo Bassano: The Good Samaritan, 1562. 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Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-on-sj-homeless-nonprofit-flops-we-dont-just-need-more-sheltersbut-better-financedmanaged-shelters monthly 0.5 2023-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e2ca83f1-35b5-4fba-adae-90e244d288f5/homeless+shelter+beds.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion on SJ homeless nonprofit flops: We don't just need “more shelters”—but better financed/managed shelters - Make it stand out Image by KOMUnews on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/a-thumbs-up-for-ca-how-scrapping-probation-fees-is-likely-benefiting-low-income-residents monthly 0.5 2023-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b01a8429-a671-4824-8152-e850d0f75056/Georg+von+whatever+escapes+prison.jpg Blog - A thumbs-up for CA: How scrapping probation fees is likely benefiting low-income residents - Make it stand out Caspar Luyken: General Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg escapes from prison via a rope loader, 1638. Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/poetry-revolution-happens-in-the-most-unexpected-places monthly 0.5 2023-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1b64cd89-fb8c-4cf8-8f56-2339a2eb1960/annunciation.jpg Blog - ☆ Poetry: Revolution happens in the most unexpected places - Make it stand out The 'De Grey' Hours, circa 1390. 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Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-after-covid-traditional-downtowns-are-dead-its-time-to-shift-gears monthly 0.5 2023-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5ad9ca3f-03ba-42f7-9b86-14ffbc6f4cc1/stick+shift.jpg Blog - Opinion: After Covid, “traditional downtowns are dead.” It's time to shift gears - Make it stand out Image by Ivan Radic https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sjecc-enrollment-up-15-thanks-to-k12-dual-credit-programs-says-chancellor monthly 0.5 2023-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4c5d7764-ec33-456d-8dd2-91bcdd7a92e8/the+american+school.jpeg Blog - SJECC enrollment up 15% thanks to K–12 dual credit programs, says chancellor - Make it stand out Matthew Pratt: The American School, 1765. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-why-bay-area-cities-should-call-it-quits-with-ceqa-plas-rent-controls monthly 0.5 2023-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1696267249848-IU1A8CK4D31WYHSKOT6R/sisyphus.jpg Blog - Analysis: Why Bay Area cities should call it quits with CEQA, PLAs, rent controls - Make it stand out Image by Gerard Van der Leun https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-on-outmigration-living-standards-and-yes-taxes-whats-really-at-stake-with-aca-1 monthly 0.5 2024-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ce9e5b59-9f6a-4e92-b5cb-b3d526e0595b/voting+booth.jpg Blog - ☆ On outmigration, living standards, and (yes) taxes: What's really at stake with ACA 1? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/which-local-politicians-do-democratic-socialists-support monthly 0.5 2024-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b210493d-6610-44f6-840f-5c41ffc05094/popular+front+poster.jpeg Blog - Which local politicians do Democratic Socialists support? - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-on-las-density-delusion-unbridled-street-homelessness-not-single-family-housing-is-the-true-enemy monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/f73e94b6-4a88-4663-b407-9c80d8332b68/LA+skyline.jpg Blog - Opinion on LA's “density delusion”: Unbridled street homelessness (not single-family housing) is the true enemy - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/cambridge-case-study-how-rent-control-eats-into-neighborhoods-value monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8f6cbfc6-3038-4a1e-884f-8205d2ae1a04/hansel+and+gretel.jpg Blog - Cambridge case study: How rent control eats into neighborhoods' value - Make it stand out Margaret Tarrant: Hansel and Gretel. Image by Sofi on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-local-watchdogs-paving-the-way-to-media-literacy monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1695769310573-73XTP5ZTZ61PYIWF4LFG/pravda.jpg Blog - Perspective: Local watchdogs paving the way to media literacy - Make it stand out Front pages of Pravda newspaper issues. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/should-sj-reconsider-allowing-virtual-public-comments-at-city-council monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8f520fb2-eb48-497b-b98e-401461aea682/ruins+of+the+forum.jpg Blog - Should SJ reconsider allowing virtual public comments at City Council? - Make it stand out Bernardo Bellotto: Ruins of the Forum, Rome, 1743. Public domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-housing-first-just-politically-correct-cover-for-inaction-on-homeless-crisis monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/acce5734-5ee3-4f67-a2ef-e760c94959d1/Permanent+Supportive+Housing+Unit+4.jpg Blog - Analysis: Housing First just “politically correct cover” for inaction on homeless crisis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/left-right-or-muddle monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/0056298b-f1aa-4bbb-8929-5b8f1310f219/maze.jpg Blog - Left, Right, or Muddle - Make it stand out Batty Langley: Mazes and Labyrinths, 1922. Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-bart-director-im-hopeful-about-latest-scheduling-train-length-changesbut-still-more-work-to-do monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6fbe9e81-a6ca-44f7-9666-2f0f053b550f/old+steam+engine.jpg Blog - ☆ BART director: I'm hopeful about latest scheduling, train length changes—but “still more work to do” - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/google-doj-lawsuit-highlights-vagaries-of-us-antitrust-law monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2a68d9ce-4dd6-41ee-9b25-09abfd5be4e0/david+and+goliath.jpg Blog - Google DoJ lawsuit highlights vagaries of U.S. antitrust law - Make it stand out Hans Lautensack: David and Goliath, 1551. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-sb-799-supporters-cheer-on-a-brazenly-anti-business-bill monthly 0.5 2023-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e98b6b9b-b31d-4a02-948a-8b98603efacc/hands+reaching+for+money.jpg Blog - Perspective: SB 799 supporters cheer on a brazenly “anti-business” bill - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-sjs-minimum-wage-increases-actually-quell-job-opportunities monthly 0.5 2024-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/9fea1c1b-af6f-481a-a7db-74c3744299ff/fisherman+and+his+wife.jpg Blog - Opinion: SJ's minimum wage increases actually quell job opportunities - Make it stand out Alexander Zick: The Fisherman and his Wife, 1886. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/should-local-taxpayers-be-forced-to-fund-union-strikes monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1695686024105-91T9BRB585VKLODHO2QB/golden%2Begg%2Bgoose.jpg Blog - Should local taxpayers be forced to fund union strikes? - Make it stand out Milo Winter: The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, 1919. Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/insight-rent-control-would-twist-the-knife-in-sjs-housing-stock-problem monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e738bd69-b167-4c70-92e1-db4735d1ca3a/knife+in+wood.jpeg Blog - Insight: Rent control would twist the knife in SJ's housing stock problem - Make it stand out Image by Nikolay Osmachko https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/waite-in-wake-of-sj-budget-cuts-housing-dept-deserves-intense-scrutiny monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ca404270-dbaf-43d5-84ed-681e56105c12/Rembrandt_-_The_Return_of_the_Prodigal_Son_-_WGA19133+Cropped.jpg Blog - ☆ Waite: In wake of SJ budget cuts, Housing Dept deserves “intense scrutiny” - Make it stand out Rembrandt, The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1661–1669. Image in public domain. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/poetry-a-bracing-antidote-to-weary-cynicism monthly 0.5 2023-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/00d5e398-a7c5-4bc7-83dc-2112b0d47b34/dartagnan-musketeers-maurice-leloir-de1d32+Cropped.jpg Blog - ☆ Poetry: a bracing antidote to weary cynicism - Make it stand out Maurice Leloir, Three Musketeers, 1894. Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/thanks-to-early-prisoner-release-la-serial-creep-still-accosting-women monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a1a1a8ab-882b-4fee-938b-b8665f6e62ea/pxfuel.com.jpg Blog - Thanks to early prisoner release, LA “serial creep” still accosting women - Make it stand out Image by Pxfuel https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-case-study-progressive-policies-tied-to-explosions-of-homelessness-safety-crises-outmigration monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5256f2e1-3694-46e3-bab3-b55bb4f356d6/Fall+of+Icarus+Jacob+Peter+Gowy.jpg Blog - SF case study: “Progressive” policies tied to explosions of homelessness, safety crises, outmigration - Make it stand out Jacob Peter Gowy, The Fall of Icarus, 1637. Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-poetry-a-bracing-antidote-to-weary-cynicism monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/71948dc5-5c3e-477c-9a53-aff73dad91be/3+muskateers.jpg Blog - ☆ Poetry: a bracing antidote to weary cynicism - Make it stand out Image in Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/dei-statements-analysis-university-of-california-colleges-overrun-with-intellectual-authoritarianism monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/e1d41dc7-42e3-4694-8854-6e86da00f1a2/hand-puppet-snowman-political-preview.jpg Blog - DEI statements analysis: University of California colleges overrun with “intellectual authoritarianism” - Make it stand out Image by Pxfuel https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/mayor-breed-on-sf-drug-crackdown-folks-rejecting-treatment-cant-remain-on-the-street-causing-harm monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a59ea5c7-8040-470d-95f9-82c43fe341c2/Drunkenness+of+Noah+bellini.jpg Blog - Mayor Breed on SF drug crackdown: Folks rejecting treatment can't “remain on the street causing harm” - Make it stand out Giovanni Bellini: Drunkenness of Noah, 1515. Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/la-taxpayers-association-its-time-we-safeguard-cans-from-tax-hikes-many-oppose monthly 0.5 2023-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d80435eb-9080-4506-8985-9d5edbcb999c/Bank+Safe+Door.jpg Blog - LA Taxpayers Association: It's time we safeguard CA'ns from tax hikes many oppose - Make it stand out Image by John W. Iwanksi https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/local-apartment-construction-plummets monthly 0.5 2023-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1695060568781-5ITNVA3LEIK87KEPE4PB/person%2Bon%2Bedge%2Bof%2Bcliff.jpg Blog - Local apartment construction plummets - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinion-new-bart-schedule-a-positive-stride-but-attached-to-additional-expenseschallenges monthly 0.5 2023-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/963541ef-15e9-42cd-b4d3-b5891c2be4fb/Fast+train.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: New BART schedule a positive stride, but attached to additional expenses/challenges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/hjta-taxpayer-protection-act-would-protect-californians-from-unwanted-new-taxes monthly 0.5 2023-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/d8214402-7731-41a4-9fd5-6b859e351715/castle+wall.jpg Blog - ☆ HJTA: Taxpayer Protection Act would fortify Californians from unwanted new taxes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/perspective-san-joses-affordable-housing-panel-more-of-the-same monthly 0.5 2023-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a3392f6b-8428-4381-b2b4-b299b8d69de0/narcissus.jpg Blog - ☆ Perspective: San Jose’s affordable housing panel—more of the same - Make it stand out John William Waterhouse: Echo and Narcissus, 1903. Public Domain https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/public-transportation-experts-barts-reimagined-scheduling-plan-smart-but-needs-follow-through monthly 0.5 2023-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c0224d54-7b7f-4b78-ab3e-c47761f59cc9/inside+bart.jpg Blog - ☆ Public transportation experts: BART's “reimagined” scheduling plan smart, but needs follow-through - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/due-to-safety-concerns-sf-govt-workers-told-to-stay-home monthly 0.5 2023-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/a878947f-5254-4af7-bd9d-5ea0b80d10b2/Nancy+Pelosi+Federal+Building.jpg Blog - Due to safety concerns, SF gov't workers told to stay home - Make it stand out Image by Steven Damron https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/insight-silicon-valleys-outmigration-cultural-pressures-make-youth-engagement-tricky monthly 0.5 2023-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b3f3fa28-470d-4186-b19b-1b0d1cd68412/walking+away.jpg Blog - ☆ Insight: Silicon Valley's outmigration, cultural pressures make youth engagement tricky - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/past-mv-mayor-sjs-gutting-of-prop-13-an-overt-push-for-big-government monthly 0.5 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/275e1f2f-10ad-4278-a400-da6ae589a8b7/Fish+on+Ice.jpg Blog - ☆ Past MV mayor: SJ's gutting of Prop 13 an “overt” push for Big Government - Make it stand out Image by Jeremy Keith https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-justice-for-renters-would-obliterate-reasonably-priced-local-housing monthly 0.5 2023-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c154b152-dead-4a8f-ab0a-d4b55eb50a5d/Monet+House+Painting.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: “Justice for Renters” would obliterate reasonably priced local housing - Make it stand out Monet’s The Customs House at Varengeville https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-local-gop-head-rips-sj-city-councils-assault-on-prop-13 monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1a085ece-0255-4c34-810a-f2e289727131/yes+on+prop+13.jpg Blog - ☆ Local GOP head rips SJ City Council's assault on Prop 13 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/oaklands-lax-drug-and-encampment-laws-propagated-dystopian-land-of-milk-and-fentanyl monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ba77f232-3b9c-4231-b030-877cd3e13dd1/Dante+and+His+Poem+Michelino.jpg Blog - Oakland's lax drug and encampment laws propagated dystopian “land of milk and fentanyl”? - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons: Domenico di Michelino’s Dante and His Poem https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/good-esg-scores-dont-correlate-to-low-carbon-intensity-research-finds monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/edd16c61-db0c-4415-845d-47738142ac2d/carbon+emissions.jpg Blog - Good ESG scores don't correlate to low carbon intensity, research finds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-leaders-oppose-sj-city-councils-tax-raising-schemes monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/50dd0d39-63ef-497f-946c-1ef89cf485dc/Howard+Jarvis+Prop+13.jpg Blog - ☆ Leaders oppose SJ City Council's tax-raising schemes - Make it stand out Howard Jarvis after California Proposition 13 victory by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/data-says-dont-ignore-how-public-unions-slyly-boost-benefits monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/b80e584b-51df-4a73-be7e-d23514ab73cd/handshake.jpg Blog - Data says: Don't ignore how public unions slyly boost benefits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-govt-subsidies-much-costlier-than-loosening-repressive-housing-laws monthly 0.5 2023-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/6a8c7828-9201-44a9-b30d-6c7aab9f0063/van+gogh+house.jpg Blog - Opinion: Gov't subsidies much costlier than loosening repressive housing laws - Make it stand out Vincent Van Gogh: Houses at Auvers https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/stanford-researcher-faced-govt-censorship-during-covid-and-just-won-his-legal-challenge monthly 0.5 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/95677db1-ca35-482a-a145-70397b56f59e/censorship.jpg Blog - Stanford researcher faced gov't censorship during Covid—and just won his legal challenge - Make it stand out Image by inmediahk on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/silicon-valley-taxpayers-association-prez-in-endorsing-aca-1-sj-council-starkly-going-against-residents-wishes monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/1694454265584-S249YLPH4TL5CKIH1BR5/Voting+booth+4.jpg Blog - ☆ Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association prez: In endorsing ACA 1, SJ Council starkly “going against” residents' wishes - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/sf-analysis-psh-launches-aggressive-spiral-of-more-homelessness-more-govt-spending monthly 0.5 2023-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/ebbb403c-2f43-4e32-afd9-88708428ac54/pSH.jpg Blog - SF analysis: PSH launches aggressive spiral of more homelessness, more gov't spending - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-beefing-up-sj-city-pensions-a-long-term-disservice-to-labor monthly 0.5 2023-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5821500b-3998-4860-9f01-9ece608e7630/wallet+money.jpg Blog - Analysis: Beefing up SJ City pensions a long-term disservice to Labor - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/why-high-density-has-only-amplified-sjs-housing-market-woes monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/c76c5afd-59ba-47e4-a8dd-1eed5c2d66fd/density+housing+werid.jpg Blog - Why high density has only amplified SJ's housing market woes - Make it stand out Wassily Kandinsky, Houses at Murnau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5e65ca72-ddd6-447d-bc81-7a2c44edae49/Affordability+Density.jpg Blog - Why high density has only amplified SJ's housing market woes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/analysis-leftright-binary-a-key-predictor-of-local-policy-and-money-drain monthly 0.5 2023-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/8ea78755-1284-44b7-b52c-5a083063e983/money+drain.jpg Blog - Analysis: Left/Right binary a key predictor of local policy... and money drain - Make it stand out Image by ohkylel on Flickr https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/libertarian-president-hopefuls-on-ca-hsr-cut-and-run-the-only-option-left monthly 0.5 2023-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/dcc7a914-0d59-4b38-bede-712d4c38ab4b/CA+HSR.jpg Blog - ☆ Libertarian president hopefuls on CA HSR: “Cut and run” the only option left - Make it stand out Image by Jack Snell https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-ca-legislatures-aca-7-is-just-prop-16-in-sheeps-clothes monthly 0.5 2023-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/51732a1e-03de-4986-81e1-a416197bea29/Sheep.jpg Blog - Opinion: CA legislature's ACA 7 is just Prop 16 in sheep's clothes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/reminder-sjs-burglary-larceny-vehicle-theft-rates-skyrocketing monthly 0.5 2023-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/39aefe5f-d1c2-4d44-a4cd-29f958c64b72/Car+theft.jpg Blog - Reminder: SJ's burglary, larceny, vehicle theft rates skyrocketing - Make it stand out Image by Rawpixel https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/ring-heres-how-we-shut-down-fruitless-ceqa-lawsuits monthly 0.5 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/5207d775-90b4-4500-9073-483c2a41d546/NJ+shorline+houses.jpg Blog - Ring: Here's how we shut down fruitless CEQA lawsuits - Make it stand out Image by Pxfuel https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-new-utopia-city-could-force-action-on-sfs-brutal-doom-loop monthly 0.5 2023-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/2fd2e21b-a8e8-40b9-9f40-7e233a044866/Elysium.jpg Blog - ☆ Opinion: New “utopia” city could force action on SF's brutal “doom loop” - Make it stand out Image by Wikimedia Commons https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-insight-single-stair-construction-could-unlock-local-affordable-housing monthly 0.5 2023-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc724c90490797bcbc46ffe/4c49d9cc-a4c7-4b69-b8ba-7f2736ad2b71/MC+Escher+Stair.jpg Blog - 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