Op-ed | The Hoover Report
Assemblyman Josh Hoover is advocating for a mileage tax on Electric Vehicles (EVs) and gas-powered cars, while neglecting to address the commercial property loophole... Read more.
Jail, Jail, Jail, Jail, Jail
The County is sponsoring "listening" sessions about the County Jail, but no alternatives to jailing are offered, which validates Boss Tweed's political wisdom and... Read more.
Op-ed |Realtor Baloney
The housing affordability crisis is driven by banks, speculators, and government policies, with the result being that most of the "wealth" generated by home appreciation... Read more.
Op-ed | Local Public Policy Heartlessness
Sacramento County Supervisor Rodriguez has been criticized for her lack of compassion towards the homeless, as she has supported the destruction of their shelters... Read more.
Reality! What a concept! (A quick look at films: Rental Family and Good Fortune)
Asian-adjacent films like Jackie Chan's, Good Fortune and Rental Family remind us of the distinction between illusion and reality, and how convincing illusions can... Read more.
Op-ed | The Tragedy of Outlying Development
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is considering a proposal to develop more of the North Natomas basin, which is a floodplain surrounded by levees that... Read more.
Op-ED | Supervisor Rodriguez’s Magical Thinking
Sacramento County Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez is deflecting concerns about homelessness by blaming lack of coordination between agencies, while the root cause of... Read more.
Guest Commentary: The False Promise of California’s Zoning
(Editor’s Note: The author was Vice Chairman for nearly a decade on a Sacramento County Planning Advisory...... Read more.
Guest Commentary: The ‘StudentsFirst’ Reform Scam
SACRAMENTO, CA – Former Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s wife, Michelle Rhee, was appointed the superintendent of Washington...... Read more.
Guest Commentary: Poverty Denial Is a Form of Mental Illness
Newly-elected Sacramento County Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez recently announced a “New Chapter” for our region in her newsletter,...... Read more.