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‘Saying Yes to Drug Addiction, One Drug Den at a Time’

April 22, 2021 2:52 pm

“Saying Yes to Drug Addiction, One Drug Den at a Time,” is a clever title to a very serious problem. California Senate Republicans issued a press statement with this title Thursday over their concerns with Senate Bill 57 by Sen....

Court Opens Up Big Prop.13 Loophole for ‘Public Franchise Fees’

October 2, 2020 7:07 amOctober 7, 2020 7:49 pm

Two recent court cases have created a contested loophole in property-tax related Propositions 13, 26 and 218 which would cause a legal and actual tax earthquake in California. Cities have already started to impose legally unhinged toll booth-like charges, called...

San Francisco’s Prop. A: Expensive Insanity Marches On

October 8, 2019 10:05 amOctober 8, 2019 7:38 am

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein There is no solid evidence that one of history’s greatest geniuses ever said this, but its applicability to California’s housing crisis is...