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The Scott Wiener Paradox: Champion on Paper, Disappointment on Pavement

July 3, 2026 6:00 amJuly 3, 2026 6:01 am

Scott Wiener has long positioned himself as San Francisco’s indefatigable champion of housing abundance, gleaming transit, restored public safety, and uncompromising LGBTQ+ advocacy. He wears the crown well in press releases. The results, however, tell a different story, one of...

Sacramento Spending Another $2.5 Million on New Glamping Tent City for Homeless

June 25, 2026 10:55 amJune 25, 2026 1:26 pm

Published June 24, 2026 7:00am. UPDATED: June 25, 2026: Sacramento’s fancy new $2.5 million homeless tent city, a “safe camping site,” is located in the River District. The City will be committing $1.2 million annually to contractors to run the...

City of Sacramento’s $66.2 Million Budget Deficit: Democrats to Cut Parks, Pools and Police

May 11, 2026 12:16 pmMay 11, 2026 12:16 pm

The City of Sacramento claims a $66.2 million budget deficit in its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27. Inquiring minds believe it is much higher. The Sacramento City Unified School District now admits to a $171 million budget deficit, up...

California’s Bloated Bureaucracy: 518 Agencies, 25% More Employees & 48% Spending Surge as Population Growth Remains Flat

April 4, 2026 2:36 pmApril 4, 2026 2:36 pm

While California’s population has barely budged — growing a measly 0.4% over the last decade — the state’s government machine has exploded. The number of state employees has surged 24.5%, adding roughly 47,000 to 49,000 new workers and bringing the total...

UC Berkeley Study: Sacramento’s Regulations Create America’s Highest Poverty Rate, Triggering California Exodus

April 2, 2026 3:32 pmApril 2, 2026 3:37 pm

A new report from the California Policy Lab at UC Berkeley has exposed the harsh reality of life under one-party Democratic rule: California now suffers the highest cost-of-living-adjusted poverty rate in the entire United States, a crisis manufactured by Sacramento’s...

The More Sacramento Fails, The More Money the City Spends

March 20, 2026 9:27 amMarch 20, 2026 9:33 am

Sacramento is a city in decline. The City of Sacramento claims a $66.2 million budget deficit in February 2026. Inquiring minds believe it is much higher. The Sacramento City Unified School District now admits to a $171 million budget deficit,...

Vacant Office Buildings Converted into Apartments While Sacramento Tries to Grab Palisades

February 25, 2026 7:04 amFebruary 25, 2026 7:04 am

While Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom continue their obsession with turning fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades into another taxpayer-funded affordable housing experiment, a far more practical solution is quietly gaining traction across the city. Developers are already...