California cities are extracting $300 million annually in fees from affordable housing projects—money that could have funded 1,250 additional homes for low-income families each year, according to a new UC Berkeley study. Meanwhile, San Francisco teachers are striking Monday despite union sources confirming they'll accept the same contract offer after disrupting 30,000 families, and BART is threatening to close ten stations unless voters approve a tax bailout in November rather than address $96 million in overtime abuse. These fiscal crises are hitting simultaneously as California faces an $18 billion deficit despite record revenue, with basic government services held hostage by bureaucratic dysfunction and political theater.
Instead of fixing endemic graft, overtime abuse, and union-protected waste, they're holding your commute hostage for a November tax bailout.
Teachers and parents have a common enemy—and it isn't each other. It's a pension system running a 20-year scam.
Cities skim $300 million a year in fees from affordable housing projects, then wonder why we can't house families.
California labor law says unions can only strike after completing the impasse process. UESF skipped the steps and called a strike anyway.
The Robinhood CEO says he loves this state. That's why his warning should terrify Sacramento.
UESF is striking Monday—even though Union sources say they'll just accept the same deal in a few days they could take today.
Public sector unions collect nearly $1 billion a year to control Sacramento. Normal citizens? A trickle against a torrent.
$30 billion stolen in unemployment fraud alone. California's gubernatorial candidate says fix it before raising taxes.
For years, the state bled $20M/month in EBT fraud using ancient systems. The fix took chip cards and AI—things we've had for a decade.
Even Gavin Newsom admits taxing billionaires will backfire. Europe already proved it. Why won't Sacramento listen?