San Francisco's June 2026 ballot includes Prop D, an "Overpaid CEO Tax" that critics say would exempt major tech companies while hitting grocery stores and pharmacies with an 800% rate increase. Meanwhile, SFUSD's board voted 6-1 to adopt a new ethnic studies curriculum through what opponents call a rigged review process, with a legal challenge already filed the same night. Across both stories, a familiar pattern: city institutions making consequential decisions with broken processes and real costs for residents.
Austin built apartments and rents dropped 15%. Pro-housing politicians need to stop apologizing for market-rate housing.
The murderer walks free. The public defender wants charges dismissed. This is what "reform" looks like.