San Francisco's June 2026 ballot will ask voters to approve an "Overpaid CEO Tax" that critics say is structured to exempt major tech companies while hitting grocery stores and pharmacies with an 800% rate hike. Meanwhile, the school board just voted 6-1 to adopt a new ethnic studies curriculum through a review process that had no defined passing threshold — and a legal challenge was filed the same night. From a transit agency that promised 465 affordable housing units it never had funding for, to enrollment data showing California losing students faster than any other large state, the city's institutions keep making commitments they can't keep.
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.