San Francisco's June 2026 ballot features Prop D, an "Overpaid CEO Tax" that critics say would exempt major tech firms while hitting grocery stores and pharmacies with an 800% rate hike. Meanwhile, SFUSD's board just voted 6-1 to adopt a new ethnic studies curriculum through a review process that set no passing threshold — and a legal challenge was filed the same night. Across both stories, the pattern is the same: city institutions making consequential decisions while insulating themselves from accountability.
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.