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Garry's List is accepting nominations for its inaugural Civic Impact Awards ahead of the June 2 primary, recognizing the newsletters, creators, and reporters helping Californians make sense of their ballots. Meanwhile, BART is under scrutiny on two fronts: a public records request revealed the agency can't locate the invoice for a consultant report it commissioned arguing fare enforcement was pointless — even as encampment fires it knew about shut down the Transbay Tube for 12 hours in February.

BART's Doomsday Gambit: Pay Up or Lose Your Station
Transit & Safety State Capacity

BART's Doomsday Gambit: Pay Up or Lose Your Station

Instead of fixing endemic graft, overtime abuse, and union-protected waste, they're holding your commute hostage for a November tax bailout.

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The $921M Special Interest Machine That Controls California
State Capacity Budgets & Fiscal Policy

The $921M Special Interest Machine That Controls California

Public sector unions collect nearly $1 billion a year to control Sacramento. Normal citizens? A trickle against a torrent.

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NIMBYs Stole $8,775 From Every American Worker
Housing & YIMBY SF Bay Area

NIMBYs Stole $8,775 From Every American Worker

Berkeley economists calculated the exact cost of housing cartels. The receipts are in—and they're devastating.

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NIMBYs Stole 36% of America's GDP
Housing & YIMBY Tech

NIMBYs Stole 36% of America's GDP

A landmark study proves what YIMBYs knew: zoning boards in SF and NYC cost the entire country trillions.

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California's Wealth Tax "Safeguards" Are a Trap
Asset Seizure Taxes State Capacity

California's Wealth Tax "Safeguards" Are a Trap

The bill's architects say founders can fight the state for their money back. With interest. On hard mode.

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Your Favorite Neighborhood? It's Illegal Now.
Housing & YIMBY SF Bay Area

Your Favorite Neighborhood? It's Illegal Now.

We didn't stumble into the housing crisis—we legislated it. The cities we love would be banned under today's rules.

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UC Regents Knew SAT Ban Was Wrong—Voted for It Anyway
Merit & Excellence Berkeley

UC Regents Knew SAT Ban Was Wrong—Voted for It Anyway

Archival footage reveals the 2020 board meeting where Regents admitted they were ignoring faculty data to appease one woman.

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California Forever Just Made History
Housing & YIMBY State Capacity

California Forever Just Made History

Business and labor unite for the largest construction agreement ever—now they're calling California's bluff to break ground in 2026.

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