BART is facing twin scandals: it can't produce the invoice for a consultant report it commissioned arguing fare enforcement was pointless — even as it pursues a new tax measure — and an encampment fire it knew about but failed to clear shut down the Transbay Tube for over 12 hours last month. Meanwhile, Tom Steyer is running for governor on a property tax pitch built around inflated numbers and a rebranded 1978 Democratic law he's calling the "Trump Tax Loophole."
A Seattle frontline worker exposes what we all see in the encampments—and why California banned the cure.
Public sector unions collect nearly $1 billion a year to control Sacramento. Normal citizens? A trickle against a torrent.
Berkeley economists calculated the exact cost of housing cartels. The receipts are in—and they're devastating.
A landmark study proves what YIMBYs knew: zoning boards in SF and NYC cost the entire country trillions.
The bill's architects say founders can fight the state for their money back. With interest. On hard mode.
The numbers prove SF is the undisputed capital of innovation. So why are California politicians hellbent on driving it away?
We didn't stumble into the housing crisis—we legislated it. The cities we love would be banned under today's rules.
Archival footage reveals the 2020 board meeting where Regents admitted they were ignoring faculty data to appease one woman.
Business and labor unite for the largest construction agreement ever—now they're calling California's bluff to break ground in 2026.
The top 10% fund 76% of the state budget. Sacramento's answer? Chase them all away.