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A California bill that could let taxpayer-funded immigration nonprofits sue journalists investigating them just cleared committee and is one vote from the Assembly floor. Meanwhile, SFUSD rubber-stamped a $147,000 sham curriculum review, SFMTA admitted it never had funding for 365 affordable housing units it spent eight years promising, and former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf — whose tenure produced gutted police, fleeing businesses, and an indicted successor — was just rewarded with the Bay Area Council's top job. Across the state, the pattern is consistent: government agencies overpromise, cover their tracks, and face few consequences.

Progressive Nonprofit Stole $115K From Homeless Families
Homelessness & Drug Crisis SF Politicians

Progressive Nonprofit Stole $115K From Homeless Families

January 31, 2026 · 4 min read

Dean Preston championed Providence Foundation as a model partnership. Now two employees face fraud charges.

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California Finally Upgrades 1990s Tech, Saves Millions
State Capacity Budgets & Fiscal Policy

California Finally Upgrades 1990s Tech, Saves Millions

January 31, 2026 · 3 min read

For years, the state bled $20M/month in EBT fraud using ancient systems. The fix took chip cards and AI—things we've had for a decade.

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California's Wealth Tax Will Destroy Itself
Asset Seizure Taxes State Capacity

California's Wealth Tax Will Destroy Itself

January 30, 2026 · 3 min read

Even Gavin Newsom admits taxing billionaires will backfire. Europe already proved it. Why won't Sacramento listen?

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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

January 29, 2026 · 4 min read

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

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$720 Million, 594 Deaths, Zero Accountability
Homelessness & Drug Crisis State Capacity

$720 Million, 594 Deaths, Zero Accountability

January 28, 2026 · 4 min read

SF nonprofits preside over overdose deaths while collecting billions. The city just renewed their contracts anyway.

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Truth Signaling Is the Real Virtue
Media & Narrative State Capacity

Truth Signaling Is the Real Virtue

January 28, 2026 · 8 min read

San Francisco almost died from virtue signaling. The cure? Intellectual honesty—and the courage to speak it.

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$236 Million Later: 22 People Helped
Homelessness & Drug Crisis State Capacity

$236 Million Later: 22 People Helped

January 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Newsom's mental health program spent $10.7M per person while California's judges cling to broken ideology.

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Oakland's Coliseum Fiasco: Managed by Clowns
State Capacity Oakland

Oakland's Coliseum Fiasco: Managed by Clowns

January 27, 2026 · 3 min read

In 2013, three pro sports teams and big dreams. In 2026, an empty stadium nobody will buy.

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Jane Kim: From Killing Housing to Killing Insurance
State Capacity Housing & YIMBY

Jane Kim: From Killing Housing to Killing Insurance

January 24, 2026 · 3 min read

The progressive politician who blocked 495 homes now wants to run California's insurance market into the ground.

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California Forever Just Made History
Housing & YIMBY State Capacity

California Forever Just Made History

January 21, 2026 · 2 min read

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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