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Read it here: tinyurl.com/5n7parse UBI is Really Just a Sugar High Denise P. Kalm "While it may feel good to 'help,' a temporary fix with nothing else in the mix doesn’t change the reality of these people."

After loudly announcing a Return to Office requirement for California state employees, Newsom caved. Unions demanded, and he agreed, to a postponement of RTO by a year. Let's see if it gets postponed again in 2026.

Read it here: tinyurl.com/4rdfzmw2 How Misguided Government Interventions Stifle California and Silicon Valley Housing Shawn Milligan "Proposition 13 drastically reduced property-tax revenue. Cities, strapped for cash, turned to sales taxes and development fees..."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/yc35da5y Opinion: (Post)modern Journalism is a Mishmash Monster of Conflicting Goals Peter Berkowitz real clear politics "Over the past twenty years, political correctness has metastasized into 'wokeness,' in which dogmatism has become militant."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/4kwy952p San Jose's Homeless Count Continues to Rise, Highlighting Failure of City's Strategy Kate Talerico Mercury News Destination: Home "Our community has nowhere near enough safe options for people who are simply trying to survive."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/35typ77u Who Needs to Explore the Universe to Discover Alien Life? Try Our Backyards Noema Magazine "Biological mysteries occur everywhere, even in the most urbanized landscapes on the face of the planet."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/fjr5dn24 Perspective: For Silicon Valley Pre-k Students, Play’s the Thing—Not Worksheets "Four-year-olds need lots of time to play, create, socialize, take initiative, figure things out on their own, and learn to manage themselves."

My book "School of Woke" was covered in detail in a series led by Opportunity Now! - a SV advisory publication. Part 1 of my interview: what is intersectionality? You can read it here: opportunitynowsv.org/blog/-opinions…

Read it here: tinyurl.com/2vp8bbtx Los Altos Teen Falsely Accused of "Blackface." It Derailed his Life Frannie Block The Free Press "Within 24 hours, he would not only be kicked off his football team ... but he was also told he was no longer welcome at Saint Francis High School."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/3rnwp8ah Why are Local Governments Ignoring Cost-Effective Solutions to Homelessness Increase? San José Spotlight "The increase has happened despite significant investments in temporary and permanent housing."

Here's the story: tinyurl.com/pjy4tnvr When in Doubt, Bus 'Em Out Jared Downing New York Post John Alle Santa Monica Coalition "If somebody can help me get out of here, sign me the f–k up."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/nhr43747 Case Study Orange County: Is This the Most Expensive Four-Mile Transit Boondoggle in the State? Athan Joshi California Policy Center "The Grand Jury’s report describes the construction as 'devastating'..."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/4y8jpa8c Total Exoneration: Wild Accusations Against Morgan Hill Mayor Tossed by City Report Mercury News City of Morgan Hill "None of the witnesses interviewed observed Turner push Martínez Beltrán."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/4uu33wps Have YIMBYs Like Tordillos and Mamdani Identified the Right Problem, but Come up with the Wrong Solution? spiked "Not surprisingly, California has the second-lowest homeownership rate in the nation, at 56 per cent."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/bdzedvty Lurie Embraces Law & Order, Nonpartisanship in his (So Far Successful) San Francisco Recovery Plan Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 Wall Street Journal Opinion Max Raskin "I don’t give advice to politicians outside of San Francisco."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/5e3fmwdx When You've Lost the Fast-Food Industry... OutKick Lynsi Snyder Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey "Only it's not just Snyder's family that will be moving to Franklin, Tennessee, but also a significant portion of the company."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/4tjzmw4u Opinions: “Intersectionality” is a Pillar of University Cancel Culture. It's Also Completely Illogical (1/6) Tabia Lee, EdD Kenny Xu Greg Lukianoff FIRE "Teaching these ideas of 'I am a victim' ... it’s against the original intent."

Read it here: tinyurl.com/vsmdtpsv Opinion: They Used Me as a Pawn—Until I No Longer Fit Their Narrative (2/6) Tabia Lee, EdD American Council of Trustees and Alumni Greg Lukianoff Jonathan Haidt "This critical social justice movement isn't about social justice at all. It's always been about power…"

Read it here: tinyurl.com/43nawd78 Poem: On Coming to Terms with Getting it Wrong "Or double down on ignorance and find new ways in my defense to insure no recompense?"

Read it here: tinyurl.com/2628848f Predictable Thinking Can Look Right on Paper, but End Up Being All Wrong Medium "We often don’t like to change the way we process information because we believe it to be reliable."