One of the most controversial housing bills of the year has lived to be voted upon another day, but only by surviving the Legislative equivalent of two back-to-back prison breaks. On April 22, Senate Bill 79, a bill by San Francisco Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener to boost apartment and commercial construction around major public transportation … Read more
For more than half a century, California’s “lemon” law was considered one of the best in the nation at giving consumers the legal right to demand car companies fix or replace defective vehicles still under warranty. Now, California lawmakers are scrambling to repair recent changes they made to the law to satisfy the very car … Read more
Enough of the same old status quo! Your vote could be the one vote that redirects the misdirection that has wiggled into our communities and country. That starts right here where you vote. You need to really look at who and how you are marking your voter’s ballot. Santa Clara voters can start that shift … Read more
If you are not voting this year, stop reading this column. You won’t make a difference and candidates frankly don’t need you. However, if you are going to vote, do you know much, or anything, about the candidates and/or issues? You can wait for the voter’s guide to arrive. Or you can continue reading and … Read more