Will San José Cut Services Too Soon as Its Reserve Falls to $12.5M?
San José’s reserve has dropped to $12.5 million while financial discipline and new revenue proposals move forward at the same time. San José’s Budget Stabilization Reserve has fallen from $63 million to just $12.5 million in roughly 18 months. At the same time, the City is projecting a $55–$65 million General Fund shortfall and signaling […]
Why I’m Doing This
I’ve spent years watching how choices get made in city halls, commission chambers, and behind closed doors — choices that shape how we live, work, and move around the Bay Area. Some are smart. Some are baffling. Many never get the attention they deserve. And too often, the people who care the most — residents, […]
It’s Time for San José to Stop Using Roundup in Our Parks
San José continues to rely on glyphosate-based herbicides in public parks despite health warnings, safer alternatives, growing community concern, and increasing uncertainty at the federal level. Most mornings I take my two beagles, Bailey and Parker, to Williams Street Park. They sniff every corner, pull toward the same patch of grass, and treat the place […]