At a time when our public school districts and county offices of education are being asked to do more than ever, we are facing the largest state budget cut of any public entity. This 10% cut is coming at a time when schools are facing... Continue
Letters To The Editor
When the news you're watching tells you that another country should be held responsible for something, or asks if a government official is being too weak on a nation, they are prepping you for war. They are building your anger toward a country, so that... Continue
Reader Opinion by Jon Coupal In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented a proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 which envisioned a several billion dollar increase in spending for existing programs as well as a host of new programs. But that was before COVID-19. Over the... Continue
Reader opinion by Chris Petlock Over the last two months we have watched city, county, and state rainy-day funds quickly drained. State and local governments are facing substantial increases in expenditures for emergency preparedness and public health responses related to COVID-19. Urgent action is required... Continue
I live on East Napa Street and am very concerned about commercial traffic on the street. I think the idea of removing any lanes for vehicles on Broadway is absurd. How will this help? It will only increase the commercial traffic on Napa Street. Bikers... Continue
I am stunned and extremely disheartened at the recent actions of the City Council regarding the reduction of lanes on Broadway. How can councilmembers, in good conscience, discount the wishes of the people that voted for them? Why did the City go to the expense... Continue
I read with utter dismay and shock that the school district officials approved the $15 million dollar sports arena for the high school on Tuesday night (May 5, 2020). It is interesting to me that they convened a meeting on this issue, at this time,... Continue
Last week, countless small businesses across the country discovered that the government loans they were promised to stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis were handed over to wealthy corporations before they ever saw a dime. Those small businesses are the backbone of the American dream,... Continue
What constitutes “significant demonstrated economic hardship” is anyone’s guess By Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association The second installment of the 2019-2020 property tax bill was due on Friday and we hope the majority of California’s property owners were able to pay... Continue
People in my Springs neighborhood are ignoring social distancing, including neighboring Latinx families but also white folks up here from SF who are second homeowners and walked right up to my partner Stan who is at high risk. I’ve also seen lack of distancing at... Continue