July 24, 2025
California Legislative Update Including Budgets, CEQA, and CHHA
The Assembly and Senate began their Summer Recess last Friday, and will not reconvene until…
July 24, 2025
We Need You…to Nominate Someone Today
Written by Cory Wolbach This month, I’m using this space to double-down on encouraging you…
July 24, 2025
What Zohran Mamdani Teaches Us About Policy, Power, and Risk
Photo by Mother Jones Written by Josh Ishimatsu Last week, Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee…
June 19, 2025
Guest Opinions: San Jose District 3 Candidates on Housing
With voters in San Jose City Council District 3 picking their next council member in…
June 19, 2025
Idealist – Realist – Pragmatist
Written by Cory Wolbach As we struggle to hold on to our democracy, I find…
June 19, 2025
Cheap is Expensive
Written by Josh Ishimatsu When thinking about policies to address homelessness, we need to remember…
June 19, 2025
Our Bills Are Still Alive!
By June 6th in Sacramento, pending legislation faced a major deadline: each bill had to…
May 15, 2025
San Jose City Council D3 Runoff Race
By Cory Wolbach For housers, for those of us invested in seeing San Jose commit…
May 15, 2025
Trump Budget Proposal Targets Housing for Extreme Cuts
On May 2nd, Trump submitted to Congress his discretionary budget proposal for FY 2026. Trump’s…
Coverage
o Mercury News Editorial Endorsement
o Streets Blog SF Editorial Endorsement
o KPIX 5 News South Bay Measure E Property Tax Could Raise Millions for Low-Income Housing; Opponents Skeptical
o San Jose Spotlight – Measure E Kickoff
Op-Eds
o Mayor Sam Liccardo: San Jose needs multiple approaches to solve housing crisis
o Jennifer Loving: Measure E will help reduce and prevent homelessness in San Jose
o Leslye Corsiglia, Kevin Zwick, Gina Dalma: Measure E will help solve San Jose’s housing crisis
o Jeremy Barousse: Measure E will help fund solutions to solve crisis
Letters to the Editor
o Sheri Burns, Silicon Valley Independent Living Center Executive Director
o Renata Sanchez, Allen at Steinbeck Elementary School Teacher
o Gabriel Mestaz, Lived Experience Advisory Board Chair
o Sarah Ciccarello, Laurelwood Elementary School Teacher
o Tito Cortez, Veteran Support Services Agency Founder