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Inside the Berkeley Mayoral Election - Part 5
A key factor in Adena Ishii’s victory was her self-presentation as a conciliatory outsider. Her campaign website declared: “Adena Ishii is an experienced communi... … more »
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Berkeley City Council
Inside the pervasive news media bias in the Berkeley mayoral election
Missing context, misleading stories helped boost longshot Adena Ishii into the city's top office. Part Three of this series on the Berkeley mayoral election ... … more »
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Marin County
Comments to the Marin BOS and PC on amendments to the Countywide Plan
The following letter was submitted to the Marin County Board of Supervisors and the Commissioners of the Marin County Planning Commission on January 7, 2025, regar... … more »
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Sophie Hahn
How a Yimby candidate with little experience became Berkeley’s next mayor - PART II
This is Part II of a series on the election of Adena Ishii as mayor of Berkeley. CLICK HERE to read Part I. Until late September, I didn’t pay much attention... … more »
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SMART
SMART could waste $1 billion over next 20 years
I am not kidding. SMART could really waste $1 billion over the next 20 years if we let it. And, I am talking in real $2024 dollars. SMART only survives because o... … more »
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Marin Independent Journal
Open Letter to the BOS regarding proposed Coutywide Plan Revisions
The following is an Open Letter to the Marin County Board of Supervisors. I’m a 37-year resident of Strawberry. In the past, I worked with the late Al Aramburu ... … more »
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Terri Leker
Marin County Planning Commission did the right thing — now it’s up to our Supervisors
A recent Marin County Planning Commission agenda item to finalize the Corcoran v. County of County of Marin lawsuit, which the County lost, has morphed into a much... … more »
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20BillionReasons
The Colossal Collapse of the Regional Measure 4 Boondoggle
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) was created by the California State Legislature in 2019. Its stated purpose is to administer programs and projects i... … more »
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Steve Taber
What's Really Driving Housing Unaffordability
There's a lot that is misleading or simply wrong in the April 13 article “Paradigm Shift: Rethinking Housing Affordability”. (There's a lot to like, too.) For ... … more »
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20BillionReasons
Lawsuit forces BAHFA to correct quarter billion dollar error in housing bond ballot measure
A group of California residents called 20BillionReasons filed a Writ of Mandate and Preliminary Injunction, opposing misleading and false wording and rebutting the... … more »