Opinion | Newsom and California legislators claim the budget is balanced. They need a reality check
State leaders claim the budget is balanced. The truth is California will continue overspending until the chronic deficit is addressed.
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/06/newsom-legislators-budget-reality-deficit/
Brilliant pushback on austerity pressures between federal cuts (or theft, really what’s going on) and state resistance to fair, progressive taxation revenue sources. Noteworthy are supports for health, food and especially immigrant populations.
#ConfrontAusterity #humanservices #budget #AlamedaCounty
#HedgeFund KKR & #REIT partner TMG who paid $253.5 million in 2018, have lost the Clorox bldg in center of downtown #Oakland to #Foreclosure. Only 6 yrs prior to their purchase, #Clorox sold the bldg for less than half as much.
Failed loan for this key commercial property with over 500k sq ft of #office space at 1221 Broadway is grim reminder for weak #LeastBay #economy according to docs quietly filed on June 16 at #AlamedaCounty Recorder’s Office.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/06/18/oakland-office-economy-property-build-real-estate-develop-loan-bay-area/ #RealEstateIndustry #RealEstate
Opinion | Egged on by Trump, right-wing ecosystem makes baseless claims of California voter fraud
Right-wing media and some Republicans are taking their lead from President Trump and claiming voter fraud in California, without any evidence.
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/06/trump-right-wing-voter-fraud/
Lettuce workers. Calif. 1937
#Calif #California #DorotheaLange #AlamedaCounty #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange
There's still time to apply for a seat on a county board, commission, or committee in District 3. Opportunities are available on bodies that advise on issues such as parks, public health, consumer affairs, transportation, and poverty reduction. Applications are due Saturday, January 31, at 5 p.m. https://alamedapost.com/news/seats-open-alameda-county-district-3-boards-commissions-committees/
Been a while since I’ve done a photo hike
#Mushrooms #ShroomScrolling #Fungi #FungiFriday #Hiking #Photography #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #RedwoodRegional #EBParks #Oakland #OhloneLand #AlamedaCounty #SFBA #California
CPH Daily Bulletin 11/11/2025
A literacy intervention for kids in the #JuvenileJustice system
https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/11/literacy-intervention-alameda-county-juvenile-justice
#AlamedaCounty #California #SanDiego #Riverside #SanMateo #literacy #Education
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