Feb 7, 2026 | Housing, Opinion, Politics
By Susan Kirsch
February 5, 2026
Catalysts for Local Control has been my capstone effort, created to educate, engage and empower residents to claim their voice and use their vote around housing and land use policy. The winding down of Catalysts clears the way for the beginning of Wake Up California, with leadership from Marin resident Amy Kalish. Like other successful citizen movements, Catalysts was grounded in three essentials: vision, hope and action.
Feb 6, 2026 | Opinion, Politics
Many voters are confused about initiatives that empower gov’t tax-raising schemes (Prop 5) or gift $1 billion to a failing, shrinking SJ school district (Measure R)—and for good reason: in a decisive report, SCC’s Civil Grand Jury observed (in 2022) that local ballot measures are regularly designed to “deceive” voters through feel-good, misleading, or straight manipulative language.
Dec 26, 2025 | Housing, Opinion, Politics
By DAN WALTERS
December 20, 2025
When Gavin Newsom was running for governor he made many promises, one of which was to ramp up housing production, which had been in the doldrums for a decade.
Describing housing as “a fundamental human need,” Newsom said the shortage “breaks my heart” and promised that as governor he would lead the effort to develop “the 3.5 million new housing units we need by 2025, because our solutions must be as bold as the problem is big.” The goal was impossible on its face, and he later backed away from it, terming it “aspirational” rather than achievable.
Oct 30, 2025 | Politics
By ALEX THOMAS
October 30, 2025
Saikat Chakrabarti faces a daunting enough task in trying to oust Nancy Pelosi from Congress. And now here he is, daydreaming about targeting her successor in Democratic leadership. “Imagine if we go after Hakeem Jeffries as our first thing,” he says. “That will raise a ton of money right now, in this moment.” This moment, in Chakrabarti’s mind, is the prospect of a populist uprising on the left that spans the country, and one that he is hoping to ride to victory in his primary challenge against the former speaker.
Oct 29, 2025 | Housing, Politics
By Emily Hoeven, Opinion Columnist
Oct 29, 2025
About two and a half years ago, Nathan and his wife settled in a home near Martin Luther King Jr. Park in the northern part of the Marin County city. They were excited to raise a family just steps from the park, where their two young kids could play sports, make friends and even attend school. Then he read my Oct. 18 column — which showed that Sausalito officials targeted the beloved park for redevelopment despite several Marinship property owners begging the city to allow them to revitalize their dilapidated parcels.
Oct 28, 2025 | Housing, Politics
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN
October 28, 2025
New York City voters are currently deciding on one of the most polarizing issues in decades. But it has nothing to do with 34-year-old democratic socialist mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.
Instead, it will determine who has the power to greenlight — or block— affordable housing development in the city. Several proposals on the ballot could speed up affordable housing development and land use approvals in the city. The proposals have pitted the City Council against the mayor, and developers against unions.
