Dirk van Ulden

The question remains whether the revenues exceed the debt service on these lanes. Cars going by at high rates of speed just pollute more, so what is the result sin the end? More money for yet another organization with expensively compensated bean counters?

easygerd - don't you worry about Davina Hurt. she landed a position with the totally in bed with the Green Machine, The BAAQMD. She is probably laughing at you and other green suckers in Manaus, Brazil for the spare the world top.

Terence - the hair brained climatologists decided to hold the next top in Manaus, Brasil, which is inland on the Amazon River. A former rubber capital it is now choked with pollution. As there are few hotels, an entrepreneur has found a way to make big bucks by schlepping two giant cruise…

Mike O. - what do we care about Texas. Newsom started it here in California. Besides, if we wanted to be like Texas, Newsom would not have a crack at being a governor. Our State has already been gerrymandered to death and now you'd want even more control?

easygerd - educate me please. I was under the impression that local schools are financed by the State using a purposely complex Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The DJ Editor, Jon, is an expert in this area. My understanding is that under Prop 13, all property taxes are collected by …

We have arrived at a deep point in our society now that we should accept the advice or guidance from the totally duplicitous teacher unions. They want numbers in school, they can't educate but are more than willing to fleece the taxpayers. Most parents are now aware of the marginal and br…

The school boards and the San Mateo County school superintendent depend on Sacramento funding for attendance. According to an article in the SF Chronicle in California, almost 50% of the students are English learners. Mostly kids of illegals, so the schools would go broke if these kids we…

Which community are your referring to? "the community’s commitment to protect immigrant residents and not cooperate with ICE." Are you kidding me? Again, you seem to have difficulty differentiating between legal and illegal immigrants. Illegals need no protection except a one way ticket h…

If there is anything these estimators are good at, is low balling. This may under the direction of our oblivious politicians. Has anyone ever seen a project come in under budget? This is all designed to fool the voters, so whatever you believe, don't vote for any bond or other funding mea…

Hi Terence - a happy bunch this is not. All command performance by their bosses. I always thought it is illegal to campaign for political types on the taxpayer dime of course. You'd never see them on their days off or they would file for overtime or combat pay. The last four years have ma…