How bad are things really? Well...

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https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/opinion/san-diegos-fiscal-mess-a-warning-about-shifting-red-to-blue/ https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/san-diego-property-tax-bill-trash-fee-overcharge-affects-90000-homeowners/ https://nypost.com/2026/07/27/us-news/socal-city-faces-massive-budget-deficit-after-city-hall-remodeling/ https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/california-high-speed-rail-suffers-setback-as-rural-segment-branded-illegal/ https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/opinion/build-outward-not-upward-to-solve-californias-housing-shortage/  

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https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2026/08/03/lawmakers-license-plate-reader-technology/ https://www.sjpd.org/Home/Components/News/News/2699/262 https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/redwood-city-police-solve-fatal-hit-and-run/ https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/arsonist-sentenced-to-16-years-to-life-for-starting-destructive-line-fire/ https://www.cato.org/multimedia/media-highlights-tv/jennifer-huddleston-discusses-amazons-ring-ending-its-partnership https://reason.com/2026/07/31/georgia-has-arrested-at-least-20-officials-for-misusing-the-flock-surveillance-database/ https://reason.com/video/2026/08/05/socialists-are-trying-to-take-hold-of-the-democratic-party-and-theyre-winning/ https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2026/08/08/republicans-beat-from-right/  

https://reason.com/video/2026/08/11/how-flock-camera-defenders-are-missing-the-point/ https://voiceofsandiego.org/2026/08/14/theyre-really-trying-to-make-midway-rising-happen/ https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2026/proposition-39-voter-id/ https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/voter-id-barriers-proposition-39/ https://cdce.umd.edu/sites/cdce.umd.edu/files/pubs/Voter%20ID%202023%20survey%20Key%20Results%20Jan%202024%20%281%29.pdf https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-without-proof https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg44x2ey1ro