News For Reasonable People

California invested nearly half a billion dollars to upgrade its outdated 911 network — promising faster response times, better location tracking, and modern features like text-to-911.Instead? The project collapsed.System failures. Dropped emergency calls. A design no other state used. And now, taxpayers are left with the bill as the state prepares to start over.

Building a new home in the Sacramento region is getting more expensive—and not just because of materials and labor. According to a new report, local government fees now average $109,000 per home, adding major pressure to housing affordability.

Fannie Mae has announced plans to close its San Francisco office and move operations to Birmingham, Alabama, sparking debate over politics, economics, and the future of San Francisco’s downtown.

The Washington Post editorial board is sounding the alarm on Chicago’s finances, warning that the city has “lost its mind” under Mayor Brandon Johnson. Facing a massive budget shortfall, Chicago leaders are debating controversial proposals including new business taxes, revived head taxes, and short-term budget fixes critics call financial gimmicks.

California is exploring a major shift in how drivers pay for road maintenance — and it could change how much you pay to drive.

Washington state Democrats are discussing a possible new income tax on high earners — but what’s actually true, and what’s being exaggerated?

A semi-truck crash involving a school bus on Interstate 5 near Lacey, Washington has sparked national controversy after claims circulated that state authorities refused an ICE detainer for the driver.

San Francisco residents in the SoMa neighborhood say they’ve reached a breaking point. After years of worsening street conditions, open drug use, slow response times, and ongoing safety concerns, the community has taken matters into its own hands — spending over $800,000 on private security guards to patrol more than 100 city blocks.

Washington State is gearing up for a major tax debate — and Rep. Shaun Scott’s new “Well Washington Fund” is at the center of it. In today’s video, I break down Scott’s proposal for a statewide progressive payroll excise tax designed to raise billions from large employers while claiming to shield essential services from federal budget cuts.

The Seattle metro area just recorded one of the largest declines in job listings in the entire U.S., according to new employment data. Job postings are down more than 35% compared to pre-pandemic levels, with tech and professional sectors hit the hardest.

A newly released HUD document has ignited a national controversy. According to reporting from ZeroHedge, the Biden administration allegedly allowed illegal immigrants to receive FHA-backed, taxpayer-insured mortgages — a move critics are calling a “generational betrayal.”

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced a major shift in how the city will address homelessness. In this video, we break down Mamdani’s plan to end homeless encampment sweeps and replace them with a housing-first approach that focuses on connecting unhoused New Yorkers to supportive or rental housing — not policing.