Barnini Chakraborty

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Barnini Chakraborty

While San Francisco hogs headlines on homelessness and crime, its southern neighbor, San Jose, has been quietly making bold moves — and seeing substantial results. Frustrated by years of progressive policies, voters elected Mayor Matt Mahan, who campaigned on a platform of reform. Since taking office, he has streamlined regulatory processes, strengthened law enforcement, and leveraged Silicon Valley’s innovative spirit to tackle the city’s most pressing challenges.

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Barnini Chakraborty

While San Francisco hogs headlines on homelessness and crime, its southern neighbor, San Jose, has been quietly making bold moves — and seeing substantial results. Frustrated by years of progressive policies, voters elected Mayor Matt Mahan, who campaigned on a platform of reform. Since taking office, he has streamlined regulatory processes, strengthened law enforcement, and leveraged Silicon Valley’s innovative spirit to tackle the city’s most pressing challenges.

2 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Barnini Chakraborty

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) spent the last week blaming President Donald Trump for a $12 billion budget deficit that led to tough cuts in the state's healthcare services, but he had no qualms about carving out more than $750 million a year in tax credits for Hollywood. The money is for the expansion of the state's investment in film and TV tax credits, which were first instituted in 2009 by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to boost the industry.

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Barnini Chakraborty

Ethics experts are expressing concern about San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s announcement to bring a new minor league soccer team to the city, claiming that the deal raises questions about his wealthy friends and past relationships with donors. Lurie recently announced on Instagram that Kezar Stadium would be the new home of the Golden City Football Club, which is co-owned by Geoff Oltmans. Oltmans is a longtime donor to Tipping Point, the nonprofit organization Lurie founded in 2005.

3 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Barnini Chakraborty

A spike in arrests in San Francisco has forced the public defender’s office to announce it won’t take on any new cases one to two days a week to give attorneys time they need to focus on existing caseloads. “Right now we’re in a position where we just can’t take any more cases,” Public Defender Mano Raju said at a recent hearing.