In America, we are made to believe that politics should be discussed in terms of states. Blue states and red states dominate our electoral maps, our Congress is filled with state representatives, and state elections are second only to national elections in terms of relevance to the average American. But states and state borders are […]
Author: Sean Vernon
Trump on Immigration – A Preview of the New Administration
Keeping with his campaign promise to restrict immigration from the Arab world, President Trump on January 27th began his program of “extreme vetting” with an executive order barring the acceptance of new refugees and restricting all travel to the United States by citizens of several Middle Eastern countries. The order quickly drew widespread criticism, with […]
Proposition 63 – Gun Control in the Golden State
After years of watching mass shootings happen in nearly every other state within the relative safety of their own, Californians were shocked last year when gunners opened fire on the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, killing 14 people in minutes and remaining on the loose for hours afterward, resulting in what is now the […]
Bay Area Private Transportation
You might have seen them– sleek, white buses with tinted windows, cruising up and down Highway 101. Or perhaps you noticed one along Market Street, pulling over to accept a herd of young professionals juggling cups of fair-trade coffee and MacBook Pros. Or maybe, if you live further south, you’ve been able to see one […]
An Open Letter to President-Elect Donald Trump
Dear President-Elect Trump, I’d like to start this off by offering my congratulations on a well-fought campaign. While you did not have my support before the election, I recognize that you are now my President, and I refuse to protest the will of the people. You have clearly pinpointed a strong source of anger and […]
Our Interview with BART Spokesman Taylor Huckaby
How does BART plan to win over the public in support of Measure RR, despite many people’s lack of trust in the agency? Campaigning for support would actually put us on the wrong side of the law. As a public agency, BART cannot advocate for Measure RR as doing so would be using taxpayer dollars […]
Measure RR: Can Taxpayers Trust BART?
The Bay Area, like any metropolitan area, has its fair share of public transportation. If you live on the Peninsula, you have probably rode a Caltrain in your life, while those in San Jose are well-versed in VTA and San Francisco is connected to the East Bay by a few bridges and […]