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Adjacent, Apparently: How Dehesas Definition Could Cost Taxpayers Millions

Let’s talk about the word “adjacent.” It’s simple, right? You’d think so. But in the world of charter authorizing loopholes, definitions get stretched—then warped—until they snap.

Lizzie July 23, 2025 1:25 pm

To the Dehesa School Board Members

East of 52 is publishing this open letter on behalf of parents and community members who feel their voices have gone unheard. This letter represents a collective call for transparency,

Lizzie July 19, 2025 7:44 pm

Community Spotlight

Op Ed

The ordering counter at Lakeside Social coffee shop, showing large black and gold menu boards filled with drink and food options hanging above a counter lined with flavoring syrups and coffee equipment.

Sipping Local: Why Lakeside Social is the New Heart of Woodside

With a sprawling specialty menu, generous portions, and a high-energy atmosphere, this Lakeside gem is proving that a great cup of coffee is only the beginning of the experience.

Lizzie April 20, 2026 1:12 pm

The Sizzle Shack: A New Burger Royalty Emerges in East County

When In-N-Out’s heiress announced she was leaving California, burger lovers wondered who might rise to fill the symbolic void. Enter The Sizzle Shack: a fresh, family-owned burger joint in El

Lizzie July 29, 2025 2:39 pm

Golden retriever sits at a desk surrounded by tax forms, receipts, a calculator, and an IRS-labeled box.

The Golden Retriever Who Wanted a Tax Break

A lawsuit asks the IRS to treat a dog as a “dependent.” The legal problem is easy. The policy problem is worse.

Lizzie December 23, 2025 12:19 pm

A photorealistic scene of a schoolroom table with stacks of U.S. cash, a calculator, pencils, manila folders, and a rubber stamp in focus; empty student desks and an American flag are softly blurred in the background.

Rethinking Charter Oversight: A Path Toward Fairness, Representation, and Educational Integrity

California’s charter dilemma isn’t about charters—it’s about who oversees them. This blueprint replaces district authorizers with independent regional boards, returns oversight fees to public

Lizzie October 20, 2025 8:27 am

Adjacent, Apparently: How Dehesas Definition Could Cost Taxpayers Millions

To the Dehesa School Board Members

Sipping Local: Why Lakeside Social is the New Heart of Woodside

The Sizzle Shack: A New Burger Royalty Emerges in East County

The Golden Retriever Who Wanted a Tax Break

Rethinking Charter Oversight: A Path Toward Fairness, Representation, and Educational Integrity

Sick of Your Local School Board? Then Run for It.

$31.5 Million, Verified Training, and the Harder Question: What Does “Meaningful Oversight” Actually Mean?

Santana High shooter resentencing: a 2001 case collides with modern juvenile sentencing law

Thirteen Points of Spin: How Dehesa’s Superintendent Tried to Rewrite the Record