Cartoon 24: Marvel Money
Selected references: Guardian, Wikipedia, Wikipedia, ExtremeTech, The Motley Fool.
Cartoon 23: Bay to Breakers
Selected References: Bay to Breakers, SFGate, SFGate, Golden Gate Park.
Cartoon 22: Housing Privileges
Selected References: SFGate, New York Times, CNBC, SFGate, SFGate, Curbed San Francisco, Homeless Shelter Directory San Francisco, Wikipedia (Dirty Harry).
Cartoon 21: Government Shutdown
Selected References: Vox, National Geographic, Economist, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, The Balance, Sales Tax Handbook, Internal Revenue Service.
Acknowledgement: The main premise of this cartoon is based on the referenced tax article from The Economist which points out that “If you are a high earner in a rich country and you lack a good accountant, you probably spend about half the year working for the state. If you are an average earner, not even an accountant can spare you taxes on your payroll and spending.” In this context, “the state” includes all forms of government: federal, state, and local.
Cartoon 20: Hardly Strictly Blue Angels
Selected References: ABC7, Hoodline, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Fleet Week San Francisco.
Cartoon 19: Direct Democracy
Selected References: Education Place, LA Weekly, LA Times, CityLab, Guardian, San Francisco Department of Elections.
Cartoon 18: Wildfire Smoke
Cartoon 17: Bearing Arms
Selected References: Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, Chicago Public Schools, Constitution Center.
Cartoon 16: Online Privacy
Cartoon 15: Gerrymander Field
Selected References: Wikipedia, Washington Post, ESPN, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times.