This is a very reasonable article and it suggests a very reasonable approach.

Somehow, Civil Beat falsely concluded in its silly editorial "that it is now painfully obvious that we will either see property taxes increase dramatically on an island already plagued by the high cost of housing or we will see a halfhearted rail system," as if there were no other options.

Just because Civil Beat was finally forced to pull the plug on its all-too-predictable money-losing business model and start begging for donations, it's self-appointed board of geniuses has suddenly lost all intestinal fortitude with regard to the financing of public infrastructure?

Knock of the nonsense, ignore the elitists, extend the surcharge, and get the job done.