California
Economy
Colorado Low Emission Vehicle Standard Would Increase Energy Poverty Without Major Emission Reductions
State Analysis Paints Rosy Picture of Impact of CLEAR on Economy, Environment New analysis from the non-partisan Pacific Research Institute, a California-based free-market think tank, finds that Colorado’s proposed low emission vehicle standards would impose higher economic costs on poor and working-class communities without generating significant environmental benefits. Click here ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 22, 2019
Blog
California Crime Fell In 2018 — Is It the Start of a Favorable Trend?
California’s 2018 crime data has been released and the news is mostly encouraging, though a bit mixed. The violent crime rate is slightly down (1.5%) after growing for three straight years, and four of the last seven, according to data released this month by the state Department of Justice. Homicides ...
Kerry Jackson
July 22, 2019
Agriculture
CAPITAL IDEAS: California Fun For A Few, A Hardship For Many
DOWNLOAD PDF California is the most fun state in the country. So says the website WalletHub. It can’t be fun for everyone, though. Many would say living in California is a miserable existence. If the standard for fun is measured by the vast opportunities of things to do, things to ...
Kerry Jackson
July 18, 2019
Blog
CA Legislature Now Determining Which Presidential Candidates You Can Vote For
What’s in President Trump’s tax returns? It’s a mystery that has stumped cable television pundits since he refused to release them during the 2016 campaign. At times, the furor has been so high that I’m surprised that Matlock or Jessica Fletcher were not called out of retirement to investigate. Democrats ...
Tim Anaya
July 17, 2019
Blog
California’s Business Climate Continues to Receive Poor Scores
California has lived on the trope of being the hub of technology startups and innovation for decades. California’s economic success has long been touted and celebrated, none more so than the technology gold rush in the Bay Area. But despite California’s seemingly never-ending economic growth, the Golden State is now ...
Evan Harris
July 16, 2019
Blog
Blue State Model Continues To Drag Down California
About the same time two of California’s largest cities were named among the seven worst-run municipalities in the country, we learn that the state’s — and the country’s — largest county had the worst population outflow in the U.S. in 2018. The livin’ in California ain’t easy, in the summertime ...
Kerry Jackson
July 15, 2019
Blog
The latest victim of SF’s homeless crisis? Luxury shopping!
San Francisco’s homeless crisis may soon have a new victim – luxury shopping in the City. The City by the Bay has long been known as home to the world’s best shopping. It was home to now-defunct high-end retailers like I. Magnin, and the Joseph Magnin, Co. started by one ...
Tim Anaya
July 10, 2019
Blog
California Lawmakers Lead A Freedom Revolution For College Student-Athletes
Not often does Sacramento get it right in the eyes of the defenders of liberty. A bill allowing athletes at public and private California colleges to earn money from endorsements, however, is likely to earn their approval. Senate Bill 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act, which sailed through the ...
Kerry Jackson
July 9, 2019
California
Welcome to California
Building homes in California requires a significant investment of time, money, and other resources, leading many developers to avoid construction projects. But in northwest Los Angeles County, one builder has stayed the course since 1994. On completion in 2021, the 15,000-acre Newhall Ranch—billed as one of the world’s first large-scale ...
Kerry Jackson
July 8, 2019
California
Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden – Addressing San Francisco’s Homeless Crisis
PRI’s Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden join us to discuss their new issue brief on San Francisco’s growing homeless crisis. They explore just how bad the problem really is in the City by the Bay and how the city got in this mess, analyze current efforts of city officials to ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 8, 2019
Colorado Low Emission Vehicle Standard Would Increase Energy Poverty Without Major Emission Reductions
State Analysis Paints Rosy Picture of Impact of CLEAR on Economy, Environment New analysis from the non-partisan Pacific Research Institute, a California-based free-market think tank, finds that Colorado’s proposed low emission vehicle standards would impose higher economic costs on poor and working-class communities without generating significant environmental benefits. Click here ...
California Crime Fell In 2018 — Is It the Start of a Favorable Trend?
California’s 2018 crime data has been released and the news is mostly encouraging, though a bit mixed. The violent crime rate is slightly down (1.5%) after growing for three straight years, and four of the last seven, according to data released this month by the state Department of Justice. Homicides ...
CAPITAL IDEAS: California Fun For A Few, A Hardship For Many
DOWNLOAD PDF California is the most fun state in the country. So says the website WalletHub. It can’t be fun for everyone, though. Many would say living in California is a miserable existence. If the standard for fun is measured by the vast opportunities of things to do, things to ...
CA Legislature Now Determining Which Presidential Candidates You Can Vote For
What’s in President Trump’s tax returns? It’s a mystery that has stumped cable television pundits since he refused to release them during the 2016 campaign. At times, the furor has been so high that I’m surprised that Matlock or Jessica Fletcher were not called out of retirement to investigate. Democrats ...
California’s Business Climate Continues to Receive Poor Scores
California has lived on the trope of being the hub of technology startups and innovation for decades. California’s economic success has long been touted and celebrated, none more so than the technology gold rush in the Bay Area. But despite California’s seemingly never-ending economic growth, the Golden State is now ...
Blue State Model Continues To Drag Down California
About the same time two of California’s largest cities were named among the seven worst-run municipalities in the country, we learn that the state’s — and the country’s — largest county had the worst population outflow in the U.S. in 2018. The livin’ in California ain’t easy, in the summertime ...
The latest victim of SF’s homeless crisis? Luxury shopping!
San Francisco’s homeless crisis may soon have a new victim – luxury shopping in the City. The City by the Bay has long been known as home to the world’s best shopping. It was home to now-defunct high-end retailers like I. Magnin, and the Joseph Magnin, Co. started by one ...
California Lawmakers Lead A Freedom Revolution For College Student-Athletes
Not often does Sacramento get it right in the eyes of the defenders of liberty. A bill allowing athletes at public and private California colleges to earn money from endorsements, however, is likely to earn their approval. Senate Bill 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act, which sailed through the ...
Welcome to California
Building homes in California requires a significant investment of time, money, and other resources, leading many developers to avoid construction projects. But in northwest Los Angeles County, one builder has stayed the course since 1994. On completion in 2021, the 15,000-acre Newhall Ranch—billed as one of the world’s first large-scale ...
Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden – Addressing San Francisco’s Homeless Crisis
PRI’s Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden join us to discuss their new issue brief on San Francisco’s growing homeless crisis. They explore just how bad the problem really is in the City by the Bay and how the city got in this mess, analyze current efforts of city officials to ...