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Newsom wisely uses political capital to secure CEQA reform
Gov. Gavin Newsom isnât afraid to step into the political fray when it comes to standing up to President Donald Trump over national issues that impact California. Heâs not always wrong when he sues the administration or speaks out against, say, ICE raids in Los Angeles. But most of those high-profile actions ...
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Read part 1 of a 3 part series on drug pricing
Conspiracies Aside, Drug Company Profits Are Average
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held its first of three listening sessions on the pharmaceutical market. The goal was to discuss reforms that will improve drug affordability by increasing âgeneric and biosimilar availabilityâ and promoting âcompetitionâ. Achieving these goals is essential. The flaw of the first listening session is ...
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Crime in California 2024
Crime in California 2024 by Steve Smith  |  July 15, 2025 On July 1, as it has for over 50 years, the California Department of Justice released three statistical reports covering crime in general, homicides, and juvenile crime. On the positive side, there are some reductions particularly in violent crime ...
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Anti-Charter School Bill Would Hurt Most Vulnerable CA Students
Anti-Charter School Bill Would Hurt Most Vulnerable CA Students by Lance Izumi  |  July 14, 2025 A bill plowing through the State Legislature is using fiscal accountability as a fig-leaf issue to hide its real intentionsâcrippling Californiaâs popular charter-school sector in order to bolster regular public schools that are seeing ...
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Learn how much California's green mandates will cost you
Drivers Will Pay More for Stateâs âManaged Declineâ of Oil and Gas Production
It might be smart for oil and gas industry executives to start planning to pack up for a complete pullout from California. Or to at least notify government officials that their exit is being seriously contemplated. Itâs not easy to operate a business that has been declared unofficially, but effectively, an enemy of the ...
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Parking deregulation helps cities and promotes property rights
Parking deregulation helps cities and promotes property rights By D. Dowd Muska | July 11, 2025 You can fight city hall. But if the dispute involves parking, donât expect the battle to be brief. Thatâs the bitter and expensive lesson learned by Azael âOzâ Sepulveda, an auto mechanic in Pasadena, Texas. For ...
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Read the latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Los Angeles pursues scarcity with short-term rental crackdown
When it comes to its perennial housing crisis, the city of Los Angeles will seek out any scapegoat it can find if it means avoiding having to admit the cityâs own policies are at the root of the problem. It should come as no surprise that the city permitted just ...
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Howâs That âAcceleratedâ Fire Rebuild Going?
The toll from the wildfires is staggering: More than 18,000 structures were burned, 53 square miles were incinerated, 30, maybe more, people were killed, a couple of hundred thousand were evacuated. For the latter, there are pieces to pick up. Some estimates say more than 11,000 homes were destroyed. Politicians, ...
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The Gordon Chang ReportâIn Chinaâs âIntriguing Period,â Xi Jinping Could Be Deposed
READ THE PDF In Chinaâs âIntriguing Period,â Xi Jinping Could Be Deposed Xi Jinping, often called Chinaâs âall-powerfulâ leader, has recently lost substantial influence over the Chinese regime. Some analysts even believe that in the next few months Xi will be formally removed from his three positions: Communist Party general ...
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Taking The Wind Out Of Californiaâs Net-Zero Sails
âWeâre not going to let windmills get built because weâre not going to destroy our country any further than itâs already been destroyed,â Trump said before the June 12 signing ceremony. âYou go and look at these beautiful plains and valleys, and theyâre loaded up with this garbage that gets worse ...
Read the latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Newsom wisely uses political capital to secure CEQA reform
Gov. Gavin Newsom isnât afraid to step into the political fray when it comes to standing up to President Donald Trump over national issues that impact California. Heâs not always wrong when he sues the administration or speaks out against, say, ICE raids in Los Angeles. But most of those high-profile actions ...
Read part 1 of a 3 part series on drug pricing
Conspiracies Aside, Drug Company Profits Are Average
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held its first of three listening sessions on the pharmaceutical market. The goal was to discuss reforms that will improve drug affordability by increasing âgeneric and biosimilar availabilityâ and promoting âcompetitionâ. Achieving these goals is essential. The flaw of the first listening session is ...
Crime in California 2024
Crime in California 2024 by Steve Smith  |  July 15, 2025 On July 1, as it has for over 50 years, the California Department of Justice released three statistical reports covering crime in general, homicides, and juvenile crime. On the positive side, there are some reductions particularly in violent crime ...
Anti-Charter School Bill Would Hurt Most Vulnerable CA Students
Anti-Charter School Bill Would Hurt Most Vulnerable CA Students by Lance Izumi  |  July 14, 2025 A bill plowing through the State Legislature is using fiscal accountability as a fig-leaf issue to hide its real intentionsâcrippling Californiaâs popular charter-school sector in order to bolster regular public schools that are seeing ...
Learn how much California's green mandates will cost you
Drivers Will Pay More for Stateâs âManaged Declineâ of Oil and Gas Production
It might be smart for oil and gas industry executives to start planning to pack up for a complete pullout from California. Or to at least notify government officials that their exit is being seriously contemplated. Itâs not easy to operate a business that has been declared unofficially, but effectively, an enemy of the ...
Parking deregulation helps cities and promotes property rights
Parking deregulation helps cities and promotes property rights By D. Dowd Muska | July 11, 2025 You can fight city hall. But if the dispute involves parking, donât expect the battle to be brief. Thatâs the bitter and expensive lesson learned by Azael âOzâ Sepulveda, an auto mechanic in Pasadena, Texas. For ...
Read the latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Los Angeles pursues scarcity with short-term rental crackdown
When it comes to its perennial housing crisis, the city of Los Angeles will seek out any scapegoat it can find if it means avoiding having to admit the cityâs own policies are at the root of the problem. It should come as no surprise that the city permitted just ...
Howâs That âAcceleratedâ Fire Rebuild Going?
The toll from the wildfires is staggering: More than 18,000 structures were burned, 53 square miles were incinerated, 30, maybe more, people were killed, a couple of hundred thousand were evacuated. For the latter, there are pieces to pick up. Some estimates say more than 11,000 homes were destroyed. Politicians, ...
The Gordon Chang ReportâIn Chinaâs âIntriguing Period,â Xi Jinping Could Be Deposed
READ THE PDF In Chinaâs âIntriguing Period,â Xi Jinping Could Be Deposed Xi Jinping, often called Chinaâs âall-powerfulâ leader, has recently lost substantial influence over the Chinese regime. Some analysts even believe that in the next few months Xi will be formally removed from his three positions: Communist Party general ...
Taking The Wind Out Of Californiaâs Net-Zero Sails
âWeâre not going to let windmills get built because weâre not going to destroy our country any further than itâs already been destroyed,â Trump said before the June 12 signing ceremony. âYou go and look at these beautiful plains and valleys, and theyâre loaded up with this garbage that gets worse ...
