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PRI’s 2023 Holiday Book List
Tim Anaya – Negotiation Made Simple by John Lowry My selection this year is a bit of shameless self-promotion, as it is a book that I helped to edit. My friend John Lowry has just published his first book, which gives you useful tips and teaches you the strategy to
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Read latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Tejon Ranch’s CEQA battle offers warning for new Solano city
To cope with an ongoing and severe housing shortage, California’s Legislature has passed laws that override local zoning laws to make it easier for developers to construct high-density “infill” projects within existing cities. What California’s policymakers have not done, however, is encourage the development of new cities on raw land. One such
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Holiday meals always begin on the farm, even when we can’t see them
With the holidays fast approaching, food becomes the centerpiece of tables, gifts, and thoughts for people and families. Maybe a family has a traditional recipe eaten every holiday season, lovingly handed down generation-to-generation with unwritten touches that can only be replicated when the item is made with another family member.
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Read latest on fight against fentanyl
A Deal with China on Fentanyl?
According to a story in Reuters: . . . The administration is set to remove restrictions on China’s Institute of Forensic Science in a bid to convince Beijing to step up cooperation to halt the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl in the United States. Blocking fentanyl “precursor” chemicals has
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Latin America Should Upgrade Rather Than Demolish ‘Favelas’
Latin America Should Upgrade Rather Than Demolish ‘Favelas’ By Scott Beyer | November 16, 2023 Some developing countries are making the same urban-renewal mistakes made by the United States in the post-war era. Sensible market-oriented policies can transform slums into safe and decent neighborhoods rather than simply displacing poor people.
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Read latest from Free Cities Center
Can district elections provide better city representation?
I was born in Detroit in 1955 and grew up in the nearby suburb of Wayne. So I had a front-row seat for Motown’s decline in the 1960s. One reason I’ve heard over the decades is Detroit from 1918 until 2013 elected council members at large. That was contrasted to
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The EV Short Circuit: What Is California Going To Do?
Here are a few examples: Akio Toyoda Says Slowing EV Demand Proves He Was Right All Along Honda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends deal with GM Electric Vehicles No Longer the Focus at GM Ford Lost $62,016 For Every EV It Sold In 3Q: Electric vehicles
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Read about latest activist lawsuit
Cooperation, not lawsuits, is the answer to nitrogen on the Central Coast
Nitrogen is the plant equivalent of parents telling their children to eat their vegetables. In kids, vegetables provide micronutrients needed for proper growth, fiber, and energy. In plants, nitrogen provides similar benefits, ensuring plants have the needed energy to grow to the best maturity and provide the most crop at
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Honoring America's heroes on Veterans Day
Personal stories and lessons for Veterans Day
Today, we honor those who have served in our nation’s armed forces. We honor their dedication, their self-sacrifice, and their commitment to, in the words of General Douglas MacArthur, “Duty, honor, country.” Every veteran has his or her own story about how their military service impacted their life. What I’d
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Freedom – Not Density – Should Drive Land-Use Decisions
Freedom – Not Density – Should Drive Land-Use Decisions By Steven Greenhut | November 10, 2023 SACRAMENTO – California has in recent years embarked on a remarkable legislative journey that has seen some of the state’s most-onerous land-use regulations rolled back. Lawmakers have recognized that government restrictions are the key
PRI’s 2023 Holiday Book List
Tim Anaya – Negotiation Made Simple by John Lowry My selection this year is a bit of shameless self-promotion, as it is a book that I helped to edit. My friend John Lowry has just published his first book, which gives you useful tips and teaches you the strategy to
Read latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Tejon Ranch’s CEQA battle offers warning for new Solano city
To cope with an ongoing and severe housing shortage, California’s Legislature has passed laws that override local zoning laws to make it easier for developers to construct high-density “infill” projects within existing cities. What California’s policymakers have not done, however, is encourage the development of new cities on raw land. One such
Holiday meals always begin on the farm, even when we can’t see them
With the holidays fast approaching, food becomes the centerpiece of tables, gifts, and thoughts for people and families. Maybe a family has a traditional recipe eaten every holiday season, lovingly handed down generation-to-generation with unwritten touches that can only be replicated when the item is made with another family member.
Read latest on fight against fentanyl
A Deal with China on Fentanyl?
According to a story in Reuters: . . . The administration is set to remove restrictions on China’s Institute of Forensic Science in a bid to convince Beijing to step up cooperation to halt the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl in the United States. Blocking fentanyl “precursor” chemicals has
Latin America Should Upgrade Rather Than Demolish ‘Favelas’
Latin America Should Upgrade Rather Than Demolish ‘Favelas’ By Scott Beyer | November 16, 2023 Some developing countries are making the same urban-renewal mistakes made by the United States in the post-war era. Sensible market-oriented policies can transform slums into safe and decent neighborhoods rather than simply displacing poor people.
Read latest from Free Cities Center
Can district elections provide better city representation?
I was born in Detroit in 1955 and grew up in the nearby suburb of Wayne. So I had a front-row seat for Motown’s decline in the 1960s. One reason I’ve heard over the decades is Detroit from 1918 until 2013 elected council members at large. That was contrasted to
The EV Short Circuit: What Is California Going To Do?
Here are a few examples: Akio Toyoda Says Slowing EV Demand Proves He Was Right All Along Honda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends deal with GM Electric Vehicles No Longer the Focus at GM Ford Lost $62,016 For Every EV It Sold In 3Q: Electric vehicles
Read about latest activist lawsuit
Cooperation, not lawsuits, is the answer to nitrogen on the Central Coast
Nitrogen is the plant equivalent of parents telling their children to eat their vegetables. In kids, vegetables provide micronutrients needed for proper growth, fiber, and energy. In plants, nitrogen provides similar benefits, ensuring plants have the needed energy to grow to the best maturity and provide the most crop at
Honoring America's heroes on Veterans Day
Personal stories and lessons for Veterans Day
Today, we honor those who have served in our nation’s armed forces. We honor their dedication, their self-sacrifice, and their commitment to, in the words of General Douglas MacArthur, “Duty, honor, country.” Every veteran has his or her own story about how their military service impacted their life. What I’d
Freedom – Not Density – Should Drive Land-Use Decisions
Freedom – Not Density – Should Drive Land-Use Decisions By Steven Greenhut | November 10, 2023 SACRAMENTO – California has in recent years embarked on a remarkable legislative journey that has seen some of the state’s most-onerous land-use regulations rolled back. Lawmakers have recognized that government restrictions are the key
