Despite fast-track promises, LA rebuilding is mired in red tape
Kerry Jackson
June 28, 2025
More than 18,000 structures were burned in Los Angeles County in January. The greatest losses were in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. While updating the recovery “progress” more than three months ago, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass vowed that she was ...
Regulation bottlenecks impede state’s infrastructure grants
Sarah Downey
June 26, 2025
Regulation bottlenecks impede state’s infrastructure grants by Sarah Downey | June 26, 2025 Editor’s Note: While the Free Cities Center advocates for regulations that encourage market-rate construction rather than affordable-housing subsidies, it’s useful to look at the status of the ...
Watch the Free Cities Center tour of Roseville’s thriving downtown
Pacific Research Institute
June 30, 2025
Watch as Free Cities Center director Steven Greenhut takes a tour of the city of Roseville’s thriving downtown. Learn what makes this downtown so vibrant and why it is so important for suburban communities to have downtowns. We’ll also ...
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Steven Greenhut
March 17, 2025
SACRAMENTO – Acclaimed journalist and policy analyst Steven Greenhut released today his latest book, The War on Suburbia, a compelling examination of how urban planning, government policies, and ideological battles threaten the future of suburban living. Published by the Pacific Research Institute, this book ...
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