Santa Barbara needs more housing, not more decrees

Santa Barbara needs more housing, not more decrees Rent control is a bad idea politicians just can’t let go of. From Santa Monica to New York City, cities have discovered time and again that government decree is no guarantee of ...
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Proposed $10 billion housing bond will only burden California cities

California’s housing overhaul has been so extensive — 45 bills signed last October alone by Gov. Gavin Newsom — the results won’t be clear for years. Even so, voters this November 3 may get to decide on another $10 billion ...
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Watch PRI’s interview with Rick Caruso – one year after the wildfires

In this special Free Cities Center interview, Rick Caruso – founder and executive chairman of Caruso, longtime civic and philanthropic leader in Los Angeles and former mayor candidate – discusses LA’s rebuilding efforts one year after the wildfires. He shares ...
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New Free Cities Center Booklet Calls for Common-Sense Reforms to Better Protect Californians from Wildfires

SACRAMENTO – The Free Cities Center at the Pacific Research Institute – the California-based, nonpartisan, free market think tank – today released a new booklet examining the failures in state and local wildfire prevention and response policies during this year’s ...

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