Learn about the problems with rent control
Rent-control madness is coming to California’s November ballot
Steven Greenhut
September 19, 2024
Indeed, the so-called Justice for Renters Act features this simple text: “The state may not limit the right of any city, county, or city and county to maintain, enact or expand residential rent control.” If voters approve the initiative, it ...
The three-bedroom solution to our ‘childless’ cities
Kenneth Schrupp
September 13, 2024
The three-bedroom solution to our ‘childless’ cities by Kenneth Schrupp | September 13, 2024 Take a look around your city and think about a modal of American life for many people – college, rent, get married, start a family, work ...
Watch PRI’s Webinar – The Grants Pass Decision on Homelessness: An Inside Look
Pacific Research Institute
August 5, 2024
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson represents the lifting of a major legal logjam that has hindered the efforts of local governments in California and across the country to clean up homeless encampments and alleviate rising ...
New Free Cities Book
Reforms to Increase Affordability, Homebuilding Would Go Far to Alleviate State’s Housing, Homeless Crises
Pacific Research Institute
January 31, 2024
SACRAMENTO – Rolling back policies that have created unaffordable costs of living and made homebuilding prohibitively expensive can alleviate the state’s housing and homeless problems, finds a new book released today by the Free Cities Center at the nonpartisan, free-market ...
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