Will Gov. Campaign for Measure that Sealed Cap-n-Trade Deal?
A major concession Governor Jerry Brown made to secure Republican votes for his cap-and-trade extension was to allow a constitutional amendment to move forward that gives Republicans a chance to influence spending of cap-and-trade money one time in 2024. But that doesn’t mean Brown will campaign to pass the amendment. Republicans insisted that the provision […]
The right Rx for California’s housing problems
Christopher Thornberg’s “Stop Dissin’ the Housing Market—Set it Free!”, which recently appeared on these pages, is just what California’s housing markets need. Hail to this Beacon Economics PhD! Want more housing? as Thronberg asks: Stop messing with markets! Thornberg’s piece, which can be found by clicking on the following link, should be required reading for all 120 […]
Is CA an incubator — or a bubble?
California, do you want to be an incubator for great ideas—or a bubble that shuts out the world? That’s the question Californians need to ask, as we simultaneously confront three big challenges: building a more sustainable economy and future; reckoning with our crisis-level shortages in housing and infrastructure; and protecting ourselves from a deranged Trump […]
Will California politicians really address housing crisis or settle for tokenism?
Having checked gas taxes and cap-and-trade off their 2017 agenda, California political leaders will turn to the state’s housing crisis after a month-long midsummer vacation. It’s high time, because California is building barely enough new housing to handle current population growth and making no dent in a years-long backlog. Between 2003 and 2014, California built […]