Newsom’s Biggest Opponents Are the Progressive Fantasies of Presidential Candidates
Gavin Newsom is off to a strong start as governor, with little opposition to his agenda. But he’s about to come up against an opponent that will be much stubborn: Progressive fantasy. Specifically, those progressive fantasies that are advanced during the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
What Happens in the Middle Part of the Legislative Session?
This is the second installment in a 3-part series about the major happenings in the legislative process pursuant to the California Constitution and relevant statutes. Part II is focused on the middle part of the Legislative Session, which is essentially the adoption of the state budget and consideration of bills in their second house. Part […]
Heavy Rains Affirms Need for L.A.’s Measure W
Driving to the office during our recent rainstorms, I thought about the irony of the title of the song by Albert Hammond “It Never Rains in Southern California”– a very popular song from the 1970s. Driving through puddles, flooded intersections and freeway lanes, clearly, we can see that it does indeed rain here in Southern […]
How to Stop Housing Construction
Housing. Affordable housing. Market-rate housing. Luxury housing. I find myself talking about this topic way too often, but it’s because decision makers stress the need to address the housing crisis, yet they fail to approve policies that will attract developers to build more projects without breaking the bank. Instead, they approve policies that undermine those […]