Is The Gas Tax a Model For Housing Reform?
On a recent trip to Sacramento, I got to see the big legislative debate over housing in action. And the debate goes beyond the particulars of housing. There is an argument over strategy—whether housing reform should be done via peace between state and local entities, or by the state imposing tough new rules on the […]
Should the State of California eliminate Proposition 13?
In November 2020, California voters will be given a chance to weigh in on one of the most dangerous and sweeping economic propositions in the state’s history. A well-funded public employee union coalition has qualified a measure that would dismantle Proposition 13 by removing taxpayer protections for non-residential property. We are told the measure […]
Inland Empire Forming North of L.A.
In case you haven’t noticed, a second Inland Empire is starting to take root to the north of Los Angeles. It’s the Grapevine area on the north side of the Tejon Pass. And while it is tiny compared to the vast tracts of warehouses that spread across the inland areas, well, big things usually start […]
Estimated Impact of Janus on California’s Public Sector Unions So Far: $50M/year
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case Janus vs AFSCME. An immediate consequence of this ruling was that public sector unions could no longer collect so-called “agency fees” from workers in their bargaining units who had opted out of full union membership. The other main consequence of the Janus ruling was that those […]