Rush to Digitalization
Government response to a rush to digitalization varies when it comes to paper receipts and paper money. While some in the legislature think it’s a good idea to discard paper receipts, others in local governments are putting a halt to the idea of retail stores eliminating cash sales. AB 161 by San Francisco Assemblyman Phil […]
The Maitre’d Governor
Watching Gavin Newsom deliver a seemingly endless press conference to present his revised May budget proposal, one couldn’t help but be impressed by his command of—and love for—policy details. But his manner of delivery was another story. Newsom’s style is both sweet and sour, a strange mix of smooth, accessible delivery and a habit of […]
SB50: Sticking it to SoCal
According to state senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco, author of SB50, which would take away local zoning authority from municipalities, including eliminating single-family zoning in much of LA County, “one of the root causes of California’s housing crisis [is] hyper-low-density zoning near jobs and transit.” Why, then, you might ask, did Wiener recently amend […]
Fearing the Wheelbarrow
According to the Smithsonian, researchers believe the wheelbarrow first appeared in classical Greece between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C. and could pay for itself in just 3 or 4 days in terms of labor savings. Its invention drove a massive improvement in productivity that freed humans for other endeavors. But imagine if the laborers […]