2020 will determine if California is an island
Three hundred years ago, a map of North America dedicated to John Lord Somers, Baron of Evesham, depicted California as an island, separated by water from the North American land mass. In a rhetorical sense, the state of California stands as an island today—politically and ideologically and in other ways—separated from more mainstream attitudes throughout […]
California’s Roaring 2020s
January 1, 2030 To my three sons: I’m so proud of you. I especially appreciate that, now that you’re 21, 18, and 16 years old, you no longer fight with each other constantly like you did when you were little. You’re all doing well in school, and have bright futures ahead. But please never forget […]
Wrong-Headed Policy Makes Housing Problem Worse
Faced with a true housing supply and affordability crisis, local governments around the state are acting on impulse and adopting horrible policies. Thinking they can arrest today’s escalating home prices and rising rents, they are enacting new “fix it” laws wily nilly, without considering their long-term consequences for underlying housing markets. Single-family zoning restrictions, rent […]
Politicians Know There Is a Better Solution than Climate Litigation
After three years, and millions of wasted taxpayer dollars to satisfy left-leaning political constituencies, the lawsuit by the New York attorney general (AG) against ExxonMobil did not succeed. According to the New York AG, ExxonMobil allegedly deceived its investors by obscuring the actual costs of climate change on its financial disclosures. So it came as […]