Driving Californians Out of Their Cars
In a state whose voters are obsessed not only with curbing waste but trimming their waistlines, it should come as no surprise that state officials
Loren Kaye
June 1, 2017
One simple trick for California’s carbon diet: a robust cap-and-trade system
Almost every January 1st I set a personal goal for weight loss. That’s easy. The hard part comes the following 364 days while I try different
Loren Kaye
May 16, 2017
Book review: Recovering institutional memory
Assemblyman Willard M. Huyck served two terms in the Legislature shortly after the end of the Second World War. Though little-remembered today, Mr. Huyck is
Loren Kaye
April 11, 2017
You can have infill housing or an unreformed CEQA , but not both
If the question is housing affordability or greenhouse gas reductions, livable cities or infrastructure investment, then the answer often involves “infill housing.” Dense housing in
Loren Kaye
April 6, 2017
Legislation would upend local citizens’ initiatives
In 2016 California voters considered more than 850 local ballot measures. But that is just too much democracy, according to a measure introduced in the Assembly last month. Most
Loren Kaye
March 29, 2017
Expanding opportunity for all Californians
An abridged version of this article first ran in the Sacramento Bee. For good or ill, the new administration in the nation’s capital has upended the
Loren Kaye
February 28, 2017
Improving a good thing: making regulatory reform better
One of the few significant pro-business reforms to emerge from the Legislature during the recession was a more robust cost-effectiveness requirement for administrative regulations. Authored
Loren Kaye
February 9, 2017
If the question is upward mobility the answer is California colleges
What’s the most effective tool to improve economic mobility in California? Higher minimum wage? No. Mandatory employment benefits? Nope. Higher redistributive taxes? Nada. It’s the
Loren Kaye
February 1, 2017
Appellate court hears arguments on cap-and-trade auction
A Sacramento appellate court will hear oral arguments this morning on a closely-watched lawsuit filed by CalChamber concerning the California Air Resources Board’s cap-and-trade auction.
Loren Kaye
January 24, 2017