Free Cities
‘Inclusionary zoning’ seems designed to exclude new housing
One often-overlooked impediment to housing construction is something known as “inclusionary zoning,” which requires builders to set aside lower-income housing in order to gain a project’s approval — or pay a large fee to the local government. A July…
New PRI Booklet: California Insurance Crisis Is a…
SACRAMENTO – Following the collapse of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push for legislation addressing wildfire…
Pensions devour California city budgets — and it’s…
That was during the dot-com boom, which people actually said was a “new” economy that couldn’t go…
New Solano city’s travails spotlight state’s maddening…
Supporters’ initial plan was to qualify a county ballot measure for the November 2024 election,…
California pensions: A bipartisan push to destroy…
Because of the so-called California Rule, governments here cannot reduce pension benefits for…
Sounds like a plan: Cities embrace pre-approved housing designs
It’s so obvious, even Los Angeles gets it.In response to the savage firestorms that struck California’s largest metro region in January 2025, both the city and county of Los Angeles enacted a promising affordable-housing reform. Last summer, Los…
Pensions are main reason for slowing police response…
Pensions are one key problemStaffing shortages often are treated as a recruiting problem.…
Bay Area transit tax would lock in flawed spending…
It’s a tax that would run for 14 years and raise an average of $1.2 billion a year. The four…
Who should be liable when utility equipment sparks…
According to CalMatters, fire survivors and advocacy groups say the governor’s proposal will limit…
Charter reform is fine, but sinkhole points to LA’s…
That’s just one facet of the recommendations delivered to Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission…
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