Free Cities
After union flex, Folsom squelches plan to eye privatization
As the minutes of the charter review committee’s May 4 meeting note, “A large contingent of city employees, labor representatives, and local residents spoke in defense of the current charter protections and against privatization.” Speakers apparently…
A not so Brightline: California’s other bullet train…
It’s happening. This time, it’s really happening. That’s what dignitaries at the pseudo-event told…
California’s latest ‘green’ strategy threatens local…
Amid the sea of mandates, bans and fines — e.g., my local trash district recently sent us a letter…
Austin’s housing solutions offer a model for California…
As LAist’s David Wagner reported, only about 16% of Orange County households earn the $350,400…
Useful data, but misguided advice: Harvard on housing
Advocates of deregulation-oriented solutions to the affordable-housing crisis continue to notch wins…
Challenge to market-based housing reforms comes up short
Several causes have been offered to explain runaway real-estate valuation. For instance, some cities face serious geographic constraints that make building a difficult proposition. I live in an area in northwest Washington that is bounded by Canada…
American suburbs are better than most people think
Geoff Graham also responds to Smith, saying, “I am guessing no country subsidizes the infrastructure…
Buying local: The new push to legalize neighborhood…
Also in 2024, as part of a major zoning overhaul, Pomona, Calif., approved the “secondary use of a…
‘Like, bye’: Two words that define Wilson’s start as…
Democratic socialist Katie Wilson took office as mayor of Seattle at the start of the year with big…
Watch: Learn How California’s New Reforms Are Making…
Watch below as a Sacramento-area homeowner gives us a tour of her family’s newly-build ADU and…
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