Would the Mother of All NIMBY Ballot Initiatives Accidentally Allow More Development?
California activists have proposed a ballot initiative that would effectively strip the state government of the ability to regulate land use.
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California Takes a Big Step Toward Legalizing 'Missing Middle' Housing
Legislators advance bills that would allow duplexes statewide and make it easier for local governments to legalize small apartment buildings.
California Court Rules Vegan Creamery Has First Amendment Right To Call Products 'Butter' and 'Cheese'
Who thought it was a good idea to give the government control over marketing?
The Same Law California NIMBYs Use To Block Housing Is Now Freezing College Enrollments and Halting Hospital Expansions
A string of adverse court decisions will stop the University of California Board of Regents from adding more students to its Berkeley campus and adding more hospital beds to its medical center in San Francisco
California Recall Opponents Warn We Might All Die if Newsom Gets Ousted
No, really, the difference between Newsom's and Larry Elder’s positions on COVID mandates are being presented as “a matter of life and death.”
California Judge Overturns Voter Initiative That Said Gig Workers Aren't Always Employees
Plus: You can't FOIA politicians' browser histories, Pentagon compels commercial airlines to evacuate Afghan refugees, and more...
Some Progressives Are Now Claiming California's Recall Election Is 'Undemocratic'
But they don't really think that the recall process is illegitimate or unconstitutional. They simply don't like that it's being used against one of their own.
Gavin Newsom Takes Aim at Larry Elder as California Recall Builds Up Steam
Can Democrats stop acting as if all the governor's critics are Trump-loving insurrectionists?
California Law Would Limit Free Speech at Vaccination Sites
Plus: Wiretapping social media, Democrats' budget proposal, cryptocurrency regulations, the infrastructure bill, and more..
Why Do the Media Keep Uncritically Repeating Implausible Police Fentanyl Overdose Stories?
Recycling a government press release is not good journalism.
Federal Agents Had No Authority To Seize Contents of Safe Deposit Boxes, Newly Unsealed Warrant Confirms
The warrant affidavit made generalized accusations against U.S. Private Vaults' customers but provided no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by individuals whose assets have been seized.
Prosecutors Tried To Seize $57K From This Man's Safe Deposit Box Because He Sold Bongs Without a Permit
After getting called out for a "manifestly inadequate" attempt at establishing probable cause for the seizure, the feds now say they will return Joseph Ruiz' money.
Something Important Is Missing From Elizabeth Warren's Anti-Recall Ad in California
Voters who support Gov. Gavin Newsom can still select a successor. That’s left out of a campaign commercial airing during the Olympics.
That Weird California Computer Ban Isn't What It Appears to Be. It's Dumber.
An attempt to reduce idle electricity consumption actually incentivizes selling more powerful equipment.
San Francisco Wants To Charge Drivers To Enter Downtown
A congestion pricing proposal would have drivers pay $6.50 every time they enter a downtown zone.
State Governments Are Creating Their Own Drug Cartels
Much of what government does is tax people to try to fix problems that government caused.
New Poll Shows California Voters Split on Gov. Gavin Newsom Recall
Undecided folks seem to be turning against the governor.
Californians Get 42 Choices To Potentially Replace Gov. Gavin Newsom
The list of candidates is released, but radio host Larry Elder is suing over his exclusion. (Updated: a judge ruled in Elder's favor.)
Housing-Starved San Francisco Fines Developer $1.2 Million For Building Too Many Units
The city approved developers' plans for a 10-unit complex. They built 29 homes instead. Now some of those illegal units could have to be dismantled.
California Lawmakers Unanimously Approve the State's First Basic Income Program
The idea of attaching fewer strings to government assistance is gaining currency.
Citing Rising COVID-19 Cases, L.A. County Reimposes a General Mask Mandate and Threatens Additional Restrictions
Requiring inoculated people to wear masks does not seem like a sensible or effective response, and it could deter vaccination.
Antiquated Zoning Laws Are Worsening the Housing Crisis
Ending single-family zoning doesn't ban single-family homes from neighborhoods. It merely allows more freedom for people to build what they want.
Some Prosecutors Are Daring To Challenge the 'Tough on Crime' Status Quo
They're mostly progressives, but their ideas about limiting government power and respecting individual rights sound almost conservative.
SCOTUS Rules That California Violated the First Amendment by Routinely Demanding Donor Information From Advocacy Groups
Six justices agreed that the state's "dragnet for sensitive donor information" imposes "a widespread burden on donors' associational rights."
San Jose Wants to Force Gun Owners to Carry Insurance and Pay Fees
The fees would be used to reimburse the city for the public costs of gun violence.
California Democrats Look To End Recall Sideshow With Earlier Vote
Lawmakers cut out some red tape, but only when it serves the party.
Seattle Is Proposing to Get Rid of Single-Family Zoning In Name Only. Literally.
More and more cities have taken preliminary steps toward allowing "missing middle" housing options in once exclusive single-family neighborhoods, but the devil is in the details.
Chef Andrew Gruel Survived COVID-19 and Gavin Newsom
What's it like to run a restaurant in California during the pandemic?
Want Better Policing? Make It Easier To Fire Bad Cops.
Realtors, contractors, and insurance agents who engage in bad behavior can be stripped of their licenses. Police officers, on the other hand, rarely get fired.
Malibu Man Fined $4.2 Million Over Disputed Beachfront Gate
Warren Lent is suing the California Coastal Commission, arguing that its power to unilaterally hand down massive fines with minimal process is unconstitutional.
Unions Working Hard To Defeat Newsom Recall Effort
Newsom's subservience to the unions is the best reason to recall him.
California Wants To Throw $100 Million at Its Mismanaged Retail Marijuana Sector
Lawmakers want to pay cities to help cannabis businesses navigate the state’s oppressive bureaucracy.
Former Biden Senior COVID Adviser Admonishes Americans for Their Lack of 'Sacrifice' During the Pandemic
Plus: California reopens, the DOJ will tighten its rules on seizing lawmakers' records, and more...
Feds Restore $929 Million in Funds for California's Billion-Dollar Bullet Train Boondoggle
A grant revoked under President Donald Trump will be returned.
The 'California Dream' Isn't Dead. Yet.
California’s problems are indeed daunting, but even troubled San Francisco is still a lovely city.
California Backs Off Plan To Force Workers To Keep Masking Up
The state is going to "reopen" June 15. That includes ending most mask mandates for vaccinated people.
The Pandemic Is a Case for Policy Humility
Politicians and policymakers know less than they think they do, in part because they have less power over our lives than they assume.
Here's Why California's 'Assault Weapon' Ban Is Unconstitutional
Such laws arbitrarily prohibit rifles that are commonly used for legal purposes.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Clings to COVID-19 Emergency Powers
The state is scheduled to ease its lockdowns on June 15. But Newsom still wants the power to control the terms.
Is California Over?
Why the Golden State is losing people, business, and a congressional seat
California's 'Assault Weapon' Ban Unconstitutional, Says Federal Judge
Victory for the Second Amendment in Miller v. Bonta. Will the Biden administration pay attention?
California Politicians Craft Nifty New Idea To Increase Housing Costs
Lawmakers are proposing to create a "California Dream Fund" that would subsidize up to 45 percent of the costs of a new home.
Stanford Law Dean: 'I Would Never Have Approved' Investigating a Student for Mocking the Federalist Society
"Stanford Law School is strongly committed to free speech," says Dean Jenny S. Martinez, who wants to "ensure that something like this does not happen again."
Why Did It Take Stanford So Long To Recognize This Satirical Flyer As Protected Speech?
The university investigated a law school student for mocking the Federalist Society, putting his diploma on hold until yesterday.
