Plus: Ohio church sues the city trying to shut down its homeless services, another indigenous-owned megaproject approved in Vancouver, B.C., and a new report shows rapidly deteriorating housing affordability.
"Why isn't there a toilet here? I just don't get it. Nobody does," one resident told The New York Times last week. "It's yet another example of the city that can't."
The proposal seems to conflict with a Supreme Court ruling against laws that criminalize mere possession of obscene material.
Plus: TED's "genocide apologists," California's speed limits, NYPD's inability to handle road blockages, and more...
Plus: Beverly Hills homeowners can't build new pools until their city allows new housing, a ballot initiative would legalize California's newest city, and NIMBYs sue to overturn zoning reform (again).
Plus: Deepfakes of Biden, complaints of Californians, filters for aircrafts, and more...
Johnny Jackson had just had surgery for his prostate cancer when three officers arrested him with "brutal force" over his expired vehicle registration.
Self-employment in California fell by 10.5 percent and overall employment tumbled by 4.4 percent after A.B. 5's implementation.
Plus: the Supreme Court weighs housing fees and homelessness, YIMBYs bet on smaller, more focused reforms, and a new paper finds legalizing more housing does in fact bring costs down.
Biden undid Trump-era rules for independent contractors, but the new rule will likely last only until another Republican is elected president. This is no way to regulate an economy.
California made carry permits easier to obtain but nearly impossible to use.
Plus: Fort Collins tries passing zoning reform for the third time, Coastal California cracks down on Airbnbs, and state lawmakers try to unban rent control.
The state's law, which a federal judge enjoined last month, prohibits firearms in most public places.
Gavin Newsom supported a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in California but rejected a social consumption measure.
More than 20 people died while in custody of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department last year.
After a federal judge deemed the state's location-specific gun bans unconstitutional, the 9th Circuit stayed his injunction.
The long-planned tunnel will bring water from the Sacramento River to the state's dry southern regions.
Pizza Hut announced plans to lay off 1,200 delivery drivers on Wednesday.
Two women reported attacks and threats from abusive ex-partners to the police. A lawsuit claimed they were ignored.
California is facing a projected deficit of $68 billion, a larger amount than the entire annual budget of the state of Florida.
The good news: Regulators have exercised unusual restraint.
An error-prone investigation in search of a fugitive led police to Amy Hadley's house.
Plus: Austin's newly passed zoning reforms could be in legal jeopardy, HUD releases its latest census of the homeless population, and a little-discussed Florida reform is spurring a wave of home construction.
He could save $98 million by dodging California's state income taxes with his unusual, eye-popping contract.
Plus: Segregationist Christmas parties, California cops, Israeli gun licenses, and more...
Blame lingering pandemic-era restrictions that make it harder for people to find a dog or cat they'd like to adopt.
Poker player Annie Duke says grit is overrated and walking away from bad choices is an underappreciated virtue.
Every dollar wasted on political pork, fraud, and poorly considered infrastructure makes the country’s fiscal situation even worse.
Some of the worst-performing elementary schools in California retrained teachers to teach reading with phonics. A new paper says the change worked.
On Thursday, a federal appeals court will hear about the FBI's "blatant scheme to circumvent" the Fourth Amendment.
The late Supreme Court justice eloquently defended property rights and state autonomy.
Plus: the U.S. Justice Department says zoning restrictions on a church's soup kitchen are likely illegal, more cities pass middle housing reforms, and California gears up for another rent control fight.
Plus: an unexpected digression into the world of Little Debbie dessert snack cakes.
Over 2 million Americans have moved to Florida since COVID began. Where did they come from?
By banning firearms from a long list of "sensitive places," the state is copying a policy that federal judges have repeatedly rejected.
Too bad that was only a small part of the 90-minute affair.
The regulation is part of a suite of new restrictions on hotels sought by the local hotel workers union.
Plus: Send your questions for the editors to roundtable@reason.com ahead of this week’s special webathon episode!
Higher prices created by a $20 minimum wage for burger joints will lead to fewer customers, reduced profits, fewer restaurants, and a loss of jobs.
Los Angeles voters will decide in March whether to force hotels to report empty rooms to the city and accept vouchers from homeless people.
Instead of looking like a future president, Newsom comes off as just another small man in a big office.
