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Why Local Government Keeps Running Out of Your Money

February 13, 2026 5:00 amFebruary 13, 2026 11:18 am

Two years after San Luis Obispo County Supervisors declared that road maintenance was no longer a priority, the SLO County Association of Governments wants to raise sales taxes to help maintain roads. Talk about mixed signals! The City of Santa...

Return to First Principles to Fix the Golden State

February 12, 2026 11:43 amFebruary 12, 2026 8:24 pm

There’s a desire for change in the state of California. Unfortunately, California’s problems don’t stay in California. When families and employers feel priced out, they move—and their paychecks and expectations move with them. States like Texas and Tennessee have welcomed...

AG Aaron Ford Unveils ‘Affordable Nevada’ Housing Plan Amid Gubernatorial Campaign

January 20, 2026 2:41 pmJanuary 20, 2026 2:41 pm

As Nevada grapples with soaring housing costs that have left renters and aspiring homeowners struggling, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Aaron Ford has released his “Affordable Nevada” plan, aiming to tackle the crisis through renter protections, development incentives,...

Scarcity, Not Landlords, is Driving California’s Rent Crisis

January 19, 2026 2:45 pmJanuary 19, 2026 2:45 pm

California’s rent debate is often reduced to a simple story: tenants are hurting, and landlords are to blame. That narrative may be easy to repeat, but it overlooks some of the real causes of high rents. I have spent almost...

Gov. Newsom Signs Sen Wiener’s SB 79 to ‘San Francisco’ all of California

October 13, 2025 2:55 amOctober 13, 2025 2:56 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom just signed Senate Bill 79 by Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco, to force single-family neighborhoods to accept high-rise apartment buildings, overriding local zoning restrictions which ban dense development to favor “transit-oriented housing development.”...

Senator Wiener’s SB 79 Would ‘San Francisco’ all of California

October 2, 2025 9:24 amOctober 3, 2025 6:52 am

Senate Bill 79 by Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco, would force single-family neighborhoods to accept high-rise apartment buildings, overriding local zoning restrictions which ban dense development to favor “transit-oriented housing development.” This favorite policy of Sen. Wiener...

Sen. Wiener’s SB 79: Forcing Single-Family Neighborhoods to Accept Low Income High-Rise Apartments Next Door

July 7, 2025 10:28 amJuly 23, 2025 4:54 pm

SB 79 by Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco would force single-family neighborhoods to accept high-rise apartment buildings. This favorite policy of Sen. Wiener goes back to 2019 when he authored the controversial housing/zoning bill SB 50, which...