California

PRI’s Wayne Winegarden discusses California’s Project Homekey and his new study from Kerry Jackson and himself, “Project Homekey Provides No Way Home for California’s Homeless,” on the Andy Caldwell Show.

In the wake of the tragic Uvalde and Buffalo shootings, California’s Governor and legislators got busy.  Over a dozen gun related anti-crime bills are in circulation and a few have already been  signed into law. The new laws are: AB 1621, which requires serial numbers on firearms components and defines ...

Listen to Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow business and economics and co-author of No Way Home, discuss the new PRI study on Project Homekey on “The Andy Caldwell Show”.  The interview begins at the 42:00 mark. The Andy Caldwell Show · TACS072522

DOWNLOAD THE PDF California’s 2022 budget includes a tax on lithium, which is necessary for building electric vehicle batteries. It’s almost as if policymakers aren’t as interested in forcing people into electric vehicles as they are pushing them out of cars altogether. The flat-rate tax, which goes into effect in ...

On June 28, California Attorney General Rob Bonta reported that a Firearms Dashboard data breach had occurred, releasing the names and personal information for every CCW (Concealed Carry Weapon) holder in California.  Specifically, the data includes: full name, date of birth, address, gender, race, driver’s license, and CCW license number ...

Recently, I visited Boston for the first time.  During my trip, I enjoyed walking the Freedom Trail from beginning to end, taking a Boston Harbor cruise, visiting the JFK Library and enjoying a good seafood meal at a restaurant in the Back Bay neighborhood. During my trip, I couldn’t help ...

When we think about the homeless crisis in California, the atrocious situation in San Francisco typically comes to mind. An app was even created called Snapcrap that allows San Francisco residents to request a sidewalk cleaning from the city’s Public Works Department by submitting a photo of human feces and ...

In 2000 California passed Proposition 21 – a ballot proposition aimed at addressing gang violence and allowing prosecutors to hold juveniles accountable as adults for violent crimes.  18 years later, voters reaffirmed their desire to continue to hold juveniles accountable by passing Prop 57, only now the decision is left to a ...

Just when you thought the election was over and you were safe from the barrage of dueling campaign ads, think again.  Secretary of State Shirley Weber has just announced the statewide ballot measures that we’ll be deciding in the November election. This year’s ballot measures cover a host of hot ...