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Wildfire needs holistic approaches to be extinguished before it begins
A fire in Paso Robles was recently stopped after just an acre burned. The quick stop was credited to the use of sheep and goats for “fuel abatement.” After catastrophic wildfires have burned valuable land across the west in recent years, the deployment of grazing livestock to minimize fuel loads ...
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Is the Just-Enacted State Budget Already Beginning to Crumble?
A little noticed report released last week by the California Department of Finance could be the first sign that an economy surely in recession – despite the spin from the Biden administration that it is not regardless of what the numbers show – is beginning to negatively affect the state ...
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To Protect Ag, Time for California to Roll Back AB 5
When rampant inflation and government policy collide, independent workers and consumers bear the brunt of the consequences. The recent enforcement of California’s AB 5 is beginning to ripple through California and, by extension, the rest of the country. The law, intended to provide guarantees to independent contract employees for paid ...
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National Rankings Show San Francisco Falling Further Behind
What has happened to San Francisco, often thought of in the past as the most beautiful city in the country, if not the entire world? The transition from beloved by almost all to profoundly repellant to many is the sad story of a great city being toppled from within. The ...
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The New San Francisco District Attorney: Here’s What She’s Up Against
Brooke Jenkins, appointed by the mayor to be San Francisco’s district attorney, replacing the ousted Chesa Boudin, has an unenviable job ahead of her, an almost Churchillian “finest hour” task of bringing order to a city where disorder had become the norm. Roughly a week after taking the job, Jenkins, ...
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Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson – Project Homekey
This podcast features a new analysis of Gov. Newsom’s Project Homekey – his plan to alleviate homelessness in the state. Project Homekey, which evolved from the original Project Roomkey, provides taxpayer funds to renovate old buildings or build new ones to house the homeless. PRI senior fellow Wayne Winegarden and ...
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Wayne Winegarden Talks California’s Project Homekey on Andy Caldwell Show
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.
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California’s Gun Legislation – The message to crime victims – go get a lawyer
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 ...
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Wayne Winegarden Discusses Project Homekey Study on Andy Caldwell Show
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
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NEW STUDY: Despite Billions Spent, Project Homekey Providing No Way Home for State’s Homeless
SACRAMENTO – Contrary to claims that Project Homekey is successfully addressing California’s homeless crisis, a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute finds that the program is costly, inefficient, and not helping to reduce homelessness. Click here to download the study “California has spent billions ...
Wildfire needs holistic approaches to be extinguished before it begins
A fire in Paso Robles was recently stopped after just an acre burned. The quick stop was credited to the use of sheep and goats for “fuel abatement.” After catastrophic wildfires have burned valuable land across the west in recent years, the deployment of grazing livestock to minimize fuel loads ...
Is the Just-Enacted State Budget Already Beginning to Crumble?
A little noticed report released last week by the California Department of Finance could be the first sign that an economy surely in recession – despite the spin from the Biden administration that it is not regardless of what the numbers show – is beginning to negatively affect the state ...
To Protect Ag, Time for California to Roll Back AB 5
When rampant inflation and government policy collide, independent workers and consumers bear the brunt of the consequences. The recent enforcement of California’s AB 5 is beginning to ripple through California and, by extension, the rest of the country. The law, intended to provide guarantees to independent contract employees for paid ...
National Rankings Show San Francisco Falling Further Behind
What has happened to San Francisco, often thought of in the past as the most beautiful city in the country, if not the entire world? The transition from beloved by almost all to profoundly repellant to many is the sad story of a great city being toppled from within. The ...
The New San Francisco District Attorney: Here’s What She’s Up Against
Brooke Jenkins, appointed by the mayor to be San Francisco’s district attorney, replacing the ousted Chesa Boudin, has an unenviable job ahead of her, an almost Churchillian “finest hour” task of bringing order to a city where disorder had become the norm. Roughly a week after taking the job, Jenkins, ...
Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson – Project Homekey
This podcast features a new analysis of Gov. Newsom’s Project Homekey – his plan to alleviate homelessness in the state. Project Homekey, which evolved from the original Project Roomkey, provides taxpayer funds to renovate old buildings or build new ones to house the homeless. PRI senior fellow Wayne Winegarden and ...
Wayne Winegarden Talks California’s Project Homekey on Andy Caldwell Show
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.
California’s Gun Legislation – The message to crime victims – go get a lawyer
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 ...
Wayne Winegarden Discusses Project Homekey Study on Andy Caldwell Show
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
NEW STUDY: Despite Billions Spent, Project Homekey Providing No Way Home for State’s Homeless
SACRAMENTO – Contrary to claims that Project Homekey is successfully addressing California’s homeless crisis, a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute finds that the program is costly, inefficient, and not helping to reduce homelessness. Click here to download the study “California has spent billions ...
