Watch: Learn How California’s New Reforms Are Making it Easier to Build ADUs
Pacific Research Institute
July 13, 2026
Watch below as a Sacramento-area homeowner gives us a tour of her family’s newly-build ADU and learn how California’s new reforms are making it much easier to build new ADUs.
Unauthorized GLP-1 Knockoffs Risk Patient Safety and Future Innovation, New PRI Brief Warns
Wayne Winegarden
June 11, 2026
As federal regulators intensify enforcement against companies selling unauthorized knockoffs of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, a new Pacific Research Institute brief warns that the booming GLP-1 knockoff market is creating patient safety risks while undermining future breakthrough medicines. “GLP-1s are among ...
Paramount merger lawsuit could spell trouble for California’s entertainment industry
Kerry Jackson
July 30, 2026
Rob Bonta’s crusade against a big Hollywood merger could have drastic repercussions for the entertainment industry in California. The state’s Attorney General says his lawsuit is to protect jobs, but those might be in New Jersey soon. Warner Bros. Discovery ...
Challenge to market-based housing reforms comes up short
Jeremy Lott
July 30, 2026
Several causes have been offered to explain runaway real-estate valuation. For instance, some cities face serious geographic constraints that make building a difficult proposition. I live in an area in northwest Washington that is bounded by Canada to the north, the ...
California Took Homes for the 710 Freeway Extension. The Extension Was Never Built
Anthony Velasquez
July 29, 2026
Drive through parts of El Sereno, Alhambra, South Pasadena or Pasadena and you’ll notice something strange. Homes sit behind aging fences, looking like they should belong to families—except they aren’t. For decades, they’ve been owned by the State of California, ...
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