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 ...
Californians have a rare chance to rein in CEQA and support housing
Matthew Fleming
July 22, 2026
Curious who‘s to blame for California’s housing crisis? Just look at who wants to kill the cure. A measure to reform the chief impediment to building homes in the state just qualified for the November ballot, and the same week, ...
Approach online weight-loss drug offers with skepticism
Wayne H Winegarden
July 22, 2026
If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you’ve probably seen the ads. Lose weight fast. Get access to GLP-1s. Skip the doctor’s office. Delivered right to your door. For millions of Americans looking to lose weight, the promise ...
California’s Missing Report: Why the State Needs an Annual State of the Criminal Justice System Report
Steve Smith
July 22, 2026
Every year, state agencies, universities, advocacy organizations, and think tanks—including the Pacific Research Institute—publish valuable analyses of crime, courts, corrections, sentencing, policing, and public safety. Those reports shape legislation, influence budgets, and inform public debate. Yet despite this steady stream ...
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