PRI's Focus on California

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Just say no to California’s drug-making plan

San Francisco Chronicle | Wayne Winegarden
February 24, 2020

Like all Americans, Californians are desperate for more affordable prescription drugs. But a state-run generic retailer won’t deliver that outcome. The state would be better served if the governor tabled this idea and instead pursued reforms that eliminated the perverse incentives that currently plague the drug market.

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PRI 2nd Annual Policy Conference: The Homeless Crisis

PRI Next Round Podcast
February 24, 2020

PRI's latest Next Round podcast features an A-list panel of policy experts to discuss the homeless and PRI's latest policy conference. Chris Rufo is a PRI adjunct fellow and director of the Discovery Institute’s Wealth and Poverty Center, Joseph Tartakovky, also a PRI adjunct fellow, practices appellate and constitutional law at Gibson Dunn. PRI's California Fellow Kerry Jackson served as moderator.

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Worker Freedom No More

Right By the Bay Blog | Bartlett Cleland
February 26, 2020

Independent contractors can be a critical tool for a start-up company, as a means of hiring only what is necessary and funneling the saved precious resources into becoming a successful ongoing operation with many employees. Technology companies have become known for this approach but it is a common practice across many industries. Limiting the opportunity for businesses to start and grow is not without economic impact.

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A Prescription for Homelessness That Would Actually Clean Up our Streets

Right By the Bay Blog | Tim Anaya
February 25, 2020

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State address at the State Capitol. And in an unusual twist, he devoted the entire address to one topic – homelessness. Typically, the State of the State outlines a governor’s policy wish list in a variety of areas.

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CCPA, California Get It Wrong on Data Privacy

Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
February 24, 2020

Stealing great public policy ideas is all fine and good, but the CCPA’s initial rollout has been ugly. Problems, problems, more problems, and technical amendments have plagued the enactment of data legislation. And just this month, the California Attorney General released an updated version of the proposed CCPA regulations.

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