PRI's Focus on California

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Prisons - California Dreamin', or a Norwegian Nightmare?
Part One of a Three Part Series
Right by the Bay | Steve Smith | October 3, 2023

America’s progressives have long been enamored of the Scandinavian social model and the media is replete with articles about they are the happiest people in the world, living in a country with the best educated population, low crime rates, and some of the wealthiest people per capita on earth. To that we can now add Norway’s seemingly successful prison system.

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And Now, On The Other Side of the Bay . . .
Right by the Bay | Kerry Jackson | October 2, 2023

San Francisco has become almost as famous for its serial store closings as its cable cars. Popular retailers, including Nordstrom, Whole Foods, Saks Off 5th, Anthropologie and Office Depot are shutting their doors because, well, they just can’t take it anymore. The thieves won.

Across the water, on the east side of San Francisco Bay, Oakland is having its own problems with lawbreakers. (The number of people surprised by this is surely in the low single digits.) The city’s ​​restaurateurs say crime is “pushing them to the brink of collapse,” SFGATE reports.

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California Bill Would Loosen Housing Rules Along the Coast
Free Cities Center | Steven Greenhut | October 6, 2023

The most significant and praiseworthy housing bill this year is Senate Bill 423. It passed the Legislature and now is on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Mainly, the bill extends for a decade the provisions of 2017’s Senate Bill 35, which was the first major deregulation-oriented housing measure from the last few years.
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Join PRI, the Pacific Legal Foundation, and Defend American Ideals for
a free virtual event on
The Rise of Reparations

Wednesday, October 11
12-1 PM Pacific Time

Speakers will discuss the moral, social, and historical aspects of reparations and the consequences of current proposals for reparations in California.

Featuring
Bob Woodson, Woodson Center
Joshua Thompson, Pacific Legal Foundation
Andrew Quinio, Pacific Legal Foundation
Betty Chu, Defend American Ideals
Ying Ma, Defend American Ideals

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Individual tickets and sponsorships now available for
PRI's Annual Sir Antony Fisher Gala

Featuring Keynote Speaker
Renowned Historian
Niall Ferguson
Speaking on What Lies Ahead for
the Economy, Politics, and the 2024 Elections

and Taube Family Freedom Prize Honoree
The Hon. Dan Kolkey
PRI Board Member

Saturday, October 14, 2023
6-9 PM

Four Season Hotel Silicon Valley
Palo Alto, CA
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