PRI's Focus on California

View this email in your browser ([link removed])
[link removed]
Will New California Laws Finally Ease the Housing Shortage?
Free Cities Center | October 16, 2023 | John Seiler

It will take time to see the results of the latest laws, but at least the Legislature is trying to address the situation by making it easier for builders to increase supply.

Read here . . . ([link removed])
[link removed]

[link removed]

Read part 3 of a 3-part series:
What can California learn from Norway's prison system?
Right by the Bay | Steve Smith | October 17, 2023

Critics of the California (and presumably the entire US) correctional system) often point out that Norwegian correctional staff are not armed, and mix freely with inmates. Inmates attend religious services, practice yoga, sports, vocational skills, attend classes, and officers do not use martial terms or ranks.

California’s facilities offer many of the same activities and programs (although it varies by institution) and admittedly our institutions are ugly but functional.

Read more... ([link removed])

------------------------------------------------------------

Staff Unionization Effort Won't Help GOP Staff
Right by the Bay | Tim Anaya | October 19, 2023

AB 1 garnered a surprising amount of Republican support, but GOP staffers should not fool themselves into thinking that unionization will help them.

Read more... ([link removed])
[link removed]

============================================================
** Twitter ([link removed])
** Facebook ([link removed])
** YouTube ([link removed])
** LinkedIn ([link removed])
** Website ([link removed])
Copyright © 2022 *Pacific Research Institute*, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website.

Our mailing address is:
P.O. Box 60485 Pasadena, CA 91116

** ([link removed])

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences ([link removed])
or ** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
.