CAPITAL IDEAS: California’s Past, Even if Not Perfect, Set Up Its Prosperous Future
Capital Ideas | Kerry Jackson
May 12, 2021
The missions were typically established by a pair of priests, a few soldiers, and natives from Baja California, Dr. Lynne Doti, professor emerita of economics, explained in a 2019 Chapman University economics paper. The pioneers had limited resources for starting an economy, only “themselves, a few animals and a nearby source of water.”
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EdChoice “Big Ideas” Podcast Interviews Lance Izumi on School Choice
EdChoice | Jason Bedrick
May 12, 2021
Lance Izumi joined the EdChoice Chats “Big Ideas” podcast to talk about one of his recent books, “Choosing Diversity: How Charter Schools Promote Diverse Learning Models and Meet the Diverse Needs of Parents and Children.” Lance also explains common misunderstandings about charter schools, breaks down the different types of charter schools, and education’s impact during the COVID-19 shutdowns.
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6 Factors Inhibiting Family Growth in California
PRI Right By the Bay Blog | McKenzie Richards
May 10, 2021
California has some of the lowest fertility rates in the nation, coming in at 1.6 in 2019. The number is expected to decrease even more. One recent study projects that 25% of American millennial women will be childless, a significant uptick from historical U.S. trends.
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Blackouts, Increasing Crime, Rampant Homelessness, And Man-Made Drought: Is This California Or A Third World Nation?
The Economic Standard | Kerry Jackson
May 11, 2021
But there has to be some good news, right? Somewhere there is. But a quick look at the headlines beyond blackouts and drought tell us deadly crimes in the state’s largest cities are on the rise, homelessness continues to grow, and the wildfire season, which is “already off to a fast start,” “could quickly become the worst on record.”
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California Drought Brings the Hammer Down on Arrowhead’s “Free Water”
PRI's Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
May 13, 2021
The board says it has received “4,000 comments and thousands of pages of information from the public alleging continued excessive water diversions…” It sounds damning, but there is no dry riverbed, trapped fish, homes without water, or other smoking gun.
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Early Release for 76,000 California Inmates
PRI's Right By the Bay Blog | Rowena Itchon
May 11, 2021
For Californians who are scratching their heads wondering why our government wants to let violent criminals out of prison, Dana Simas, the CDCR spokesperson, said in a statement: “The goal is to increase incentives for the incarcerated population to practice good behavior and follow the rules while serving their time, and participate in rehabilitative and educational programs, which will lead to safer prisons.”
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