***Read About PRI's Latest Policy Victory***
Controversial Bill Targeting Charter Schools
Pulled in State Assembly After Public Criticism
by PRI's Lance Izumi, Others Increase Opposition
CTA and Democratic Allies Move to Torpedo Charter Schools
Orange County Register | Lance Izumi
June 2, 2021
While many California school districts have floundered during the COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats in the California Legislature are taking aim again at charter schools, which are among the few remaining school-choice options available for parents dissatisfied with the regular public schools.
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Been There Done That on Unaffordable Renewable Energy Mandates
PRI's Right By the Bay Blog
June 3, 2021
The Biden Administration wants to impose a national version of California’s unrealistic and unaffordable renewable energy mandates. Taking California’s renewable energy mandates national will mean higher energy costs and few job opportunities, especially in poor, rural, and minority communities.
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California Has "Been There, Done That"
The Los Angeles Times recently called California “the de-facto policy think tank of the Biden-Harris Administration.” PRI has a message for the rest of the country - California has "been there, done that". The real-life results betray that California has become one of the least appealing places to raise a family, start a business, or call home.
Visit www.pacificresearch.org/beentheredonethat to learn more
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Requiring Uber/Lyft Drivers to Go Green is Costly and Unrealistic Virtue Signaling
PRI Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
June 2, 2021
The California Air Resources Board, by a unanimous vote, adopted on May 20 the Clean Miles Standard. The objective is to “help” the state “meet its climate and air quality goals.” Whether well-intentioned or an exercise in virtue signaling, the rule will set off sticker shock. The conversion will cost as much as $1.73 billion, says the Union of Concerned Scientists. So who gets the bill?
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6 Solutions to Encourage Family Growth in California
PRI's Right By the Bay Blog | McKenzie Richards
June 4, 2021
In my last blog post, 6 Factors Inhibiting Family Growth in California, I showed how several California problems may be affecting the state’s fertility rate. Instead of raising the birth rate through cash incentives – which would be funded by already over-taxed citizens — Sacramento’s policymakers should fix the economic problems that produce financial strains on families in the first place.
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