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Another July 1, Another California Fuel Tax Hike

PRI's Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
June 12, 2021

Coinciding with inflation rising faster than it has in 13 years, the cost of driving in California will inflate again on July 1, when the next round of motor fuel excise tax increases takes effect. The kicks we’ll be getting won’t be the joy of driving but boots on our backsides every time we fill up.

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CBS San Francisco Interviews Steven Greenhut on Marin Desalination, Drought

KPIX CBS | John Ramos
June 22, 2021

"But Steven Greenhut disagrees. The author of the book, “Winning the Water Wars” says conservation can only go so far and California should be looking for ways to create a larger water supply rather than just managing scarcity."

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Getting CEQA Out of the Way of Missing Middle Housing

PRI's Right By the Bay Blog | M. Nolan Gray
June 21, 2021

To understand SB 10, you first have to understand two dysfunctional California institutions: zoning and the California Environmental Quality Act. Let’s start with zoning, a set of regulations that allow local governments to determine what gets built. In theory, zoning is supposed to be about separating incompatible uses and funneling growth into the right areas. But in practice, many California cities enforce unreasonably strict zoning regulations, effectively blocking all development.

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Is Colorado “Equal Pay” Law Excluding Remote Workers?

PRI Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
June 24, 2021

Nike, IBM, and Johnson & Johnson are among the large companies that specifically state a remote worker may not live in Colorado and apply for remote work positions. Nike’s job postings go as far as saying any candidate from Colorado must relocate. Drizly, an alcohol delivery and e-commerce company, lists two different job postings; one for candidates in Colorado and one for the rest of the country.

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Catch the latest Been There, Done That on Congress and the Biden administration's attempt to bring California's failed high-speed rail program to the rest of the country.

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