George Lucas, Reluctant YIMBY?
PRI's Right By the Bay Blog | M. Nolan Gray
July 14, 2021
Whether the project was born out of revenge—a path which Yoda might caution leads to the dark side—or an earnest passion for housing affordability remains unclear. In Lucas’ defense, it wouldn’t have been the director’s first foray into philanthropy: After all, the filmmaker donated much of the $4.08 billion payout earned from the sale of Star Wars to charitable causes.
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New PRI Young Leaders Circle Speakers Series Interview
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WATCH: PRI's Young Leaders Circle Speakers Series -- Corey DeAngelis, American Federation for Children
Corey DeAngelis, the director of research for the American Federation for Children joins the Speakers Series to talk school choice, teachers unions, and the Biden administration with PRI's Evan Harris. DeAngelis holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas in education policy and previously worked for the Cato Institute and Reason Foundation; regularly appearing on national radio and TV to discuss education policy, school choice, and his research.
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Newsom Takes First Steps to Stop Fracking in California
PRI's Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
July 16, 2021
Fracking is being phased out in California. Not for any rational reason. The process of hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and gas is in part responsible for the long-term drop in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. But because fracking has been vilified by the green lobby, it therefore must be banished from climate-obsessed California.
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Victory for Free Speech: AFP v. Bonta
PRI's Right By the Bay Blog | Rowena Itchon
July 15, 2021
After six years and no less than three amici filed by PRI, we are gratified that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Americans’ First Amendment right to make donations to charities such as PRI. The Court struck down as facially unconstitutional the California Attorney General’s requirement that charities disclose the identities of their major donors to the state—exposing those donors to harassment.
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