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Still no place to live: The local barriers to the accessory dwelling unit revolution
When Jason and Elizabeth Riddick began considering their options for building an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on their Malibu home, they thought their prayers were answered.
It was the perfect solution for the Riddicks, who were trying to find a housing option for Elizabeth’s 82-year-old mother that allowed her to stay close to family while receiving the care she needs for numerous medical issues, including immunodeficiency.
But as Brian Hodges explains, despite California’s recent legislative reforms designed to improve the laws and foster ADU development, Malibu, like many local governments, didn’t care about any of that.
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The Hill: Pulling back the curtain on DC’s rulemakers?
For all matters of government policy, there’s usually someone to praise or blame. When it comes to agency rulemaking, however, it is not often so clear who’s responsible.
Joe Luppino-Esposito tells us how a new bipartisan bill in front of Congress could fix that.
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No matter the spin, TJ is heading in the wrong direction with admissions criteria
Fairfax County Public Schools officials made no secret over the past year that, in their view, Thomas Jefferson High School (TJ) has too many Asian-American students, and they changed the admissions policy accordingly.
Despite the policy’s clear intent and its apparent success in reducing admissions offers to Asian-American students this year by 20%, its defenders insist the targeted decrease is not a “purge of any group.”
Erin Wilcox reminds us that it’s clear-cut racial discrimination, and it violates our Constitution’s promise of equal protection under the law.
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