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Golden State Reckoning
City-Journal | Kerry Jackson
August 11, 2021
Suddenly, though, the governor doesn’t look as safe. A University of California, Berkeley poll reported at the end of July that among likely voters, 50 percent said they would keep Newsom in the September 14 election, while 47 percent said they would recall him. The most recent Inside California Politics/Emerson College poll shows an even closer race: 48 percent of likely voters say they want to keep Newsom, while 46 percent say he should go.
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WATCH: Young Leaders Circle Speakers Series talks to Anna Miller, Idaho Freedom Foundation
Pacific Research Institute Young Leaders Circle "Speakers Series" talks education policy, student athlete compensation, and career advice with Anna Miller from the Idaho Freedom Foundation. Miller is an education policy analyst for the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a libertarian think tank focused on implementing innovative ideas to deplete the power of special interests and free people from government dependency.
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What Can Policymakers Do About Surging Building Materials Costs?
Right By the Bay | M. Nolan Gray
August 10, 2021
Take vinyl, a popular target of local building materials regulators. While vinyl is recognized as a safe and reliable siding material by international building codes, many local governments heavily limit its use in favor of masonry. Though some homebuyers may prefer the aesthetics of brick, others may prefer a more affordable option; regulatory prohibitions take that choice away, increasing siding costs by as much as five times.
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New Research Shows Covid Impact on Student Learning Loss and Mental Health
Right By the Bay | Lance Izumi
August 13, 2021
What are the reasons for the learning losses among students? According to the study, “districts oscillated among virtual, hybrid, and in-person learning environment,” plus students “faced multiple schedule changes, were assigned new teachers midyear, and struggled with glitchy Internet connections and Zoom fatigue.”
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Rising Crime in California: Media Events Aren’t Enough
Inside Sources | Kerry Jackson
August 10, 2021
But what will it achieve if George Gascon and Chesa Boudin, the district attorneys in the cities that rank first (Los Angeles) and fifth (San Francisco) nationally in retail thefts, refuse to prosecute? Both have shown they are interested in something other than criminal justice — which is why both are targets of recall campaigns — and are not just willing but actually committed to looking the other way at crimes they believe so trivial that we just have to live with them.
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