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San Diego Union-Tribune Quotes Kerry Jackson on Housing, Emissions

San Diego Union-Tribune | Rob Nikolewski
September 22, 2021

"However, Kerry Jackson, a fellow at the Center for California Reform at the Pacific Research Institute, a think tank based in San Francisco that espouses free-market solutions to public policy issues, questioned the effectiveness of all-electric ordinances."

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NEW STUDY: Harmful Policy Choices Driving Employers, Every Age Group and Income Level Away from California
Documenting California’s growing outmigration problem, a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute found that harmful policy choices have increased economic and quality-of-life concerns and are chasing businesses, job opportunities, individuals of every age group and income level, and badly needed tax revenue out of state.

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California Desperate for Fossil Fuel to Keep the Lights On

GV Wire | Kerry Jackson
September 22, 2021

In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm dated Sept. 7, the Independent System Operator requested and received an emergency order that would allow it “to dispatch additional generation that may be necessary for the CAISO to meet demand in the face of extremely challenging conditions including extreme heatwaves, multiple fires, high winds, and various grid issues.”

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California’s Students Desperately Need Housing. College Towns Aren’t Building It.

Right By the Bay | M. Nolan Gray
September 22, 2021

Much of the blame has rightly been laid at the feet of California’s various universities, which haven’t built nearly enough on-campus housing over the past few decades, an obligation that at least a few schools are finally taking seriously. Others have simply called on California universities to reduce enrollment, a move that would lock the next generation of Californians out of higher education altogether.

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Been There, Done That on Broken Promises on Wildfire Prevention

PRI | "Been There, Done That"
September 21, 2021

"Worse, on the heels of a scandal over Gov. Newsom’s false claim that hundreds of millions in state funds were actually being spent for wildfire prevention, taxpayers have little confidence that money earmarked to protect communities will be spent as promised."

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The Road (and Funding) to More California Broadband

Right by the Bay | Evan Harris
September 23, 2021

Established in 2007 and run by the Public Utilities Commission, the state grant program funds infrastructure, broadband, and housing grants through surcharges on telecommunication carriers, and in turn, consumers. SB 4 would boost its coffers from $82.5 million to $150 million annually. Meanwhile, another bill also awaiting Newsom’s signature would expands the program’s end date by a decade to 2032.
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