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3 days ago | 
pacificresearch.org | Kerry Jackson
Energy journalist Robert Bryce assures us it is not.
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1 week ago | 
pacificresearch.org | Wayne Winegarden |Kerry Jackson
California has long fancied itself a beacon of environmental progress, a state willing to lead the charge in combating global warming. But the reality is that this pursuit of a “green” future is coming at a staggering cost to California consumers and businesses, a cost that’s becoming increasingly unsustainable.
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1 week ago | 
foxnews.com | Wayne Winegarden |Kerry Jackson
Oil giant walks back green energy funding EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin joins 'America's Newsroom’ to discuss oil giant BP’s decision to lower their spending on green energy initiatives. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California has long fancied itself a beacon of environmental progress, a state willing to lead the charge in combating global warming.
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1 week ago | 
pacificresearch.org | Kerry Jackson
Assembly Bill 1340 has, as reported by Politico, “cleared its first hurdle … deepening a yearslong clash between organized labor and major California-based tech firms.” The “clash” was set off by Assembly Bill 5 in 2019, a predatory law that was a gift to organized labor that lusted for the membership dues of a half million California rideshare drivers.
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1 week ago | 
pacificresearch.org | Kerry Jackson
If any government were in desperate need of a DOGE effort, it’s California. The bloated budget, wasteful public works projects and inefficient government programs are all screaming for attention. The federal Department of Government Efficiency has become famous — and certainly infamous in some minds — for its efforts to root out waste, uncover fraud, cut down bureaucratic barriers and save taxpayers money.
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2 weeks ago | 
sacbee.com | Kerry Jackson
If any government were in desperate need of a DOGE effort, it’s California. The bloated budget, wasteful public works projects and inefficient government programs are all screaming for attention. The federal Department of Government Efficiency has become famous — and certainly infamous in some minds — for its efforts to root out waste, uncover fraud, cut down bureaucratic barriers and save taxpayers money. Former multiterm Gov.
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2 weeks ago | 
pacificresearch.org | Kerry Jackson
Last year’s count of the homeless population in both Los Angeles County and City showed a slight decrease, which is a small measure of progress. But the findings of recent audit of city-funded homelessness assistance programs suggests changes are needed in the local response if there is to be a major push forward in curbing homelessness.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedowneypatriot.com | Kerry Jackson
Kerry Jackson is the William Clement Fellow in California Reform at the Pacific Research Institute. Last year’s count of the homeless population in both Los Angeles County and City showed a slight decrease, which is a small measure of progress. But the findings of recent audit of city-funded homelessness assistance programs suggests changes are needed in the local response if there is to be a major push forward in curbing homelessness.
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2 weeks ago | 
pacificresearch.org | Sal Rodriguez |Kerry Jackson |Marc Joffe
Join Manhattan Institute fellow andWall Street Journal columnist Jason Rileyfor a live PRI webinar discussing his new book,The Affirmative Action Myth (Basic Books),in conversation with Lance Izumi,senior director of PRI’s Center for Education. In , Jason L. Riley details the neglected history of black achievement without government intervention. Using empirical data, Riley shows how black families lifted themselves out of poverty prior to the racial preference policies of the 1960s and 1970s.
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3 weeks ago | 
pacificresearch.org | Kerry Jackson
Another question comes to mind: Could Los Angeles be the next Detroit? At times, is seems it’s in a race with San Francisco to see which will be the first to reach a Motor City-like nadir. Due to its “serious financial headwinds,” the city is going to have to make cuts, immediately and in the future.
