Steven Greenhut
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The latest news about the California Legislature’s efforts to tackle the state’s preposterously high cost of living should cause Californians to snigger. “California Democrats pledged to tackle affordability in 2025, but their plans to address Trump cuts,…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Donald Trump unburdens himself with many unusual social media posts, but a recent one should be an eye-opener for Republicans who still believe the president is carrying on the free-market traditions of GOP politicians since Ronald Reagan. “Walmart…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Not long ago, I visited a public park in San Francisco and witnessed a most astonishing thing: The park was orderly, lots of kids were playing, the public bathrooms were clean and there wasn’t a homeless person —…
Before we let Democratic legislators get on their high horses about the Trump administration’s obliteration of California’s climate goals via its elimination of the federal electric vehicle mandate, let’s look at one statistic that should put matters in perspective. Between…
SACRAMENTO — California has for years endured a housing crisis, as median statewide home prices top $825,000 and coastal metros see prices soar well above $1 million. The results are predictable. Large percentages of Californians struggle to get by. “California…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The law-and-order tilt of Trump 2.0, especially with regard to illegal immigration, has certainly divided the country. But forgotten among the maelstrom: The first Trump term ushered in one of the more significant criminal justice reforms in decades…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Urbanists often justify their anti-suburban policies based on a fairness issue. They argue that cities subsidize the suburbs and this shift of resources robs cities of their tax revenues and that leads to a decline in their…
Sacramento, Calif. — It’s the dog-bites-man story of the month in Sacramento. Independent research from the USC Marshall School of Business has concluded that — drum roll, please — California’s sky-high gas prices are caused by “self-inflicted” regulatory and tax…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a normal state run by politicians who weren’t constantly trying to hose taxpayers to fund an ever-expanding list of dubious programs, it wouldn’t be particularly hard to solve a minor tax inequity problem. California’s roads and freeways…
