Evan Symon reports for California Globe about how the state's drastic January 2021 minimum wage increase will hammer businesses already reeling from pandemic economic constraints.
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A riot overtakes the Capitol Building in D.C. Local political officials get threatened by violent imagery. Lawbreakers in summer protests go uncharged. In an exclusive interview with Opportunity Now, Tony Francois, senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation and longtime Californian, unpacks the legal and ethical issues that separate legitimate free speech from incitements to violence and mayhem.
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To kick off the New Year, we asked our editorial team and contributors their opinion of what issues local free marketeers should be watching over the next twelve months. Below is a compendium of their replies. And while of course new issues will arise, we think this list provides a smart checklist for concerned local citizens who care about free markets, free minds, and free speech. --Jeff and Christopher
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In this wide ranging interview, Planning Commissioner Pierluigi Oliverio interviews ex-Mayor Chuck Reed on SJ housing crisis--its roots and potential fixes--the state of the Google project, and the status of pension reform and municipal borrowing in this exclusive discussion for Opportunity Now.
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Ex-Mayor Reed and Planning Commissioner Oliverio discuss if the Google project is going off track by adding too many "community benefits" and the status of pension reform and municipal borrow in the third and final installment of their exclusive discussion for Opportunity Now.
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In Part Two of their discussion about local housing issues, with ex-Mayor Chuck Reed and SJ Planning Commissioner Pierluigi Oliverio explore the potential impacts of citywide residential upzoning, and whether or not it makes sense to move from SJ to Redding.
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Ex-Mayor Reed and current Planning Commissioner Oliverio dig into the roots of our housing crisis, and Reed offers innovative ways the state can incent cities to build more housing. (This is the first of a three-part interview between the two).
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Nearly a year after making excuses for violent protests in the City of Roses, Mayor Ted Wheeler has finally had enough and is asking DA's to start prosecuting lawbreakers. Aaron Mesh reports for the Willamette Weekly.
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Four months after Mayor Sam LIccardo's home was trashed by left wing activists, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home received similar violent treatment, as vandals spray-painted anarchist imagery and messages on her garage door, and left a pig's head and fake blood in the driveway. By the way, no one has yet been charged in the vandalization of Liccardo's home, even though the event was captured on video. Website TMZ reports.
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Racial justice protests, pandemic deaths and ongoing environmental concerns may signal new ways of thinking about how and why cities can make sense, putting long-held New Urbanist shibboleths to the test. Christian Britschgie explores for Reason magazine.
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The founders of Opportunity Now recap a banner year of journalism and thank our readers for their support.
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In his exclusive investigative reporting, Mark Lisheron unearthed a story local media wouldn't touch: how county and city DA's refused to charge almost everybody arrested or cited with lawbreaking during the Floyd and associated protests throughout the year. Lisheron shows how these "jailbreak" local DA's are acting in a way that is consistent with the social justice goals of other progressive DAs, including those in Portland and Seattle.
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