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Streamlining San Diego: Achieving Taxpayer Savings and Government Reforms Through Managed Competition
September 2007
By Geoffrey F. Segal, Adam B. Summers, Leonard C. Gilroy, and W. Erik Bruvold
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» Press Release
Occupational Licensing: Ranking the States and Exploring Alternatives
August 2007
By Adam B. Summers
» Full Study (.pdf)
» Policy Summary (.pdf)
» State-by-State Occupational Licensing List (.xls)
» Press Release with Complete Rankings
Sensible Policies for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles
March 2007
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters
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No Choices Left Behind: Competitive Models to Restructure California's Lowest-Performing Schools
December 2006
By Lisa Snell
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» Press Release
Analysis of California's Proposition 90: The Protect Our Homes Act
October 2006
By Leonard C. Gilroy
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» Press Release
Analysis of California's Proposition 88: Education Funding, Real Property Parcel Tax, Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute
October 2006
By Lisa Snell
» Full Brief (.pdf)
» Press Release
A Bad Idea Gone Too Far: Proposition 86, The Tobacco Tax
October 2006
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Skaidra Smith-Heisters
» Full Brief (.pdf)
Undermining the Future: Problems with November's Bond Initiatives, and Alternatives
September 2006
By Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D., George Passantino, and Adam B. Summers
» Full Brief (.pdf)
The Bond Propositions on California's November Ballot: Where Would the Money Be Spent?
September 2006
By Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D.
» Full Brief (.pdf)
A Pocket Guide to Propositions on California's November 2006 Ballot
September 2006
By George Passantino
» Full Brief (.pdf)
Addressing California's Transportation Needs: Problems with Proposition 1B and Alternative Approaches
September 2006
By Ted Balaker, Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D., George Passantino, Robert W. Poole, Jr., Adam Summers, and Lanlan Wang
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Enabling Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation in California
September 2006
By George Passantino
» Full Brief (.pdf)
Addressing California's Affordable Housing Shortage: Alternatives to Proposition 1C
September 2006
By Leonard C. Gilroy, AICP, Adam B. Summers, and Samuel R. Staley, Ph.D.
» Full Brief (.pdf)
Addressing California's School and University Building Needs: Alternatives to Proposition 1D
September 2006
By Lisa Snell
» Full Brief (.pdf)
Propositions 1E and 84: Funding the State’s Water and Flood Control Infrastructure
September 2006
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters and Adam B. Summers
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The Gathering Pension Storm: How Government Pension Plans are Breaking the Bank and Strategies for Reform
June 2005
Policy Study 335
By George Passantino and Adam B. Summers
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» Policy Summary (.pdf)
» Press Release
California's K-12 Education Primer
May 2005
By Lisa Snell
» Full Brief (.pdf)
The Orange County Toll Roads: Largely Successful
March 2005
Policy Brief 39
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
» Full Brief (.pdf)
Orange County's 91 Express Lanes: A Transportation and Financial Success, Despite Political Problems
March 2005
Policy Brief 38
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
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How to Tackle Some of LA’s Problems
March 2005
By Reason Foundation
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» Press Release
Easing California's Transportation Crisis with Tolls and Public-Private Partnerships
January 2005
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
» Full Study (.pdf)
» Policy Summary (.pdf)
» Press Release
Fueling America: How Hydrogen Cars Affect the Environment
November 2004
Policy Study 322
By William J. Korchinski
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Expanding Slot Gaming in California
October 2004
By Jeffrey C. Hooke and Thomas A. Firey
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Affordable Housing in Monterrey County: Analyzing the General Plan Update and Applied Development Economics Report
August 2004
By Benjamin Powell, Edward Stringham, and Adam Summers
» Full Study (.pdf)
Special Education Accountability: Structural Reform to Help CA Charter Schools Make the Grade
July 2004
By Lisa Snell
» Full Study (.pdf)
Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work? Evidence from Los Angeles County and Orange County
June 2004
By Benjamin Powell and Edward Stringham
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San Diego Citizens' Budget Plan
June 2004
By Reason and Performance Institute
» Full Study (.pdf)
Housing Supply and Affordability: Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?
April 2004
By Benjamin Powell and Edward Stringham
» Full Study (.pdf)
» Policy Summary (.pdf)
» Talking Points (.pdf)
Roadmap to Reform for California
August 2003
By George Passantino, Reason, Carl DeMaio, Reason, Kathleen Connell, Matt Fong, Bill Jones, Bill Baker, and Lucy Killea
» Full Study (.pdf)
Smart Growth in Action, Part II: Case Studies in Housing Capacity and Development from Ventura County, California
May 2003
By Geoffrey Segal, William Fulton, Susan Weaver, and Lily Okamura
» Full Study (.pdf)
Citizens' Budget – How to Balance CA Budget without Tax Increases
April 2003
By Reason
» Full Study (.pdf)
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California Won't Fix Budget Until It Cuts Spending
State deficit keeps growing despite revenue increases
March 7, 2008 | Reason.org
By Adam Summers, Reason
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California Focus: End Recurring Budget Deficits
Limits on the money California spends and collects would force prioritizing
February 24, 2008 | Orange County Register
By Adrian Moore, Reason
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Put a Lid On State Budget, Already
California's budget woes underscore need for a spending limit
December 12, 2007 | Orange County Register
By George Passantino, Reason
» Full Text
Private Solution to California's Infrastructure Problems
Schwarzenegger says state needs $500 billion
December 12, 2007 | The Libertarian Perspective
By Adam Summers, Reason
» Full Text
The Chilling Effect of the Schwarzenegger-Bush Freeze
Mortgage assistance plans don't fix the problem
December 6, 2007 | Flash Report
By George Passantino, Reason
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California's High-Speed Train Project Should Be Derailed
Overstating ridership figures and understating costs doesn't make it a good idea
October 30, 2007 | The Libertarian Perspective
By Adam Summers, Reason
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California Licenses Most Jobs in Nation
Regulations protect existing business interests from competition
September 24, 2007 | Los Angeles Business Journal
By Adam Summers, Reason
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Fixing California's Pension Mess
Pruning benefits and switching to a 401-k-style system could save the system
August 20, 2007 | Orange County Register
By Adam Summers, Reason
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Fixing California's Pension Problem
State must rein in unaffordable increases in employee benefits
August 8, 2007 | Orange County Register
By Adam Summers, Reason
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Congestion Pricing for Los Angeles
An Open Letter to L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
July 2007 | The Planning Report
By Robert Poole, Reason
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California's Looming Water Crisis
State needs peripheral canal sending Sacramento water to Southern California
July 26, 2007 | Reason.org
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters, Reason
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Spiderman and Schwarzenegger
Will impulse to spend or reform win out in California?
May 29, 2007 | Reason.org
By George Passantino, Reason
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Preparing for "Earthquake Katrina" and a Levee Disaster in California
Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook to subsidize, rebuild homes and farms built in flood danger zones
April 30, 2007 | Reason.org
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters, Reason
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Industrial Hemp Can Boost Economy, Cut Pollution
Schwarzenegger's drug war concerns are way off base
April 19, 2007 | Reason.org
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters, Reason
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California: Nanny State 911
Race to ban trans fat, smoking, light bulbs, and plastic bags
April 9, 2007 | The Libertarian Perspective
By Adam Summers, Reason
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Expanding Smoking Bans Should Worry Us All
Bay Area's nanny state is growing
February 16, 2007 | San Francisco Examiner
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters, Reason
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Schwarzenegger Goes From Milton Friedman to Big Government
Arnold's nanny-state plan misdiagnoses what's wrong with health care
February 9, 2007 | Flash Report
By George Passantino, Reason
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Governor's Rose-Colored Glasses Tint the Budget
Schwarzenegger is outspending Gray Davis, ignoring state's major fiscal woes
February 7, 2007 | California Political News
By Adrian Moore and George Passantino, Reason
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Universal Health Care Would Be Universal Disaster
Rise in health care costs coincides with Medicaid and Medicare expansion
February 7, 2007 | The Libertarian Perspective
By Adam Summers, Reason
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Arnold's Wrong Model
Bush may promote state health plans, but California isn't a good model
January 22, 2007 | The New York Sun
By Shikha Dalmia, Reason
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Schwarzenegger's Health Care Plan May Turn Uninsured Into Criminals
Universal health care plan isn't ready, could hurt businesses
January 18, 2007 | San Francisco Examiner
By Shikha Dalmia, Reason
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Protecting Property Rights in a Landslide
Voters in nine states pass measures to curb eminent domain abuse
November 8, 2006 | Reason.org
By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Education After Affirmative Action
California's students have benefited from end of racial preferences
November 7, 2006 | San Francisco Examiner
By Shikha Dalmia, Reason and Henry Payne
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Prop 1B Might Make Things Worse
Southern California needs toll roads and transportation reform
November 3, 2006 | Reason.org
By Ted Balaker, Reason
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Defending the Right to Steal Your Property
Self-serving opponents of property rights measures aim to sour debate, deceive voters
November 3, 2006 | Reason.org
By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Never-Ending School Bonds
Over budget and behind schedule is state's school-building motto
November 2, 2006 | San Diego Union-Tribune
By Lisa Snell, Reason
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Robert Redford and Property Rights
Is California's Prop 90 the most dangerous threat ever?
November 1, 2006 | Reason.org
By Samuel Staley, Reason
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Bonds Won't Make Housing Affordable
Instead of Prop 1C, California would be better off air-dropping money to taxpayers
November 1, 2006 | Orange County Register
By Shikha Dalmia, Reason
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Prop. 1E's Blank Check Primed for Pork, Not Flood Control
California using a pre-Katrina mindset
November 1, 2006 | Reason.org
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters, Reason
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Smoke and Mirrors
Santa Rosa's outdoor smoking ban and Prop. 86
November 1, 2006 | Reason.org
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters, Reason
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Taking 'Takings' to the Voters
The California, Idaho, Arizona, and Washington initiatives
October 30, 2006 | The Weekly Standard
By Shikha Dalmia and Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Beware the Bogus Measure 37 Poll
Biased poll is an "October surprise" intended to deceive voters, taint debate on property rights measures
October 27, 2006 | Reason.org
By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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California's Transportation Bond Won't Build Roads
Prop. 1B phony fix for L.A. road needs
October 24, 2006 | Los Angeles Daily News
By Ted Balaker, Reason
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Prop 90 Protects Your Home
California needs to block eminent domain abuse, limit regulatory takings
October 20, 2006 | San Francisco Examiner
By Leonard Gilroy, Reason
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Protecting Homes and Liberties
California's Prop. 90 seeks to protect property rights
October 17, 2006 | Reason.org
By Adam Summers, Reason
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California's Proposed Bonds are Fiscally Irresponsible
Bonds cost taxpayers nearly $2 for every $1 borrowed
October 11, 2006 | San Francisco Examiner
By Samuel Staley, Reason
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