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Op-Eds California, Finance and Trade, Pensions, State Policy

California lawmakers eye huge pension boosts despite market jitters

Steven Greenhut May 2, 2025 Orange County Register
Testimony California, Finance and Trade, Regulatory Reform, State Policy

Testimony in Support of Assembly Bill 609: “California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects.”

Steven Greenhut April 28, 2025
Op-Eds California, Energy and Environment, Environmental Regulation, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, State Policy, Transportation

Trump’s Electric Vehicle Rollback Helps Consumers, Won’t Hurt Climate

Steven Greenhut April 27, 2025 The American Spectator
Op-Eds California, Finance and Trade, Regulatory Reform, State Policy

Lawmakers know CEQA is a bust, so why won’t they fix it?

Steven Greenhut April 25, 2025 The Orange County Register
Op-Eds California, Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Regulatory Reform, State Policy

The Obvious Fix for California’s Housing Crisis

Steven Greenhut April 23, 2025 The American Spectator
Op-Eds California, Finance and Trade, Regulatory Reform, State Policy

‘Abundance’ is the best way to Trump-proof California

Steven Greenhut April 18, 2025 The Orange County Register
Op-Eds California, Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Permitting Reform, State Policy

To catch AI boom, California must boost energy production

Josiah Neeley April 1, 2025 The Orange County Register
Letters California, Finance and Trade, Regulatory Reform, State Policy

Letter in Support of CA Senate Bill 574, to streamline approvals for some single-family housing developments

Steven Greenhut April 7, 2025
Op-Eds California, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Prison Reform, Reentry, State Policy

Turning San Quentin into Norway isn’t the worst idea

Steven Greenhut April 4, 2025 The Orange County Register
Op-Eds Budget and Spending Reform, California, Governance, State Policy

Research Debunks Newsom’s Price-Gouging Shtick

Steven Greenhut April 2, 2025 The American Spectator

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