In a previous article, I linked to a federal report showing that the majority of guns used by Mexican drug cartels south of the border are sourced not in Mexico but in our very own United States. According to the report and an [...]

While countries around the world are addressing traffic and pollution with revitalized public transportation and increased pedestrian-friendly spaces, most North American cities are simply pouring the cement for another parking garage. Increasingly bewildering is the fact that the international economy is crying out for more practical, money-saving alternatives to skyrocketing gas prices. American transit: the [...]

On Wednesday, the California Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee approved AB 889, or the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The 5-2 vote will  extend basic, humane labor protections to thousands of caregivers, nannies, and home cleaners. The bill, which awaits senate approval, seeks to provide domestic workers with the basic wage and hour protections [...]

As anyone who’s ever taken the 101 freeway knows, traffic in LA is a strange beast. Of the 50 most traffic-riddled metropolitan areas in the United States, Los Angeles is the worst. So it should come as no surprise that thinkers at Caltrans and the Van Alen Institute are hosting an exhibition about the potential [...]

Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the budget package passed this Wednesday by the Democrat-controlled state Legislature. He said the budget contained “legally questionable maneuvers, costly borrowing and unrealistic savings,” and that it would not meet the state’s financial obligations. Read Governor Brown’s official veto message here. Senate Republicans negotiated with the Governor on his preferred plan, [...]