Archives for March 2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom clears out trash from a homeless encampment on state property in Los Angeles County. ©Office of the Governor of California (The Center Square) – The California Legislative Analyst’s Office says the state has spent $37 billion on homelessness since 2019 and undercounts the homeless. It also urges delaying one of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s […]

a row of townhomes (Photo: Clayton Henkel)   Few domestic policy issues have proven more challenging in recent years than the affordable housing shortage. The Biden administration was making some real and encouraging headway before it left office by working to expedite housing construction and aiding renters and first time homebuyers, but sadly that momentum […]

Deborah Goddard is shown in the Rhode Island Senate chamber on March 6, 2025, after her confirmation as secretary of the Department of Housing. She had been acting secretary since Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) Deborah Goddard can officially — and permanently — lead the department she’s headed for the last […]

San José Mayor Matt Mahan proposed a new policy Thursday, saying there should be consequences for homeless people in the city if they refuse to accept shelter. The issue of homelessness has plagued numerous urban areas of California, particularly since the pandemic. While the state has worked to offer shelter to the homeless, many of them […]

A month ago, President Trump announced that he would impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico before reaching a last-minute deal to delay them for 30 days. This week, after markets revolted when the tariffs were put in place, Mr. Trump watered them down with a monthlong reprieve for automakers. And then on Thursday, he […]