Free Market

In Los Angeles County, the housing type amounted for 37 percent of all new housing units certified for occupancy in 2025. All in all, the total number of ADUs permitted in California increased by 15,334 percent between 2016 and 2022.
California’s wealth tax push, its CEQA lawsuits, and Prop 13 offer Utah a clear warning about which policy ideas to keep out of the Beehive State.
Utah’s natural beauty makes it an attractive destination. Its 4.45 percent income tax, on the other hand, is a harder sell.
We allow people to eat sugary foods despite the adverse health effects. The same respect for individual choice should extend to other risky behaviors.
Kids can handle more than we plan for. They can figure out what their supplies cost, talk to strangers, shake off a slow day, and work out what to try next. What most of them are missing is a first yes: someone who puts the idea in front of them and then gets out of the way.
Three families share how local housing rules shape who can afford to live in their towns, and why showing up to the meetings matters.

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