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Lee E. Ohanian » Articles


Despite California Spending $24 Billion on It Since 2019, Homelessness Increased. What Happened?
Commentary
July 19, 2024
A Different Perspective from Governor Newsom on California’s ‘State of the State’
Commentary
July 9, 2024
So Why Won’t Gavin Newsom Put His Foot on the Brakes?
Commentary
June 14, 2024
California’s New Fast-Food Minimum Wage Law Destroys Another 1,250 Jobs
Commentary
June 7, 2024
California Loses Nearly 10,000 Fast-Food Jobs After $20 Minimum Wage Signed Last Fall
Commentary
Apr. 26, 2024
California Has Lost 410,000 Jobs. With a New Bill, More Could Be on the Way Out.
Commentary
Apr. 15, 2024
California’s ‘Paneragate’ Shows How Lobbyists Are Now Crafting Laws
Commentary
Mar. 25, 2024
California’s New Fast-Food Law Shows How Bankrupt the State’s Regulatory Process Has Become
Commentary
Mar. 11, 2024
Newsom Wants to Add $6.4 Billion to California’s $1.6 Trillion Debt with Proposition 1
Commentary
Feb. 16, 2024
In Los Angeles, “Squatters Have Rights, Too”
Commentary
Feb. 2, 2024
In Debate with DeSantis, Newsom Can’t Admit California’s Policy Failures
Commentary
Dec. 11, 2023
New California Law Requires ‘Fake News’ Classes for K–12 Students
Commentary
Nov. 17, 2023
Hamas Attack Reveals the Political Agenda of Ethnic Studies within the University of California
Commentary
Nov. 10, 2023
We Will Miss Dianne Feinstein’s Bipartisanship
Commentary
Oct. 6, 2023
How California’s Homeless Problem Became Intractable
Commentary
Sep. 8, 2023
California Policymakers Stifle Those Who Disagree with State’s Education Policies
Commentary
Aug. 4, 2023
Despite $128 Billion Budget, California’s K–12 Education System Continues to Fail on a Grand Scale
Commentary
July 22, 2023
By Avoiding Union Work Rules, A California Charter School Delivers Exceptional Learning Outcomes
Commentary
July 3, 2023
On A Quest to Impose Moral Authority, Gavin Newsom Loses His Way
California governor Gavin Newsom was described as “angry” in an interview with The New York Times
Commentary
June 12, 2023
San Francisco Falls Further into the Abyss as Office Values Plunge 75 Percent
Commentary
May 22, 2023


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