The Pontification
Thomas IrwinThomas Irwin's varied ramblings on Current Events: economics, politics, sports, current events, theology, and whatever seems interesting
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It’s time for Los Angeles to get the ‘Abundance’ memo
I had a piece drop this week at the LA Daily News concerning shenanigans by Los Angeles’ City Council with regard to housing:
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Back in August, the city voted 8-5 to oppose SB 79, which is one of the most crucial pieces of housing...
LA's Crosswalk Problem
In a rare feat of back-to-back publishing, in addition to my Friday piece at the Chronicle, this past Saturday, I had a piece published with the LA Times documenting the recent news around the crosswalk at Stoner Park in West LA:
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Realtors Should be Pro-Housing - but their leadership is not
So this morning, I have a piece up in the San Francisco Chronicle, which explores the puzzling opposition of the California Association of Realtors (CAR) to various housing reforms that would make homeownership easier for younger California...
How CA's 2025 Housing Legislation Could Transform LA
I have been a little behind in keeping this Substack up to date, so I wanted to take a moment to highlight a couple of pieces of writing I have published in local outlets discussing CA’s current housing legislation. The most recent piece I...
Pontification 2025 Book Club Part 2: Family Unfriendly
For those who missed our earlier discussion of Recoding America, never fear! There is a second opportunity to discuss books this year. Our second book club book for this year is Family Unfriendly, by Tim Carney:
As many of you know, I am a...
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I enjoy pontificating here (and occasionally in other publications). I work for a faith-based organization doing a variety of economic development initiatives (though opinions posted here are my own)
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