A must-read for anyone trying to understand why California, despite its wealth and innovation, remains so deeply challenged when it comes to building enough homes.

Many municipalities restrict manufactured housing, pushing it into high-risk areas. Revisiting zoning codes and strengthening local installation standards could make these homes far safer without driving up costs.

Tulsa Remote’s “but-for” rate—58 to 70 percent—means most participants would not have moved without the program. By contrast, business tax breaks induce only about 6 percent of subsidized jobs. A typical firm-focused subsidy might cost $200,000 per job, while Tulsa Remote spent about $15,000 per participant.

San Francisco is testing how far cities can go on encampment enforcement after last year’s Supreme Court decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. The lesson for municipal leaders is to weld that authority to disciplined operations—capacity-aware outreach, clinically informed timing, and metrics that extend beyond tents.

Many cities are enforcing existing and new bans on homeless encampments more aggressively than before the Supreme Court decision – despite evidence that such enforcement is not effective in dealing with the problem of homelessness.