Even if high utility prices have turned down the heat on CA’s business prospects, Chef Andrew Gruel sees a flicker of hope in the one place it can be found—the Californian voter. Lackluster polling for anti-business politicians suggests the Golden State might be getting tired of a job-killing minimum wage, runaway gas taxes, and tachycardic healthcare costs. The founder of Slapfish, which closed in San Jose, writes for California Globe.

Denver gave homeless people cash and now half of them live in their own place. While humanitarian middlemen like SNAP and Medicaid impose severe spending restrictions, basic income relies on trust. Denver’s pilot suggests that people who know what they need can spend it rather efficiently—and housing is a popular choice, as 45% of recipients successfully rehoused. Business Insider’s Allie Kelly writes. 

Horror ensues as elderly woman, 74, is killed after being pushed in front of a Powell Stn BART train. The U.K.'s. Daily Mail reports.

As reported here previously, ACA 7 was a proposed CA Constitutional Amendment that would've nullified the CA Constitution's anti-discrimination clause. While it gained traction with far-left legislators, the bill died in the CA Senate.  Gail Heriot reports on Instapundit.

The California League of Cities was supposed to be a bulwark against taxation and top-down social engineering from Sacramento. Instead, the so-called advocacy group's pro-tax, anti-local control tilt has disappointed three OC municipalities, who say they've had enough. For the City of Orange, this means no more $34,000 annual dues payments without representation. Hannah Fry writes for the LA Times. 

Sacramento loves plugging drivers into EV's--especially in Silicon Valley, which has a strong acceptance of EV's. But Sacto can’t stand losing gas tax revenue. Enter Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), an odometer bracelet for every car that watches where you drive, when, and…how much you make?  California Globe’s Thomas Buckley writes.

For years, CA big city mayors have complained that Martin v Boise severely constrained their ability to manage homelessness crisis. Those constraints are gone: what will they do?  Alison Durkee reports for Forbes.

The Wall Street Journal editorial page rips the court's rejection of the TPA initiative from even appearing on the ballot, putting a dent in CA's previous commitment to direct democracy. 

The suburb to the north's Grow SF Report on the impact of SCOTUS decision on the city most damaged by homelessness issues. Main point: No immediate change, as SF will still link encampment cleanups to shelter bed availability.