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Legalize Accessory Commercial Units

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By Ashley Salvador | December 8, 2020 | Here’s the understatement of the year: the pandemic has been brutal—absolutely brutal—for small businesses and local economies. Depending on who’s doing the estimating, somewhere between 40% and 85% of restaurants won’t survive the winter. Celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern warned back in August of a restaurant “extinction event.” … Read more

Stop Asking the Public What They Want

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By Daniel Herriges | September 9, 2020 | What does it mean that Americans obsess over national politics—which in 2020 were as toxic, vapid, and disconnected from the real needs of real people as I’ve seen in my lifetime—while very few engage meaningfully with local politics, where they would have far more ability to improve … Read more