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ISIL Freedom Network: California
Websites
- California coastal land rights project
Source: PLF
CA, United States
- "The California Coastal Commission, local coastal government agencies, and even the National Park Service have mistakenly concluded that your private property really belongs to the public." PLF's coastal land rights project aims to correct that with information and activism.
- Sempervirens fund web site
Source: Sempervirens
CA, United States
redwoods@sempervirens.org
- "We save land the old fashioned way. We buy it." A private, independent land conservancy that also does work with public agencies to preserve redwood forests, mostly in the Santa Cruz mountains.
- Gail Lightfoot for U.S. Senate web site
Source: Lightfoot for Senate Committee
CA, United States
- Web site for Gail Lightfoot's U.S. Senate campaign. Information, issues, events, how to get involved, plus general information on libertarianism.
- Water and wastewater resource center
Source: Reason Public Policy Institute
CA, United States
- The water and wastewater resource center develops policies that harness the marketplace to improve water quality; minimize hazardous waste; and limit people's exposure to harmful levels of toxic substances in the water supply.
- Individualist anarchist net web site
Source: individualist-anarchist.net
Albany, CA, United States
daniel@individualist-anarchist.net
- Site is devoted to persuading individuals to individualist anarchism. It seeks to "help create a transition culture and alternative institutions that will help create a world of freedom."
- Hemp Products web site
Source: Hemp-Products.Org
Long Beach, CA, United States
who@hemp-products.org
- Hemp products, news, opinions, forums, action opportunities all available at this nifty site.
- Prostitutes' Education network
Source: COYOTE
San Francisco, CA, United States
carol@bayswan.org
- Prostitution and other sex work issues from a prostitutes' rrights perspective including trafficking, police abuse, decriminalization of prostitution and more. Information for
students, activists and researchers.
- Working Minds Ayn Rand page
Source: G.E. Nordell
CA, United States
genordell@working-minds.com
- Biography of Rand, objectivism links.
- The Men's Tribune
Source: Tom Pollock
Santa Monica, CA, United States
tpoll@garbersoft.net
- Explores and strongly advocates men's rights. Includes classical references from throughout history.
- Libertarian Society
Source: Robert Bakhaus
Santa Barbara, CA, United States
taxabo2@aol.com
- An effort to popularize and organize a global effort to separate Church and State beyond "freedom of religion" to achieve "freedom from state religion" and to "legalize vice," "abolish taxation," and other immodest reforms.
- Cognitive liberty and the 'war on drugs'
Source: Alchemind Society
Davis, CA, United States
- "Saying that the War on Drugs is a war on drugs rather than on mental states is like saying that book burnings and bannings are attacks on paper and ink, rather than on the ideas espoused by the authors ..." The Alchemind Society features a number of links and resources for fighting this worthy battle on behalf of free minds and free bodies.
- Law library for freeing minds and bodies
Source: Alchemind Society
Davis, CA, United States
- A thoroughgoing and informative resource for state and federal drug laws, facts about entheogens (pyschedelics) and other related matters.
- New technology and cognitive liberty
Source: Alchemind Society
Davis, CA, United States
- A state-of-the-art resource for information on "new technology that has the potential for increasing or broadening human awareness, perception, understanding and appreciation." Current topics include brain implants and fingerprinting, nanotechnology and subliminal messages.
- Reason Public Policy Institute en espanol
Source: RPPI
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- "RPPI es una division de la Reason Foundation, una organizacion nacional no lucrativa de investigacion y educacion que explora y promueve soluciones innovadoras de la politica publica basadas en la competencia en el mercado, la libertad individual, la responsabilidad personal, el gobierno limitado, y el dinamismo."
- Schwarzenegger 2002?
Source: Schwarzenegger2002.Com
CA, United States
- Will the Austrian-born Terminator attempt to conduct a total recall on California governor Gray Davis in 2002? Some people would like to see it happen.
- GoGov.Com
Source: Russell Betts, Editor
Rolling Hills Est, CA, United States
gogov@gogov.com
- Portal offering links to major U.S. political colunmnists, news and political issues of the day. Also features sections on safe net browsing and informational links.
- California's electricity crisis
Source: RPPI
CA, United States
- Studies, commentary, issue briefs and background information on California's electricity crisis. (01/01)
- California power play
Source: Free-Market.Net
Author: J.D. Tuccille
CA, United States
- In the battle over California's "deregulated" market for electricity, who is at fault? And might the solution be (gulp) deregulation? (01/17/01)
- Carnivore-Free ISPs
Source: Future Solutions
Nevada City, CA, United States
lance@stopcarnivore.org
- A too-short list of U.S. Internet Service Providers that have publicly committed to not allowing Carnivore on their networks. Provided by StopCarnivore.org and Future Solutions.
- California charter schools directory
Source: Charter Schools Development Center
CA, United States
- A list of charter schools in California, with address and contact info.
- California Homeschool Network: Local Contacts
Source: CHN
CA, United States
- Listing of homeschooling families who serve as ambassadors for California Homeschool Network; provides names, addresses and phone numbers.
- School Choice 2000: What's Happening in the States: California
Source: The Heritage Foundation
CA, United States
- Education statistics, the legal context for school choice, and a summary of recent developments in the state. Also provides contact information and links to information in the other states and U.S. territories.
- The Kubby files
Source: Steve Kubby
CA, United States
- Ongoing coverage of former California Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Steve Kubby's battle with officialdom over the use of marijuana for medical purposes by he and his wife. (10/23/99)
- Gun Control Facts
Source: Max Johnson
Author: Max Johnson
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Freedom@UnintendedConsequences.com
- Web site promoting education on Second Amendment issues. Updated weekly.
- Opine.org
Source: Liberty Consultants
Author: J.R. and David Graham
San Diego, CA, United States
JRG4LIBERTY@Juno.com
- The Brothers Graham present off-the-wall libertarian humor including $cams and $candals, Uncle $ynster's children's stories, and the Tale of Four Bills. The site also has information about libertarian activist groups in Southern California, such as the Border Libertarian Task Force, as well as internet broadcasting and a libertarian store.
- Ayn Rand Salon
Source: Andrew Breese
San Diego, CA, United States
andrew@bomis.com
- A discussion group for the San Diego area, meeting in La Jolla. The topics are more likely to focus on some other thinker or on current events than on some specific aspect of Objectivism (which is used more as a common frame of reference than as topic-generating). Meets once a month on Sunday afternoons.
- California Homeschooling Network
Source: California Homeschooling Network
Vineburg, CA, United States
- Excellent help, up-to-date news, and contacts source for Californians interested in homeschooling.
- Support Democracy in China
Source: Support Democracy in China
Cupertino, CA, United States
sdchina@aol.com
- A great place to learn about the past and the future of the struggle for liberty in China. Opportunities to get involved in promoting human rights there.
- David D. Friedman's Home Page
Source: David D. Friedman
San Jose, CA, United States
- A treasure trove of essays and articles from the radical son of Milton Friedman.
Includes a sample chapter and table of contents from his latest work,
"Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life."
- The Jefferson School of Philosophy, Economics, and Psychology
Source: The Jefferson School of Philosophy, Economics, and Psychology
Laguna Hills, CA, United States
- An Objectivist book and tape seller. Run by long-time Objectivists George Reisman and Edith Packer. Lots of content from Reisman's new magnum opus on economics, "Capitalism." Call it "the intellectual voice of capitalism on the internet."
- The Nietzsche Page at USC
Source: Douglas Thomas
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- The best resource for Nietzsche students and scholars. Includes biography, bibliography, links, reviews, and search engine.
- The Proceedings of the Friesian School
Source: Kelley L. Ross
Van Nuys, CA, United States
- "A non-peer-reviewed electronic journal of philosophy" that takes up the tradition of Jakob Friedrich Fries (1773-1843), a German philosopher who influenced Popper and Hayek.
- Media Awareness Project
Source: Mark Greer
Porterville, CA, United States
mgreer@mapinc.org
- A worldwide network of activists dedicated to drug policy reform. Objective is the dissemination of honest, accurate, information on all aspects of drug policy, including alternatives to the criminal justice/prosecution/interdiction model.
- American Reclamation Graphics: Reactionary Pop
Source: ARG
Author: Peter Frega
West Hollywood, CA, United States
- "Peter Frega, a Los Angeles photographer and computer artist, joins the elements of digitally produced graphics with an uncompromising conservative ideology in a series of pieces he calls 'Reactionary Pop'." See fine art pieces such as "Taxation is Theft," and "The True Separation of Church and State."
- GunCite
Source: GunCite
Los Angeles, CA, United States
admin@guncite.com
- Nicely done analyses of Second Amendment issues -- the framers' intent, the historical background of RKBA, etc.
- Ecoworld
Source: Ed Ring
CA, United States
- Focused on environmental problems and solutions. Free-market environmentalism is an underlying theme throughout this site. Free markets, technology, and voluntary efforts are embraced rather than scorned here. Ecoworld features many "hands-on" tips for conservation projects and includes an ambitious suggestion for profitable global re-forestation.
- Christians and Muslims for Peace
Source: Defender's Publications
Garden Grove, CA, United States
camp@crystalcathedral.org
- A nonprofit organization comprised of Christian and Muslim men and women, dedicated to the promotion of Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation between the world’s two largest religions.
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Source: PRC / Utility Consumers' Action Network
San Diego, CA, United States
prc@privacyrights.org
- Originally a California gov't program, yet still provides "in-depth information on a variety of privacy issues, as well as practical tips on safeguarding personal privacy. We also operate a telephone hotline for those who seek information about privacy issues."
- The Friedrich Hayek scholars page
Source: Greg Ransom
Carlsbad, CA, United States
gbransom@aol.com
- A major resource for researchers and others interested in the works of F.A. Hayek. Includes extensive bibliographical materials, quotes, and articles about the renowned Nobel-laureate.
- AirlineSafety.Com
Source: Robert J. Boser
Santa Clarita, CA, United States
editor@airlinesafety.com
- This exciting new site comes from a 30-year veteran pilot and offers an upfront, free-market approach to the issue. And it is badly needed since, despite "the long history of incompetence and bureaucratic bungling of the FAA" most news outlets still take the agency's word as gospel truth.
- UrbanFutures.Org
Source: Reason Foundation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
sstaley@urbanfutures.org
- This vast resource of research includes
full-text articles and reports on "market-oriented alternatives to conventional urban development
and planning policy." Info on urban sprawl as well economic revitalization of urban centers, transit policy, etc.
- TRUSTe
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Palo Alto, CA, United States
sscott@truste.org
- Co-founded by the EFF, TRUSTe is a voluntary site standard for addressing Net users' privacy concerns. Asserts that without this effort "it will only be a matter of time before the government steps in."
- Mad About Milk
Source: Mad About Milk
Los Angeles, CA, United States
info@madaboutmilk.org
- A great little Web site exposing the protectionist milk racket in California, driving up prices on the old-fashioned stuff while keeping "natural" and non-fat milk out of the market entirely.
- DrugSense
Source: DrugSense
Porterville, CA, United States
greer@drugsense.org
- Specializing in weekly updates and action alerts from the front in the War on Drugs.
- Orange County Hemp Council
Source: OCHC
Huntington Beach, CA, United States
dmyers@ochemp.org
- Org working to educate the public about the benefits of cannabis hemp and its legalization. Chat every Monday, outbound hemp links, activist tips, and online store. They say it's "your link to higher education."
- The Peter McWilliams Home Page
Source: Prelude Press, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, United States
peter@mcwilliams.com
- Author of the mammoth "Ain't Nobody's Business if You Do." Not a strict libertarian, but a powerful opponent of "consensual crimes." More famous as a self-help author. Named Freedom Home Page of the Week.
- Libertarian Rock
Source: Dave Doctor
San Diego, CA, United States
info@libertarianrock.com
- "... fights against all lifestyle laws written by intolerant politicians who won't stay out of our lives. We plan to rock their world." Interesting site for libertarian activism oriented towards teens. Includes news articles, cartoons and commentaries. Some issues represented include censorship, curfews, drugs and schools.
Events
- The empire has no clothes policy forum
Date: October 28 2004
Source: Independent Institute
Oakland, CA, United States
prose@independent.org
- Ivan Eland will examine U.S. military interventions across history to expose their motives and critique the actions, 10/28 at the Independent Institute's conference center in Oakland CA. Event begins at 6:30 p.m. PDT.
- Grassroots Campaign School
Source: Project for California's Future
Orange County, CA, United States
nehring@californiasfuture.org
- This seminar offers conservative students from California a training in campaigning, strategic message building and activism.
- Grassroots Campaign School
Source: Project for California's Future
Orange County, CA, United States
nehring@californiasfuture.org
- This seminar offers conservative students from California a training in campaigning, strategic message building and activism.
- California charter school workshops
Source: Charter Schools Development Center
CA, United States
- CSDC's workshop schedule through summer of 2001. While many of the workshops do focus on issues of special relevance to California charter operators, several are of broader interest as well.
- Cal Libertarians' Meeting Times
Source: Cal Libertarians
Berkeley, CA, United States
callib@ocf.berkeley.edu
- Meetings feature discussion, lecturers, "general plotting" and sometimes movies.
- PRI events 2001
Source: Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, CA, United States
csparks@pacificresearch.org
- Check out this page for events from the free-market conservative Pacific Research Institute. May be expensive, but often feature top-notch speakers.
- Smith Center: Upcoming Speakers
Source: The Smith Center
Hayward, CA, United States
- This page lists upcoming speakers, up to one year in advance, as well as contests.
- LP of San Mateo Cty. Calendar
Source: Libertarian Party of San Mateo
San Mateo County, CA, United States
- Well updated events calendar for this California Libertarian club.
- Claremont Institute Calendar
Source: Claremont Institute
Claremont, CA, United States
info@claremont.org
- Page includes announcements about upcoming student seminars, national conferences and even international voyages.
Experts
- Sharon Presley
Source: Association of Libertarian Feminists
Oakland, CA, United States
presley@rit.org
- Presley was the first National First Coordinator of the Association of Libertarian Feminists and is now West Coast Coordinator. She has written extensively on the history of individualist feminism, as well as current feminist issues.
- Brian Doherty
Source: Reason magazine
Los Angeles, CA, United States
bdoherty@reason.com
- Associate editor for Reason magazine, Doherty's expertise ranges from the history of the libertarian movement to the independent rock scene. Named member of the week in January, 2001.
- Glen Whitman
Source: California State University, Northridge
Northridge, CA, United States
agoraphile@free-market.net
- Assistant professor of economics at California State University, Northridge, Whitman is a frequent contributor to the Free-Market.Net forums. His areas of expertise range far and wide, from economics to debate to the finer points of libertarian theory.
- Fred E. Foldvary
Source: Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA, United States
foldvary@free-market.net
- Author of "Public Goods and Private Communities" and "The Dictionary of Free Market Economics," Foldvary's areas of research include public finance, governance, ethical philosophy, technology, and land economics. He teaches at Santa Clara University.
- Terry M. Moe
Source: Stanford University
Stanford, CA, United States
moe@hoover.stanford.edu
- A senior fellow at Hoover and a professor at Stanford University. His book (with John E. Chubb), "Politics, Markets, and America's Schools," is among the most influential and controversial works on education to be published during the last decade, and has been a major force in the movement for school choice in America and abroad. Stanford CA 94305. Phone: 650-723-1754, Fax: 650-723-1687.
- Lance T. Izumi
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Sacramento, CA, United States
lizumi@pacificresearch.org
- Co-Director of the Center for School Reform; Senior Fellow in California Studies. A leading expert in education policy. 1414 K Street #200, Sacramento CA 95814. Phone: (916)448-1926, fax: (916)448-3856.
- Adrian T. Moore
Source: Reason Foundation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Specializes in urban transportation and public economics, legal issues associated with privatizing local government services. Other areas of expertise: interest groups, urban development, and regulation.
- Alexander Volokh
Source: Reason Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
- Expert in hazardous waste policy, environmental economics, regulation, risk assessment, solid waste management, and the tort system. Other interests: alcohol and tobacco regulation, commercial free speech restrictions, and affirmative action.
- Joseph R. Banister
Source: Freedom Above Fortune
San Jose, CA, United States
jbanister@freedomabovefortune.com
- Banister, a former IRS Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent, claims that "only suckers pay taxes." He has first hand experience on what happens to IRS agents who say so.
- Andre Bacard
Source: Peachpit Press
Mill Valley, CA, United States
abacard@hushmail.com
- Author of the "Computer Privacy Handbook," Bacard is a privacy expert and humanitarian who has been interviewed by many different media outlets, including Internet sites and radio talk shows.
- Sam Staley
Source: Reason Foundation
Author: Sam Staley
Los Angeles, CA, United States
sstaley@compuserve.com
- Sam Staley is director of the Urban Futures Program. His areas of expertise are urban economic development, urban planning, state and local public finance, and education reform. Author of "Drug Policy and the Decline of American Cities."
- Nathaniel Branden
Source: Nathaniel Branden
Beverly Hills, CA, United States
NathanielBranden@compuserve.com
- Founder of the "self-esteem" movement and author of six books on the subject. Branden was a longtime associate of Ayn Rand but broke with her in 1968. He later wrote "Judgment Day: My Years with Ayn Rand."
- Peter McWilliams
Source: Prelude Press, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, United States
peter@mcwilliams.com
- Author of the mammoth "Ain't Nobody's Business if You Do." In recent years (concurrent with his battles with AIDS and with the federal government's drug warriors), he has moved steadily from liberal to libertarian in perspective.
- Michael R. Edelstein, Ph.D.
Source: Three Minute Therapy
San Francisco, CA, United States
DrEdelstein@ThreeMinuteTherapy.com
- Author of "Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life." Connected with Albert Ellis' Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Edelstein's approach empowers individuals to take control of their own emotions. A long-time libertarian.
- Robert W. Poole, Jr.
Source: Reason Foundation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Expert in transportation matters, such as air traffic control, airport privatization and congestion pricing for urban freeways.
- Kenneth Green
Source: Reason Foundation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Specific areas of expertise include state and local government downsizing, economic development and civil service reform. Co-author of award-winning "Revolution at the Roots: Making our Government Smaller, Better, and Closer to Home."
- Lynn Scarlett
Source: Reason Foundation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
lynns@reason.org
- Particular areas of expertise: solid and hazardous waste, recycling, urban air quality, environmental risk issues, and market-based environmental policy.
- Eugene Volokh
Source: UCLA Law School
Los Angeles, CA, United States
volokh@law.ucla.edu
- Prof. Eugene Volokh teaches free speech law, copyright law, the law of government and religion, and a seminar on firearms regulation policy at UCLA Law School. Before starting teaching, he clerked for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Introductions to Issues
- Bring on the real competition
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Chris Middleton
CA, United States
- "If we agree that consumers should play a stronger role in their health-care decisions, then the defined contribution approach makes too much sense to ignore. Let's invite all health plans to the competition and let consumers decide." (06/02)
- Deciding who owns 'right to bear arms'
Source: Bay Area News
Author: Eugene Volokh
CA, United States
- "The individual rights position was the nearly unanimous view of courts and commentators throughout the 1800s, and was endorsed by Congress in the Freedmen's Bureau Act of 1866. It was only in the 1930s that elite legal opinion began to shift, as lower federal courts started to embrace the states' rights view." (05/19/02)
- The secret garden
Source: Metro Active
Author: George Sakkestad and Jean Hanamoto
CA, United States
- "This garden of Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica and Cannabis hybrids hidden in the Santa Cruz Mountains has spared many hours of suffering for patients struggling with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and a host of other painful -- sometimes terminal -- diseases." (03/02)
- A shining ranch on the hill
Source: Center for Private Conservation
Author: Michael De Alessi
CA, United States
mdealessi@privateconservation.org
- "Young Americas Foundation ...bought the ranch from the Reagans in 1998 after then-Governor of California Pete Wilson’s proposal to use $5 million of federal money to buy the property and turn it into a state park ran into a political quagmire. ...for having the ranch house preserved and the 688-acre ranch conserved privately is a far better tribute to Reagan’s conservation ideals." (08/10/01)
- Power to the consumer
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Benjamin Zycher
CA, United States
- Dr. Zycher cautions that blocking consumers' direct access to electricity suppliers will harm California consumers and further distort the state's economy and long-term energy market. (09/04/01)
- Giebel v. Sylvester: the plaintiff’s story
Source: CFIF
Author: Doug Giebel
CA, United States
- "In last week's Liberty Update, we highlighted the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that former University of Montana-Northern theater professor Douglas Giebel's free speech rights were violated when fellow professor
Stephen Sylvester tore down Giebel's handbills." (05/18/01)
- A microchip for every pet?
Source: CFIF
CA, United States
- "The California Legislature is considering a bill that would force the owners of dogs and cats in that state to have a microchip inserted into their pets and entered into a national database at the Department of Food and Agriculture." (03/27/01)
- Proposition 209 and the elimination of affirmative action in California
Source: Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP
CA, United States
- An employment law firm's current summary of the status of California;s voter-approved Proposition 209, which eliminated racial preferences in state and local government and public education. (2000)
- FAQ on California's electricity crisis
Source: RPPI
CA, United States
- All you could want to know about what went wrong with California's electricity "deregulation" and how to fix it. (01/01)
- Tracing California's power debacle to environmental rules
Source: NCPA
CA, United States
- "For decades, analysts warned that California must build more power plants. But politicians there paid more heed to environmental groups which first attacked the idea of building coal-fired power plants, then graduated to an anti-nuclear stance." (01/22/01)
- Energy bills: temporary measures versus long-term relief
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Laura Steadman
CA, United States
- "While California’s demand continues to increase, lawmakers have chosen to place government control once again on the electricity industry. Their decision will provide little incentive for new electricity generators to enter the market and increase the supply." (9/22/00)
- Transcript: How will L.A. police react to protests during the Democratic National Convention?
Source: CNN
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- CNN's "Burden of Proof" examined the LAPD's anticipated reaction to hosting the Democratic National Convention and political activists protesting that event. (8/11/00)
- Peter McWilliams backed medical use of marijuana
Source: MAP/Los Angeles Times
CA, United States
- "Peter McWilliams, a best-selling author who advocated the medicinal use of marijuana, died Wednesday at his Laurel Canyon home after a long battle with AIDS and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma." (6/17/00)
- Internet taxation in California
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Sonia Arrison
CA, United States
- Sonia Arrison, Director, Center for Freedom and Technology Pacific Research Institute, testified before the California Senate's Revenue and Tax Committee on the threat posed to the state's economy by burdensome taxes on Internet commerce. (3/29/00)
- Performance Accountability Voucher for Education
Source: Pave2000
CA, United States
Jack@PAVE2000.com
- A proposed measure that would "restore full responsibility and authority to families for the education of their children." Pay parents for educational performance of children.
- A Ten-Point Agenda for Reforming Education in California
Source: Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy
Author: Lance T. Izumi
CA, United States
- Business as usual tax-and-spend policies consistently fail to raise student achievement. The author recommends charter schools. Adobe PDF. (7/98)
- Los Angeles drug case bars medical marijuana defense
Source: New York Times
CA, United States
- The medical marijuana prosecution of Peter McWilliams and Todd McCormick raises the issue of federal prosecution of activities that states have specifically tried to legalize. (11/29/99)
- Appeals court rejects coerced entry to home
Source: HSLDA/The Washington Times
CA, United States
- The Calabrettas, a California homeschooling family, were coerced into admitting a social worker and police officer into their home; in the subsequent lawsuit, they won on Fourth Amendment grounds. (9/99)
- Market-Based Environmentalism and the Free Market: They're Not the Same
Source: Independent Institute
Author: Roy E. Cordato
Oakland, CA, United States
- "Policy makers do not value market exchange because it maximizes liberty and personal satisfaction of wants. Instead, policy makers value the market because they can manipulate it to produce a centrally planned outcome. This approach describes so-called market-based environmental policy."
- Congestion Pricing Would Ease Bay Area Traffic, Pollution
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Author: Erin Schiller
CA, United States
- The growing use of electronic toll collection in the San Francisco Bay Area can reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emissions.
- Delhi Fly and Property Rights Can Coexist
Source: Pacific Research Institute / Los Angeles Times
Author: Erin Schiller
CA, United States
- Commentary on a court challenge to the Endangered Species Act. Illustrates why the ESA doesn't work.
- CALFED Should Consider Water Markets, Not More Water Projects
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Erin Schiller
CA, United States
- A market system offers the best solutions to California's water problems.
- The libertarian imperative
Source: OutNOW!
Author: Stephen H. Miller
CA, United States
- An examination of freedom in sexual orientation and how libertarianism addresses it -- an important issue given the interest politics that are played with this subject.
- Police Abuse of Prostitutes in San Francisco
Source: PENet
Author: Jeremy Hay
San Francisco, CA, United States
- The author reports police abuse of defenseless prostitutes on the streets of San Francisco, one of the many tragedies of outlawing consensual activity among adults.
In-Depth Studies
- Smart growth in action, part 2
Source: RPPI
Author: William Fulton, Susan Weaver, Geoffrey F Segal, Lily Okamura
CA, United States
- "Building on a previous Reason-Solimar report that analyzed more than 120 Ventura County developments, researchers focused on residential projects built in six Ventura County cities in the late 1990s and discovered four reasons for the reduced densities." (PDF file) (5/03)
- Wasteful education spending in CA
Source: PRI
Author: Lance T. Izumi, K. Lloyd Billingsley, and Diallo Dphrepaulezz
CA, United States
- New study from PRI argues that instead of funneling money into wasteful programs year after year, parents should be able to use opportunity scholarships to direct their dollars to the private or public schools of their choice. (PDF file) (11/02)
- The Salinas utility users tax: Necessary revenue source or government waste?
Source: Reason Public Policy Institute
Author: Geoffrey F. Segal and Adam B. Summers
Salinas, CA, United States
- This report finds that the privatization of some city services could more than offset the loss of revenue that Salinas, CA would experience if Measure O passes and the city's utility users tax is reduced and eventually repealed. (PDF file) (10/24/02)
- Agenda for improving education in CA
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Lance T. Izumi
CA, United States
- A ten-point agenda for reform of education in California that "effects fundamental changes in the current system and truly focuses on improving student achievement." (PDF file) (06/02)
- 'Tech Tax' will hurt California consumers, businesses and economy
Source: ATR
Author: staff
Sacramento, CA, United States
- Analysis of how the proposed tax on California's high tech industry would devastate all aspects of the productive sector in that state. (PDF file.) (06/27/02)
- Power to the people
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Benjamin Zycher
CA, United States
- "Despite recent Enron revelations, California’s electricity crisis of 2000-2001 was a product of misguided government policies, not corporate misconduct or market forces." This new study challenges the argument that the crisis was caused by market manipulation. (Adobe Acrobat) (05/28/02)
- Women and entrepreneurship in California
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Donna Matias
CA, United States
- "A new PRI study finds that California taxes and regulations hinder women-owned businesses and discourage entrepreneurship by women, especially working mothers." (Adobe Acrobat) (04/09/02)
- Contract for failure
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- The impact of collective bargaining in California's 994 school districts is enormous. Of the 460 districts examined, 337 - almost 75 percent - yield the teacher union too much power. (03/22/02)
- Contract for failure
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Pamela A. Riley
CA, United States
- "As a bill backed by the California Teachers Association seeks to expand union power, PRI's new study, Contract for Failure, reveals that teacher union contracts already control the majority of California classrooms, restrict the ability of elected school boards and principals to manage schools, and harm student achievement." (03/02)
- California Competitive Cities Report Card
Source: Reason Public Policy Institute
Author: Geoffrey F. Segal, Adrian T. Moore, and James Nolan
CA, United States
- This report "ranks California's 10 largest cities on how well they deliver services such as fire protection, emergency medical services and street repair." It is available in Adobe PDF. (02/25/02)
- New study of California's class size reduction program questions its value
Source: CSR Research Consortium
CA, United States
- An ongoing evaluation of California's five-year-old, $6 billion Class Size Reduction (CSR)program has found no relationship between statewide student achievement and statewide participation in class size reduction and less-qualified teachers continue to be more common in elementary schools serving low-income, minority, and English learner populations. (02/04/02)
- One charter school's fight against the education establishment
Source: Reason
Author: Joanne Jacobs
San Francisco, CA, United States
- "The Battle of Edison Charter turned on competing ideas about accountability. ... [M]ost people want schools held accountable for their performance, and that is what the school board failed to understand. Edison Charter Academy survived because it had higher test scores and satisfied parents." (01/08/02)
- Smart growth in action: Housing capacity and development in Ventura County
Source: Reason Public Policy Institute
Author: William Fulton, Chris Williamson, Kathleen Mallory, and Jeff Jones
CA, United States
- This study reveals several problems created by the implementation of growth management laws in Ventura County, California. These problems could signal similar difficulties for cities across the nation with comparable growth laws. The report is available in Adobe PDF. (12/18/01)
- The case for tax cuts in California
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: William L. Anderson
CA, United States
- Excessive government taxes and regulations hinder economic opportunities for everyone. California workers, consumers, and businesses face some of the highest tax rates in the nation. (Adobe Acrobat) (2001)
- CCW in Marin County: government employees win, 3 to 1
Source: KABA
Author: Angel Shamaya and Jim March
CA, United States
- March, with Shamaya's aid, compiles the first in a series of "exhaustive looks at the illegal and unscrupulous CCW practices of specific counties in California," beginning with Marin. "What we have here," notes the study, "are entrenched patterns of due process violation, abuse of equal protection under the law, and careless disregard for the plain text of California's CCW statutes." (11/26/01)
- Reflections on the Edison bailout plan
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Benjamin Zycher
CA, United States
- "The central provisions of the draft Edison MOU now under discussion will create important adverse effects, and clearly are self-defeating in terms of the stated goal of avoidance of bankruptcy for Edison. More broadly, they will move California toward a more politicized electric power sector, with greater rather than lesser governmental involvement." (09/04/01)
- Tax relief for California
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Erik Bauman
CA, United States
- While the California legislature debates whether to reinstate a quarter-cent sales tax, a Pacific Research Institute report shows that sales taxes are destroying jobs, making life more difficult for the poor, and driving away employers, entrepreneurs, and citizens. (Adobe Acrobat) (07/01)
- Lights out: California's electricity debacle
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Lance T. Izumi
CA, United States
- This briefing examines the causes of the electricity disaster, Governor Gray Davis’s policy responses, the political ramifications of the crisis, and practical solutions that could be implemented immediately. (05/30/01)
- NEWS FLASH: Fat people are unhealthy!
Source: Rand Corp.
Santa Monica, CA, United States
- Under the "DUH" heading: A Rand Corporation study just released has found that obesity is associated with higher rates of chronic medical conditions and with worse physical health-related quality of life than are lifetime smoking, problem drinking or poverty. The study is published in the current issue of "Public Health," a British journal. (06/07/01)
- How private philanthropy and Catholic schools serve low-income children in Los Angeles
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Thomas C. Dawson & Eric A. Helland
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- "Catholic schools attract thousands of non-Catholic students and low-income families, despite the fact that scholarships do not cover full tuition. Why are families choosing this alternative? PRI reveals an answer to this question by surveying more than 13,000 families in the Los Angeles area whose children attend Catholic Schools. The results will surprise you!" (Adobe Acrobat) (02/01)
- Excise taxes and the Internet
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Sonia Arrison
CA, United States
- Few Californians are aware that state tax collectors have become "virtual peeping toms" in an effort to collect state excise taxes. The California Board of Equalization has been forcing websites to hand over the personal information of Californians who purchase cigarettes online. (Adobe Acrobat) (04/01)
- The case for tax cuts in California
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: William L. Anderson
CA, United States
- "A new PRI study reports that debate over budget surpluses and deficits are misguided. The real concern is insatiable and out-of-control government spending. The California legislature spends over $9 in new expenditures for each dollar of surplus revenue, and the state has some of the nation's highest state income tax rates." (Adobe Acrobat) (04/01)
- Background on Million Mom March fraud
Source: Keep and Bear Arms
Author: Jim March
San Francisco, CA, United States
- Extensive background on the recent eviction of the Million Mom March from their free tax-paid offices in San Francisco. (04/16/01)
- MMM fraud followup! Gun control inauthenticity runs even deeper
Source: KeepAndBearArms.com
Author: Jim March and Nadja Adolf
San Francisco, CA, United States
jmarch@prodigy.net
- This report chronicles the use of government office space in San Francisco to house the offices of a nonprofit local gun-control group, which would be illegal under federal tax law. This report also says that this has served as a model for gun-control groups to save money while cheating other taxpayers. (04/16/01)
- California's electrical mess: the deregulation that wasn't
Source: NCPA
Author: Robert J. Michaels
CA, United States
- "Deregulation never really took place in California. Instead, political forces imposed a contrived market structure that made failure almost predictable. California's disaster was of its own making and largely avoidable." (02/14/01)
- Powering up California: policy alternatives for the California energy crisis
Source: RPPI
Author: Adrian T. Moore and Lynne Kiesling
CA, United States
- California did not deregulate its electricity market, but rather imposed far more state intervention in electricity transactions than existed before. This study examines: 1.What went wrong with the restructuring; 2.How deregulation of electricity has worked elsewhere; and 3.Governor Gray Davis’s action plan, point by point. (01/01)
- San Diego's competitive transit system
Source: Washington Policy Center
San Diego, CA, United States
wpc@free-market.net
- "People know about San Diego's sunny climate, ocean vistas, and world-class zoo, but it also has a great transit system. Why? Because, San Diegans experiment with competitive processes to get the most bang for their buck. The San Diego transit system believes that competition creates incentives that improve efficiency and customer service." (1997)
- Growth management and San Luis Obispo County
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Dr. Steven Hayward
CA, United States
- "Like all growing communities and regions in the United States, San Luis Obispo County, California, is having a vigorous debate about how to meet the challenge of managing its future growth. ... The tradeoffs between density and congestion need to be better understood by planners and citizens alike if they are to make wise decisions about the design of our communities." (11/00)
- The employment impact of a comprehensive living wage law: evidence from California
Source: Employment Policies Institute
San Jose, CA, United States
- At the end of 1998 the city of San Jose passed a $10.75 per hour 'living wage' that applies to employees of firms receiving municipal tax assistance or doing business with the city. The minimum wage increase could cause 612,783 workers to lose their jobs. In addition, the wage mandate would raise labor costs by $22.8 billion per year." (Adobe Acrobat) (7/99)
- How California’s K–12 education system protects mediocrity
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- "More than any other component, teacher effectiveness helps determine whether students receive a quality education, or if children are relegated to classrooms where learning is rare and the prospects for a productive and successful future often die." (10/00)
- Growth management and options in California
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Dr. Steven Hayward
CA, United States
- Communities in California are beginning to consider growth management policies. Dr. Hayward suggests government officials provide their constituents with a chance to get smart before asking them to grow smart. (9/28/00)
- Living wage ordinances
Source: Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco
Author: Rob Valletta
San Francisco, CA, United States
- The author sees living wage laws shifting employment to higher-skilled workers and/or boosting the drain on the city budget. (10/15/99)
- Internet taxes: What California legislators should know
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Sonia Arrison & Naomi Lopez Bauman
CA, United States
- This study was assembled for California legislators, but is useful throughout the United States for dispelling the mythology tax-hikers use to advocate burdening Net commerce with excess taxation. (9/22/00)
- A charter school survey: Parents, teachers and principals speak out
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Pamela A. Riley
CA, United States
- From 1997 to 1998, PRI conducted three surveys, covering all California charter schools that had been open at least one year prior to the academic year 1997-98: a field of 100 schools with a total enrollment of 41,531 students. (Adobe Acrobat) (1997/1998)
- State legal issues regarding California charter schools
Source: Institute for Education Reform
Author: Paul C. Minney
CA, United States
- A lawyer shares his knowledge of the legal background relevant to sunshine-state charter schools.
- Charter school legislative background in California (1999)
Source: Charter Schools Development Center
CA, United States
- Collective bargaining was among the issues dealt with by the California legislature in 1999. But generally it was a successful year for California charter school advocates.
- Innovations of excellence in education: The California charter school story
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- "[C]harter schools have evolved from an abstract, theoretical design for school improvement to a widespread web of unique individual schools. A web of roughly 2000 small, focused, public schools, each intentionally unique in mission, yet remarkably similar to each other in mutual commitment among its students, parents and educators." (Adobe Acrobat) (4/00)
- Index of a public education failure
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- Based on a range of categories, California’s government-run education system is failing to educate adequately the state’s children. (2000)
- The California Index of Leading Education Indicators
Source: Pacific Research Institute
Author: Lance T. Izumi
CA, United States
- Describes the California public school system as one where record levels of money are being spent and where students are taking easy classes yet failing in record numbers. Adobe PDF. (1997)
- Of no account: The accountability crisis in California education
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- Currently, California's state government spends more than $40 billion per year for K-12 education alone -- and much is wasted on fraud, abuse, and political payoffs. (3/13/00)
- Rethinking the federal role in California schools: Proposals for reform
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- A comprehensive examination of the relationship between the federal government and California policymakers, the state Department of Education, local districts, schools, and families. (1/00)
- A short primer on per-pupil spending in California
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- In the debate over education, California's Department of Education has been understating the money spent per-pupil in the public schools. (12/99)
- Equal opportunity denied: Case studies of nine victims of affirmative action
Source: Claremont Institute
Author: Tom McClintock and Steven McCarthy
CA, United States
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- Analysis of Forced Broadband
Source: Hands off the Internet / Rose Institute
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- This study analyzes the costs of local authorities regulating broadband Internet access. The study's primary focus is Los Angeles and their requirements for cable companies to unbundle their cable networks. (1/00)
- Ending California's water crisis: A market solution to the politics of water
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- This paper takes a look at existing and proposed water policies in California and explains why water markets offer the best alternative. (7/99)
- Targeting Deceit
Source: Doctors for Integrity in Policy Research
Contra Costa County, CA, United States
- Subtitled "An Analysis of the Report on Residential Firearms Dealers and Ammunition Registration in Contra Costa County." DIPR exposes the flaws in a number of the studies backing gun control legislation. In-depth and very well argued.
- Autonomy and Automobility
Source: Independent Institute
Author: Loren E. Lomasky
Oakland, CA, United States
- "Automobile motoring is a good because people wish to engage in it, and they wish to engage in it because it is inherently good."
- San Francisco Task Force on Prostitution Report
Source: PENet
San Francisco, CA, United States
- This report concludes that prosecution is not the best response to the "problem" of prostitution. While not calling for decriminalization, the report does call for health and educational services for prostitutes.
- The Skeptic's Dictionary
Source: Robert T. Carroll
Sacramento, CA, United States
btcarrol@dcn.davis.ca.us
- This dictionary and "guide to the new millennium" comes from philosophy professor Bob Carroll. Covers all sorts of odd beliefs; everything from Afrocentrism to wicca. Available in Portuguese.
- End corporate welfare
Source: Cypress Semiconductor
Author: T.J. Rodgers
CA, United States
- A statement by the Cypress Semiconductor CEO, given to a Senate subcommittee. Includes specific examples and general principles. (06/97)
- Trials of the Sex Trade: A guide to Canada's legal jungle
Source: Sex Workers Alliance of Toronto
Author: Various
Toronto, CA, United States
- A very well formatted and illustrated guide to the outrageous laws governing prostitution in Toronto. Funny, informative, and most of all, upsetting.
- A roadmap to reform.
Source: Reason Public Policy Institute
Author: working group
CA, United States
- "This white paper presents the analysis and recommendations for achieving fundamental reform in light of the recently adopted state budget plan. The bipartisan working group authoring this white paper stands ready to assist state lawmakers in any way appropriate to advance the effort to restore the fiscal soundness of California."
PDF (08/26/03)
- Proposition 13 and state budget limitations: Past successes, future options
Source: Cato Institute
Author: Michael New
CA, United States
- Paper discussing well-designed tax and expenditure limitations on state governments can restrain spending and provide tax relief. (PDF file) (6/19/03)
Audio and Video
- Full transcript of Steve Hinkle's disciplinary hearing at Cal Poly
Source: FIRE
San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
- Full text transcript of Steve Hinkle's discplinary hearing for allegedly disrupting a student meeting to post a flier that other students found offensive. (PDF file)
- Abridged transcript of Steve Hinkle's Cal Poly hearing
Source: FIRE
San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
- Abridged text transcript of Steve Hinkle's disciplinary hearing at Cal Poly, for attempting to post a flier in a public room.
- The Fenwicks
Source: Steven Schub
Los Angeles, CA, United States
shake@thefenwicks.com
- Actor Steven Schub's Objectivist Ska band. Free MP3s and clips from Schub's work in films with Christina Ricci, Crispin Glover, and Edward James Olmos.
- Live Nude Girls Unite
Source: L.A. Weekly
San Fransciso, CA, United States
- A documentary on an attempt by Bay Area strippers to form a union. Although the politics are often lamentable, it is a candid look at stripping, grassroots activism and feminist reaction. (03/18/01)
- Peter McWilliams and medical marijuana
Source: ABC's 20/20
Author: John Stossel
CA, United States
- John Stossel reviews the tragic case of Peter McWilliams, an author and AIDS patient persecuted by authorities because he uses grass as medicine. Text story and video. (RealPlayer) (6/13/00)
- LynnHarper.com
Source: Lynn Harper
San Diego, CA, United States
Randy@LynnHarper.com
- Talk radio and interactive Internet content. "Exploratory libertarian" in nature.
- Larry Elder.com
Source: Larry Elder
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Larry Elder (a.k.a. "The Sage From South Central") has a very nicely designed page meant to complement his radio talk show. Of most value are Larry's "Elder Statement," and Elder's arguments against affirmative action. Listen to Elder's rush-hour show live.
Contests and Scholarships
- SFIS scholarship program
Source: Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, CA, United States
sfis@pacificresearch.org (Ann Fry)
- "SFIS provides scholarships to San Francisco's talented middle school and high school students to attend independent or parochial schools, or to pursue independent and home-based courses of study throughout the Bay Area."
- The Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellows Program
Source: Hoover Institution
Stanford, CA, United States
hoover@free-market.net
- This program "allows outstanding junior scholars to devote a year to unrestricted, creative research and writing at the Hoover Institution, during which time they are freed from all other academic responsibilities." Candidates should be three to five years beyond their Ph.D. and submit a detailed research proposal. Twelve fellowships are awarded each year.
- Hoover fellowship programs
Source: Hoover Institution
Stanford, CA, United States
hoover@free-market.net
- Visiting fellows include distinguished scholars from other universities, U.S. and foreign government officials, and journalists, as well as young scholars who show promise of becoming leading public policy intellectuals in the future. Several competitive programs attract such visitors each year."
- PRI announces privatization awards
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- The Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy competition for 2000 focused on private organizations in California that utilize cutting-edge technology and information systems to maximize the well being and economic growth of their communities. (12/6/00)
- San Francisco independent scholars
Source: Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, CA, United States
- All San Francisco 8th graders, applying for admission to an independent or parochial secondary school or intending to pursue a home-based independent course of study, are eligible to apply for an SFIS scholarship.
- Independent Scholarship Fund
Source: The Independent Institute
San Francisco, CA, United States
scholarship@independent.org
- Katherine Shearer, Director, ISF; Oakland, CA; phone 510-632-1366, FAX 510-568-6040. Low- to moderate-income families from the San Francisco East Bay who wish to send their children to a private or parochial school in the fall are invited to apply. Scholarships will pay up to 75 percent of a student's annual tuition, up to $1,500 per school year.
- CEO Oakland: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
Oakland, CA, United States
- Deborah Wright, Administrator; P.O. Box 14068, Oakland, CA 94614; 510-483-7971 Fax 510-339-6770. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice. For details, contact the program in your area.
- CEO of Southern California: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
Los Angelos, CA, United States
- P.O. Box 459, Cerritos, CA 90702-0459; phone 562-926-0900 ext. 241, FAX 562-926-1399. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice. For details, contact the program in your area.
- The Guardsmen Scholarship Fund: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
San Francisco, CA, United States
- 120 Montgomery St. #225, San Francisco, CA 94101. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice. For details, contact the program in your area.
- The Basic Fund: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
San Francisco, CA, United States
- 268 Bush Street, #2717, San Francisco, CA 94104; phone 415-986-7221, FAX 415-986-5358. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice. For details, contact the program in your area.
- Smith Center Business Planning Contest
Source: The Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies
CA, United States
- Business planning contest open to junior and senior high school students in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. (Deadline 5/31/00.)
Action Opportunities
- Buddy, can you spare a phone call?
Source: Strike the Root
Author: David C Moorman
Victorville, CA, United States
- "The reason I need your help is real simple, I'd like to find out why I was called a liar by Barbara Stanton. Barb's show is on from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time .... Barb can be reached on air at (760) 241-9600."
- Help Steve Cicero and Russ Howard of CAC
Source: JPFO
CA, United States
- "If the nine justices in Washington, DC, don't overturn this outrage, Howard and Cicero's lives will be ruined. With interest, they'll owe more than $1.5 million to the corrupt, vengeful political establishment of California." Every contribution above $25 will get you a nice gift from JPFO in thanks.
- Call for volunteers for racial privacy initiative
Source: James Landrith
Sacramento, CA, United States
- Call for volunteers. As the Racial Privacy Initiative is coming to ballot on October 7, 2003, we need volunteers to send letters to the editor and submit op-eds in favor of the initiative.
- California's Operation End Bias
Source: Pacific Legal Foundation
CA, United States
- California's Prop 209 outlaws the state considering race or sex in its decision-making. If you see violations, you can report them at PLF's site. Help hold elected officials accountable!
- Oppose California's emergency health powers bill
Source: AAPS
CA, United States
- AB 206, by Assembly Member Keith Richman, is essentially the same as last year's AB 1763, which was defeated. AB 206 is over broad and intrusive. It is also unnecessary because current laws are adequate. Sample letter and addresses of intended recipients are on the web site.
- Support Silveira v. Lockyer -- CA semi-auto rifle ban case
Source: KABA.com/CoA
CA, United States
- Silveira v. Lockyer is a lawsuit that challenges the California semi-auto rifle ban on the basis of the Second Amendment. It looks destined for the Supreme Court, and Citizens of America and KABA.com are spearheading a fundraising effort for the case. Please contribute!
- Racial Privacy initiative
Source: American Civil Rights Institute
CA, United States
feedback@racialprivacy.org
- The Racial Privacy Initiative is a California ballot initiative designed to eliminate racial check-off boxes on most California government forms. Lots of information, and ways to get involved.
- AAPS asks supporters ers to oppose California's Emergency Health Powers Act
Source: AAPS
CA, United States
- "Your action to oppose the Emergency Health Powers Act (California Assembly Bill AB 1763) is needed immediately. This bill addressing bioterrorism is overbroad and intrusive. It is also unnecessary because current laws are adequate. Please write immediately, so that your letters arrive before AB 1763 goes to the first committee hearing." (03/04/02)
- Contact PLF if you see government discriminating
Source: PLF
CA, United States
- In California, government policies that play favorites by race and sex are not only costly and wrong, they're illegal. Pacific Legal Foundation offers a webpage and toll-free phone number for reporting such abuses. 1-866-EndBias / 1-866-363-2427. (09/07/01)
- California class action suit against gun laws
Source: Keep And Bear Arms
CA, United States
2alp@KeepAndBearArms.com
- Several plaintiffs are currently engaged in a class action suit challenging California's system of "discretionary" concealed carry. They'd welcome company.
Periodicals
- Policy Alert, 8/23/04
Source: PRI
CA, United States
- In this issue: PRI's silver jubilee gala coming up; "State Needs CPR"; "Apple Replays Old Mistakes"; and more.
- PRI Policy Alert, 7/22
Source: Pacific Research Institute
CA, United States
- "Featured event: The Real Jimmy Carter"; "Making Sure No Children Are Left Behind"; and "The Truth about Wal-Mart" are some of the items in this issue.
- Privacy Villain of the Week, 4/23/04
Source: NCCP
Author: James Plummer
CA, United States
- "When Google announced they were starting a free email service that included message-based advertising, the regulation advocates immediately came out in full force. But the attempt to outlaw 'Gmail' has a number of anti-privacy facets of its own."
- Privacy Villain of the Week, 3/5/04
Source: NCCP
Author: James Plummer
Garden Grove, CA, United States
- "The California Fourth District Court of Appeals has upheld the legality of outrageous surveillance placed on customers of cybercafes in the city of Garden Grove. .... The law requires continuous video surveillance of customers, a uniformed security guard at every cybercafe in the city on weekends, as well as a 'daytime curfew' closing them to minors during school hours."
- Shoots from the Grassroot Institute, 3/4/04
Source: Hawaii Reporter
Author: Lisa Snell
CA, United States
- "California Takes a Swipe at 'School Reform'".
- AdvanceBulletin.net
Source: Freedom 21 Santa Cruz
Freedom, CA, United States
madison@freedom21santacruz.net
- News and commentary in the spectrum between Liberty and Tyranny. Focuses on Constitution, Private Property, Family Autonomy, Security and International Implications. A must-read for Liberty-minded individuals. Advance the Cause of Freedom: Spread the Word! A publication of Freedom 21 Santa Cruz
- Speech code of the month, 12/03
Source: FIRE
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
- Learn what earned a sunny southern California university a "red light" for its disrespect of academic and students' freedoms.
- Privacy villain of the week, 11/14/03
Source: NCCP
Author: James Plummer
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- "Another example of the dangers of large government databases on the citizenry comes to us this week from the city of Los Angeles. It seems that an officer was using the Department's surveillance databases, as well as some maintained at the state and federal level, to not only stalk a former paramour but also to gather dirt on celebrities to sell to supermarket tabloids."
- NCLP news and views
Source: NCLP
Nevada City, CA, United States
- A news and opinion resource -- documenting the good, the bad, and the ugly in the battle between liberty and coercion. Updated regularly.
- Right at Home homeschooling information and support
Source: Right at Home
Diamond Springs, CA, United States
4rightathome@d-web.com
- Publication offering ideas and support to the homeschool community. Ideas from other home educators, resources, field trips and commentary. A unique resource!
- Journal of Cognitive Liberties
Source: Alchemind Society
Davis, CA, United States
- A scholarly forum for expressing thoughts on the importance of cognitive freedom, and for discussing the politics, policy, and prospects of reintegrating full-spectrum-thinking into a modern society. It is published three times per year by the Alchemind Society's Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics.
- Journal of Cognitive Liberty
Source: Alchemind Society
Davis, CA, United States
- The Journal is published three times per year by the Alchemind Society's Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics. Members of the Alchemind Society receive a free subscription as a benefit of membership. The online version, containing past issues of the journal, is provided free of charge.
- Sex-Geek.Com
Source: Ellen
CA, United States
muse@sex-geek.com
- Personal website of a retired prostitute/writer. Very pro-prostitution, pro-sex, and pro-freedom in all respects. Columns and articles on all subjects, but particularly -- surprise, surprise -- writing and sex. Warning: adult content.
- Salon Magazine
Source: Salon.com
San Francisco, CA, United States
- While not in any sense libertarian, Salon Magazine often embodies the best that contemporary liberalism has to offer, especially on civil liberties. Also, it features very good writing on cultural matters, including columnists Camille Paglia and Cathy Young.
- Heterodoxy: A monthly journal of articles and animadversions on political correctness and other follies
Source: Center for the Study of Popular Culture
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Investigative reporting, satire, and opinion. Heterodoxy is distributed on more than 200 college campuses.
- WorldNetDaily
Source: Western Journalism Center
Fair Oaks, CA, United States
jfarah@ibm.net
- Tired of left-leaning news? It's time you checked out the "Free Press for a Free People." WorldNetDaily is a model for Internet journalism, combining their own commentary with top stories from other sites and including relevant links.
- Stanford Review
Source: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Stanford, CA, United States
- A journal which challenges "hippie orthodoxy" in the university.
- Siskiyou Monitor
Source: Siskiyou Monitor
Fort Jones, CA, United States
- "Siskiyou County California's alternate source for news and information."
- Young Conservative Magazine
Source: Young Conservative
Poway, CA, United States
yngconserv@AOL.com
- A professionally-done magazine for Christian conservatives. "Written by and for young conservatives."
- Reason Online
Source: Reason Magazine
Los Angeles, CA, United States
reason@free-market.net
- Reason Magazine is the leading libertarian-oriented monthly magazine. For more than 20 years, their motto has been "free minds and free markets." This Web site is filled deep with articles -- a must-see.
- Truth Seeker Journal
Source: Truth Seeker Company, Inc.
San Diego, CA, United States
- The world's oldest free thought journal, published since 1873. Features a wealth of back issues online, and even "Things We Couldn't Print."
- Westmiller Commentaries
Source: William Westmiller
Thousand Oaks, CA, United States
westmiller@aol.com
- "National political issues from a libertarian-Republican viewpoint." Weekly columns on foreign policy and domestic issues. Westmiller is the California coordinator for the
Republican Liberty Caucus, and has been published in several major newspapers.
- Capital Ideas
Source: Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, CA, United States
pacific@free-market.net
- Weekly fax broadcast available in-full online. Written alternately by Steven Hayward in Washington, D.C. and Lance Izumi in Sacramento.
- PRI Action Alerts
Source: Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, CA, United States
pacific@free-market.net
- A policy brief newsletter, originally fax-based. All articles are available online. Mostly California issues.
- Reason Magazine
Source: The Reason Foundation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- The leading libertarian-oriented monthly magazine. For more than 20 years, their motto has been "free minds and free markets." T.J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor calls it "my favorite and only periodical on political and current events."
- Larry Elder
Source: Jewish World Review
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- "The Sage From South Central" is a true libertarian who delivers his message powerfully, simply, and with style. His L.A. radio show has been a success for years. Now read him online.
- CalNews.com
Source: California Today Newspaper
Sacramento, CA, United States
- Quasi-partners with Joe Farah's WorldNetDaily.com, sharing a similar style and format and applying it to California state "news, politics & more."
- The New Libertarian
Source: The Agorist Institute
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- "Left libertarian," anarcho-capitalist, agorist, and underground. A radical newspaper published by Samuel Edward Konkin III (SEK3) semi-regularly since 1975.
Organizations
- Liberty Slate Committee
Source: Liberty Consultants
San Diego, CA, United States
Consult4Liberty@juno.com
- The Liberty Slate is an ongoing campaign committee helping many Libertarian candidates with signs, flyers, training & other campaign resources.
- Reason Foundation Home Page
Source: Reason Foundation
Los Angeles, CA, United States
- The Reason Foundation is a "national research and educational organization that explores and promotes public policies based on rationality and freedom." Besides Reason Magazine, the foundation is best know for its work on privatization.
- Stanford Federalist Society
Source: Federalist Society
Stanford, CA, United States
jgadams@leland.stanford.edu
- "Founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be."
- King Hall Federalist Society
Source: University of California at Davis
Davis, CA, United States
fmdouglas@ucdavis.edu
- Federalist Society chapter at UC Davis.
- The Independent Institute web site
Source: The Independent Institute
Oakland, CA, United States
info@independent.org
- David Theroux and the Independent Institute publish a wide variety of policy recommendations and opinion pieces, including material from Robert Higgs, Ralph Raico and other stars of free-market economics, history, and political philosophy.
- San Fernando Valley Libertarians
Source: Valley Libertarians
CA, United States
- Home page of libertarians in the San Fernando Valley area. Site includes news and local contacts.
- California Civil Rights Initiative Home Page
Source: CCRI
San Rafael, CA, United States
- The home page for CA's Prop 209. Dedicated to ending government-sanctioned racial/gender preferences. Page contains news, contacts, and online documents.
- Libertarian Party of California
Source: LPC
CA, United States
- California affiliate of the National LP. Site includes membership information and an online monthly newsletter.
- Libertarian Party of Humboldt County
Source: LP of Humboldt County California
CA, United States
freddym@wcinet.net
- Local LP affiliate. Site contains local news and candidate links.
- Libertarian Party of Los Angeles
Source: LPC San Fernando Valley
Reseda, CA, United States
- Site contains news of local activities.
- Libertarian Party of Marin County
Source: LP of Marin County
CA, United States
- Contains contact and member info for this local affiliate of the LP.
- Libertarian Party of Orange County
Source: LPOC
Santa Ana, CA, United States
webmaster.lpoc@lpoc.org
- Local LP affiliate based in Southern California. Site includes meeting and contact information.
- San Diego Libertarian Party
Source: SDLP
San Diego, CA, United States
drcasey@cts.com
- Local LP affiliate. Site contains list of current and past activities.
- Libertarian Party of San Mateo County
Source: LP of San Mateo County
San Mateo, CA, United States
- Local site with online newsletter, calendar of events, and contact information.
- Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County
Source: LP of Santa Clara County
San Jose, CA, United States
- Southern California-based LP affiliate. Site includes a listing of events as well as online documents and newsletter.
- Libertarian Party of Santa Cruz
Source: LP of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
- Local libertarian website which includes links and contacts.
- Pacific Research Institute
Source: Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco, CA, United States
pacific@free-market.net
- California public policy think-tank based in San Francisco. The institute works to promote "individual freedom and personal responsibility, the cornerstones of
a fair and free opportunity society." Site features events and press releases as well as sections on such topics as education, health care, and more.
- Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies
Source: The Smith Center at Cal State Hayward
Hayward, CA, United States
- Conservative think-tank which concentrates on teaching "how the principles of free enterprise build a strong economy." Includes many events and famous speakers.
- The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism (ARI)
Source: ARI
Irvine, CA, United States
mail@aynrand.org or webmail contact
- A good starting point for those seeking an introduction to Rand's ideas. ARI is the source for "official" Objectivism from Leonard Peikoff and company, the heirs of Ayn Rand. Mailing address: The Ayn Rand Institute, 2121 Alton Parkway, Suite 250, Irvine, California, 92606-4926, Phone: (949) 222-6550, FAX: (949) 222-6558.
- ARI Watch: A critical review of the Ayn Rand Institute
Source: ARI Watch
Contact:
- The 'Ayn Rand Institute' under review.
- The International Society for Individual Liberty
Source: ISIL
Benicia, CA, United States
info@isil.org
- "We are a network of individuals and associations in over 90 countries dedicated to building a free and peaceful world through the ideals of free markets, social tolerance and individual responsibility. Our philosophy of liberty, which is catching on world wide, is called Libertarianism."
- Objectivist Society of Los Angeles
Source: Bryan Yoder
Sherman Oaks, CA, United States
byoder@primenet.com
- OSLA is a monthly meeting group which supports the Ayn Rand Instutitute.
- Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace web site
Source: Hoover Institute
Stanford, CA, United States
- One of the most prestigious conservative think-tanks, located at Stanford University. Its fellows include luminaries like Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell. Hoover's large site offers information on their scholars, programs, and some of their policy work.
- The Bionomics Institute
Source: The Bionomics Institute
San Rafael, CA, United States
info@bionomics.org
- Michael Rothschild and the Bionomics Institute promote the idea of the economy as an evolving eco-system, not a static, rigid machine. This deep site has lots of information on this important, pro-technology theory and the institute itself.
- American Montessori Consulting
Source: American Montessori Consulting
Rossmoor, CA, United States
- An on-line newsletter and resource page for the liberty-oriented educational method originated by Maria Montessori.
- Institute for Contemporary Studies
Source: ICS Press
Oakland, CA, United States
sara@icspress.com
- The Institute for Contemporary Studies is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research institute and press. To fulfill its mission to promote self-governing and entrepreneurial ways of life, ICS sponsors a variety of programs and publications on key issues including education, entrepreneurship, the environment, leadership, and social policy.
- Berkeley Liberty Coalition
Source: Berkeley Liberty Coalition
Berkeley, CA, United States
liberty@ocf.berkeley.edu
- A coalition of libertarian student groups at
the University of California, Berkeley.
- Center for Responsible Freedom (CERF)
Source: CERF
Novato, CA, United States
ravinson@cerfdom.com
- Birthplace of Responsibilitarianism (responsible libertarianism), a precept entailing individual accountability and the formation of a civil society based on mutual pledges of liberty.
- Milken Institute for Job and Capital Formation
Source: Milken Institute
Santa Monica , CA, United States
info@milken-inst.org
- A conservative economic think tank founded by Michael Milken. The institute is devoted to studying the global economy, capital markets, financial institutions, and labor markets.
- The William Glasser Institute
Source: William Glasser, MD
Chatsworth, CA, United States
wginst@earthlink.net
- "Early in life, all of us encounter people who not only have discovered what is right for them but, unfortunately, have also discovered what is right for us ... Choice Theory challenges this ancient I-know-what-is-right-for-you tradition."
- UCLA Bruin Libertarians
Source: Keith Clemens
Los Angeles, CA, United States
kclemens@hotmail.com
- The Bruin Libertarians are a student group on the UCLA campus. They hold regular meetings and events to advance libertarian philosophy.
- California Taxpayers' Association
Source: California Taxpayers' Association
CA, United States
steve@caltax.org
- Founded in 1926, this organization tries top protect taxpayers from unnecessary taxes and to promote efficient, quality government services. Research and advocacy links, etc.
- Sandi Webb: Simi Valley City Council
Source: Friends of Sandi Webb
Simi Valley, CA, United States
webb@ez2.net
- Campaign site for Sandi Webb. Webb was elected to the Simi Valley, CA City Council in 1990 and 1994, and is aiming for a third term in 1998. A member of the Libertarian Party since 1975, she's well known for her strong pro-Second Amendment stance and her anti-tax activism.
- Foundation Francisco Marroquin
Source: FFM
Santa Monica, CA, United States
ffm@free-market.net
- "Helping to build the foundation for liberty in Latin America." Focused largely on economics, the foundation's "founding notion was simply to raise as much money as possible, identify Latin American schools, centers and institutes that are effective in terms of its goals, and grant them whatever could be raised."
- People for the USA!
Source: People for the West
Pueblo, CA, United States
webmaker@basic.org
- The site for this self-dubbed "mainstream, nonpartisan" organization features news and updates in the battle against the Endangered Species Act (ESA), mining law and public lands grazing, among other things.
- Cal Libertarians
Source: University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, United States
callib@ocf.berkeley.edu
- Libertarian student political group at UC-Berkeley. Site features information on their online resources and some links to basic libertarian readings.
- CATS, San Fernando Valley
Source: Citizens for an Alternative Tax System
Woodland, CA, United States
- San Fernando Valley chapter of a grassroots organization that advocates a national sales tax to replace the U.S. income tax and IRS.
- Cedarwood Sudbury School
Source: Webpage.com
Santa Clara, CA, United States
Freekids@aol.com
- Imagine a school where a student can spend an entire week doing an art project, reading, talking with friends, or simply thinking -- without having to ask anyone's permission.
- Citizens for an Alternative Tax System, San Diego
Source: CATS, Randy's FreeHold
San Diego, CA, United States
vrhii@cts.com
- San Diego chapter of a grassroots organization that advocates a national sales tax to replace the U.S. income tax and IRS.
- Individual Rights Foundation
Source: Center for the Study of Popular Culture
Los Angeles, CA, United States
gmarks@cspc.org
- A national network of lawyers to respond to the growing threat to First Amendment rights by college administrators and government officials. Defenders of Matt Drudge.
- Jefferson Club web site
Source: Jefferson Club
Palo Alto, CA, United States
info@jeffersonclub.org
- Site details upcoming speakers and events of this group dedicated to forging "a path to a free and productive society through unfettered commerce and technology."
- The Center for Independent Thought
Source: Laissez Faire Books
San Francisco, CA, United States
custsvc@laissezfaire.org
- CIT's main projects are Laissez Faire Books, Fox & Wilkes Publishing (reprinting classics of liberty), and the Thomas Szasz Award, "given annually to an individual or organization who significantly contributed to the cause of civil liberties."
- The Freeman Club of Sebastopol
Source: The Foundation for Economic Education
Sebastopol, CA, United States
johnea1c@aol.com
- A free-market discussion group that meets monthly.
- Libertarian Party of Fresno County
Source: Libertarian Party of Fresno County
CA, United States
- One of the best club sites we've seen. Excellent use of frames, slick graphics, and regular maintenance make this a real keeper.
- Center for the Study of Popular Culture
Source: CSPC
Los Angeles, CA, United States
gmarks@cspc.org
- The center's weekly "Frontpage" is an online periodical featuring conservative commentary and news coverage, book reviews, etc.
- Freedom Law School
Source: Freedom Law School
Tustin, CA, United States
freedom@freedomlaw.org
- Offers course outlines and options for this independent school for learning to fight taxes, and even jail criminal politicians. Distance-learning as well as in-person.
- Claremont Institute Home Page
Source: Claremont Institute
Claremont, CA, United States
info@claremont.org
- Mission is to restore the principles upon which the founding of the United States was based to their rightful place at the forefront of American politics and culture.
- Free Sonoma Forum Home Page
Source: John Howard
CA, United States
john@johnhoward.com
- "The Free Sonoma Forum is a monthly supper club dedicated to discussion of libertarian, futurist, and objectivist ideas for residents of Sonoma County and adjacent areas of northern California."
- Resources for Independent Thinking
Source: RIT
Oakland, CA, United States
rit@well.com
- Interested in sharpening your critical thinking skills? Sharon Presley and RIT offer a wealth of info to help you do it.
- TRIM Committee of Orange County
Source: TRIM/John Birch Society
Garden Grove, CA, United States
frank_c_hamann@juno.com
- Tax Reform Immediately (TRIM) publishes report cards on local Congressional members. Does your congressman vote for lower taxes and less government? Find out here.
- Solana Beach Libertarians
Source: Solana Beach Libertarians
Solana Beach, CA, United States
audenw@home.com
- Information about Libertarian political activism in Solana Beach. Keep updated about their monthly meetings.
- Americans for Free Choice in Medicine
Source: Hypermall
Newport Beach, CA, United States
- "AFCM advocates a full, free market health care system and offers a realistic plan to achieve this goal."
- Natomas Charter School
Source: NCS
Sacramento, CA, United States
clcharter@aol.com
- Charter school; contact Charlie Leo
- Season Quests
Source: SQ
Chico, CA, United States
dhulsoor@hotmail.com
- Charter school; contact David Hulsoor
- Santa Ynez Valley Charter School
Source: SYVCS
Santa Ynez, CA, United States
charter@syv.com
- Charter school
- Santa Rosa Charter School
Source: SRCS
Santa Rosa, CA, United States
srec@sonic.net
- Charter school; contact Anne Evans
- River School
Source: RS
Napa, CA, United States
lindlay@aol.com
- Charter school; contact Linda Inlay
- Ready Springs Charter School
Source: RSCS
Penn Valley, CA, United States
tessa@oro.net
- Charter school; contact Tessa McGarr
- Premiere Education Charter School
Source: PECS
Long Beach, CA, United States
pecsinlb@aol.com
- Charter school; contact Tracie Whitlow
- Plumas Charter School
Source: PCS
Quincy, CA, United States
jerryholland@thegrid.net
- Charter school; contact Jerry Holland
- Paradise Charter Network/Independent Learning Center
Source: PCN/ILC
Paradise, CA, United States
seamoon@aol.com
- Charter school; contact Carol Mooney
- Palisades Charter High School
Source: PCHS
Pacific Palisades, CA, United States
- Charter school; phone (310) 450-0611
- Pacific View Charter School
Source: PVCS
Loleta, CA, United States
rflenner@pacificview.org
- Charter school; contact Ron Flenner
- Pacific View Charter School
Source: PVCS
Oceanside, CA, United States
pacificview@home.com
- Charter school; contact Anne W. Robinson
- Pacific Grove Elementary
Source: PGE
Garden Grove, CA, United States
PacGrv@aol.com
- Charter school; contact Kathy Harbottle
- Pacific Collegiate School
Source: PCS
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
pcs@th.net
- Charter school; contact Anne Bailey
- Open Charter School, The
Source: OCS
Los Angeles, CA, United States
openschl@lalc.k12.ca.us
- Charter school; contact Dr. Grace Arnold
- O'Farrell Community School
Source: OCS
San Diego, CA, United States
rkinne@ofarrell-mail.sandi.net
- Charter school; contact Ray Kinne
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