The Privatopia Papers

The Volokh Conspiracy - A Tax Break for Trial Lawyers? : "Walter Olson notes that some folks in Congress are pushing a tax break for tr...

Rudy: 'Shut Up' - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com : "Rudy Giuliani, who has returned as a leading Republican spokesman, condemned Obam...

California's default rate soars to 9.5% - Los Angeles Times : "About 1 in 10 Californians with a home loan is now in default, and t...

San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly's living situation to be probed - 7/27/09 - San Francisco News - abc7news.com Chris Daly is a member...

Downtown Fort Myers condo has 32 stories, and one lonely tale | news-press.com | The News-Press : "Victor Vangelakos lives in a luxury ...

Investors buying condos in bulk in South Florida | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwest Florida's Information Leader : ...

My cousin Jason Zubia told me this story, and it was so astounding that we looked it up. San Francisco's red-light denizens fight to st...

Dog fight in gated community Thanks to Fred Pilot for this link. It seems that once again the pit bull lovers are defending their imaginary...

Take our roads, please. No thank you. Fred Pilot sent this along. This is the typical scenario when an HOA gets stuck with crumbling privat...

I am in San Francisco with my children, visiting my sister and extended family. It is harder for me to blog here but I will put up some thi...

Clinton says she has no interest in White House - Yahoo! News : "'Well, you know, I say no, never, you know, not at all. I don'...

Women are getting more beautiful - Times Online : "Scientists have found that evolution is driving women to become ever more beautiful,...

Company director arrested for attempted murder after rescuing son being beaten by yobs | Mail Online : "A company director has been arr...

Key Senate Democrat Concedes Republican Support Needed for Health Overhaul - Political News - FOXNews.com : "Senate Democrats are going...

Drought turning Texas as dry as toast - Weather- msnbc.com : "DALLAS - Off-duty police officers are patrolling streets, looking for peo...

America's Top States for Business 2009 - Overall Rankings - CNBC.com Interesting--California ranks 1st in technology & innovation, a...

Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man - NYTimes.com Strange. More worried that we will outsmart ourselves. Hurm.

911, police tapes key in Gates case - BostonHerald.com : "Mounting pressure to get to the bottom of the controversial arrest of black s...

California budget crisis brings critics of Prop. 13 to the fore - San Jose Mercury News : "Proposition 13 is the 1978 law that rolled p...

Raleigh takes on parking in yards - Local & State - News & Observer : "Among the opponents is Councilman Philip Isley, who says...