California’s approach to gendered toys says a lot about the state’s political direction
The state is turning micromanaging into an art form
GAVIN NEWSOM, the governor of California, recently signed 770 bills into law that had been approved by the state legislature in Sacramento. The one drawing most attention, rightly, is a law that will expand the number of units that can be built on single-family plots and offer a much-needed boost to housing supply. Rick Rivas of Govern for California, a good-governance group, calls it the “most consequential housing bill over the last decade”.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Toying with the nanny state”
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