Surf Revolt

Serious Libertarian Journalism About Federal Recreation Regulation Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Federal Surf Zone Permit Requirements Proposed For California Breaks, Surf Community Responds Unanimously SAN DIEGO — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published Tuesday a proposed rule that would require commercial surf schools,

Serious Libertarian Journalism About Property Rights And Natural Resources Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Libertarian Case For Open Ocean Fisheries Shows Wild Salmon Population Recovery Under Market-Based Management MONTEREY — The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s annual stock assessment released Tuesday documented a significant recovery in

Serious Libertarian Journalism About Government Growth And Its Returns Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Federal Spending Per California Resident Has Increased 340 Percent Since 1980 While Reported Outcomes Have Not SACRAMENTO — A Cato Institute analysis of federal spending in California from 1980 to 2024 released Tuesday found that per-capita fed

Serious Libertarian Journalism About California Surf Culture And Economic Migration Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat California Surfers Increasingly Moving To Mexico And Portugal As Housing Costs Price Them Out Of Coast SAN DIEGO — A survey by Surfer Magazine of its California-based subscriber base released Tuesday found that 23 percent of Califo

Serious Libertarian Journalism About California Regulatory Creep Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat California Bans Gas Powered Lawn Equipment, Surf Community Notes Boats Are Still Allowed For Now SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board confirmed Tuesday that its ban on the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines, including lawn mowe

Serious Libertarian Journalism About Coastal Access And Property Rights Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Property Rights And Surf Access Collide As Coastal Commission Faces Record Number Of Beach Blockage Complaints LOS ANGELES — The California Coastal Commission reported Tuesday that it received 2,340 public complaints about blocked coastal acce

Serious Libertarian Journalism About California Land Use Regulation Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Zoning Laws Add 18 Months And 340000 Dollars To Average California Coastal Housing Development Timeline SAN FRANCISCO — A UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation study released Tuesday quantified the average additional time and cost that

Serious Libertarian Journalism About Minimum Wage Economics In California Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat California Minimum Wage Increase For Fast Food Workers Prompts Chains To Reduce Hours And Hire More Kiosks LOS ANGELES — Six months after California raised the minimum wage for fast food workers to 20 dollars per hour under AB 1228, [&hellip

Serious Libertarian Journalism About Government Infrastructure And Its Costs Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat California’s High Speed Rail Project Is Now Projected To Cost 128 Billion Dollars And Open In 2033 At Earliest FRESNO — The California High-Speed Rail Authority updated its cost estimate Tuesday, projecting total project cost at 128 billi

Serious Libertarian Journalism About California Housing And Freedom Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat California Environmental Regulations Add 47000 Dollars To Average Home Construction Cost, Study Finds LOS ANGELES — A study by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office released Tuesday found that state and local environmental regulations, inclu

Promised Benefits Exceed Tax Revenue California’s Pension Crisis: Government Unfunded Liabilities Swallow Budget Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of California’s fiscal crisis. California’s public employee pension obligations exceed $500 billion. Benefits promised to public employees exceed tax revenue to pay them. Governm

Government Stranglehold On Coastal Enterprise California’s Regulatory State Destroys Small Surf Business Economy Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of California regulatory destruction. California’s regulatory apparatus has made small business coastal operation economically impossible. Surfboard manufacturers, beach retailer

Paradox Of Regulation That Prevents Use California’s Environmental Bureaucracy: Protecting Environment While Destroying Coastal Access Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of California’s environmental paradox. California’s environmental regulations protect coastal areas while making coastal access increasingly difficult. Park

From Beaches To Bathrooms, California Controls Everything The Nanny State: California’s War On Personal Freedom Through Prohibition Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of California’s control state. California increasingly prohibits personal choices deemed “harmful” by bureaucrats. Plastic bags, styrofoam, single-use items, a

Transit Restrictions Eliminate Personal Liberty And Coastal Access California’s War On Automobiles: How The State Destroys Freedom Of Movement Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of California’s transportation control. California increasingly restricts personal automobile use through congestion pricing, parking elimination, a

Zoning Laws Create Artificial Scarcity Housing Regulation: How California Made Housing Unaffordable Through Government Control Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of California’s housing crisis. California faces severe housing affordability crisis despite abundant available land. The problem is not supply but zoning restricti

Working People Leave As Taxes Eliminate Economic Freedom California Tax Burden: How Excessive Taxation Drives Population Exodus Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of California’s tax-driven exodus. California’s combined state and local tax burden is nation’s highest. High earners face 55%+ effective tax rates when combining

Good Intentions, Destructive Results The Minimum Wage Trap: How California’s Wage Laws Destroy Entry-Level Employment Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of minimum wage economics. California’s minimum wage of $16+ per hour was intended to help workers. Instead, it has eliminated entry-level employment. Employers reduced hiri

Corporations Use Regulation To Eliminate Competition The Regulatory Capture: How Special Interests Control California Government Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this analysis of regulatory capture. California’s regulatory agencies are controlled by special interests they supposedly regulate. Oil companies shape energy regulation. Devel

Official unfunded liability: $200 billion. Risk-adjusted academic estimate: $600 billion to $1 trillion. The accounting choice producing the gap and who will pay when the investment assumptions are not met Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom philosop

Prior appropriation, riparian rights, and regulatory overlays produce a water allocation system that distorts toward agricultural users holding century-old senior rights — what market-based reform would look like Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom p

Wage effects small and long-run positive, fiscal effects positive over lifecycle, agriculture and construction and technology all dependent on immigrant labour — the evidence-based libertarian case Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom philosophy the o

Susette Kelo’s home was taken, the development project was never built, the land sat vacant for years — and 45 states passed eminent domain reforms in response Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom philosophy the ocean represents. Kelo v. City of New [

The wave does not consult committees, the lineup is governed by informal norms rather than licensing, the surfer’s competence is certified by performance — what the ocean’s governance structure teaches Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom philosophy t

Specific zoning regulations, CEQA abuse, and minimum parking requirements imposed by existing homeowners using local government to prevent supply — the libertarian case for what actually caused the crisis Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom philosoph

2035 zero-emission mandate, a grid that experienced rolling blackouts in 2020 and 2022, and a 25% demand increase projection — the gap between policy ambition and infrastructure reality Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom philosophy the ocean represe

90% reduction in cannabis arrests, $1.8 billion in tax revenue, but persistent informal market because regulatory burden sustained the price advantage of illegal supply — the full balance sheet Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom philosophy the ocean

Licensing raises incumbent wages 15-18%, reduces competition from new entrants, has modest measurable effects on quality — and California has more of it than almost any other state Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat present this libertarian analysis from SurfRevolt, where California surf culture meets the freedom philosophy the ocean represents.