Hubwonk is a weekly podcast from Pioneer Institute, a Boston-based think tank.
In each episode, Joe Selvaggi connects you to regional and national leaders in healthcare, education, transportation, and industry to explore policy choices that promote liberty, free market dynamism, and human flourishing for everyone.
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Joe Selvaggi speaks with Tim Anaya of the Pacific Research Institute about his new book, The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, exploring insights and lessons on how Massachusetts can stay competitive.
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Tim Anaya is Pacific Research Institute’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications. His comments on California politics and policy have appeared in numerous media outlets in California and nationally. Anaya is a regular guest panelist at the Commonwealth Club’s “Week to Week Political Roundtable” events in San Francisco. Throughout a career spanning more than 25 years, Anaya has had a front row seat to politics and policymaking in Sacramento. He held a variety of positions in nearly two decades working at the State Capitol. He served as communications director for then-Assembly Minority Leader and future Congresswoman Connie Conway, managing the staff and operations of the Assembly Republican communications department. He was a senior communications advisor to 9 Assembly Republican Leaders from 2003-16, including former Leader and future U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He also worked as a speechwriter for former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University and the University of Southern California.
Joe Selvaggi is the host of Hubwonk. Joe is a U.S. Navy veteran, entrepreneur, investment professional, former candidate for US Congress, and political commentator. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. He lives in Boston.
This edition of The House Call dives into the 2024 results from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey, including that Massachusetts permitted fewer new homes than it did in each year from 2013-2022. The newsletter also explains why the state’s efforts to increase production of small, owner-occupied “starter homes” have thus far resulted in no new starter homes under official programs.
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