#629 Grants Pass v. Johnson and a Utopian California City - GovLove Island

Housing and homelessness. The GovLove Co-hosts joined together in a grand experiment they are calling GovLove Island to discuss two of the latest topics in the local government world. First, they discussed the recent Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling from the Supreme Court. They chatted about what the court ruled, how it impacts local governments, and the complicated problem of homelessness for communities. Then, the panel chatted about a utopian proposal for a new city in California's Solano County. They talked about the proposal, what it might mean for some of the housing challenges in California, and the tradeoffs with investing in other communities.

Grants Pass v. Johnson:

• Supreme Court Upholds Ordinance Prohibiting Camping & Sleeping on Public Property
• Supreme Court Overrules Martin v. Boise in Important Homeless Encampment Case
• City of Grants Pass v. Johnson

East Solano Plan:

• The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch
• Tech-billionaire promises for a new city, from roads to water, are worth hundreds of millions of dollars — if they’re binding
• The East Solano Plan

Panel: Dan Bolin, Meredith Reynolds, Lauren Palmer, and Ben Kittelson