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Natalia Ten Eyck

5 stories · communications@theeffective.org

One year later: Are California’s housing reforms working?

The path to ruin is paved with good intentions. In an effort to rein in the burden of environmental review standards, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed major CEQA reforms in June 2025. A year later, how is the program doing?

By Natalia Ten Eyck · Sep 29, 2026 · 4 min read

Public Safety· Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore has Found the Key to Urban Violence

A knock at the door. Two cops, your pastor, and a social worker with a message: stop the gun violence. This is exactly how one of America's most violent cities reduced homicides by 60%.

By Natalia Ten Eyck · Aug 30, 2026