The Pontification

It’s time for Los Angeles to get the ‘Abundance’ memo

SB 79 is a huge test for "Abundance" in California

Sep 12 • 

Thomas Irwin

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August 2025

LA's Crosswalk Problem

My LA Times pieces on How One Crosswalk illustrates The City's Broken State Capacity

Aug 13 • 

Thomas Irwin

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Realtors Should be Pro-Housing - but their leadership is not

My piece today in the San Francisco Chronicle

Aug 8 • 

Thomas Irwin

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How CA's 2025 Housing Legislation Could Transform LA

Two recent pieces I published elsewhere

Aug 8 • 

Thomas Irwin

July 2025

Pontification 2025 Book Club Part 2: Family Unfriendly

A Holistic Look at Parenting in the Contemporary World

Jul 22 • 

Thomas Irwin

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May 2025

Instant Replay, Housing, and Bad Legalism

A Case for Less Lawyers Running Things

May 1 • 

Thomas Irwin

April 2025

Monolithic Suburbs Do Not Serve Families

Families deserve choices, not fear-mongering and paternalism

Apr 30 • 

Thomas Irwin

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March 2025

Recoding America: Pontification Book Discussion

Exploring the Challenge of "Government Efficiency" in the Digital Age

Mar 31 • 

Thomas Irwin

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October 2024

My Case Against Prop 33

Everything you wanted to know about the most important ballot measure in CA

Oct 31, 2024 • 

Thomas Irwin

The Addiction of Political Hobbyism

A calling to recovery and to deeper engagement

Oct 30, 2024 • 

Thomas Irwin

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Why Measure A (might) be an Icarus Moment

Elected officials need earn back voter trust that they take housing seriously

Oct 28, 2024 • 

Thomas Irwin

Election Devotional 2024

A resource to guide you over the next 6 weeks

Oct 1, 2024 • 

Thomas Irwin

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James Yu