Swan's Picks for September 15

Here are Swan's picks for this week.

Black churches in Florida buck DeSantis: 'Our churches will teach our own history.' (msn.com)

CA Legislature Approves Sen. Skinner’s SB 345, Strengthening Protections for Medication Abortion, Contraception and Gender-Affirming Care | Senator Nancy Skinner

NYPD Quality-of-Life Crackdown Sends Thousands to Criminal Court, Undoing Landmark Reforms - THE CITY Judge Reverses Course on 2020 Protest Settlement Because Police Union Doesn't Like It - Hell Gate (hellgtenyc.com)

Special districts cover services over large areas, but there is still duplication with local government provision. | USAPP (lse.ac.uk)

New York City is restricting Airbnb (economist.com)

What Montana's YIMBY Housing Coalition Can Teach Other States - Bloomberg

Pandemic Population Boom in Rural Hotspots Sparks Resentment - Bloomberg

How a Culture War Over Race Engulfed a School District | The New Yorker