Skaidra Smith-Heisters
Policy Analyst
Skaidra Smith-Heisters is a policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.
Her research is part of Reason's New Environmentalism program, launched by Lynn Scarlett, which develops innovative solutions to environmental problems and emphasizes the benefits of local decisions over Washington's command-and-control regulations.
Smith-Heisters is a graduate of the University of California at Davis program in Nature and Culture. Prior to joining Reason, she worked in habitat restoration, endangered species management and natural resources planning with the California State Parks system.
She has been extensively involved in grassroots journalism and political organizing in San Francisco's North Bay area, where she currently lives.
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Expanding Smoking Bans Should Worry Us All
Bay Area's nanny state is growing
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Prop. 1E’s Blank Check Primed for Pork, Not Flood Control
California using a pre-Katrina mindset
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Smoke and Mirrors
Santa Rosa's outdoor smoking ban and Prop. 86
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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Industrial Hemp
Law would've helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Recycling Law Needs to be Thrown Out
California's plastic bag bill
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Stop Playing Politics With Energy
It's time to rethink California's prohibition against offshore drilling