Author: Edward Ring

Edward Ring is the director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center, which he co-founded in 2013 and served as its first president. The California Policy Center is an educational non-profit focused on public policies that aim to improve California’s democracy and economy. He is also a senior fellow of the Center for American Greatness. Ring is the author of two books: "Fixing California - Abundance, Pragmatism, Optimism" (2021), and "The Abundance Choice - Our Fight for More Water in California" (2022).

Dear Harmeet Dhillon: THIS Recall Gavin Campaign Has Over 800,000 Signed Petitions

November 24, 2020 2:20 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:09 am

Harmeet Dhillon doesn’t need national publicity. She’s frequently invited onto the national stage by conservative television hosts. By the time you’ve been on television as many times as Harmeet Dhillon has, you’re not appearing for the thrill of the experience,...

Recall Campaign Gets Powerful New Ally

November 19, 2020 11:55 amNovember 19, 2020 12:18 pm

The Recall Gavin 2020 campaign, which took on new life when a judge granted them a 120 day extension, till March 17, 2021, has just acquired the support of a new committee, Rescue California. Headed up by former California GOP Chairman Tom Del...

Placentia’s Independent Fire Department Saves Millions and Improves Service

November 18, 2020 6:24 amNovember 18, 2020 6:30 am

On July 1, 2020, the City of Placentia formally terminated its contract with the Orange County Fire Authority, where the average operations employee in 2018 collected pay and benefits in excess of $241,000. Seeking to create a new model that reduced...

With Moorlach Defeat, Sacramento Loses Its Finest Legislator

November 13, 2020 3:31 pmNovember 17, 2020 12:17 pm

On November 13, ten days after the election, and facing final counts that made any chance of victory impossible, California State Senator John Moorlach (R-37) conceded defeat to his challenger, Democrat David Min. Reached for comment, Moorlach said “we worked hard on...

California Voters Approve Billions in Local Taxes and Borrowing

November 11, 2020 2:10 amNovember 11, 2020 6:14 am

In March 2020, for the first time is a generation, Californian’s did not approve the overwhelming majority of local tax and bond proposals that were put before them. Out of 125 proposed local bonds, only 31 percent passed; out of 111 proposed...

Gov. Newsom Recall Granted 120 More Days to Collect Signatures

November 6, 2020 4:29 pmNovember 9, 2020 3:11 pm

The Recall Gavin 2020 campaign has been given a 120 day extension to collect 1,495,709 signed petitions, which if validated by the Secretary of State, would force Governor Newsom to defend his seat in a special election. The last time there...

How Much do California’s State Workers Make?

November 4, 2020 2:15 pmNovember 5, 2020 11:54 am

Californians pay the highest overall taxes in the United States, with more to come. The Democratic supermajority in the state legislature is considering AB 1253 that would raise the top income tax rate to 16.8 percent, and AB 2088 that would impose an annual...