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).

Auditions for California Governor Are Officially Open

June 27, 2020 2:09 amJune 27, 2020 8:12 am

By supporting the recall campaign there is a chance for establishment GOP officeholders, professional operatives, and major donors to reestablish a relationship of trust and partnership with their own GOP grassroots. With little fanfare, the third attempt to recall...

Firefighting in Orange County – Part Two, Building an Independent Fire Dept

June 25, 2020 2:05 amJune 24, 2020 9:20 pm

This is Part ll of Firefighting in Orange County. Part l is HERE. On July 1 the City of Placentia will begin to operate a fire department independent of the Orange County Fire Authority. The motivation for the Placentia’s City...

Firefighting in Orange County – Part One, Firefighter Pay and Benefits

June 17, 2020 6:11 amJune 17, 2020 6:27 am

Total unfunded actuarial accrued liability was $5.7 billion, and the OCFA share of that totaled $380 million. In June 2019 the City of Placentia, in a 3-1 council vote, decided to leave the Orange County Fire Authority and build...

Ban Police Union Money in Politics, or Ban ALL Public Union Money in Politics?

June 9, 2020 2:27 amJune 8, 2020 5:52 pm

“Before we give someone a gun, uniform, badge and the power to put handcuffs on someone’s wrist, we need make sure they are the best and the brightest…police unions are making it impossible.” – Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, on...

Who Runs the City of Santa Ana, Anyway?

June 1, 2020 7:03 amJune 1, 2020 7:18 am

With rare exceptions, most cities in California are run by public sector unions. There is the appearance of democracy, with public employees accountable to elected officials, who in turn are accountable to voters, but appearances can be deceiving. Because political...

Public Education is Changing Forever

May 20, 2020 6:15 amMay 20, 2020 6:29 am

Since the pandemic lockdown closed the schools, resistance to the status quo in public education has mushroomed. The COVID pandemic has closed public schools for over two months, with no end in sight. This represents a seismic disruption to...

Did Ballot Harvesting Impact March 3 Bond and Tax Proposals?

May 14, 2020 2:26 amMay 13, 2020 10:36 pm

Unless both candidates and parties have equally effective voter harvesting operations, why wouldn’t it? Next day returns on the special election for California’s 25th congressional district indicate that a Republican, Mike Garcia, is holding a 56 percent to 44 percent lead over...