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).

California’s K-12 Spending Exceeds $20,000 Per Pupil

March 3, 2020 9:40 amMarch 3, 2020 3:53 pm

“It’s not enough. We’re still 41st in the nation in per pupil funding. Something needs to change. We need to have an honest conversation about how we fund our schools at a state and local level,” – Governor Gavin Newsom,...

Powerful Public Sector Unions, Public Safety Compensation, and Actual Public Safety

February 25, 2020 6:45 pmFebruary 25, 2020 7:27 pm

Public sector unions are by far the most powerful special interest in California. And they are united in their goal to pay themselves as much or more than public agencies can afford, which shields unionized public servants from the worst...

California’s Progressive War on Suburbia

February 18, 2020 2:20 amFebruary 18, 2020 8:56 am

The arrogance of environmentalists who believe suburbs to be a planetary abomination must be called out for what it is – extremism completely unjustified by reality. For three years in a row, California’s progressive lawmakers have attempted to legislate...

Fighting the One-Party State at the Local Level in California

February 11, 2020 7:23 amFebruary 11, 2020 8:12 am

The one-party state has made life in California unaffordable and unfair, and the political system is rigged. But there are ways to fight back. It isn’t a partisan observation to say that California is a one-party state. It’s just...

Teachers Union Promotes Property Tax Increase

February 3, 2020 5:43 pmFebruary 4, 2020 2:18 pm

Last week what is arguably California’s most powerful political special interest, the California Teachers Association (CTA), or teachers union, held its quarterly State Council of Education meeting at the plush Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The CTA reported revenues of...

When Californians Realize their Supposed Saviors Are the Exploiters, What Then?

January 28, 2020 6:01 pmJanuary 28, 2020 5:28 pm

By the millions, Californians will suddenly realize that their supposed saviors are actually the exploiters. There is a mass delusion afflicting millions of Californians. They endure a cost-of-living nearly twice the national average, high taxes, the highest incidence of poverty, the most hostile business...

Manhattan Beach Firefighter Pay Averages Over $300,000 Per Year

January 21, 2020 2:07 amJanuary 21, 2020 8:52 am

There is now a $300,000 club for California’s firefighters. In the City of Manhattan Beach during 2018, the average pay and benefits for a full time firefighter were $300,242. While the Manhattan Beach firefighters, at least through 2018, belong to...