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Ringside: California’s Self-Destructive War on Oil

April 29, 2026 2:30 pmApril 29, 2026 2:36 pm

California’s state legislature may succeed in destroying its own oil industry, but it won’t change anything in the world. It will only export jobs and raise the cost-of-living here at home. Here’s a reality check. According to the Statistical Review of...

Another California Fraud Slush Fund: New Solar Fee Will Raise Electric Bills

April 6, 2026 3:00 amApril 7, 2026 1:08 pm

With so much fraud uncovered in California, it’s hard to imagine there could be more. But we know there is more to uncover – more hospice Medi-Cal fraud, more homeless spending fraud, more Palisades fire victims fraud, more LAUSD fraud,...

Why Local Government Keeps Running Out of Your Money

February 13, 2026 5:00 amFebruary 13, 2026 11:18 am

Two years after San Luis Obispo County Supervisors declared that road maintenance was no longer a priority, the SLO County Association of Governments wants to raise sales taxes to help maintain roads. Talk about mixed signals! The City of Santa...

Newsom’s Presidential Ambitions Died in Davos

January 23, 2026 7:23 amJanuary 23, 2026 7:23 am

California now accounts for roughly one quarter of the nation’s homeless, more than any other state by far. Since Gavin Newsom became governor in 2019, $37 billion has been spent on homelessness programs—yet the homeless population has grown by roughly...

Trump’s Merry Christmas Gas Prices

December 24, 2025 9:06 amDecember 24, 2025 9:07 am

AAA is reporting on the lowest prices we’ve seen in quite a long time: This holiday season is delivering cheaper gas prices as travelers hit the road in record numbers. The national average dropped more than 4 cents since last week to $2.89. This...

Ringside: The Case for Carbon Sequestration via Natural Gas Power Plants

August 14, 2025 2:45 amAugust 14, 2025 2:46 am

In the case Massachusetts v. EPA in 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate greenhouse gases because they qualify as air pollutants. And ever since, electric power plants using “thermal” fuels have faced escalating regulatory pressure. How...

‘Green’ Regulations Could Be the End of the Road for California Drivers

July 16, 2025 12:11 pmJuly 16, 2025 12:11 pm

Remember the California dream? Golden sunshine, endless opportunity, and a car to take you there. For many, that dream now sputters to a halt at the gas station, with prices that feel like a punch to the gut. We’re told...