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Ringside: The Abundance Alliance

April 23, 2026 4:25 pmApril 23, 2026 4:25 pm

Abundance, and its political twin, affordability, are now bipartisan mantras, but cannot be realized if the only permissible avenues are via urban infill, renewable energy, and water rationing. California is uniquely positioned to do much more. Breakthrough technologies and big...

EPA Announces Nationwide E15 Fuel Waiver, Delivers Relief at the Pump for Western States

March 25, 2026 1:38 pmMarch 25, 2026 2:09 pm

In a decisive move to combat rising fuel prices and strengthen America’s energy independence, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today a nationwide emergency waiver for E15 and E10 ethanol-blended fuels. The action, effective May 1, 2026, removes seasonal restrictions on...

Activists in Black Robes: America’s Shadow Legislature

March 22, 2026 9:15 amMarch 22, 2026 9:15 am

There is a reason the Founders gave Article III judges lifetime appointments and no army. They were supposed to interpret law quietly, not rewrite it loudly. On June 9, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar, an Obama appointee sitting...

The State of the Union Meets the State of Cybersecurity

February 27, 2026 12:00 pmFebruary 27, 2026 12:02 pm

When President Donald Trump took the podium for the State of the Union, the applause lines centered on growth, innovation, and American resurgence. But beneath the economic optimism was something more foundational: a recognition that in 2026, the strength of...

Fool’s Gold?

February 26, 2026 4:30 amFebruary 26, 2026 4:31 am

California has long been known as the Golden State. In 1968 the Legislature made the nickname official, capturing a history shaped by the Gold Rush, sun-drenched beaches, golden poppies, grassy hills, and abundant orchards. It was a fitting label for...

Ringside: The Denominators of our Prosperity – Energy and Water

January 14, 2026 3:29 pmJanuary 14, 2026 3:29 pm

Abundant and affordable energy and water are prerequisites to solving every other challenge standing in the way of lowering California’s overall cost-of-living. Not only because the cost for energy and water directly impacts the cost to build homes, pay household...

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Fairytale State of the State

January 8, 2026 3:56 pmJanuary 11, 2026 9:57 pm

“Was that a State of the State address, or the opening act of a campaign speech?” California State Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) asked, following Governor Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State address. “Californians want honesty and accountability, not...