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California’s Latest ‘Worst in the Nation’ Title: A Government-Created Rodent Plague

August 26, 2025 3:15 amAugust 26, 2025 3:16 am

Politicians love to remind the nation that California is the world’s fourth-largest economy and claim that others should follow the so-called “California Way.” But behind the slogans and press releases, the state has earned another reputation: ranking worst or among...

State Water Board’s Reckless Handing of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

March 4, 2025 7:31 amMarch 4, 2025 7:31 am

Here’s what I’m hearing in the coffee shops and parking lots regarding the California State Water Resources Control Board’s handing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. This government controlled matter has immediate impacts on the livelihoods of the people of the...

A Shared Lifeline: Ensuring Water and Food Security for California

January 30, 2025 3:00 amJanuary 30, 2025 3:01 am

California’s water challenges are as complex and dynamic as the state itself. From its agricultural heartlands to its sprawling urban centers, the tug-of-war over this precious resource shapes much of our policy debates and future prospects. Recent developments in water...

Consumers Are the Collateral Damage In the War on Oil, Trucking, and Farming

October 25, 2024 11:51 amOctober 25, 2024 11:51 am

The State of California is ramping up its war on oil and agriculture and, as a result, California is heading for some desperate times. The war on oil includes production, trucking, and consumption. The war on production includes banning fracking,...

Gavin Newsom’s Ongoing Tyranny of California Includes Special Legislative Session

September 19, 2024 9:03 amSeptember 20, 2024 8:32 am

When you think of California in 2024, instead of misty redwoods, golden beaches and snow-covered mountains, visions of homelessness, high crime, high taxes, high gas prices, high housing costs, and illegal border crossings come to mind. Yet Governor Gavin Newsom...

Ringside: AB 460 Hands Water Bureaucrats Even More Power

September 12, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 12, 2024 6:26 am

Siskiyou and Modoc counties have a combined population of 52,700 people and combined area of 10,227 miles. That’s less than the population of Yucaipa in a territory the size of Massachusetts. It’s a big place with almost no political clout. That’s why back...

Ringside: How to Achieve Water Abundance in California

August 8, 2024 7:00 amAugust 8, 2024 7:01 am

A study released in May, The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges, anticipated annual statewide water supply losses in the coming decades as follows: ending groundwater overdraft 2-3 million acre-feet (MAF), less from the Colorado River 0.5-0.8 MAF, climate change 1-3 MAF,...