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Ringside: The Numbers Driving California vs. Washington on Energy, Water & Forestry

November 21, 2024 3:30 amNovember 21, 2024 3:31 am

With national election results that have delivered a surprisingly unequivocal result, California’s business interests now find themselves on a political tightrope. On one side, the incoming Trump administration will pursue deregulation that may help businesses remain in California, and on...

Ringside: Can an Abundance Agenda Unite Business?

June 13, 2024 2:55 amJune 12, 2024 9:19 pm

Scarcity and high prices are not an inevitable fact of life in California. They are the result of political choices. For nearly 50 years, and with escalating severity that shows no sign of abating, politicians in California have enacted legislation...

Ringside: Eliminating Water Scarcity

December 20, 2023 10:38 pmDecember 20, 2023 10:38 pm

After the deluge that inundated California during our most recent water season, there is no chance Californians will confront a water supply crisis this year. Water levels, as reported by the California Data Exchange Center, are above the historical average for...

Newsom Recall Gathers Momentum Over Policies ‘Atrocious and Polarizing’

January 22, 2021 2:13 amJanuary 22, 2021 10:21 am

With over 1.2 million signed petitions already collected, and tens of thousands more arriving daily, the chances have never been higher that Gavin Newsom will have to fight for his political life in a special recall election. How the proponents...

How to Beat Gavin Newsom in a Recall Election

December 23, 2020 2:26 amDecember 22, 2020 9:57 pm

With nearly 900,000 signed recall petitions already collected, four active recall committees now operating, and belated but significant press coverage shining a spotlight on the effort, the chances that Gavin Newsom will be in a fight for his political life in...