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Ringside: Can EVs Make Up for Gasoline Shortages?

April 23, 2025 4:33 pmApril 24, 2025 6:34 am

If he hasn’t done so already, California Governor Gavin Newsom needs to demand the state legislature rescind the so-called “ABX2-1” passed on October 14, 2024 in an effort to prevent “price gouging.” If the legislature does not cooperate, Newsom needs...

Ringside: Rehydrating the Los Angeles Heat Island

February 21, 2025 7:00 amFebruary 21, 2025 7:07 am

Along with the fairly recent popularization of terms such as atmospheric river and bomb cyclone, we increasingly hear the term “vapor pressure deficit” (VPD). At any given temperature, the term refers to how much moisture is in the air compared...

Inflation is Down? What Are the Real Numbers and How Do We Access Them?

August 15, 2024 2:55 amAugust 15, 2024 6:37 am

Inflation is outpacing wages. But the left wants you to believe “Americans’ wages are finally outpacing inflation.” (Fake News). The Labor Department announced on Wednesday that the consumer price index rose 0.2% in July from the previous month, in line...

Is California a Failed State?

April 7, 2024 11:48 amApril 8, 2024 2:27 pm

Californian’s often cite the fact that if the state were its own country, it would be the fifth richest nation in the world. Gov. Gavin Newsom regularly takes this concept to the extreme, only recently saying the “California is where...

Ringside: How to Deliver Affordable Energy Again in California

February 29, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 29, 2024 2:46 am

Californians pay some of the highest prices for energy in the United States. Gasoline last year averaged $4.89 per gallon, and diesel fuel $5.07 per gallon, both the highest in the country. Electricity rates had California 45th in the nation in 2023 at $0.27...

Here’s Why California Gas Prices Are Highest in the Country

July 8, 2021 8:19 amMarch 23, 2022 11:48 am

The national gas price average increased 40% since the start of the year, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). “Starting the year at $2.25 on January 1, average gas prices per gallon increased to $3.13 today.” Press play to hear a...

How the People Can Fix California

May 31, 2021 2:08 amJune 2, 2021 11:10 am

The deadline to file citizens initiatives for the November 2022 state ballot is this August, and not nearly enough has been done so far. Active measures submitted to the California Attorney General include the highly necessary proposition to “prohibit slavery and involuntary...