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Is California Driving Oil Biz Out of State to Takeover Oil Refineries?

February 18, 2025 3:05 pmFebruary 20, 2025 10:33 am

California has highest-in-the-nation gas prices and the highest energy costs, which have increased 50% since 2019 according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The blame for the 50% increase in energy costs according to the LAO is California’s “ambitious climate‑related goals,”...

The Impending End of the 2035 Gas-Powered Car Ban Mandate

February 18, 2025 12:43 pmFebruary 18, 2025 12:43 pm

The latest chapter of the battle against California’s 2035 gas-powered car ban began last week following EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin saying that he would subject the agency’s approval of those California regulations to congressional scrutiny. Essentially, all those things former...

How President Trump Can Save Lives and California’s Economy

February 17, 2025 3:00 amFebruary 17, 2025 6:19 am

Within minutes a dam-break at Folsom 20 miles up the American River from Sacramento would drown as many as 500 persons and severely damage California’s economy. Highway escape routes–Interstate 5, Interstate 80 and US Route 50 would be underwater. Over...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Ban on Gas Powered Cars is Dead

February 16, 2025 5:35 pmFebruary 17, 2025 6:19 am

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just sent California’s vehicle emissions waiver request to Congress for review. This is big and kills California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on gas-powered vehicles. In December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on orders from the Biden...

Ringside: Twelve Scarcity Enabling Laws to Scrap

February 13, 2025 7:30 amFebruary 13, 2025 7:31 am

Last week, as a representative of the California Policy Center, I had the opportunity to testify before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee at a hearing on the topic of “California Fires and the Consequences of Overregulation.” While my remarks...

Ringside: Conditions President Trump Can Put on California’s Federal Relief Funds

February 10, 2025 4:45 pmFebruary 10, 2025 5:02 pm

What can President Donald Trump do to pressure Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature to manage the state’s water projects in a way that doesn’t simply offset the federal efforts? What leverage does he have, if for every federal...

The Longfin Smelt: Another Fish, Another Water Grab

February 10, 2025 2:45 pmFebruary 10, 2025 2:47 pm

The California Water Alliance has another update Introducing The Longfin Smelt! Dear concerned citizens of California in desperate need of water: I’m the Longfin Smelt. I’m different from the Delta Smelt, but I’m about to give you nightmares – just...