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California’s Rush for Rooftop Solar Crashes After CPUC Changes Rules Midstream

December 29, 2023 8:44 amDecember 31, 2023 5:06 pm

“California’s electric grid is significantly powered by clean energy during daytime hours, but peak electricity demands in the late afternoon and continuing into the night lead to a greater reliance on greenhouse gas emitting resources.” That admission is from the...

Insanity Knows No Bounds: Censoring A Rap Song

December 29, 2023 2:45 amDecember 29, 2023 2:46 am

The origins of Rap, it’s rhyming, alliterating and tongue-twisting music, grew from protests of inner-city frustration over 40 years ago. From racial tensions to a failed criminal justice system, wars and corrupt politicians, it’s among the nation’s most popular genres....

Frequently Asked Questions About California Governor’s Legislative Role

December 29, 2023 2:30 amDecember 29, 2023 2:31 am

Does the Governor’s line-item veto authority apply only to budget bills? Under Article IV, Section 10(e) of the state constitution, “The Governor may reduce or eliminate one or more items of appropriation while approving other portions of a bill. The...

Loud Cash, Quiet Power: Foundations Extend Political Tentacles

December 28, 2023 2:25 pmDecember 28, 2023 2:25 pm

Over the past decade or so, numerous California foundations have moved beyond the idea of doing good for the general community and now do good for very specifically chosen activists – and themselves. Groups like the Tides Foundation and The...

Gavin Newsom On the Run From His COVID Lockdown Record: He Should Never Again Hold Elected Office

December 28, 2023 2:55 amDecember 28, 2023 6:59 am

“A sable cloud turns forth its silverlining on the night,” John Milton wrote in Comus in 1634. We have simplified this to “every cloud has a silver lining,” meaning even the worst situations have some element of hope, some enlightenment or...

California Supreme Court Reduces Sentences for Gang Murderers

December 28, 2023 2:45 amDecember 28, 2023 2:46 am

In a unanimous ruling announced on December 18, the California Supreme Court held that a 2021 bill that narrowed the definition of “street gang” to reduce the number of criminal defendants designated as gang members, did not violate Proposition 21,...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco – Reflections, Failures and Predictions

December 28, 2023 2:40 amDecember 28, 2023 2:41 am

So much has happened in the last two years, it’s hard to separate the events of 2022 from this year. We fought back against rogue officials by recalling four of them: Chesa Boudin and three SFUSD board commissioners. At the...