California Globe Articles

Is Photovoltaic Power Competitive?, December 13, 2024

Finding Water for the San Joaquin Valley, December 5, 2024

Californian Energy Use Compared to the USA and the World, November 29, 2024

The Numbers Driving California vs. Washington on Energy, Water & Forestry, November 21, 2024

Quantifying the Impact of ‘Low Carbon’ Fuel, November 14, 2024

An Honest Press Release from Gavin Newsom (Satire), November 8, 2024

Is California Ready to Kill Its Oil Industry?, November 8, 2024

Ways California Can Have Abundant Water, October 31, 2024

Ways California Can Have Abundant Energy, October 24, 2024

Would Suing the Bureaucracy Bring Us More Water?, October 17, 2024

The Disruptive Potential of Photovoltaics, October 9, 2024

Time to Gut and Amend California’s Rogue Water Agencies, October 3, 2024

What’s Behind Newsom’s ‘Special Session’ on Gasoline Prices, September 25, 2024

Final Legislative Session is Engineered Chaos, September 21, 2024

Congress Comes to Santa Nella to Talk About Water, September 19, 2024

AB 460 Hands Water Bureaucrats Even More Power, September 12, 2024

More Water Supply Requires Industry Unity, September 4, 2024

The Numbers Behind CARB’s Goal of ‘Net Zero’, August 30, 2024

Floating Offshore Wind – An Environmental Catastrophe, August 22, 2024

Floating Offshore Wind – A Financial Catastrophe, August 15, 2024

How to Achieve Water Abundance in California, August 8, 2024

How Many People Will Water From the Delta Tunnel Support?, July 31, 2024

Overcoming the Tragedy of Pessimism, July 30, 2024

Quantifying California’s Brave EV Future, July 25, 2024

California’s Water Economy – The Three Biggest Choices, July 18, 2024

An Overview of California’s Water Economy, July 13, 2024

California’s Energy Economy – Challenges and Opportunities, July 12, 2024

An Overview of California’s Energy Economy, June 27, 2024

Salmon Restoration Must Address Bass Predators, June 20, 2024

Can an Abundance Agenda Unite Business?, June 13, 2024

The Death and Resurrection of CAGOP, June 11, 2024

Forest Thinning Adds Millions of Acre Feet to California’s Water Supply, June 6, 2024

The Abundance Mindset, May 30, 2024

The Crossroads of Kern County, May 24, 2024

Only Unity Can Challenge Environmentalism, Inc., May 16, 2024

Water Czars Ignore Solutions to Scarcity, May 9, 2024

The Case for Oil Drilling in California, April 30, 2024

The Potential of Waste-to-Energy in California, April 17, 2024

How Much Water Will $30 Billion Buy?, April 10, 2024

Sacramento’s War on Water and Energy, April 4, 202

The Cost of Offshore Wind vs Carbon Sequestration, March 28, 2024

Drain the Reservoirs, Return California’s Stolen Land, March 23, 2024

Evaluating Underground CO2 Sequestration in California, March 20, 2024

California’s Dubious Megaprojects, March 14, 2024

Harvesting Urban Storm Runoff, March 7, 2024

How to Deliver Affordable Energy Again in California, February 29, 2024

Quantifying the Potential of Rooftop Solar, February 22, 2024

The Opportunity Cost of the Delta Tunnel, February 15, 2024

California is Hardly Harvesting the Deluge, February 8, 2024

Comparing the Delta Tunnel versus Desalination, February 1, 2024

Half of California’s Energy Comes from Crude Oil, January 25, 2024

The Klamath Basin ‘Restoration’ is at What Cost?, January 18, 2024

Water Rationing is the Worst Way to Build Resiliency, January 11, 2024

Challenging the Water Orthodoxy, January 4, 2024

The Price of Scarcity, December 27, 2023

Eliminating Water Scarcity, December 20, 2023

Examining the Future of Fossil Fuel, December 13, 2023

California’s 2023 Legislative War on Affordability and Democracy, December 7, 2023

The Case for Nuclear Power, November 30, 2023

California Legislature Destroys Incentive to Achieve Water Resiliency, November 22, 2023

Offshore Wind is a Financial and Environmental Catastrophe, November 19, 2023 2:30 am

How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? (the complete series), June 30, 2023

How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? Part Three, June 21, 2023

How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? Part Two, June 16, 2023

How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? Part One, June 14, 2023

California Holds the Key to Western Water Security, May 9, 2023

Here’s What You Can Do About Fentanyl, Gavin Newsom, April 23, 2023

Assemblyman Isaac Bryan’s Assault on Working Families, April 17, 2023

The Misanthropic Delusions of California’s Ruling Class, March 31, 2023

The Pat Brown Republicans, March 10, 2023

Unionized Public Education is Destroying California, March 8, 2023

Cleaning Bay Source Pollution Will Enable More Delta Diversions, February 27, 2023

Unions Are Behind California’s Latest Wealth Tax Proposal, February 13, 2023

The Biggest Untold Reason for the Decline of Salmon, February 7, 2023

California Per Capita Spending Doubles – Where Is It Going?, February 3, 2023

California Voters Approve Over $3.0 Billion Per Year in New Local Taxes, January 24, 2023

How One Candidate Beat the Odds in the One Party State of California, December 24, 2022

Final Election Results Are Here at Last; California’s GOP is Still in Decline, December 20, 2022

Environmentally Friendly Delta Diversions, December 7, 2022

Newsom’s Homeless Policies Require Radical Revision, December 3, 2022

California Spends Twice as Much Per Resident than Ten Years Ago, December 1, 2022

California Water Facts for Legislators, November 18, 2022

The Sustainable Alternative to Renewables in California, November 16, 2022

How to Be a Successful Politician in California, November 13, 2022

Tracking Political Spending by Government Unions, November 8, 2022

The Cesspool Politics of Los Angeles, November 2, 2022

Newsom’s Charisma Overcomes Dahle’s Truths in a Rigged Debate, October 25, 2022

Algorithms Cure Gerrymanders, But Politics Remains, October 20, 2022

Nury Martinez is Imperfect. Who isn’t?, October 14, 2022

Republicans Unveil ‘The California Promise’ – Does it Matter? – October 13, 2022

Are Government Pensions Funds in Crisis Again?, October 6, 2022 7:00 am

OPINION: Ken Cooley is a Mudslinging, Demagogic Stooge, September 28, 2022

California’s Unions Are Misusing Their Power, September 20, 2022

How the Teachers Union Can Save LA Unified, September 9, 2022

Latest Attack on Proposed Sites Reservoir – Not Enough Water, September 4, 2022

Questions About Water for Governor Newsom, August 24, 2022

Union Sponsored AB 5 Hits Independent Truckers, August 10, 2022

Average Pay for Manhattan Beach Firefighters is $328,000 Per Year, August 4, 2022

When Will Government Unions Stand Up For All California Workers?, July 15, 2022

The California Nanny State Invades Household Kitchens, July 1, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 15: Our Fight for More Water, June 16, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 14: Infinite Abundance, June 14, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 13: The Lords of Scarcity, June 9, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 12: Numbers Don’t Lie, June 7, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 11: The Desalination Option, June 5, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 10: Time to Stop Wasting Wastewater, June 3, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 9: Can Reservoirs be Part of the Solution?, June 1, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 8: The Union Factor, May 28, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 7: An Environmentalist Juggernaut, May 26, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 6: Biased, Hostile Media, May 24, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 5: California’s Fractured Farmers, May 20, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 4: Crafting the Initiative for More Water, May 16, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 3: The Mechanics of Ballot Initiatives, May 15, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 2: The Problems With Indoor Water Rationing, May 12, 2022

The Abundance Choice, Part 1: California’s Failing Water Policies, May 10, 2022

Are Firefighters Hard to Recruit in California?, April 7, 2022

Questioning the Political Priorities of the Firefighters Union, March 31, 2022

Sonoma County Teachers Strike is Over, but Issues Not Resolved, March 24, 2022

Socially Responsible ‘ESG’ Investing and Public Sector Unions, March 19, 2022

Examining California’s Renewable Energy Plan, March 8, 2022

What Defines a Legitimate Labor Movement?, February 27, 2022

The Unforced Errors of California’s Populist Grassroots, February 21, 2022

Will Law Enforcement Unions Use Their Power to Change Homeless Policy?, February 10, 2022

How California’s Unions Can Help ALL Workers, February 4, 2022

God Sent the Rain, But We Need an Angel to Build the Infrastructure, December 28, 2021

Finding Common Ground in California on Infrastructure Investment, October 18, 2021

The Real Reasons Newsom Has Failed All Californians, September 6, 2021

An Agenda to Fix California, August 30, 2021

Kevin Paffrath is a Serious Candidate for Governor, August 9, 2021

Newsom’s True Opponents? Water and Fire, August 8, 2021

The Newsom Recall is Nonpartisan; Here’s Why, August 1, 2021

CAGOP Should Not Burn Up the Recall Jungle, July 21, 2021

How to Squander the Grassroots, June 21, 2021

Dams and Desalination – California Needs Both, June 7, 2021

How the People Can Fix California, May 31, 2021

Who Will Support California’s Populists?, May 26, 2021

Newsom’s Public Education Spending Binge, May 18, 2021

We Must Hang Together, Or Surely We Shall Hang Separately, May 12, 2021

California’s Gubernatorial Candidates Need to Show True Grit, May 5, 2021

AB 1316 Aims to Destroy Charter Schools, April 28, 2021

Winning a War of Attrition Against Government Unions, April 21, 2021

Sen. Newman Wants to Dox Recall Petition Signers, April 16, 2021

Fixing K-12 Education in California, April 7, 2021

Solving California’s Urban Water Scarcity, March 31, 2021

U.S. District Court Judge Carter Faces Historic Decision on Homeless, March 26, 2021

Fighting, and Winning, School Choice in California, March 24, 2021

Richard Grenell Calls for Common Sense California Infrastructure, March 23, 2021

Looters, Arsonists and Eco-Terrorists Oppose Newsom Recall, March 18, 2021

Will California’s Schools Ever Fully Reopen? There’s Plenty of Money, March 17, 2021

Newsom Can’t Hide Behind a Pandemic, March 14, 2021

Rescuing Public Education in California, March 10, 2021

Objections to Desalination are Shopworn, Discredited Cliches, March 7, 2021

CA Desalination Plant Inches Towards Approval – ‘Environmentalists’ Apoplectic, March 3, 2021

Questions for California’s Next Governor, February 26, 2021

Huge Waiting List for Orange County Classical Academy Validates its Approach to Education, February 24, 2021

Gov. Newsom Recall Still Needs Donors and Signatures, February 18, 2021

California’s Bureaucracies Fail to Submit Timely Financial Data, February 17, 2021

Los Angeles Times Discredits Itself With Biased ‘Investigation’ Into Newsom Recall – February 11, 2021

The Consequences of California’s Centrally Planned Compassion, February 10, 2021

Newsom Recall Moves Relentlessly Towards Qualifying, February 5, 2021

How Legislators Can Reopen California, February 2, 2021

School Choice Initiative Quietly Gathers Support, January 27, 2021

Newsom Recall Gathers Momentum Over Policies ‘Atrocious and Polarizing’, January 22, 2021

Environmentalists Increase Influence on Local Governments, January 20, 2021

Schwarzenegger’s Videos Should Offer Hope, Not Polarization, January 16, 2021

California’s General Fund Relies on Billionaires and Bailouts, January 13, 2020

Big Tech Censorship Suppresses the Reopen California Movement, January 5, 2020

The Coalition That Will Realign California, December 29, 2020

How to Beat Gavin Newsom in a Recall Election, December 23, 2020

Liberal ‘Anti-Racism’ Does More Harm Than Good, December 20, 2020

Government Unions, Tech Billionaires and California Ballot Propositions, December 16, 2020

Grassroots Group of CA Farmers Fight for Common Sense Water Policies, December 11, 2020

Citizen Initiatives Transform Oxnard Politics, December 9, 2020

The Agenda to Realign California Politics, December 4, 2020

Orange County Classical Academy Excels Despite COVID, December 2, 2020

Harmeet Dhillon: THIS Recall Gavin Campaign Has Over 800,000 Petitions, November 24, 2020

Recall Campaign Gets Powerful New Ally, November 19, 2020

Placentia’s Independent Fire Dept Saves Millions and Improves Service, November 18, 2020

With Moorlach Defeat, Sacramento Loses Its Finest Legislator, November 13, 2020

California Voters Approve Billions in Local Taxes and Borrowing, November 11, 2020

Gov. Newsom Recall Granted 120 More Days to Collect Signatures, November 6, 2020

How Much do California’s State Workers Make?, November 4, 2020

Firefighters Union Backs Prop. 15 Instead of Forestry Reform, October 27, 2020

Pension Costs Are Not the Reason California’s Schools Fail, October 21, 2020

How to Save California’s Forests, October 20, 2020

Time to Restructure Failing BART System, October 13, 2020

Why is the Prison Guards Union Targeting Senator Moorlach?, October 6, 2020

How to Realign California Politics, September 25, 2020

Why Can’t Government Financial Reporting Match Private Sector Standards?, September 23, 2020

Recall Gavin Effort Booms Despite Media Blackout, September 18, 2020

As California’s Mismanaged Forests Burn, Gov. Newsom Declares ‘No More Patience for Climate Deniers’, September 14, 2020

Prop. 15 Empowers Big Business, Destroys Small Business, September 8, 2020

‘Public Information’ to Promote New Taxes, Paid for by Taxpayers, September 1, 2020

Recall Newsom Campaign at a Crossroads, August 28, 2020

Let the Children Vote – Prop. 18 Lowers Voting Age, August 26, 2020

When Approving a $7 Billion Bond Proposal, Did the LAUSD Board Violate the Brown Act?, August 19, 2020

‘Time Stealing’ Regulations for ‘The Wealth Tax’, August 17, 2020

CTA Employee Pension Plan is Twice as Good as the Teachers They Represent, August 12, 2020

The Financial Power of California’s Government Unions, August 5, 2020

California Supreme Court Finally Rules on Case Affecting Pensions, July 30, 2020

How Much Do California’s County Workers Make?, July 29, 2020

A Bold Idea for California’s GOP, July 24, 2020

How Much Do California’s City Workers Make?, July 22, 2020

L.A. Teachers Union: Give us $250 Million, Or Keep Schools Closed, July 15, 2020

Recall Newsom ‘Petitions’ on Change.org are Not Valid, July 15, 2020

The Orange County Classical Academy is Going to Transform Education in California, July 8, 2020

Firefighting in Orange County – Part Three, Placentia’s War for Independence, July 1, 2020

Auditions for California Governor Are Officially Open, June 27, 2020

Firefighting in Orange County – Part Two, Building an Independent Fire Dept, June 25, 2020

Firefighting in Orange County – Part One, Firefighter Pay and Benefits, June 17, 2020

Ban Police Union Money in Politics, or Ban ALL Public Union Money in Politics?, June 10, 2020

Who Runs the City of Santa Ana, Anyway?, June 1, 2020

Public Education is Changing Forever, May 20, 2020

Did Ballot Harvesting Impact March 3 Bond and Tax Proposals?, May 14, 2020

Separating Good Bailouts from Bad Bailouts, May 13, 2020

State Legislature Continues Its Assault On Local Zoning Decisions, May 6, 2020

The Regulatory Taking of Venice Beach, May 1, 2020

Rates of Pay and Pension Debt Escalating in California’s Distressed Cities, April 29, 2020

How the Homeless Industrial Complex Plans to Destroy Venice Beach, April 22, 2020

Huntington Beach Denies Pandemic Reality, Dispenses Pay Raises, April 15, 2020

California Cities Hike Minimum Wage as Economy Falters, April 9, 2020

Suggested Executive Orders for Gov. Gavin Newsom, April 8, 2020

Post-Coronapocalypse Pension Reform Checklist for California, April 1, 2020

While Venice Beach Residents Under Lockdown, Homeless and Encampments Grow and Thrive, March 26, 2020

Time for California’s Unions to Get Serious About Pension Reform, March 23, 2020

Grassroots Infrastructure for Initiatives and Recalls is Growing in California, March 21, 2020

California Cities in Critical Condition, March 18, 2020

Californians Reject New Taxes and Borrowing, March 10, 2020

California’s K-12 Spending Exceeds $20,000 Per Pupil, March 3, 2020

Public Safety Compensation and Public Safety, February 25, 2020

California’s Progressive War on Suburbia, February 18, 2020

Fighting the One-Party State at the Local Level in California, February 11, 2020

Teachers Union Promotes Property Tax Increase, February 3, 2020

When Californians Realize their Supposed Saviors Are the Exploiters, What Then?, January 28, 2020

Manhattan Beach Firefighter Pay Averages Over $300,000 Per Year, January 21, 2020

Gov. Newsom’s 2020-21 Budget – A Big Pie, But Empty Calories, January 14, 2020

West Contra Costa School District Putting a Half-Billion Bond Before Voters in March, January 9, 2020

Public Employee Strike Looms in Santa Clara County, January 3, 2020

The Manger vs. The Monster: Housing the Homeless, December 17, 2019

The Many Unintended Consequences of AB 5, December 10, 2019

California Pioneers Subsidized Housing for Public Employees, December 3, 2019

Pension Reform Waits for California Supreme Court, November 27, 2019

California’s Boondoggle Archipelago, November 15. 2019

Long-Term Solutions for California Wildfire Prevention, November 7, 2019

How Federal Intervention Can Ease California’s Homeless Crisis, October 30, 2019

How Many Laws Does San Francisco’s Prop. A Violate?, October 21, 2019

CalPERS is Heavily Invested in Chinese Companies, October 10, 2019

San Francisco’s Prop. A: Expensive Insanity Marches On, October 8, 2019

Public Sector Unions Buy Another ‘Republican’ Politician, September 11, 2019

The Opportunity Cost of Shutting Down Diablo Canyon, July 27, 2019

New Legislation Will Mandate Cal State Students Take Ethnic Studies Class, July 10, 2019

California’s Regulatory Hostility Prevents More New Homes, June 29, 2019

How Does a California Family Survive?, June 27, 2019

California’s Dying GOP Needs a New, Living Political Platform, June 21, 2019

What Do Public Safety Unions Stand For?, June 6, 2019

New Suburbanism – A Smart Alternative to ‘Smart Growth’, June 5, 2019

The Homeless Industrial Complex, May 28, 2019

How Voters Can Transform California in One Election, May 13, 2019

Housing and Transportation: Why California’s Legislature Gets EVERYTHING Wrong, May 1, 2019

California’s Unaffordable “Affordable” Housing Scandal, April 18, 2019

Sacramento’s Software Incompetence in the Software Capital of the World, April 4, 2019

Make California Affordable Again: The Grand Bargains We Ought to See, April 1, 2019

How ‘New Way California’ Can Find Its Way, March 22, 2019

California’s Antiquated Legislature Can Update State Technologies, March 6, 2019

California Poised to Lower Voting Age to 17, March 5, 2019

California’s GOP Plays it Safe When Safe Equals Death, February 25, 2019

California’s Renewables Mandate Sets an Impossible Example for the World, February 14, 2019

Police Cannot Police in Dysfunctional California, February 6, 2019

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