Edward Ring is a contributing editor and senior fellow with the California Policy Center, which he co-founded in 2013 and served as its first president. He is also a senior fellow with the Center for American Greatness, and a regular contributor to the California Globe. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Forbes, and other media outlets.
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How Much Water Will $30 Billion Buy?
/by Edward RingSo far this year I had the privilege of attending two water oriented events. The first, in February, was at the annual CalDesal conference in Sacramento. The second, in March, was at the Kern County Water Summit in Bakersfield. I sensed there is a growing recognition among the participants in both of these events that […]
Two Visions for California’s Future
/by Edward RingThe average retail price of regular gasoline in California as of April 3, 2024, was $5.15 per gallon. Since that’s an average, there are spots where the price of regular gasoline is significantly higher, as I learned over the weekend while spending $6.15 per gallon to fill the tank. Californians now pay more for their gasoline […]
Sacramento’s War on Water and Energy
/by Edward RingAfter the deluges of 2022-23, and the rainfall season so far this year delivering an above normal snowpack and above normal rain, the drought in California is over. Even the situation on the dry Colorado is much improved, with Lake Powell and Lake Mead collectively at 42 percent of capacity, up from only 32 percent of capacity at […]
Governing by Hope Instead of Fear
/by Edward Ring“A liberal program must also be a responsible program, a reasonable, rational, realistic program. We must know how much it will cost and where the money is coming from. Benefits must be measured against burdens. A program which pampers the people or threatens our solvency is as irresponsible as the one which ignores a vital […]
California’s Fiscal Woes Escalate Again
/by Edward RingWhile finalizing the upcoming fiscal year’s state budget back in May 2022, California governor Gavin Newsom boasted of an extraordinary projected surplus: $97 billion. The governor immediately collaborated with an enthusiastic state legislature to spend it all. Of course, new spending on new programs and benefits tends to become permanent. This has happened repeatedly in California. […]