Did California just admit its drive to decarbonize has a problem?
PowerGRID International | Kerry Jackson
September 22, 2020
Reuters reports the vote was “unrelated to last month’s outages, which the state’s grid operator has blamed on a gas plant’s dropping offline, low wind power and a lack of imported electricity from other states,” and instead “follows an analysis last year that identified a potential electricity capacity shortfall beginning in the summer of 2021.”
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DATE CHANGE – PRI Webinar: Winning the Water Wars
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 --- 11 AM PDT
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Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 11 AM for a conversation with veteran journalist Steven Greenhut on all things water conservation, storage, and infrastructure, as well as talk about his new PRI book, Winning the Water Wars.
Greenhut’s new book explores water infrastructure solutions beyond storage and dams and examines the importance of water pricing and trading, regulatory reforms, desalination, wastewater treatment, and more.
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PRI’s Wayne Winegarden comments on California paid leave expansion law
The Northern California Record | Sarah Downey
September 23, 2020
“AB 1867 could just as easily be titled the Increased Unemployment Act of 2020,” Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D., senior fellow in business and economics at the Pacific Research Institute, told the Northern California Record by email. “Increasing costs on businesses is exactly the wrong policy response. California’s government should be finding ways to reduce the regulatory burdens on firms to encourage greater economic activity and faster job growth.”
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Should Dangerous Felons on Parole Have the Right to Vote?
Right By the Bay Blog | Tim Anaya
September 21, 2020
One measure, Proposition 18, would allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary and special elections if they will turn 18 before the next general election. As we’ve documented in the past on Right by the Bay, it’s another measure in a series authored by Sacramento Democrats to undermine fair elections in California and weaken state election rules in their favor.
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The Facts About Prop 21, The Rent Control Initiative
Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
September 17, 2020
Despite these setbacks, rent control proponents didn’t give up. Last year the Legislature passed, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed, a law that caps rent increases over the next 10 years at 5% plus inflation. This year, they put Prop 21, which modifies but doesn’t repeal Costa-Hawkins, on the ballot.
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CalChamber “Job Killer” List Is One of the Few Watchdogs for Small Business
Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
September 23, 2020
I asked Jennifer Barrera, executive vice president at CalChamber, how the impact of COVID-19 and a shortened legislative session impacted the Job Killer list, “This year’s Job Killer list was one of our most important to date. The impact of COVID-19 on small business and the economy has been devastating.
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