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California Power Outages - A Look Into The Future


Issues and Insights | Kerry Jackson
October 30, 2019

California’s Great Blackout of 2019 has begun as the lights keep going out for millions across the state’s northern stretches. What should be the past now seems to be the future . . .
This state has long considered itself a model of progress, always pressing forward. Yet California now chooses darkness. And rather than being a rare exception, these autumn blackouts are more likely a preview of coming long night.

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It's No Surprise Republicans Are Leaving Liberals to Fester in High-Cost California

Daily Caller | Kerry Jackson
October 30, 2019

It was a New York governor, not one in California, who said conservatives weren’t welcome in the state. But apparently conservatives out here are getting the message. A recent poll found that 46 percent of those who consider themselves “very conservative” have considered leaving California.

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Five Things the President Can Do to Confront and Prevent a Homelessness Tsunami

Hoover Institution | Lance Izumi and Michele Steeb
October 30, 2019

The Los Angeles Times recently reported that over 75 percent of those living on the streets in California’s largest city are struggling with mental illness, substance abuse, or a physical disability. Most of us would not call this “newsworthy.” As we walk the streets of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento, it’s just plain obvious.

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Change to Sacramento Soccer Deal Would Be Bad for Taxpayers

Right By the Bay Blog | Tim Anaya
October 28, 2019

Amid much fanfare, Major League Soccer last week announced that Sacramento has been awarded the 29th MLS franchise.  Attention now turns to building a new $252 million stadium in the downtown Sacramento railyards before the team’s launch in 2022.  Unfortunately, taxpayers are about to have a bucket of cold water thrown in their faces in the form of a $27 million giveaway to the new team’s ownership.

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Trump Opens Floodgates in California - Will The State Fight Him or Be Grateful for the Help?

Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
October 30, 2019

California’s 55 electoral votes won’t go to President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, but he can expect the state’s farmers support. The White House announced on Oct. 22 it will pump water where it’s vital for human needs rather than hold it back on behalf of the Chinook salmon, which spawn in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River system.

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