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California’s Blackouts: How Did We Get Here and What Can We Do to Keep the Lights On?

Capital Ideas | Kerry Jackson
November 7, 2019

The Great Blackouts of 2019 plunged nearly 3 million into darkness at its peak. With memories of former Gov. Gray Davis being recalled over his inept handling of California’s 2001 power crisis fresh in their minds, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers worked overtime to avoid meeting the same fate at the hands of an angry public.

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California Student Test-Score Plunge: Common Core a Likely Culprit

Right By the Bay | Lance Izumi
November 4, 2019

The results of the 2019 National Assessment for Educational Progress, often called the “Nation’s Report Card,” came out recently and California’s scores once again tanked, with one of the likely causes being the national Common Core standards and aligned curricula. . .

. . .However, on the eighth-grade reading exam, California’s reading scores fell by three points, which mirrored the decline nationally.

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On Blackouts, Gavin Newsom Should Beware the Legacy of Gray Davis

Right By the Bay | Tim Anaya
November 5, 2019

It remains to be seen whether Newsom is up to the task of meeting the expectations of voters during this current crisis, but his Friday actions clearly are an attempt to show that he is leading and responding to the public outrage. He is already channeling his inner Davis playing political hot potato, seeking to blame the Trump Administration, PG&E, and climate change (of course!) for the problem.

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Free Markets: Power to The People

Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
November 6, 2019

Ana Matosantos, Newsom’s cabinet secretary, was tapped for the job. She will keep her day job while still directing “the state’s efforts to fight wildfires, protect vulnerable Californians and ensure that going forward, Californians have safe, affordable, reliable, and clean power.”

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