Post-Election Wrap-Up - PRI All Stars
 

PRI Next Round | Pacific Research Institute
June 8, 2022

Our PRI All Stars are back to discuss the results of the California elections.  On the panel is Lance Izumi, senior director of education, Kerry Jackson, fellow in California studies, and of course, Rowena Itchon,  senior vice president and Tim Anaya, senior director of communications. The All Stars discuss the results of the big races and what it all means for the November election.
 

New Assembly Bill Seeks to Expand Dysfunctional CEQA

Right by the Bay | Emily Humpal
June 8, 2022

Assembly Bill 1001, a bill that expands upon and brings new, highly subjective standards to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), continues to successfully move through the California State Legislature.
 

Is California Reconsidering Its Decision to Eliminate Nuclear Energy?
 

Right by the Bay | Kerry Jackson & Wayne Winegarden
June 6, 2022

As expected, the Newsom administration has asked Washington about qualifying for federal funds to help keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open beyond its planned retirement date – “to maximize options to maintain electricity reliability as new projects come online,” Cabinet Secretary Ana Matosantos said in a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.


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Oh Canada! Oh California! - Climate Change and the Wildfire Season
 

Right by the Bay | Rowena Itchon
June 7, 2022

I’ve just returned from a train vacation through the Canadian Rockies. They were truly majestic – I felt a little closer to heaven.

Thanks to an unusually cold spring, the Rockies were still snow-capped and glistening.  It was also that time of the year when the wildlife was out and about, enjoying nature’s bounty.  I’ve never seen a bear in the wild, but on this trip I actually saw six, including a Grizzley and her cub.  Big horn sheep, mountain goats, and bald eagles abound.  Against all this was a backdrop of trees, trees, and more trees — I counted about a gazillion.  The endless miles of green inspired me to look into Canada’s wildfire prevention efforts.  After all, they must be doing something right.


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