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CAPITAL IDEAS: The Old City Dumps Aren’t What They Used To Be

Capital Ideas | Kerry Jackson
December 12, 2019

Producing energy from landfill gas reduces operational costs, making landfills, which Tierney calls “the easiest and cheapest solution for trash,” even more cost-effective. This is especially significant as growing recycling costs have left cities with little choice but to again send all their trash to landfills, and consumer recycling centers have closed across the state.


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State Leaders Admit California Is Subsidizing the Rich at the Expense of the Poor

Right By the Bay Blog | Wayne Winegarden
December 10, 2019

This is why upper-income families purchase the vast majority of electric cars. Since it is high-income families that typically purchase electric vehicles, high-income families are also the ones who benefit from the government tax credits.

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The Real Reason Behind Shelving of Full and Fair Funding Initiative

Right By the Bay Blog | Tim Anaya
December 11, 2019

CSBA CEO and Executive Director Vernon Billy announced in a press statement that “to avoid that outcome, we will move our Full and Fair Funding measure to the November 2022 ballot and concentrate our efforts on working with the Legislature and the Governor to increase school funding.”

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Water World

Right By the Bay | Kerry Jackson
December 9, 2019

Consistent with PRI’s recommendations over the years, Hoover Institution senior fellow Lee Ohanian says California needs to establish a “well-functioning water market” if it’s to ever lift itself from its “state of water chaos.”

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