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The forgotten subject: California's failure to assess history education
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (819+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. California has no reliable way to measure whether students are meeting state history and social studies standards. Even in the subjects that are measured, recent modest gains remain below pre-COVID…...
California's Self-Destructive War on Oil
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (261+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. Director, Water and Energy Policy California's state legislature may succeed in destroying its own oil industry, but it won't change anything in the world. It will only export jobs and…...
Does San Francisco Need Another Union-Backed Tax?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (354+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. Proposition D would increase the so-called Overpaid CEO Tax to as much as 1. 121% of gross receipts or 4. 47% of payroll. Those changes would apply indefinitely unless repealed by voters." Supporters say…...
Can California Thrive on Renewable Electricity?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (783+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. Director, Water and Energy Policy California's state government has set an official goal of "net zero" by 2045. That's less than 19 years from now. Already in pursuit of that goal, the…...
Rocklin Unified Takes Parental Notification Fight to U. S. Supreme Court
2+ week, 1+ day ago (312+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. Rocklin Unified School District (RUSD) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U. S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case challenging the authority of California's labor relations board…...
How Much CO2 Do Oil Tankers Emit En-Route to California?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. Director, Water and Energy Policy To put this into perspective, the California Air Resources Board reported total statewide CO2 emissions in 2023 (most recent data) to total360 million metric tons(MMT). This includes…...
No, Sorry, the War Doesn't Mean "Renewables" Will Replace Oil
4+ week, 1+ day ago (236+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. Director, Water and Energy Policy This is the same Simon'Stiell who, in April 2024, claimed that the energy industry had only two years left "to save the world" by making "dramatic…...
California on the Cusp
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (264+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. California voters will decide this year whether the state will remain the global center of technology innovation or begin a steady decline. Their choice for governor and on a key…...
The Economics of Managing Mono Lake
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (322+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. Director, Water and Energy Policy Moreover, according to a'hydrologic model developed by LADWP, Mono Lake is on track to achieve an elevation of 6, 392 feet within the next 22-26 years But despite…...
The Many Benefits of Dredging the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) We believe every Californian should have the opportunity to flourish. Director, Water and Energy Policy The fact that salmon and other fish species thrived in spite of regular dredging for over 100 years is relevant whether or not water withdrawals to…...