California Globe Articles
The Potential of Waste-to-Energy in California, April 17, 2024
Sacramento’s War on Water and Energy, April 4, 202
The Cost of Offshore Wind vs Carbon Sequestration, March 28, 2024
Drain the Reservoirs, Return California’s Stolen Land, March 23, 2024
Evaluating Underground CO2 Sequestration in California, March 20, 2024
California’s Dubious Megaprojects, March 14, 2024
Harvesting Urban Storm Runoff, March 7, 2024
How to Deliver Affordable Energy Again in California, February 29, 2024
Quantifying the Potential of Rooftop Solar, February 22, 2024
The Opportunity Cost of the Delta Tunnel, February 15, 2024
California is Hardly Harvesting the Deluge, February 8, 2024
Comparing the Delta Tunnel versus Desalination, February 1, 2024
Half of California’s Energy Comes from Crude Oil, January 25, 2024
The Klamath Basin ‘Restoration’ is at What Cost?, January 18, 2024
Water Rationing is the Worst Way to Build Resiliency, January 11, 2024
Challenging the Water Orthodoxy, January 4, 2024
The Price of Scarcity, December 27, 2023
Eliminating Water Scarcity, December 20, 2023
Examining the Future of Fossil Fuel, December 13, 2023
California’s 2023 Legislative War on Affordability and Democracy, December 7, 2023
The Case for Nuclear Power, November 30, 2023
California Legislature Destroys Incentive to Achieve Water Resiliency, November 22, 2023
Offshore Wind is a Financial and Environmental Catastrophe, November 19, 2023 2:30 am
How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? (the complete series), June 30, 2023
How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? Part Three, June 21, 2023
How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? Part Two, June 16, 2023
How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? Part One, June 14, 2023
California Holds the Key to Western Water Security, May 9, 2023
Here’s What You Can Do About Fentanyl, Gavin Newsom, April 23, 2023
Assemblyman Isaac Bryan’s Assault on Working Families, April 17, 2023
The Misanthropic Delusions of California’s Ruling Class, March 31, 2023
The Pat Brown Republicans, March 10, 2023
Unionized Public Education is Destroying California, March 8, 2023
Cleaning Bay Source Pollution Will Enable More Delta Diversions, February 27, 2023
Unions Are Behind California’s Latest Wealth Tax Proposal, February 13, 2023
The Biggest Untold Reason for the Decline of Salmon, February 7, 2023
California Per Capita Spending Doubles – Where Is It Going?, February 3, 2023
California Voters Approve Over $3.0 Billion Per Year in New Local Taxes, January 24, 2023
How One Candidate Beat the Odds in the One Party State of California, December 24, 2022
Final Election Results Are Here at Last; California’s GOP is Still in Decline, December 20, 2022
Environmentally Friendly Delta Diversions, December 7, 2022
Newsom’s Homeless Policies Require Radical Revision, December 3, 2022
California Spends Twice as Much Per Resident than Ten Years Ago, December 1, 2022
California Water Facts for Legislators, November 18, 2022
The Sustainable Alternative to Renewables in California, November 16, 2022
How to Be a Successful Politician in California, November 13, 2022
Tracking Political Spending by Government Unions, November 8, 2022
The Cesspool Politics of Los Angeles, November 2, 2022
Newsom’s Charisma Overcomes Dahle’s Truths in a Rigged Debate, October 25, 2022
Algorithms Cure Gerrymanders, But Politics Remains, October 20, 2022
Nury Martinez is Imperfect. Who isn’t?, October 14, 2022
Republicans Unveil ‘The California Promise’ – Does it Matter? – October 13, 2022
Are Government Pensions Funds in Crisis Again?, October 6, 2022 7:00 am
OPINION: Ken Cooley is a Mudslinging, Demagogic Stooge, September 28, 2022
California’s Unions Are Misusing Their Power, September 20, 2022
How the Teachers Union Can Save LA Unified, September 9, 2022
Latest Attack on Proposed Sites Reservoir – Not Enough Water, September 4, 2022
Questions About Water for Governor Newsom, August 24, 2022
Union Sponsored AB 5 Hits Independent Truckers, August 10, 2022
Average Pay for Manhattan Beach Firefighters is $328,000 Per Year, August 4, 2022
When Will Government Unions Stand Up For All California Workers?, July 15, 2022
The California Nanny State Invades Household Kitchens, July 1, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 15: Our Fight for More Water, June 16, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 14: Infinite Abundance, June 14, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 13: The Lords of Scarcity, June 9, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 12: Numbers Don’t Lie, June 7, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 11: The Desalination Option, June 5, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 10: Time to Stop Wasting Wastewater, June 3, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 9: Can Reservoirs be Part of the Solution?, June 1, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 8: The Union Factor, May 28, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 7: An Environmentalist Juggernaut, May 26, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 6: Biased, Hostile Media, May 24, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 5: California’s Fractured Farmers, May 20, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 4: Crafting the Initiative for More Water, May 16, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 3: The Mechanics of Ballot Initiatives, May 15, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 2: The Problems With Indoor Water Rationing, May 12, 2022
The Abundance Choice, Part 1: California’s Failing Water Policies, May 10, 2022
Are Firefighters Hard to Recruit in California?, April 7, 2022
Questioning the Political Priorities of the Firefighters Union, March 31, 2022
Sonoma County Teachers Strike is Over, but Issues Not Resolved, March 24, 2022
Socially Responsible ‘ESG’ Investing and Public Sector Unions, March 19, 2022
Examining California’s Renewable Energy Plan, March 8, 2022
What Defines a Legitimate Labor Movement?, February 27, 2022
The Unforced Errors of California’s Populist Grassroots, February 21, 2022
Will Law Enforcement Unions Use Their Power to Change Homeless Policy?, February 10, 2022
How California’s Unions Can Help ALL Workers, February 4, 2022
God Sent the Rain, But We Need an Angel to Build the Infrastructure, December 28, 2021
Finding Common Ground in California on Infrastructure Investment, October 18, 2021
The Real Reasons Newsom Has Failed All Californians, September 6, 2021
An Agenda to Fix California, August 30, 2021
Kevin Paffrath is a Serious Candidate for Governor, August 9, 2021
Newsom’s True Opponents? Water and Fire, August 8, 2021
The Newsom Recall is Nonpartisan; Here’s Why, August 1, 2021
CAGOP Should Not Burn Up the Recall Jungle, July 21, 2021
How to Squander the Grassroots, June 21, 2021
Dams and Desalination – California Needs Both, June 7, 2021
How the People Can Fix California, May 31, 2021
Who Will Support California’s Populists?, May 26, 2021
Newsom’s Public Education Spending Binge, May 18, 2021
We Must Hang Together, Or Surely We Shall Hang Separately, May 12, 2021
California’s Gubernatorial Candidates Need to Show True Grit, May 5, 2021
AB 1316 Aims to Destroy Charter Schools, April 28, 2021
Winning a War of Attrition Against Government Unions, April 21, 2021
Sen. Newman Wants to Dox Recall Petition Signers, April 16, 2021
Fixing K-12 Education in California, April 7, 2021
Solving California’s Urban Water Scarcity, March 31, 2021
U.S. District Court Judge Carter Faces Historic Decision on Homeless, March 26, 2021
Fighting, and Winning, School Choice in California, March 24, 2021
Richard Grenell Calls for Common Sense California Infrastructure, March 23, 2021
Looters, Arsonists and Eco-Terrorists Oppose Newsom Recall, March 18, 2021
Will California’s Schools Ever Fully Reopen? There’s Plenty of Money, March 17, 2021
Newsom Can’t Hide Behind a Pandemic, March 14, 2021
Rescuing Public Education in California, March 10, 2021
Objections to Desalination are Shopworn, Discredited Cliches, March 7, 2021
CA Desalination Plant Inches Towards Approval – ‘Environmentalists’ Apoplectic, March 3, 2021
Questions for California’s Next Governor, February 26, 2021
Huge Waiting List for Orange County Classical Academy Validates its Approach to Education, February 24, 2021
Gov. Newsom Recall Still Needs Donors and Signatures, February 18, 2021
California’s Bureaucracies Fail to Submit Timely Financial Data, February 17, 2021
Los Angeles Times Discredits Itself With Biased ‘Investigation’ Into Newsom Recall – February 11, 2021
The Consequences of California’s Centrally Planned Compassion, February 10, 2021
Newsom Recall Moves Relentlessly Towards Qualifying, February 5, 2021
How Legislators Can Reopen California, February 2, 2021
School Choice Initiative Quietly Gathers Support, January 27, 2021
Newsom Recall Gathers Momentum Over Policies ‘Atrocious and Polarizing’, January 22, 2021
Environmentalists Increase Influence on Local Governments, January 20, 2021
Schwarzenegger’s Videos Should Offer Hope, Not Polarization, January 16, 2021
California’s General Fund Relies on Billionaires and Bailouts, January 13, 2020
Big Tech Censorship Suppresses the Reopen California Movement, January 5, 2020
The Coalition That Will Realign California, December 29, 2020
How to Beat Gavin Newsom in a Recall Election, December 23, 2020
Liberal ‘Anti-Racism’ Does More Harm Than Good, December 20, 2020
Government Unions, Tech Billionaires and California Ballot Propositions, December 16, 2020
Grassroots Group of CA Farmers Fight for Common Sense Water Policies, December 11, 2020
Citizen Initiatives Transform Oxnard Politics, December 9, 2020
The Agenda to Realign California Politics, December 4, 2020
Orange County Classical Academy Excels Despite COVID, December 2, 2020
Harmeet Dhillon: THIS Recall Gavin Campaign Has Over 800,000 Petitions, November 24, 2020
Recall Campaign Gets Powerful New Ally, November 19, 2020
Placentia’s Independent Fire Dept Saves Millions and Improves Service, November 18, 2020
With Moorlach Defeat, Sacramento Loses Its Finest Legislator, November 13, 2020
California Voters Approve Billions in Local Taxes and Borrowing, November 11, 2020
Gov. Newsom Recall Granted 120 More Days to Collect Signatures, November 6, 2020
How Much do California’s State Workers Make?, November 4, 2020
Firefighters Union Backs Prop. 15 Instead of Forestry Reform, October 27, 2020
Pension Costs Are Not the Reason California’s Schools Fail, October 21, 2020
How to Save California’s Forests, October 20, 2020
Time to Restructure Failing BART System, October 13, 2020
Why is the Prison Guards Union Targeting Senator Moorlach?, October 6, 2020
How to Realign California Politics, September 25, 2020
Why Can’t Government Financial Reporting Match Private Sector Standards?, September 23, 2020
Recall Gavin Effort Booms Despite Media Blackout, September 18, 2020
As California’s Mismanaged Forests Burn, Gov. Newsom Declares ‘No More Patience for Climate Deniers’, September 14, 2020
Prop. 15 Empowers Big Business, Destroys Small Business, September 8, 2020
‘Public Information’ to Promote New Taxes, Paid for by Taxpayers, September 1, 2020
Recall Newsom Campaign at a Crossroads, August 28, 2020
Let the Children Vote – Prop. 18 Lowers Voting Age, August 26, 2020
When Approving a $7 Billion Bond Proposal, Did the LAUSD Board Violate the Brown Act?, August 19, 2020
‘Time Stealing’ Regulations for ‘The Wealth Tax’, August 17, 2020
CTA Employee Pension Plan is Twice as Good as the Teachers They Represent, August 12, 2020
The Financial Power of California’s Government Unions, August 5, 2020
California Supreme Court Finally Rules on Case Affecting Pensions, July 30, 2020
How Much Do California’s County Workers Make?, July 29, 2020
A Bold Idea for California’s GOP, July 24, 2020
How Much Do California’s City Workers Make?, July 22, 2020
L.A. Teachers Union: Give us $250 Million, Or Keep Schools Closed, July 15, 2020
Recall Newsom ‘Petitions’ on Change.org are Not Valid, July 15, 2020
The Orange County Classical Academy is Going to Transform Education in California, July 8, 2020
Firefighting in Orange County – Part Three, Placentia’s War for Independence, July 1, 2020
Auditions for California Governor Are Officially Open, June 27, 2020
Firefighting in Orange County – Part Two, Building an Independent Fire Dept, June 25, 2020
Firefighting in Orange County – Part One, Firefighter Pay and Benefits, June 17, 2020
Ban Police Union Money in Politics, or Ban ALL Public Union Money in Politics?, June 10, 2020
Who Runs the City of Santa Ana, Anyway?, June 1, 2020
Public Education is Changing Forever, May 20, 2020
Did Ballot Harvesting Impact March 3 Bond and Tax Proposals?, May 14, 2020
Separating Good Bailouts from Bad Bailouts, May 13, 2020
State Legislature Continues Its Assault On Local Zoning Decisions, May 6, 2020
The Regulatory Taking of Venice Beach, May 1, 2020
Rates of Pay and Pension Debt Escalating in California’s Distressed Cities, April 29, 2020
How the Homeless Industrial Complex Plans to Destroy Venice Beach, April 22, 2020
Huntington Beach Denies Pandemic Reality, Dispenses Pay Raises, April 15, 2020
California Cities Hike Minimum Wage as Economy Falters, April 9, 2020
Suggested Executive Orders for Gov. Gavin Newsom, April 8, 2020
Post-Coronapocalypse Pension Reform Checklist for California, April 1, 2020
While Venice Beach Residents Under Lockdown, Homeless and Encampments Grow and Thrive, March 26, 2020
Time for California’s Unions to Get Serious About Pension Reform, March 23, 2020
Grassroots Infrastructure for Initiatives and Recalls is Growing in California, March 21, 2020
California Cities in Critical Condition, March 18, 2020
Californians Reject New Taxes and Borrowing, March 10, 2020
California’s K-12 Spending Exceeds $20,000 Per Pupil, March 3, 2020
Public Safety Compensation and Public Safety, February 25, 2020
California’s Progressive War on Suburbia, February 18, 2020
Fighting the One-Party State at the Local Level in California, February 11, 2020
Teachers Union Promotes Property Tax Increase, February 3, 2020
When Californians Realize their Supposed Saviors Are the Exploiters, What Then?, January 28, 2020
Manhattan Beach Firefighter Pay Averages Over $300,000 Per Year, January 21, 2020
Gov. Newsom’s 2020-21 Budget – A Big Pie, But Empty Calories, January 14, 2020
West Contra Costa School District Putting a Half-Billion Bond Before Voters in March, January 9, 2020
Public Employee Strike Looms in Santa Clara County, January 3, 2020
The Manger vs. The Monster: Housing the Homeless, December 17, 2019
The Many Unintended Consequences of AB 5, December 10, 2019
California Pioneers Subsidized Housing for Public Employees, December 3, 2019
Pension Reform Waits for California Supreme Court, November 27, 2019
California’s Boondoggle Archipelago, November 15. 2019
Long-Term Solutions for California Wildfire Prevention, November 7, 2019
How Federal Intervention Can Ease California’s Homeless Crisis, October 30, 2019
How Many Laws Does San Francisco’s Prop. A Violate?, October 21, 2019
CalPERS is Heavily Invested in Chinese Companies, October 10, 2019
San Francisco’s Prop. A: Expensive Insanity Marches On, October 8, 2019
Public Sector Unions Buy Another ‘Republican’ Politician, September 11, 2019
The Opportunity Cost of Shutting Down Diablo Canyon, July 27, 2019
New Legislation Will Mandate Cal State Students Take Ethnic Studies Class, July 10, 2019
California’s Regulatory Hostility Prevents More New Homes, June 29, 2019
How Does a California Family Survive?, June 27, 2019
California’s Dying GOP Needs a New, Living Political Platform, June 21, 2019
What Do Public Safety Unions Stand For?, June 6, 2019
New Suburbanism – A Smart Alternative to ‘Smart Growth’, June 5, 2019
The Homeless Industrial Complex, May 28, 2019
How Voters Can Transform California in One Election, May 13, 2019
Housing and Transportation: Why California’s Legislature Gets EVERYTHING Wrong, May 1, 2019
California’s Unaffordable “Affordable” Housing Scandal, April 18, 2019
Sacramento’s Software Incompetence in the Software Capital of the World, April 4, 2019
Make California Affordable Again: The Grand Bargains We Ought to See, April 1, 2019
How ‘New Way California’ Can Find Its Way, March 22, 2019
California’s Antiquated Legislature Can Update State Technologies, March 6, 2019
California Poised to Lower Voting Age to 17, March 5, 2019
California’s GOP Plays it Safe When Safe Equals Death, February 25, 2019
California’s Renewables Mandate Sets an Impossible Example for the World, February 14, 2019
Police Cannot Police in Dysfunctional California, February 6, 2019
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