Is it time to Change the Great Seal of California?
With the movement toward change that some interests and groups are trying to impose upon the country from using different language to tearing down monuments or painting over historical murals that represent a different era, I wondered how long the Great Seal of California would survive as is. The seal serves much like a notarial […]
Why California’s PUC Regulates Everything
Don’t be surprised if the California Public Utilities Commission is soon put in charge of making the Oakland Raiders winners again, managing Kanye’s award show appearances, or stopping In-N-Out fries from becoming soggy. After all, the PUC already has responsibility for almost every other difficult California problem. Are we asking too much of the PUC? […]
UC imposes political litmus test
If you’ve never heard of the Levering Act, you’re not alone. Few Californians are old enough to remember that during the years immediately after World War II, a Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States and its allies generated a wave of popular fear about communist subversion. Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy and […]
The Opportunity Cost of Shutting Down Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
For nearly 35 years, Diablo Canyon Power Plant has pumped just over 2.0 gigawatts of electricity onto California’s power grid. Unlike hydroelectric power, which has good years and bad depending on rainfall, or solar and wind power which depends on sunshine and wind, Diablo Canyon’s nuclear reactors generate this electricity 24 hours per day, 365 […]