Is the State Order on Buying Electric Vehicles ‘Handwriting on the Wall’ for the Rest of Us?
Step one in the campaign to rid California of internal combustion engine automobiles is to have the state set the example. Step one was taken last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state to purchase only electric vehicles with exceptions for public safety. How soon before the next steps occur to prohibit internal combustion […]
How Did California’s Voter Registration Rate Get So High?
The most recent report on voter registration from the California Secretary of State offers startling news: the registration rate is now just above 80%, the highest it’s been before a primary election since World War II. With several months to go before the registration deadline, this rate is all the more remarkable considering the state’s […]
Politics and Economics Don’t Always Mix
University of California at Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez knows something about economics but apparently not about politics. In a recent debate with former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Saez (who is also an advisor to presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren and proponent of a wealth tax) claimed there’s a correlation between wealth and political power. As […]
California says it won’t buy cars from GM, Toyota, others opposing tough tailpipe standards
Starting immediately, California state agencies will no longer buy gas-powered sedans, officials said Friday. And starting in January, the state will stop purchasing vehicles from carmakers that haven’t agreed to follow California’s clean car rules. The decision affects General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and multiple other automakers that sided with the Trump administration in the […]