Connecting Justice Reform Demands with State Ballot Measures
How might proposed justice and police reforms work with changes voters can make on sentencing, parole and cash bail measures on the November ballot? And will voters perceive any connections? Californians who have witnessed months of social agitation for justice and police reform, including calls to defund the police, are being asked to make critical […]
Did Newsom Never See the Bridge on the River Kwai?
I understand and respect Governor Newsom’s decision to hold his tongue and build a relationship with the federal government in the midst of a pandemic and historic wildfires. But that doesn’t mean he has to pay obeisance to President Trump in public. Unfortunately, that’s what the governor did when Trump visited the Sacramento area. Newsom […]
Two Decades of Interstate Migration
America is still a mobile nation. Back in the 2000-2010 decade, 12.9 million people moved interstate, nearly five percent of the total population. In the 2010s the population has been a bit less mobile, with net domestic migration of 11.7 million residents, slightly under four percent. Nonetheless, 11.7 million is a large number. This is […]
If the Texas Economic Miracle Can’t Figure Out Renewables – Neither Can California
Any electrical grid relying on renewables (mainly wind turbines and solar panels) electricity prices can rise as much as 40,000% in Texas, and blackouts are inevitable. From New York to Great Britain – and now California – blackouts happen over heavy renewable usage. California’s conundrum is hardly prescient nor is Texas a fossil fuel powerhouse […]