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Will the Electricity Stay on in California?
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Temperatures in Orange County the place I dwell just lately soared near 100 levels, possibly above it. On Twitter, Gov. Gavin Newsom was pleading with Californians:
I ponder what number of of his wealthy donors in Silicon Valley and Hollywood had been following this of their huge mansions?
In the meantime, I talked to a relative of mine who lives in Phoenix, Ariz. Their temperatures had been even greater than ours. The low 100s are literally cool for a September day in Arizona, which normally runs to 115 and even 120.
However he mentioned there was no risk of the ability going out. Gov. Doug Ducey, who like Newsom appears to be like to be operating for president, didn’t ask anyone to show down the air-con. KJZZ reported Sept. 7:
Justin Joiner, vp of useful resource administration for Arizona Public Service, mentioned even with extreme warmth warnings within the Valley, prospects right here received’t expertise what’s occurring in California.
“It is vitally scorching right here in Phoenix however we plan for 116-degree temps and so we principally are ready for this as enterprise as typical right here in Phoenix,” Joiner mentioned.
Joiner additionally mentioned one other distinction is that APS energy era stations are totally operational whereas in California, some are offline proper now.
How embarrassing for California, which touts itself as essentially the most superior financial system on the earth—certainly, we’ve heard it so usually, the world’s “Fifth Largest Financial system.” Nevertheless it won’t have the ability to to maintain the lights on, or the air-con operating so outdated of us don’t die of warmth stroke.
In the meantime, how’s it going with California’s said intention to encourage the whole world to maneuver to renewable power? To eliminate that yucky fossil-fuel-based financial system and substitute it with inexperienced energy? The language of Meeting Invoice 32 of 2006, signed into legislation by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and nonetheless in pressure, really mentioned:
(c) California has lengthy been a nationwide and worldwide chief on power conservation and environmental stewardship efforts, together with the areas of air high quality protections, power effectivity necessities, renewable power requirements, pure useful resource conservation, and greenhouse fuel emission requirements for passenger automobiles. This system established by this division will proceed this custom of environmental management by putting California on the forefront of nationwide and worldwide efforts to cut back emissions of greenhouse gases.
(d) Nationwide and worldwide actions are obligatory to completely tackle the problem of worldwide warming. Nonetheless, motion taken by California to cut back emissions of greenhouse gases can have far-reaching results by encouraging different states, the federal authorities, and different nations to behave.
However that is from the Monetary Instances on Sept. 7: “Europe’s new soiled power: the ‘unavoidable evil’ of wartime fossil fuels.” The story:
In July final yr, EU commissioners set out a spread of inexperienced insurance policies to place the continent on a path to changing into local weather impartial by 2050. “The fossil gasoline financial system has reached its limits,” mentioned Ursula von der Leyen, the fee president.
Little greater than a yr later, these commissioners at the moment are overseeing tens of billions of euros of spending on fossil gasoline infrastructure and provides, amid extreme cuts to fuel provides from Russia and file excessive costs.
Knowledge analyzed by the power think-tank Ember Local weather for the Monetary Instances counsel that European governments will spend at the least €50bn this winter on new and expanded fossil gasoline infrastructure and provides, together with fuel shipped in from abroad and coal to gasoline beforehand mothballed energy crops.
It needs to be remembered von der Leyen shouldn’t be an elected official. She represents nobody however the bureaucrats and technocrats who run and smash our lives.
One factor we learn about wars is: Little concern is given to the atmosphere, as a result of victory is paramount—for either side. With the Ukraine Battle apparently lasting many extra months, and even years, and the shift of Russian power to China probably everlasting, the EU nations are extra involved about retaining folks from freezing to loss of life this winter than being impressed by AB 32.
Then there’s coal-generated power in growing nations. I’ve reported on this a few instances in The Epoch Instances. Right here’s only one replace:
India’s President Modi has been promising a transition to inexperienced power. However the Washington Posted reported in Could, “Up to now month, as India broiled below a historic warmth wave and consumed a file quantity of electrical energy for cooling, the Coal Ministry introduced it will reopen outdated mines and enhance output by 100 million tons. As cities went into rolling blackouts due to electrical energy shortages, the Energy Ministry ordered crops that burn imported coal to run at full capability.”
Again to California, the entire world is laughing at its contradictory insurance policies. The Epoch Instances reported Sept. 8, “California Points Alert for ninth Day in a Row, Once more Requests No Charging of Electrical Autos.”
The story: “The ISO once more issued an alert and known as on residents to not cost their electrical automobiles, use main home equipment, and to show off lights between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. That’s as a result of the state, partially, depends on photo voltaic power. When the solar goes down, solar energy stops working.”
That got here after the California Air Assets Board on Aug. 25 banned gas-powered new automotive gross sales starting in 2035.
“The entire world is watching,” was a slogan shouted by Nineteen Sixties hippy battle protesters.
Now for California it’s, “The entire world is laughing.”
Views expressed on this article are the opinions of the creator and don’t essentially replicate the views of The Epoch Instances.
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion author. He has written editorials for The Orange County Register for nearly 30 years. He’s a U.S. Military veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com
“While SCA 2 was one of many efforts to help address the housing crisis, the November’s ballot will be very crowded, and reaching voters will be difficult and expensive,” Allen said in a statement. “In addition, the legislature recently passed my SB 469, which substantially addresses some of the most significant concerns about how Article 34 might be impacting housing production.”
SB 469 clarifies that the use of state affordable housing dollars does not trigger Article 34’s requirement for voter approval. Allen said his focus is on determining whether these efforts are “making a significant dent in addressing the problem,” adding that quickly building more affordable housing is a priority.
Backed by the California Real Estate Association, the forerunner to the current California Association of Realtors, Article 34 was first adopted by voters in 1950. Realtors played on voters’ fears that affordable housing would lead to greater racial integration of exclusively white neighborhoods.
CAR issued a formal apology in 2022 for its past support of Article 34, with association President Otto Catrina condemning the actions and vowing to address the legacy of its “discriminatory policies and practices.”
The organization “remains a strong supporter of the repeal of Article 34 … which adds unnecessary hurdles and costs to the creation of affordable housing,” CAR spokesperson Sanjay Wagle said in a statement.
Wagle noted that a majority of Californians support repealing the provision but cited research showing a voter education campaign would be needed to explain the article’s effects.
“The cost of such a campaign in an election year with so many initiatives on the ballot made this campaign more costly and difficult, thus making it more logical to pursue a repeal on a future ballot,” Wagle wrote. “We thank Sen. Allen and Sen. Wiener for their efforts on this repeal effort and look forward to working [with] them and other stakeholders on this issue in the future.”
Though Penn State has been busily filling its 2025 recruiting class in June, the program hasn’t stopped looking ahead. The Nittany Lions on Tuesday received a commitment from 4-star California quarterback Troy Huhn, who became the second player in Penn State football’s 2026 recruiting class.
Huhn (6-4, 205 pounds) will be a junior at Mission Hills High, just north of San Diego. He threw for 1,623 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore last season. Huhn quickly built a strong offer sheet that included Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Auburn and Notre Dame, among many others. Huhn took an unofficial visits to Ohio State and Penn State in June, committing to the Nittany Lions two weeks after his trip.
Huhn is the 2026 recruiting class’ 10th-rated quarterback prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite, and a top-15 player in California. On3 ranks Huhn highest among the major recruiting services, slotting him at No. 60 nationally and sixth at quarterback.
Huhn, who committed to Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki and quarterbacks coach Danny O’Brien, spent time with head coach James Franklin during his unofficial visit. He told Sean Fitz of Blue-White Illustrated that Franklin made an impression.
“Coach O’Brien was great, but really my main thing when I was getting out there was to have more time with coach Franklin. They definitely gave that to me,” Huhn said in his interview with Blue-White Illustrated. “I really felt the love from coach Franklin. He’s very business, he’s awesome, he’s a funny guy. My mom loves him, he loves my mom. That relationship with him is now a lot better and I’m glad I got to spend that time with him.”
Huhn joins Harrisburg athlete Messiah Mickens on the ground floor of Penn State’s 2026 recruiting class. Mickens committed to Penn State in August 2023. Penn State had been recruiting several 2026 quarterbacks alongside Huhn. One of their targets, Dia Bell, recently committed to Texas.
Huhn’s commitment continued a prolific stretch for the Nittany Lions. Franklin and his staff have received commitments from five players in a four-day stretch. Four of them committed to Penn State’s 2025 recruiting class.
The most recent 2025 commitment belonged to Max Granville, a 4-star prospect from Texas and first-team all-state honoree as a junior. Granville, who will be a senior at Fort Bend Christian Academy, is rated as a 4-star linebacker according to the 247Sports Composite. However, the 6-3, 220-pound Granville projects at defensive end and was recruited by Penn State defensive line coach Deion Barnes. Granville chose Penn State after making an official visit to State College earlier in June. He also visited USC, Texas A&M and Oklahoma in June and took an official visit to Baylor in April.
Penn State opens the 2024 football season Aug. 31 at West Virginia. The game is scheduled for a noon kickoff on FOX.
BREAKING: Four-Star QB Troy Huhn (2026) has Committed to Penn State, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’4 205 QB from San Marcos, CA chose the Nittany Lions over Ohio State and Auburn
Ranked as the No. 6 QB in ‘26 (per On3)
“I’m Home #WEARE”https://t.co/lKvct8u4a2 pic.twitter.com/VtLZZ6xH1I
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 25, 2024
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(FOX40.COM) — An evacuation order is in effect for areas of Butte County amid a wildfire, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, BCSO issued an evacuation order for the Apache Fire on the south side of Grubbs Road between Crossa Country Road and Alta Arosa Drive in zones 884 and 885. Shortly after, evacuation orders were also issued for all of zone 884, 865, 866, 868, and 869. For information about zone locations click or tap here.
An evacuation warning was also issued for zones 867 and 883.
At 9:45 p.m., the Apache Fire has burned through 466 acres, according to Cal Fire. By 10:30 p.m. it reached more than 650 acres.
For more information visit www.buttecounty.net, or call (833) 512-5378.
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