NO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY ENERGY AUTHORITY - 3CE
3CE PRESSURED BY STATE REGULATIONS
RATE PRESSURE
FORMER 3CE BOARD CHAIR AND DEFEATED SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERVISOR DAS WILLIAMS HIRED BY 3CE AS SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
BLATANT PATRONAGE - SEE PAGE 8
ARE 3CE CUSTOMERS PAYING THEIR BILLS?
AGED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BUILDING UP
3CE TO SIGN $738,000,000 DEAL WITH GAS FIRED LITHIUM BATTERY PLANT NEAR TRACY
.MORE HYPOCRITICAL BAIT AND SWITCH
SO MUCH FOR GREEN ENERGY, LOCAL JOBS, & SAFETY
PLANNING COMMISSION
LIGHT: NO BIG PROJECTS - NO POLICY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
FEES ADOPTED FOR THE LOS OSOS HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN MITIGATIONS
ON CONSENT CALENDAR – DIDN’T THIS REQUIRE A HEARING?
NOT ACCORDING TO SHUCK & JIVE BY COUNTY COUNSEL
PASO BASIN WATER TAKEOVER ACHIEVED
NEW JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY APPROVED 3/2 TO DISENFRANCHISE
MOST BASIN OVERLIERS
2025-26 BUDGET GOALS AND POLICIES, BUDGET BALANCING STRATEGIES, APPROACHES, AND BOARD PRIORITIES
SO FAR, BUSINESS AS USUAL INCUDING “SUPPORTING” STAFF
REVISED ITEM ON $400K KPMG DEPARTMENTAL REVIEWS
COUNTY COUNSEL TO RETIRE IN MARCH
BOARD TO CONSIDER OPTIONS IN EXEC SESSION
HEARING ON SIERRA CLUB’S CHALLENGE TO PHILIPP’S DECOMMISSIONING PLAN CONTINUED
SUPERVISOR REQUESTS & NEW DIRECTION
NOTHING THIS TIME
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
DOUBLED DOWN ON PROHIBITING VANDENBERG LAUNCHES
THEY MADE NO COMMENTS AND SIMPLY VOTED
WEIRD VOTING PROCESS
EMERGENT ISSUES
SEE PAGE 29 |
THE DAILY CHART: CRISIS AND BANKRUPTCY
CALIFORNIA’S WAR AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS PROVEN TO BE A WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN CITIZEN
CLIMATE CHANGE, INSURANCE, AND THE LA FIRES
CALIFORNIA PUSHES ELECTRIFICATION AMID SKYROCKETING ELECTRICITY COSTS
COLAB IN DEPTH
SEE PAGE 36 |
THE END OF SUICIDAL UNIVERSALISM
Trump's conflict with the governing class arises from his rejection of universalism, challenging the liberal belief that all people deserve equal treatment, even at the cost of national interests
BY CHRISTOPHER ROACH
THE GREEN PARADIGM IS SHIFTING FAST
WE NO LONGER CAN AFFORD OUR DISNEYFIED IDEALS ABOUT NATURE
BY BRUCE THORNTON



 |