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Tag Archives: California

Season to date : Normal season to date Everybody talks about the weather

Everybody Talks About the Weather

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Tony Lima — 2 Comments ↓

Everybody talks about the weather, so why should I be any different? I look at rainfall in the Bay Area this season. Results are encouraging. Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Economic Data | Tagged Bay Area, California, drought, featured, rainfalll | 2 Comments ↓
Sept 7 2022 percentage supplied by all sources (except coal) Electricity in California

Electricity in California

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Tony Lima

This is the good, the bad, and the ugly of electricity in California. My case study is a typical day from the recent heat wave. Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Economic Data | Tagged blackout, California, coal, electricity, featured, imports, natural gas, nuclear, renewables
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California Compendium

Featured

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Tony Lima

This is a compedium of what I’ve written about California over the years. Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy | Tagged California, compendium, featured

California Shows How to Grow a Black Market Part 2 Growers

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Tony Lima

Copyright 2019 Tony Lima.  All rights reserved. As always, a downloadable pdf version of this article is at the bottom of the page Introduction This is California shows how to Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Economic policy | Tagged California, featured, growers, marijuana, pot, supply
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Marijuana in California: Bad News For the Santa Rita Hills

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Tony Lima

There is, indeed, bad news for the Santa Rita Hills. Santa Barbara County has implemented a set of regulations for marijuana growers that are probably the loosest in the state. Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Current issues | Tagged California, featured, marijuana, Santa Rita Hills
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California Has a New Law

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Tony Lima

California has a new law as of a few days ago. Yeah, I know, so what else is new? This law, however, is fairly entertaining. Technically it changes the circumstances Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Current issues, Economist "humor" | Tagged California, chicks on the right, featured
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California Shows How to Grow a Black Market Part 1 Retailers

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Tony Lima

August 14, 2019 Copyright 2019 Tony Lima. All rights reserved. [This is part one of my ongoing research on the California marijuana market. This article is very long and is Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Economic policy | Tagged California, featured, marijuana, pot, retail

NSFW: A Correspondent Weighs In on the ACA

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Tony Lima

@BayAreaHaysFrau is another long-suffering Californian trying to survive the madness that has taken over our once-wonderful state. She recently posted a Twitter thread about the ACA. Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy | Tagged ACA, BayAreaFrau, BayAreaHausFrau, California, featured, ThreadReaderApp

California Moves to Increase Housing Prices With a Solar Mandate

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Tony Lima

The California Energy Commission just mandated that all new housing constructed after 2020 must include solar panels.  The estimated cost is $25,000 to $30,000.  While that’s not nuch in the Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Current issues | Tagged California, featured, housing
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What is CAL3 and Why Should You Care?

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Tony Lima

(The full article appeared in The Federalist April 20, 2018.) Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper has come up with a scheme to split California into three states, and he’s Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Current issues | Tagged CAL3, California, featured

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  • Fourth Quarter GDP February 7, 2023
    GDP growth of 2.9% sounds pretty good. But there is underlying weakness in the economy. I estimate a 60% chance of a recession in 2023. Continue Reading →
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    Inspired by a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal, I investigated this outrage.  The U.S. washboard monopoly is a national disgrace. Continue Reading →
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  • Repeal the Jones Act January 26, 2023
    Puerto Rick is a hurricane magnet. After the last one, power was out for 928,000 residents. The island has many diesel power generators. A tanker full of diesel was moored off the coast. But it wasn’t allowed to dock. Why? The Jones Act. Continue Reading →
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