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California’s Burning

It’s a complex issue, but suffice it to say that the state’s approach — blaming the utilities companies and warning about climate change — isn’t the answer.

by Steven Greenhut

October 31, 2019, 12:00 AM

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California’s young and bold new progressive governor Gavin Newsom, the former mayor of San Francisco, probably figured he’d be thrust into the national limelight after signing a host of must-do libera...

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Steven Greenhut is a senior fellow and Western region director for the R Street Institute. Write to him at sgreenhut@rstreet.org. His political views are his own.

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