SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The dust-up at the state Capitol over nuclear power is the direct result of politicians either setting unrealistic goals or failing to plan — or both.
Most of the blame falls on Gov. Gavin Newsom and his predecessor, Jerry Brown, although the Legislature certainly shares in it.
Brown issued an executive order in 2018 setting an ambitious goal of California using 100% zero-carbon electricity by 2045. Now, Newsom is asking the Legislature to make that goal legally binding.
