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Tag: California Public Utilities Commission

The Public Utilities Commission

July 16, 2020   7:04 amJuly 16, 2020   7:09 am
California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is one of the few state agencies that is established in the state’s constitution. Article 12 was added by Proposition 12 at the November 5, 1974 election. This article of the constitution contains the following...
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PG&E Exits Bankruptcy

July 2, 2020   2:07 pmJuly 3, 2020   9:27 am
On Wednesday, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) officially exited bankruptcy, ending over one and a half years of bankruptcy and emerging as a company under completely new rules and managing personnel. PG&E had been in financial and legal trouble since...
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PG&E Public Utility ‘Backstop’ Bill Passes Senate, Awaits Newsom’s Signature

June 30, 2020   2:20 pmJune 30, 2020   3:19 pm
On Monday, the Senate passed a bill that would turn PG&E into a non-profit, public utility should the company fail to emerge from bankruptcy. A possible state takeover of PG&E Senate Bill 350, authored by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo),...
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PG&E Pleads Guilty To 84 Deaths In 2018 Camp Fire

June 16, 2020   3:02 pmJune 16, 2020   8:34 pm
On Tuesday, utility provider Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) entered a guilty plea for 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter over 84 people dying during the 2018 Camp Fire. 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter PG&E executives confessed to the companies...
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Rideshare Drivers Ruled To Be Employees by CPUC Under AB 5

June 12, 2020   6:26 amJune 12, 2020   9:27 am
On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced that all rideshare service drivers in California will now be considered employees under the AB 5 contract worker law. CPUC decides against rideshare companies All Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), which includes...
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CPUC Approves PG&E Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan

May 29, 2020   1:53 amMay 28, 2020   9:56 pm
On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved PG&E’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, paving the way for the utility company to come out of bankruptcy before the June 30th deadline. CPUC approves PG&E’s plan on leaving Chapter 11...
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California Holds Up Major Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Deal

April 3, 2020   2:56 pm
The merger between phone companies Sprint and T-Mobile continued to be held up in California this week despite growing pressure and U.S. approval being finalized on Wednesday. One final hurdle for the merger in California The proposed merger was supposed...
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