CPUC – California Globe

Newsom’s Green Dreams Meet Reality

April 20, 2026 1:30 pmApril 20, 2026 3:40 pm

I remember the day the lights went out. January 2001, middle of a trading session, and California’s rolling blackouts killed the power on the floor. We time-stamped tickets by hand and surrendered them to operations for manual reconciliation. My book...

CAL DOGE Investigation: $1 BILLION California Solar Program Instead Funded Democrat Voter Registration & Activism Efforts

February 27, 2026 5:30 pmFebruary 27, 2026 5:30 pm

Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton’s CAL DOGE reported Thursday that $1 billion in taxpayer funds was stolen from the California Solar Program, which had promised to to cut electricity bills for low-income renters, was instead diverted to Democratic Voter Registration &...

Seize PG&E? A Congressional Candidate Makes the Case

December 31, 2025 2:30 pmDecember 31, 2025 2:31 pm

In progressive activism, few ideas capture the imagination quite like the concept of seizing control of essential services from private corporate hands and placing them under government oversight. And that’s just what a candidate for Congress suggests. Saikat Chakrabarti, a...

USDA Intervenes in PG&E’s Planned Decommissioning of the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project

December 23, 2025 3:46 pmDecember 26, 2025 3:01 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has intervened in the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project proceedings currently being considering by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). “This action will allow USDA to ensure that the interests of the National Forest Service, local...

California Farmers are Being Left Out to Dry

September 18, 2025 7:00 amSeptember 23, 2025 9:16 am

By Tate Bennett and Mike Garcia California’s water wars have always been contentious, but what is happening in Potter Valley right now is an assault on common sense and a direct threat to rural families, food security, and wildfire protection....

What California Could Be if Our Politicians Loved the State and its People

July 14, 2025 2:55 amJuly 15, 2025 6:52 pm

Just imagine if the California Governor and California Legislature loved California as much as the people do. Imagine if they also loved the state’s abundant natural resources, rather than imposing harsh restrictions and locking them away. California is rich in...

New Bill Could Create $15-a-Month Internet Plan For Californians On Welfare

April 16, 2025 2:45 amApril 16, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to have internet service providers offer a $15 a month internet option for Californians on public assistance programs including CalFresh and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families continued to garner significant opposition from internet service providers this week before...