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Marybel Batjer, President of California Pubic Utilities Commission, CPUC.

CPUC President Marybel Batjer Resigns Only Two Years Into Appointment

September 29, 2021   3:52 pmApril 3, 2022   7:33 am
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Marybel Batjer announced on Tuesday that she would be resigning her post more than 5 years before her term was set to expire. Batjer had been the President of CPUC since August 2019, following...
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Cell Tower Emergency Power Bill Passes Assembly Committee

August 6, 2020   6:22 amAugust 6, 2020   2:03 pm
On Monday, a bill that would require backup power to be available for all cell phone towers in high risk fire areas in California was moved up in the Assembly, coming close to a final vote and passage by the...
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Governor Newsom Reaffirms the State May Take Control of PG&E this Summer

January 30, 2020   6:46 pmJanuary 31, 2020   9:10 am
‘It has to to be completely re-imagined, completely transformed company. If PG&E can’t do it, we’ll do it for them.’   During a Public Policy Institute of California event on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that that California would takeover...
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Senate Passes Bill that Makes PG&E Accountable for Blackout Damages

January 29, 2020   8:07 pm
After failing twice last year and barely squeaking by a Senate Committee vote several weeks ago, Senate Bill 378 has finally passed a Senate vote this week after several late amendments made it more palatable to Senators in Sacramento. Updated...
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CA Governor Grandstanding On PG&E Takeover Threat

November 15, 2019   2:19 pmNovember 18, 2019   6:20 am
AB 1054 was about saving the utility investors and stopping downgrades, but not stopping fires.   The California mega-utility Pacific Gas & Electric filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization January 29, 2019. So it’s curious how Governor Gavin Newsom continues...
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PG&E To Become A Public Utility Under Proposed Legislation

November 12, 2019   3:21 pm
Under a newly planned bill being written by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), PG&E would become a public utility through the state of California. PG&E has faced public scrutiny for years, but recently in the past year, numerous events have...
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Governor Newsom Meets PG&E Executives Face To Face Following State Takeover Threat

November 7, 2019   5:53 amNovember 7, 2019   6:09 am
After only four days following Governor Gavin Newsom’s threat to take over PG&E utilities, PG&E CEO Bill Johnson came to Sacramento to discuss the growing issues of the company. Johnson, as well as Chief Financial Officer Jason Wells and Chair...
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