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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Governor Newsom Takes Responsibility For Ending Planned Wildfire Blackouts

October 26, 2019 9:27 am

While visiting Los Angeles Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the growing number of planned blackouts in Northern California by taking personal responsibility for allowing them to happen. “I own this,” stated Governor Newsom. “No one cares who’s to blame, they...