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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...

Why MainStreet’s Viral ‘$10,000 To Leave The Bay Area’ Offer Will Only Hurt The Region

November 13, 2019 7:55 pmNovember 13, 2019 8:03 pm

Silicon Valley startup ‘MainStreet’ made headlines this week with its offer of paying $10,000 for people to move out of the Bay Area. MainStreet, whose company goal is to “help create jobs in rural and suburban cities around America“, has...

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...

California Leads Country In New Ranking of States with Most Homeless Street People

November 12, 2019 10:37 amNovember 14, 2019 11:00 am

A new list on the growing number of homeless living on the streets and in shelters was recently published by 24/7 Wall Street: 48 Major US Cities Struggling to Shelter Growing Homeless Population. California tops the list of states with...

Deafening Silence by Gov. Newsom and New CA Surgeon General on California’s Growing Homeless Public Health Crisis

November 8, 2019 11:43 amNovember 18, 2019 8:22 am

All of this is because of homeless drug addicts who are allowed to defecate, urinate, have sex and bleed in the streets, along rivers and beaches, and in public parks. In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom created the brand new...

London Breed Wins The San Francisco Mayoral Race In A Landslide

November 6, 2019 7:13 pmNovember 6, 2019 7:15 pm

After almost two years of being the Interim Mayor and being elected temporarily as Mayor in a special election following the death of former San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee in 2017, London Breed was formally elected for a four-year term...

Rejected Senate Bill On Planned Blackout Protections Finds New Life After Northern California Power Shutdown

October 18, 2019 6:22 pm

Once fizzled out Senate Bill 378 has found new life this month after public outcry following the planned PG&E power outages last week. Authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), SB 378 includes a provision where businesses, customers, and local...