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CPUC Proposes Reduction in Discounted Energy Bills For Solar Customers

December 13, 2021 3:46 pmDecember 15, 2021 3:41 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) sent in a reform proposal on Monday to reduce the energy bill discounts for people who install solar panels and storage systems. The current law has been in the books since 1995. That year,...

High-End Designer and Boutique Stores Closing In Response to Statewide Smash-And-Grab Crime Wave

December 13, 2021 12:20 pmDecember 13, 2021 5:16 pm

Numerous designers and boutique owners closed their stores across California during the weekend, with most saying that it is happening primarily due to the retail crime wave that has picked up significantly in the past month. Since November, many high...

United States Supreme Court to Consider Intervening in San Diego Schools’ COVID Vaccination Mandate

December 11, 2021 8:12 amDecember 12, 2021 2:26 pm

The family of a Scripps Ranch High School student athlete is suing the San Diego Unified School District for religious discrimination over the districts’ strictest-in-the-nation COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Thomas More Society attorneys filed suit against the school district and its...

GOP, Democratic Senators Co-Sponsor Budget Proposal To Increase Cal Fire Staff

December 11, 2021 2:30 amDecember 10, 2021 8:31 pm

A budget proposal that would increase the number of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) staff in order to help combat wildfires was announced on Friday. According to the proposed legislation, co-authored by a bipartisan group of...

San Diego Association of Governments Passes $163 Billion Regional Travel Plan

December 10, 2021 4:38 pm

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) approved a 30-year, $163 billion regional travel plan on Friday, but without the controversial four-cents-per-mile road usage tax being added. For months, the public has been largely opposed to the per-mile tax, which...

Biden Administration Chooses CPUC Commissioner As Next Regional EPA Head

December 10, 2021 11:33 am

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan announced on Thursday that President Joe Biden chose California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves as the Agency’s new head of Region 9, which covers California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Pacific island...

Sacramento Homeless Population Grows While Mayor and Council Wring Their Hands

December 10, 2021 7:32 amDecember 13, 2021 7:34 am

A large homeless encampment of 160 RVs, campers, trailers, vans and cars, was cleared from a North Sacramento industrial area last week. Crews towed RVs, trailers and cars away. GoodDay Sacramento has video, and it’s not pretty. Lining many streets...