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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...

California Wineries Survive Wildfires But Face A Difficult Time Ahead For Tourism

November 12, 2019 6:25 amNovember 11, 2019 8:29 pm

After the ash settled and the record-breaking number of wildfires went out in wine regions around California, the damage could have been worse. Some wineries, such as Soda Rock, did indeed burn down, and some fields had infrastructure damage. But...

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez To Become Next President of American Bishops

November 11, 2019 5:23 pmNovember 11, 2019 5:25 pm

At the three day United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore this week, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez is widely expected to become the new president of American bishops. Archbishop Gomez, the current Vice President, would also become the...

Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Workers Delay Strike After Death Of Company CEO

November 11, 2019 2:16 pm

The largest statewide mental health strike in California history was delayed Monday following the death of Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson. Over 4,000 National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) psychologists, therapists, social workers, and other mental health related employees had...

Facebook Is Under Investigation In California

November 8, 2019 2:04 amNovember 8, 2019 11:44 am

At a press conference in Sacramento on Wednesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra confirmed that Facebook has been under investigation by the state over privacy violations for over a year. According to Attorney General Becerra, the social media giant has...

Democrat Presidential Candidate Harris Proposes Billion Dollar Education Program To Extend School Hours

November 7, 2019 6:48 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:42 am

Kamala Harris has proposed as a Democratic presidential candidate to extend the school day to 6pm in an effort to accommodate the schedules of students and working parents. Harris, who is a U.S. Senator from California, released her bill Wednesday. ...

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...