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By Nick Cunningham, OILPRICE.COM July 15, 2019 https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Fracking-Under-Fire-In-California.html Fracking for oil and gas in California is about to get a lot more…
Jul 15, 2019By Kathleen Pender, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 13, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/How-will-the-new-wildfire-insurance-fund-affect-14092764.php If you’re wondering how the landmark wildfire bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed…
Jul 13, 2019By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY.ORG July 13, 2019 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/13/18824655.php The announcement of Ken Harris’ firing came several hours after two watchdog groups, Consumer…
Jul 13, 2019By Dan Morain & Barbara Harvey, CALMATTERS.ORG July 12, 2019 https://calmatters.org/newsletter/fire-water-ricardo-laras-money-poking-trump-and-tom-steyer-platform/ Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has promised to return $53,000 in insurance-related…
Jul 13, 2019By Phil Willon, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 12, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-oil-fracking-20190712-story.html Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday defended firing California’s top oil industry regulator…
Jul 12, 2019By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO July 12, 2019 SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday fired the head of the state’s oil and…
Jul 12, 2019By Alexei Koseff, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 12, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Gavin-Newsom-fires-California-official-who-OKd-14092017.php SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has fired the head of California’s oil…
Jul 12, 2019By Sophia Bollag, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT July 12, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article232599842.html California Gov. Gavin Newsom a day after firing the state’s…
Jul 12, 2019By Kathleen Ronayne and Andrew Oxford, ASSOCIATED PRESS July 12, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he…
Jul 12, 2019The legislation establishes a $21 billion fund that power companies can access for damages related to utility-caused wildfires. By Rob Nickolewski, SAN…
Jul 12, 2019By the Editorial Board, SANTA ROSA PRESS-DEMOCRAT July 12, 2019 https://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/9790544-181/thumbs-down-ricardo-laras-broken When he ran for state insurance commissioner last year, Democrat Ricardo…
Jul 12, 2019By Andrew Oxford, ASSOCIATED PRESS July 12, 2019 Gov. Newsom orders firing of California’s top oil, gas regulator over fracking permits SACRAMENTO …
Jul 12, 2019By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE July 11, 2019 The California Assembly is considering legislation to create a wildfire insurance fund to help utilities…
Jul 11, 2019By Janet Wilson, THE PALM SPRING DESERT SUN July 11, 2019 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/07/11/california-governor-gavin-newsom-orders-firing-state-top-oil-regulator/1710651001/ California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday directed his secretary of…
Jul 11, 2019By THE LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD July 11, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ricardo-lara-insurance-donations-20190711-story.html It is not illegal for California’s insurance commissioner to accept campaign…
Jul 11, 2019By The Editorial Board, SACRAMENTO BEE July 10, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article232509952.html Shady and suspicious. These two words describe how Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s…
Jul 10, 2019By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE – Capitol Alert AM July 10, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/site-services/newsletters/capitol-morning/article232453557.html The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Sunday that California…
Jul 10, 2019By J.D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 10, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Newsom-s-utility-wildfire-plan-speeds-through-14086456.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result California lawmakers are on the cusp of approving a landmark bill to…
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