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Oil industry and environmental leaders in California both marked the 50th anniversary of the Santa Barbara Oil Spill, but they did it…
Jan 28, 2019By Cheryl Clark, CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE January 22, 2019 Doctors Call California’s Probe Of Opioid Deaths A ‘Witch Hunt’ The Medical Board of…
Jan 23, 2019By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES January 22, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-why-are-eyeglasses-so-expensive-20190122-story.html It’s a question I get asked frequently, most recently by a colleague…
Jan 22, 2019By Editorial Board, THE DAILY NEWS OF LOS ANGELES January 17, 2019 https://www.dailynews.com/2019/01/17/lawmakers-here-today-gone-to-maui/ The following editorial ran in The Long Beach Press-Telegram,…
Jan 17, 2019By Sammy Roth, LOS ANGELES TIMES January 15, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pge-bankruptcy-climate-change-20190115-story.html Climate change helped fuel the deadly fires that prompted California’s largest power…
Jan 15, 2019By Dan Bacher, RED, GREEN & BLUE January 15, 2019 PG&E power company chooses bankruptcy in response to California’s devastating fires This…
Jan 15, 2019By Dan Bacher, RED, GREEN & BLUE January 15, 2019 PG&E power company chooses bankruptcy in response to California’s devastating fires This…
Jan 15, 2019By Ivan Penn, Thomas Fuller and Lisa Friedman, THE NEW YORK TIMES January 14, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Pacific Gas and Electric…
Jan 15, 2019By Alena Maschke, LONG BEACH BUSINESS JOURNAL January 14, 2019 https://www.lbbusinessjournal.com/utilities-face-scrutiny-after-fires-infrastructure-investments-continue-with-focus-on-sustainability/ The destructive and deadly wildfires of 2018 have placed California utilities…
Jan 14, 2019By Ivan Penn, Thomas Fuller and Lisa Friedman, THE NEW YORK TIMES January 14, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Pacific Gas and Electric…
Jan 14, 2019By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE January 13, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-legislators-ma… Sen. Ben Hueso, chairman of the state Senate’s Energy, Utilities and Communications…
Jan 13, 2019By Matt Kapko, FIERCE WIRELESS January 11, 2019 https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/u-s-carriers-caught-selling-customers-location-data-to-third-parties-again The U.S. wireless industry has been caught in a fresh scandal amid a…
Jan 11, 2019By The Editorial Board, THE DESERT SUN January 10, 2019 https://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/editorials/2019/01/10/california-lawmaker-lavish-junkets-burn-constituents-desert-sun-editorial-board/2529551002/ Picture this: As the deadly Camp Fire was ravaging Butte County…
Jan 10, 2019By Michael Karkafiris, CARSCOOPS January 10, 2019 California Bans Insurers From Charging Drivers Based On Their Gender The California Department of Insurance…
Jan 10, 2019By Staff Reporters, ASSOCIATED PRESS January 9, 2019 https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article224189000.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A consumer advocacy group is calling for California lawmakers…
Jan 9, 2019By Sean Szymkowski, THE CAR CONNECTION January 9, 2019 https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1120807_government-shutdown-prompts-nhtsa-to-pause-car-defect-investigations As the U.S. government shutdown continues to drag on, the NHTSA said…
Jan 9, 2019By Eric D. Lawrence and Todd Spangler, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS January 9, 2019 https://www.postbulletin.com/news/business/feds-won-t-investigate-most-vehicle-defects-during-government-shutdown/article_70c79dc4-3bcb-5f77-9330-891c920ad3fa.html Federal workers must go without pay, national…
Jan 9, 2019Good news (for some), only variables that can influence your car insurance premiums are age and driving record. By James Gilboy, THE…
Jan 8, 2019