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PG&E spent almost $10 million on lobbying California officials in 2018, surpassing even the Western States Petroleum Association in lobbying spending in…
Feb 4, 2019
“For a consumer to somehow glean that this tip is in fact just subsidizing what the company would have paid on the…
Feb 4, 2019
Watchdogs alarmed by $360 million that companies spent to guard their interests By Patrick McGreevy, LOS ANGELES TIMES February 3, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-cal-record-california-lobbying-spending-20190201-story.html…
Feb 3, 2019
By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS January 31, 2019 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2019/02/01/shutdown-put-drivers-risk-safety-groups-say/2713121002/ Washington — The five-week partial government shutdown hobbled the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ability…
Jan 31, 2019
State political leaders have no plans to help once-influential utility; ‘The landscape has really shifted’ By Alejandro Lazo, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL…
Jan 30, 2019
By Lauren Fruen and Jennifer Smith, THE DAILY MAIL UK January 30, 2019 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6648935/PG-E-trying-130million-cash-bonus-program-employees-despite-declaring-bankruptcy.html Pacific Gas & Electric, the nation’s largest utility…
Jan 30, 2019
State political leaders have no plans to help once-influential utility; ‘The landscape has really shifted’ By Alejandro Lazo, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL…
Jan 30, 2019
PG&E asks court to approve payments of $130 million in incentives for thousands of employees By George Avalos, THE MERCURY NEWS January…
Jan 29, 2019
By Marnette Federis & Lisa Pickoff-White, KQED Bay Area Public Radio January 29, 2019 https://www.kqed.org/news/11722060/disappointment-concerns-grow-as-pge-files-for-bankruptcy-protection Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and its…
Jan 29, 2019
PG&E lists $51.69 billion in debts, while warnings erupt of higher power bills due to bankruptcy case By George Avalos, THE MERCURY…
Jan 29, 2019
PG&E asks court to approve payments of $130 million in incentives for thousands of employees By George Avalos, THE MERCURY NEWS January…
Jan 29, 2019
Oil industry and environmental leaders in California both marked the 50th anniversary of the Santa Barbara Oil Spill, but they did it…
Jan 28, 2019
By Cheryl Clark, CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE January 22, 2019 Doctors Call California’s Probe Of Opioid Deaths A ‘Witch Hunt’ The Medical Board of…
Jan 23, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By Dan Bacher, RED, GREEN & BLUE January 15, 2019 PG&E power company chooses bankruptcy in response to California’s devastating fires This…
Jan 15, 2019
By Dan Bacher, RED, GREEN & BLUE January 15, 2019 PG&E power company chooses bankruptcy in response to California’s devastating fires This…
Jan 15, 2019