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By J. D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 22, 2021 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/PG-E-says-it-will-bury-10-000-miles-of-power-16330189.php Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Wednesday that it wants to…
Jul 22, 2021
By Kyle Barnett, UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL July 22, 2021 The largest utility in California is planning to bury 10,000 miles of power…
Jul 22, 2021
By Sonseeahary Tonsall, Eric Rucker, Ian McDonald, KXTL FOX TV-40, Sacramento, CA July 21, 2021 https://fox40.com/news/wildfire-watch/pge-announces-plan-to-bury-thousands-of-miles-of-lines/ CHICO, Calif. (KTXL) — Pacific Gas and…
Jul 21, 2021
By Victoria Colliver, POLITICO PRO July 19, 2021 A medical malpractice company based in Napa dropped $5 million into the fight against…
Jul 19, 2021
By Barbara Feder Ostrov, CALMATTERS July 19 2021 Will DaVita’s indictment alter its big political spending in California? Federal conspiracy charges against…
Jul 19, 2021
By Blaise Scemama, THE DAILY JOURNAL July 16, 2021 The report released this week named prominent attorneys it said had “violated the…
Jul 16, 2021
By Melody Gutierrez, Jack Dolan and Kim Christensen, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 16, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-16/who-will-police-californias-doctors-oversight-medical-board SACRAMENTO — As injured patients and consumer rights…
Jul 16, 2021
By Carly Olson, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 14, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-07-14/usc-keck-norris-cancer-hospital-nurses-strike-over-staffing-safety Nurses at two USC hospitals that handle some of the country’s most…
Jul 14, 2021
By Jack Dolan, Kim Christensen, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 14, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-14/how-california-medical-board-keeps-negligent-doctors-in-business Lenora Lewis hoped spinal surgery would relieve her chronic back…
Jul 14, 2021
By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 13, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-13/court-appointed-investigator-concludes-dwp-brought-lawsuit-against-itself A court-appointed investigator on Tuesday released a sweeping report on the Los…
Jul 13, 2021
Consumer Watchdog says California needs to build its own infrastructure and not rely on outside power companies By Kurt Rivera, KXTV ABC…
Jul 12, 2021
By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE July 10, 2021 http://redgreenandblue.org/2021/07/10/big-first-californias-oil-gas-regulatory-agency-denies-21-aera-energy-fracking-permit-applications/ “This is the first permit denial of this scale for reasons…
Jul 10, 2021
By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS July 9, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/7/9/2039081/-California-s-oil-and-gas-regulatory-agency-denies-21-fracking-permits-by-Aera-Energy Sacramento — The California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), the state’s oil and gas regulatory agency, on Friday…
Jul 9, 2021
By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS July 7, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/7/7/2038352/-CA-oil-industry-has-used-1-8-billion-gallons-of-freshwater-for-drilling-operations-since-Fall-2018 In a new report, Food and Water Research reveals that since Governor Newsom was…
Jul 7, 2021
By Trenton Straube, POZ July 7, 2021 https://www.poz.com/article/supreme-court-hear-hiv-case-involving-cvs-pharmacy-program-discrimination Can health plans force clients to get HIV meds via mail or at a…
Jul 7, 2021
Editorial by LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD July 6, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-07-06/california-medical-board-reform It’s become a common scene at the quarterly meetings of the California Medical…
Jul 6, 2021
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE July 4, 2021 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2021-07-04/lobbyist-seeks-2m-fee-for-work-on-behalf-of-insurer-that-donated-to-states-top-regulator A contract dispute being waged in a Northern California courtroom is complicating…
Jul 5, 2021
By Alexis Shanes, LAW 360 July 2, 2021 https://www.law360.com/retail/articles/1399999/cvs-persuades-justices-to-review-hiv-bias-case Law360 (July 2, 2021, 2:17 PM EDT) — The U.S. Supreme Court said…
Jul 2, 2021