Will You Press Your Connected Car’s Network Kill Switch? Smart Cars Must Have It Now
By Staff Reporter, AUTO WORLD NEWS
November 4, 2019
https://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/39390/20191104/will-you-press-yo…
When cars were analogue and mechanical, all we had to fear was a face to face hold up. Any connected car is a smart car-like "Swiss Cheese" with holes waiting for a breach. The solution as recommended, by Consumer Watchdog is to slap in a "Kill Switch".
PG&E Spent $876,445 On Lobbying From Jan. 1 To June 30 - After Spending Nearly $10 Million In 2018
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY MEDIA
October 31, 2019
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827743.php
The Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), again in the spotlight of the national and international news media because of its shutoffs of electricity to millions of Californians as fires now rage throughout the state, spent $876,445 on lobbying from January 1 to June 30 of his year.
How Did PG&E Go Wrong In Preventing Wildfire Risks?
By Rose Aguilar and Lea Ceasrine, KALW 91.7 FM SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC RADIO
October 31, 2019
https://www.kalw.org/post/how-did-pge-go-wrong-preventing-wildfire-risks
On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss the history of PG&E and its role in California’s wildfires.
California Fires Will Result In Higher Insurance Rates For Homeowners
By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES
October 31, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-31/fire-insurance-david-…
Vida Hamadani was hit twice this week by the Getty fire. As a Brentwood resident, she was forced to evacuate from her house and move in with her son.
As an independent insurance broker, she’s been fielding calls from clients asking what’s going to happen to their rates.
10 Years Of California Blackouts? Gavin Newsom Says This Is ‘Not The New Normal’
By Hannah Wiley and Dale Kasler, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT
October 30, 2019
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article23…
As California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, battled bankruptcy and prepared for another round of mass power outages across the state, the company’s executive said Californians should expect to see fire-preventing blackouts for the next 10 years.
