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Energy

Senate Completes Creation of “Brown Utility Commission,” Neutering PUC Independence

Santa Monica, CA — The California Senate completed Governor Jerry Brown’s consolidation of the California Public Utility Commission in the hands of three of his closest former aides and...

Liza Tucker - September 22, 2017

Energy

Public Interest Groups Urge CA Senate To Deny Gov’s Point Man Confirmation To PUC After He Fired Tough Oil Well Safety Regulators & Weakened...

Sacramento, CA -- Public interest groups are urging the California Senate Rules Committee to demand answers about oil and gas well safety breaches from Governor Brown’s top oil and...

Carmen Balber - August 23, 2017

Latest Articles

In Wake of Few 3rd Q Drilling Permits, New Data Confirm California’s Oil Production in Irreversible Decline

Liza Tucker - November 18, 2025

CA Oversight Report Shows Decade of Gasoline Price Gouging

Jamie Court - October 24, 2025

Consumer Watchdog Tells CA Energy Commission It’s Got What It Needs to Set Refinery Minimum Inventory and Resupply Rules ASAP

Jamie Court - October 9, 2025

Chevron Fire’s Gasoline Price Spike Could Be Exacerbated By Newsom Administration’s Foot-dragging On Re-Supply And Minimum Inventory Regulations

Jamie Court - October 3, 2025

Bipartisan Governors Shapiro and Youngkin Threaten To Leave East Coast Grid Unless They Get Governance Rights That AB 825’s Western Grid Law Denies To...

Jamie Court - September 25, 2025

In The News

Los Angeles Times – The L.A. wildfires exposed a broken insurance market. Why wasn’t it fixed?

December 4, 2025

Los Angeles Times – International travel. Fancy meals. Missing receipts. Who paid the tab for this top official?

December 4, 2025

Spectrum News 1: Palisades Fire Rebuild Insurance Concerns

November 19, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle – State Farm faces second government investigation into Los Angeles wildfire response

November 17, 2025