California Governor Wants ‘Strike Team’ to Develop Utility Plan

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:27:44 +0000

California Governor Gavin Newsom on February 12 said the state has formed a “strike team” as it works to develop plans to help not only utility ratepayers but also utility employees. The move comes in the wake of the bankruptcy filing by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) as the state’s largest utility deals with its […]

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California governor to draw down guard troops at border

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:16:38 +0000

California governor to draw down guard troops at border

SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans Monday to withdraw several hundred National Guard troops from the state’s southern border with Mexico in defiance of the Trump administration’s request for support from border states. About 100 of the 360 troops will remain deployed under California’s agreement with the federal government to focus specifically on […]

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Reports: PG&E Prepared to File Bankruptcy in Wake of Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 03:37:19 +0000

Reports on Jan. 13 said giant California utility PG&E Corp. could notify its workers as soon as Jan. 14 that it’s preparing to file for bankruptcy. Bloomberg on Sunday said the San Francisco-based utility, which faces billions of dollars in liabilities as investigations into its role in a series of deadly wildfires continues, will notify […]

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