EDITORIAL: California wildfires: What utilities want may cost you
Amid vocal opposition,
The first has to do with the major reasons lawmakers, ratepayers and other Californians simply shouldn't trust
Which brings us to the second neglected part of this debate: the reasons that lawmakers, ratepayers and other Californians simply shouldn't trust the
And this is the same agency that sought to quash court-approved search warrants meant to get to the bottom of a shady back-room deal that initially led to
If new norms matter with wildfires, old norms matter with state government. Californians should fear a future in which utilities cut corners and get away with blaming subsequent conflagrations on climate change because utilities are confident state regulators have their back. Before agreeing to anything, state leaders must ensure there are far more protections for residents who have little reason to think the CPUC will act in the public's interest.
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