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Senator Jerry Hill Holds ‘Mobile Office Hours’ at Half Moon Bay and College of San Mateo Farmers' Markets

June 15, 2013

Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo County, will hold “mobile office hours” at farmers’ markets on the Peninsula and in Silicon Valley this summer starting with the farmers’ markets at Half Moon Bay and the College of San Mateo on June 22.

Senator Jerry Hill Names The Dylan at SFO “Small Business of the Year”

June 10, 2013

Family-Owned Boutique Hotel in Millbrae and Its Owners Have Long History on the Peninsula

SACRAMENTO – Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and the California Legislature honored The Dylan at SFO and its owner-operators Barry and Christina Ongerth today as the Small Business of the Year in the 13th Senate District.

State Sens. Jerry Hill and Anthony Cannella to Hold News Conference Outside Rancho Cordova Strip Club on the State’s Broken Enterprise Zone Program

May 31, 2013

State Senators Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, will hold a news conference Monday outside Déjà Vu Showgirls, one of two Rancho Cordova strip clubs that have received thousands of dollars in tax credits from California’s Enterprise Zone program. Senators Hill and Cannella will urge the legislature to reform the Enterprise Zone program and increase transparency.

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Farmers’ Markets Feature Strawberries, Basil, and Sen. Jerry Hill

June 18, 2013

San Carlos Patch: Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo County/Santa Clara County, will hold “mobile office hours” at farmers’ markets on the Peninsula and in Silicon Valley this summer, including one at Hot Harvest Nights in San Carlos on July 18.

Limo Fires Spur Safety Bills

June 16, 2013

The Sacaramento Bee: State lawmakers are proposing new safety requirements for limousines after two recent incidents in which limos in Northern California caught fire.

San Bruno Explosion: State Regulatory Attorney Says He Didn't Quit PG&E Case

June 15, 2013

San Mateo County Times: Disputing a previous official explanation, a top regulatory attorney said Friday that he and two colleagues never asked to be taken off a legal team working to determine PG&E's role in the deadly 2010 San Bruno explosion.

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As Strip Clubs Pocket Tax Dollars, Lawmakers Target Tax Credits

June 04, 2013

Forbes: When it comes to tax incentives, Sen. Jerry Hill wants to take it off… as in all off… for two strip clubs in California. Sen. Hill has introduced legislation in the Golden State to put an end to a “loophole” that allows certain businesses to take advantage of a tax break meant to encourage economic development.

State Regulators Propose That PG&E Be Punished With A Record $2.25 Billion Penalty For San Bruno Blast

May 06, 2013

Mercury News: State safety regulators socked PG&E Monday with an eye-popping $2.25 billion in proposed penalties for the 2010 San Bruno natural gas pipeline disaster.

Jerry Hill: Don't buy PG&E's patronizing ad campaign; look at its actions

July 21, 2012

Saturday, July 21, 2012

By Jerry Hill
Special to the Mercury Newsmercurynews.com
Posted:   07/21/2012 05:20:35 PM PDT
July 22, 2012 12:20 AM GMTUpdated:   07/21/2012 05:20:36 PM PDT

In an effort to spruce up its tattered image, Pacific Gas & Electric has mounted a $10 million ad campaign, including a television spot in which CEO Tony Earley concedes the company "lost its way."

We are supposed to be comforted. I'm not buying it and neither should you.

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Hill to Introduce Bill Creating Oversight of PUC Giveaways

December 18, 2012

PUC Will Vote Thursday on $150 Million Grant Funded by Ratepayers

Hill to Urge CPUC to Reject PG&E's Proposal to Saddle Ratepayers with 95 Percent of Costs to Repair Gas Transmission System

August 20, 2012

Assemblyman will also accuse utilities of trying to kill his legislation that would prohibit ratepayer money from being used to give utility executives bonuses for cutting maintenance costs and, according to Hill, compromising safety

Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and Mark Toney, executive director of The Utility Reform Network, call on California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to reject Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s ratepayer-gouging proposal.

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