Last year, Gov. Newsom vetoed bills promoting home batteries, smart thermostats, and EV chargers to curb energy costs. Will he do the same this year?
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - More than 500,000 Californians have signed up for the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) since it launched on January 1.
The platform allows residents to request deletion of their personal information from data brokers in a single submission.
According to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy), data brokers have already reported deletion of tens of millions of records. The platform requires data brokers to delete eligible personal information or face significant fines.
State Sens. Josh Becker and Scott Wiener want California to lead on clean energy by incentivizing clean energy while helping residents with rising electricity costs at a time when the affordability crisis is reaching a breaking point.
California lawmakers are pushing a package of energy bills aimed at lowering electricity costs and making clean energy more accessible as residents continue to face some of the highest utility rates in the country.
California has the second-highest electricity rates in the nation, according to the state Legislative Analyst's Office. Electricity also has become one of the fastest-growing household expenses in the state, according to UC Berkeley experts.
As a wildfire survivor, I’m passionate about reducing wildfire risk.
More than a year after I evacuated my house in the Palisades Fire, I remain displaced. My house survived the wildfire, but it’s uninhabitable after fire retardant laden with toxic heavy metals was dropped onto our neighborhood.
SB 905 would curb returns on wildfire costs, seek new financing, and explore performance metrics to curb sky-high electric rates. Can it overcome utility opposition?
California lawmakers are once again contending with how to curb the state’s high energy costs as they hurtle toward the end of this year’s legislative session on Aug. 31. So what’s on the table for utility rate reform in the final stretch?
Record second-quarter profits at several major oil companies are giving California legislators fresh ammunition in their push against the industry, even as motorists in the state continue paying some of the highest gasoline prices in the nation.
The second-quarter earnings have sharpened a debate over what is driving fuel costs in California: global disruptions tied to war, state policy, or corporate pricing power in the state's unusually isolated gasoline market.
Starting this week, large-scale artificial intelligence companies being used in California have to start watermarking material that is AI-produced so users know what is fake and what is not.