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State Audit: CPUC Needs to Boost Oversight of Energy Efficiency Programs We’re Paying For

A recent report by the California State Auditor’s office says that the California Public Utilities Commission needs to do a better job...

State Audit: CPUC Needs to Boost Oversight of Energy Efficiency Programs We’re Paying For

A recent report by the California State Auditor’s office says that the California Public Utilities Commission needs to do a better job...

/ 3 weeks ago

CA Bill Would Stop PG&E From Sticking Ratepayers With Ad and Lobbying Costs

A new California legislative bill would stop utility companies from passing political lobbying, advertising, and shareholder expenses onto e...

/ 3 weeks ago

Why Have CA Electric Rates Exploded? Report Blames ‘Runaway’ Spending by Utilities

A new report commissioned by the California solar industry contends that higher utility rates are not being caused by rooftop solar customer...

/ 2 months ago

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California’s PG&E Could Receive $15B in Federal Loans to Modernize Its Power Grid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power...

/ 4 months ago

Californians Could See a Credit on Their Electricity Bill. How Much Will You Get?

More than 11.5 million California households will receive an average $71 credit on their October electricity bills, Gov. Gavin Newsom announ...

/ 6 months ago

Stop PG&E’s New Valley Chapter Plots Its Next Steps

The dozen people who gathered Monday evening at an east-central Fresno eatery were united on one topic: Pacific Gas & Electric costs hav...

/ 7 months ago

New Southeast Health Clinic Ready to Open. It Can’t Because of PG&E.

A Fresno city councilmember is pressuring Pacific Gas and Electric to turn on the power for a new health clinic in a southeast neighborhood....

/ 7 months ago

Is Your PG&E Bill Painfully High This Summer? You’re Not Alone

Anger over sky-high Pacific Gas & Electric bills and the company’s record profits is sparking a grassroots movement in Northern an...

/ 8 months ago

Trouble Paying Your PG&E Bill? Workshops in Fresno Can Help

Pacific Gas and Electric is holding two workshops this week in Fresno for customers struggling to pay their utility bills and needing help. ...

/ 8 months ago

New Solar Farm in Western Fresno County Will Power 80,000 Homes

The role of Fresno County’s westside in solar energy production continues to expand with the addition of Luna Valley Solar, a 200-mega...

/ 9 months ago

A photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a capsized boat off Florida's Atlantic Coast. Five migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized en route from the Bahamas to Florida in “a suspected failed smuggling venture,” officials said on Monday, April 14, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard via The New York Times)
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5 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Florida Coast

A special police member monitors a protest, while inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building, the day after members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) moved into the CFPB, in Washington, U.S. February 8, 2025. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
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Trump Administration Moves to Scrap Biden-Era Credit Card Late Fee Rule

This image taken from a video provided by Christopher Helali shows Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University, being detained at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vt., on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Christopher Helali via AP)
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A Palestinian Activist Expecting a US Citizenship Interview Is Arrested Instead by ICE

A logo of the Bank of America is seen on an office building at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) at Gandhinagar, India, December 8, 2023. (REUTERS File)
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Judge Orders Bank of America to Pay $540 Million in FDIC Lawsuit

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Will Your Fresno Street Get Repaved This Year?

Cars are parked near Hertz car rental signage at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City, U.S., March 30, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)
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Hertz Says Hackers Stole Its Customer Data

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What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) speaks to the Economic Club of New York in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024. (REUTERS File)
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Jamie Dimon Sells About $31.5 Million Worth of JPMorgan Shares

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