Candidate Jane Kim initiated a six-figure advertising campaign, ‘The Commissionah,’ featuring an endorsement from Senator Bernie Sanders, in direct response to nearly $1 million in attack advertisements funded by utility corporations PG&E, Edison, and Sempra, alongside a $1 million contribution from Chris Larsen supporting her opponent, Ben Allen.
A Bay Area law firm, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, initiated legal proceedings against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Alameda County, and additional named entities, representing the Duneas family whose Ashland residence was destroyed in a December 2025 gas explosion. The incident resulted in the hospitalization of six individuals and severe injuries to several family members, with the complaint alleging negligence and a failure to issue timely warnings regarding a gas leak prior to the destructive event.
Alec Smith’s death, along with other examples of corporate greed and exploitation, highlights the need to remove profit from the equation and prioritize people’s lives over corporate gain.
Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 875, which sought to reform the California Public Utilities Commission process to allow cities to create their own public utilities and provide more affordable and reliable energy, was stalled in the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee due to PG&E’s lobbying efforts.
Eric Jones is a progressive politician running on a platform of ending monopoly abuses, expanding Medicare, providing universal childcare, and increasing taxes on the wealthy to pay for investments.
State Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced legislation to streamline the process of cities leaving PG&E and forming publicly owned utilities, arguing that the current system is plagued by delay and obstruction.
AB 942, a bill aimed at reducing the cost burden on non-solar electricity customers, has passed the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy, but faces opposition from labor groups, ratepayer advocates, housing organizations, and consumer protection groups, who argue it undermines housing equity, breaks contracts, and penalizes low- and middle-income homeowners.
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