Porter Ranch

Not Voting Outbreak Strikes Assembly, Hurts Porter Ranch Victims

Submitted by Jamie Court on Mon, 05/09/2016 - 05:16

It’s not whether you vote yes or no, but whether you vote at all that really matters. That’s the lesson from years of non-voting scandals that have rocked the Capitol and killed critical legislation.
 
Legislators are paid to take stands, not to stand by and help powerful special interests through their inactions and abstentions when they are present.
 

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PGE Lobbyist Cherry Gets Immunity, Bad for Brown?

Submitted by Jamie Court on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 11:05

Pacific Gas and Electric executive Brian Cherry, whose prolific emailing exposed a corruption ring at the Public Utilities Commission,  has received immunity from the US government as it prosecutes its case against PG&E for obstruction of justice in the wake of the San Bruno gas explosion in 2010.
 

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Living Without Aliso Canyon's Natural Gas

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Tue, 02/23/2016 - 16:05

Lots of residents who live close to SoCalGas's Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility want the place shut down. The blowout at well SS-25 went on for months, making people sick in communities like Porter Ranch, Northridge, Chatsworth, and Granada Hills. Senator Fran Pavley responded by introducing Bill SB 380  that won't let Aliso's 115 wells reopen until they are deemed safe or plugged. She's also weighing whether we can live without the facility altogether.

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Demanding a Public Probe Into Porter Ranch Blowout

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Mon, 02/08/2016 - 16:16
The largest methane gas leak in California history began more than three months ago and has driven residents with nosebleeds, vomiting, rashes, and dizziness out of 5,000 homes. Shouldn't we know why, how and who caused the mess by now? 
 

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Don't Blow Up The CPUC, Overhaul It

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 16:40
Assemblyman Mike Gatto unveiled a big idea -- blow up the CPUC before anything else in our shoddy utility infrastructure goes Boom. In a nutshell, he wants to put a constitutional amendment on the 2016 ballot to “reconstitute” the PUC, i.e. blow it to smithereens by repealing its mandate and authority.
 

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Special Report: Will The Leak At Porter Ranch & PUC-Gate Ruin Brown’s Legacy?

Submitted by Jamie Court on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 19:06

Does Jerry Brown see that the stink from the growing natural gas leak in Aliso Canyon and other utility scandals could also be the cloud that tarnishes his legacy after four terms of having voters’ favor?

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