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CPUC To Hold Remote Public Forum on Volcano Telephone’s Rate Request

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote public forum to provide an opportunity for customers of Volcano Telephone Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: April 13, 2022, 6 p.m. WHERE: Remote access via webcast or phone for the public …

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CPUC To Hold Remote Public Forum on Sierra Telephone’s Rate Request

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote public forum to provide an opportunity for customers of Sierra Telephone Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: April 11, 2022, 6 p.m. WHERE: Remote access via webcast or phone for the public …

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CPUC To Hold Remote Public Forum on Siskiyou Telephone’s Rate Request

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote public forum to provide an opportunity for customers of Siskiyou Telephone Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: April 12, 2022, 6 p.m. WHERE: Remote access via webcast or phone for the public …

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Frustrated With Utilities, Some Californians Are Leaving the Grid

The appeal of off-grid homes has grown in part because utilities have become less reliable. As natural disasters linked to climate change have increased, there have been more extended blackouts in California, Texas, Louisiana and other states. A Critical Year for Electric Vehicles The popularity of battery-powered cars is soaring worldwide, even as the overall …

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CPUC To Hold Remote Public Forums on California Water Service’s Rate Request

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of California Water Service Company (Cal Water) to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: Date and Time Primary Service Area Focus (the public forums are open to …

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Statement: United Nations agree to framework for historic treaty to reduce global plastic pollution

Countries to address the entire ‘lifecycle’ of plastics from production to waste BOSTON — As the country that generates the most plastic waste in the world, the United States has joined other United Nations members in a groundbreaking international agreement to address the global plastic waste crisis. Negotiators will now start developing the terms of …

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CPUC Issues First Autonomous Vehicle Drivered Deployment Permits

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today issued Drivered Deployment permits to Cruise LLC and Waymo LLC to allow for passenger service in autonomous vehicles (AVs) with a safety driver present in the vehicle. Cruise and Waymo are authorized to collect fares from passengers for this service and may offer shared rides. Prior to today’s …

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John Cho

John Cho’s young adult novel about the L.A. riots wants us to look beyond ‘rooftop Koreans’

Some of the most enduring images from the Los Angeles riots are the photos of armed Korean shopkeepers patrolling the rooftops of liquor stores and laundromats to deter rioters. In some Korean Americans those images inspire pride, and in others, shame. The actor John Cho, he told me, felt mostly panic and fear. Then 19 …

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Statement: Record-breaking U.S. offshore wind lease auction elicits over $4 billion in bids, showcases booming demand for clean power

WASHINGTON –  The Department of the Interior concluded a record-breaking offshore wind lease auction Friday for 488,000 acres in the New York Bight that will provide clean electricity to New York and New Jersey. The winning bids for six separate areas totaled $4.37 billion. These six parcels combined could generate up to 7 gigawatts (GW) …

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