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FILE -- Utility crews repair overhead lines along Pacific Coast Highway just west of Malibu, Calif., on Nov. 25, 2018. On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission will consider a change in how the state's investor-owned utilities calculate their customers' power bills. (AP Photo/John Antczak, File)

California regulators OK change of how power bills are calculated

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

California regulators suspend Waymo application for expansion as controversy mounts

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Associated Press reporter Michael Liedtke sits in the back of a Cruise driverless taxi that picked him up in San Francisco's Mission District, Feb. 15, 2023. The California regulator that approved the expansion of the Cruise robotaxi fleet owned by automaker General Motors is now threatening to fine the driverless service for covering up the severity of an accident that triggered the suspension of its California license. The potential penalty could be in the range of $1.5 million, based on documents filed Friday, Dec. 1, by the California Public Utilities Commission. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

Cruise could face massive penalties for pedestrian collision

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Regulators: Utilities to buy energy to prevent blackouts

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

California agency says fired director made unethical hires

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California agency whistle blower claims she’s being ousted

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California requires cellphone towers to add backup power

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Pacific Gas &amp; Electric CEO Bill Johnson gestures while testifying at the California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

PG&E CEO blames past management for problems, promises fixes

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2017, file photo, Pacific Gas &amp; Electric crews work on restoring power lines in a fire ravaged neighborhood in the aftermath of a wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif. A state lawmaker is demanding an extensive review of the California Public Utilities Commission to determine whether regulators' lax oversight enabled the neglectful behavior at Pacific Gas &amp; Electric that triggered catastrophic wildfires, a messy bankruptcy and exasperating blackouts. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

California lawmaker demands probe of PG&E’s chief regulator

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2017, file photo, a firefighter walks near a flaming house in Santa Rosa, Calif. An Associated Press review shows widespread problems with the four “public safety power shutoffs” the utility started rolling out in 2018, a year before massive blackouts paralyzed much of California in recent months. Interviews and documents obtained under public records requests reveal persistent failures and broken promises that in some cases compromised public safety. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

AP Exclusive: PG&E’s history with blackouts signaled trouble

By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2019 file photo, a bystander watches the Saddleridge Fire in Sylmar, Calif. California regulators are voting Wednesday, Nov. 13, on whether to open an investigation into pre-emptive power outages that blacked out large parts of the state for much of October as strong winds sparked fears of wildfires. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. officials insisted on the shut-offs to prevent wildfires but a parade of public officials complained the company botched its communications. (AP Photo/David Swanson, File)

The Latest: PG&E told to explain why it shouldn’t be fined

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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, Salvador Espinosa sweeps in the kitchen of a Mary's Pizza Shack restaurant during a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. power shutdown in Santa Rosa, Calif. The California Senate will investigate a California utility's process for cutting off power to more than 2 million people to prevent wildfires. In a memo to the Senate Democratic Caucus on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins asked the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee to &quot;begin investigating and reviewing options to address the serious deficiencies&quot; with PG&amp;E's current process of shutting off power to prevent wildfires. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat via AP, File)

California regulator slams PG&E over electricity shut-off

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2019, file photo, CVS Pharmacy shift supervisor James Quinn throws out ice cream from darkened freezers as downtown Sonoma, Calif., remains without power. California's utility regulator is issuing a series of sanctions against Pacific Gas and Electric for what it calls &quot;failures in execution&quot; during the largest planned power shut-off in state history to avoid wildfires. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

California regulator criticizes utility over power outages

By JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press

Marybel Batjer, who has been appointed to head the California Public Utilities Commission, poses in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, July 12, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced, Friday, he is appointing Batjer who is currently the secretary of the California Government Operations Agency, will succeed current PUC President Michael Picker. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California governor taps new top utilities regulator

By ANDREW OXFORD - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 12, 2019 file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom points to a graph showing the increased in the risk to wildfires due to climate change during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, Calif. A closely watched wildfire law proposed by Newsom would exempt a new safety board from some of the state's government transparency laws. The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board would make recommendations to officials at the state Public Utilities Commission. However, legislation unveiled late Thursday, June 27, would keep their communications privileged. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Proposed wildfire board could operate partly in secret

By ANDREW OXFORD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2019, file photo, Michael Picker, President of the California Public Utilities Commission, speaks during a meeting in San Francisco. The head of California's Public Utilities Commission has announced he will retire after almost five years on a job dominated by oversight of devastating wildfires. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Head of California Public Utilities Commission to retire

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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2018 file photo, Pacific Gas &amp; Electric crews work to restore power lines in Paradise, Calif. Pacific, Gas &amp; Electric Co. initially planned to de-energize local powers lines in vulnerable rural areas during high winds, but has expanded its precautionary power outages to urban areas that could mean multi-day blackouts for cities as larges as San Francisco and San Jose, which could endanger some who depend on electricity for their life support. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California approves power outages to prevent more wildfires

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 12, 2017, file photo shows gas gathering plant on a hilltop at the Southern California Gas Company's Aliso Canyon storage facility near the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles. An investigation into the cause of the largest-known release of methane in the U.S. faults a California utility for the way it maintained its natural gas storage field before the massive 2015 blowout. The report released Friday, May 17, 2019, by the California Public Utilities Commission says Southern California Gas Co. did not assess its wells for disaster potential and did not investigate previous ruptures. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Utility, regulatory failures led to biggest US gas leak

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 23, 2019, file photo a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric truck enters their customer center in Hayward, Calif. California regulators expressed skepticism that Pacific Gas &amp; Electric's new board of directors and chief executive have enough professional experience to instill a deep corporate culture of safety at a utility blamed for more than a dozen of the state's most destructive wildfires over the last two years. California Public Utilities Commission president Michael Picker said Monday, April 15, 2019, regulators question whether PG&amp;E is properly addressing its many problems, including its bankruptcy filing. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

California regulators question PG&E’s vow to improve safety

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

Brandon Harami, center, and others yell during a California Public Utilities Commission meeting in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. California regulators have approved a measure allowing Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Corp. to immediately obtain credit and loans while the company is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California regulators clear way for PG&E bankruptcy filing

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press