California, electricity and greenhouse gases drive surge

Soaring electricity bills could hobble California’s green energy push: report
Soaring monthly electricity bills charged by PG&E and its utility siblings could hobble California’s quest for a green energy Holty Grail, a disquieting new state report shows. PG&E, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison levy charges for monthly bills that are far higher than the national average,
California's power rates are second highest in U.S., soaring bills projected to continue
California’s electricity rates are almost double those of the rest of the country, placing the Golden State as the second-highest in the nation, when it comes to residential power bills, according to a new state report.
California's 'ambitious' policies to reduce greenhouse gases drive surge in electricity costs: report
California officials released a report revealing that electricity prices in the state are the second highest in the nation, partly due to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
Electricity rates rising in California. A lawmaker wants bills to show why
California has the second highest electricity rates in the nation that have outpaced inflation, and one state lawmaker has said he's filing legislation to help ratepayers understand why.
Electricity rates soar in California
The California Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) confirmed this in a report that says electricity rates in the Golden State are increasing at a faster rate than inflation.
California electricity rates increasing faster than inflation, report says
California's Legislative Analyst Office released a report that shows that statewide electricity rates are increasing at a faster rate than inflation.

California, Los Angeles and Wildfires

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WNY Natives in LA urging Bills fans to gather on Sunday at California Bills Backer's Bars
As fires continue to destroy parts of Los Angeles, Western New York natives living in California are dealing with the devastation.
'People Are Still Mad': Will California Pass Reparations Bills?
A coalition is pushing for proposals to allocate $30 million in the 2025-26 state budget to fund the state agency; create a ...
Can California legislators keep ICE out of the state’s schools?
Schools are one of the last places immigrant families feel safe,” said Patricia Gándara at UCLA’s Civil Rights Project ...
Five things to watch as California’s Legislature returns to the Capitol in 2025
A supermajority of Democrats and an emboldened Republicans return to the Capitol today, at odds over how to lower the cost of ...
As the worst disaster raged around them, hired hands kept working to pay the bills
Even as fire turned Santa Monica an apocalyptic shade of orange, hired hands went about their business as if it were just ...
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Here are the top 5 new bills to impact California patients this year
As we embark on a new year, health-related bills signed into California law will take effect on Jan. 1 and directly impact Californians in 2025. There are many bills enacted each year. The ...
Wildfire and climate programs are driving up California electricity bills, says state analyst
State lawmakers will need to balance climate goals with affordability concerns, said the non-partisan legislative analyst in ...
Soaring electricity bills could hobble California’s green energy push, report says
Only Hawaii has higher electricity rates than California, the report determined. California is also in danger of creating an ...
Promises to reduce California’s high living costs conflict with state’s progressive policies
When the Democrat-dominated California Legislature reconvened this week, its members chanted a new mantra about trying to ...
Schools under siege: California bills could protect thousands of students from ICE
California lawmakers have introduced two bills, AB 49 and SB 48, aimed at protecting undocumented students from ICE raids ...