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PG&E, Gavin Newsom, and the French Laundry connection

By ABC Investigation : abc10 – excerpt (includes video)

ABC Investigation : Governor Newsom brokered a bankruptcy plan that prioritized PG&E, French Laundry friend’s clients over PG&E fire victims.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A plate of dinner at Napa County’s award-winning French Laundry restaurant starts at $350, but dining there during the pandemic cost Gov. Gavin Newsom quite a bit more than that.

It was an unforced political error that immediately put Newsom on defense from the appearance of hypocrisy for going against his own COVID safety advice to Californians…(more)

This is just the tip of the nasty iceberg that could bring the house of Newsom down. The party has until the end of the month to come up with an alternative. Will they get smart?

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A call for the state to revoke PG&E’s license to sell power

By Tom Molanphy : 48hills – excerpt
In the wake of more criminal charges, some say the PUC should end the private utility’s role as the main energy provider in Northern California (paving the way for public power).

The Sonoma County DA’s office filed criminal charges against PG&E this past week, the latest entry on the utility’s criminal rapsheet that seems longer than a California power line. PG&E stated that the company disagreed with the criminal charges and is “committed to making it right.”

The Reclaim Our Power grassroots organization responded with an emotional press conference Thursday, demanding that the California Public Utility Commission make things right by denying PG&E’s “safety certificate” on April 15th, a drastic step that would bring PG&E one step closer to having its entire business license revoked…(more)