Post by Logan on Feb 4, 2016 4:15:37 GMT -6
Saying California’s utilities regulator has failed, lawmakers are seeking a constitutional amendment that would allow them to dismantle and rebuild the embattled California Public Utilities Commission.
“Everybody recognizes the system is broken,” said Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles. “I’m proposing that we hit the reset button.”
The commission, which is responsible for overseeing areas that include California’s sprawling energy infrastructure, telecommunication and transportation, has been a regular target for lawmakers as a string of scandals have raised questions about the regulator’s effectiveness.
A prolonged methane leak in Aliso Canyon has led to charges against a Southern California utility company and offered the latest cause for criticism of the PUC’s oversight. The commission faced heavy scrutiny after a deadly gas-line explosion in San Bruno in 2010, producing an investigation of inappropriate communications, and clashed with lawmakers over the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article58192308.html
“Everybody recognizes the system is broken,” said Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles. “I’m proposing that we hit the reset button.”
The commission, which is responsible for overseeing areas that include California’s sprawling energy infrastructure, telecommunication and transportation, has been a regular target for lawmakers as a string of scandals have raised questions about the regulator’s effectiveness.
A prolonged methane leak in Aliso Canyon has led to charges against a Southern California utility company and offered the latest cause for criticism of the PUC’s oversight. The commission faced heavy scrutiny after a deadly gas-line explosion in San Bruno in 2010, producing an investigation of inappropriate communications, and clashed with lawmakers over the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article58192308.html