California Public Utilities Commission

The state needs to reform electricity rates to ensure all Californians can cash in on the benefits of the clean, electric technologies.

The program to promote solar energy is contributing to higher electric bills for vulnerable populations and low-income customers.

Lawmakers have more money and political will, but the telecommunications industry could still stand in the way of broadband for all Californians.

As millions of Californians finish a frustrating “virtual” school year plagued by tech glitches, a CalMatters data analysis exposes affordability as a key barrier to broadband access, for rural and urban students.

Research shows that the more people stay in touch with their families while in jail, the better they do when they get out.

California utilities submitted proposals to slow the growth of solar energy by charging households $78 per month to have solar on their roof.

Gov. Newsom must step in and get the California Public Utility Commission back on track to achieve clean energy targets.

PG&E customers pay 80% more than national average.

In an attempt to prevent wildfires, the utility is removing vegetation from around power lines. But it’s leaving downed trees on people’s property that are “little fire bombs waiting to ignite,” one expert says.

The consequences of climate change do not impact all Californians equally, and here in the San Joaquin Valley, community members and agricultural workers are on the frontlines of the air pollution, water scarcity and increased heat that are inextricably tied to climate change.  Our health, well-being and future prosperity depend on enacting meaningful solutions to […]