"Is it time to revise how much of the wildfire mitigation costs should be borne by taxpayers and how much should be borne by stockholders?" Democratic Stockton State Sen. Jerry McNerney asked Reynolds in Wednesday's hearing.
California's utility bills and the state's affordability crisis were front and center at the Capitol on Wednesday. California senators grilled the California Public Utilities Commission over the approval of six PG&E rate increases in the past year and skyrocketing utility bills.
Sen. Jerry McNerney, a Stockton Democrat, also has a bill to create a state fund for cities to help them pay for PFAS cleanup in drinking water.
State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Tuesday introduced new legislation to address PFAS pollution in California’s water supply. SB 454 would establish a special state fund — the PFAS Mitigation Fund — that local agencies and cities could access to help pay for the cleanup of toxic PFAS in drinking water throughout the state.
The use of recycled water could expand significantly in California under a new bill introduced this week by state Sen. Jerry McNerney.
Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, on Tuesday introduced new legislation on Tuesday that would boost the use of recycled water in California.
Tri-Valley State Sen. Jerry McNerney has introduced legislation that would allow farmers and winegrape growers throughout the state to compost large amounts of agricultural waste onsite, instead of having to ship it to composting facilities hundreds of miles away.
State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, has introduced new legislation to help drought-proof California by boosting the use of recycled water.
