Exclusive: SacBee investigation spurs utilities accountability bill in California

The high gas and electricity rates of PG&E, SoCal Gas and Southern California Edison are not making them any friends in the California Legislature. 

News reports and watchdog findings showing that the utilities have seemingly spent millions of dollars on political lobbying and promotional advertising and passed the costs to their customers haven’t helped. 

Those findings, including a 2023 investigation by The Sacramento Bee, are the driving force behind Senate Bill 24, a new bill introduced by state Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton.

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