Assemblyman Marc Berman and State Senator Jerry McNerney, both Democrats, introduced separate proposals on Tuesday to toughen up the law and protect customers from paying for expenses they say the companies slip into rate increase requests. That includes not just political donations, but TV advertisements and other pricey shareholder expenses.
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PG&E's political donations have tripled. Lawmakers want to make sure customers aren't paying for it at all

Assemblyman Marc Berman and State Senator Jerry McNerney, both Democrats, introduced separate proposals on Tuesday to toughen up the law and protect customers from paying for expenses they say the companies slip into rate increase requests. That includes not just political donations, but TV advertisements and other pricey shareholder expenses.

"Right now they can, and they do," McNerney told KCRA 3. "They shuffle the books a little bit to make it look like they're not."

 

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