Lawmaker Seeks To Dissolve California Utilities Regulator
A Southern California lawmaker said Wednesday that he will seek to bypass Gov. Jerry Brown and ask voters to break apart California's utilities regulator following allegations of wrongdoing.
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A Southern California lawmaker said Wednesday that he will seek to bypass Gov. Jerry Brown and ask voters to break apart California's utilities regulator following allegations of wrongdoing.
After the AP inquired about discrepancies in the data, SoCalGas admitted higher-than-normal readings had been found at least 14 times.
In a statement, Brown said he acted based on the requests of local residents in the community of Porter Ranch and the "prolonged and continuing" nature of the gas blowout at the underground storage facility.
Cordova High School was evacuated as crews investigated a gas leak Wednesday morning.
Students at Williamson Elementary in Rancho Cordova were evacuated from the clases Friday morning because of a nearby gas leak.
A gas leak near 12th and C Streets has light rail service shut down, Sacramento Fire officials say.
A gas leak caused by construction crews prompted evacuations in Oak Park Friday morning.
Service on a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train line resumed at its regularly scheduled time Monday morning after workers capped a gas leak, officials said.
Several senior citizens were rushed out of their Woodland apartment complex after a car broke a gas pipeline Sunday.
Citrus Heights police have shut down traffic on Old Auburn Road as officials investigate a possible gas leak.
Roads have been blocked and several homes evacuated in an Antelope neighborhood after a gas leak Friday morning.
Part of old town Folsom was evacuated Thursday night after a gas main ruptured at the intersection of Sutter and Wool Streets.
A construction crew hit an underground gas line forcing temporary evacuations in Stockton Tuesday morning.
A busy Roseville intersection is reopened after an underground gas leak erupted in flames in the intersection of Cirby Way and Riverside Avenue on Tuesday night in Roseville.
The smell of gas forced the evacuation of an Elk Grove business this morning, according to the Cosumnes Fire Department.
Evacuations were ordered in downtown Nevada City after a gas line was ruptured Saturday evening.
A dozen Fair Oaks residents are back in their homes after a gas leak forced them out Wednesday morning.
A small gas leak has forced the evacuation of an animal clinic in Sacramento, according to Sac Metro fire officials.
More than one-hundred people spent several hours out on the street overnight after a Citrus Heights apartment complex was evacuated for a gas leak.
A gas leak forced evacuations on several blocks in East Sacramento on Tuesday afternoon.
A gas leak has forced the evacuation of an assisted living facility in the Calaveras County town of San Andreas.
A Fairfield neighborhood is being evacuated due to a leak in a gas line, according to Fairfield Police.
A gas leak in Midtown Sacramento has been capped after several homes had to be evacuated.
A part of Folsom Boulevard is closed Saturday morning while utility crews work to repair a broken gas line.
People have been allowed back inside the Carol Miller Justice Center after a hazmat scare earlier today.
This would be the first strike in the district's two-decade history.
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This would be the first strike in the district's two-decade history.
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Newsom discussed the upcoming elections, Los Angeles wildfires and the Department of Homeland Security.
One person has died after a pair of bicyclists collided on a bike path in Davis on Monday, officials said.
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California Democrats are showing signs of division as the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom grows increasingly crowded ahead of the June primary.
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A California judge has tentatively stopped the state from canceling commercial licenses for more than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers.
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Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Jalen Green scored 20 points, Grayson Allen had 18 and the Phoenix Suns beat the NBA-worst Sacramento Kings 114-103 on Tuesday night to sweep the four-game season series.
The Rams won the school's 23rd Sac-Joaquin section girls' basketball title against defending champion McClatchy on Saturday at Golden 1 Center.
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Six American service members have been killed in the U.S.-Iran conflict, U.S. Central Command said.
President Trump on Monday listed four reasons why the U.S. launched its attack on Iran, initiating what he said he expects to be a weeks-long war.
Public health officials say they've confirmed two cases of measles in Sacramento County.
Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, according to new research from the University of California.
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Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
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From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
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A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
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After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
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A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
Sacramento's biggest festival dropped its 2026 lineup on Wednesday.
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A shooting on Highway 160 left at least one person hurt in Sacramento early Wednesday morning, police say.
Educators are pushing for higher pay, smaller classes and better health care coverage.
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