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.
