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Clothesline Protection Bill Signed

California became a right-to-dry state with Governor Jerry Brown’s signature Assembly Bill 1448. This legislation, sponsored by TURN. would allow tenants to utilize natural sunlight to dry laundered items within certain

Scheme to Reward Energy Hogs and Utility Executives Approved by CPUC

Friday, July 3, San Francisco–A scheme approved by the CPUC today will give energy hogs a break at the expense of customers who conserve. Consumer advocates and environmentalists had

A LifeLine to the Future: Internet Access for All

NATIONAL- Malkia Cyril, Executive Director at the Center for Media Justice and the Media Action Grassroots Network, TURN’s Ana Montes and other activists comment on FCC proposal for Lifeline

SDG&E & Edison Execs to Profit from Elimination of Conservation Rewards

SDG&E & Edison Execs to Profit from Elimination of Conservation Incentives June 16, 2015, San Francisco–SDG&E executives are desperate for CPUC approval of fixed charges for residential customers, which

CA Electric Rates Should Keep Rewarding Conservation

TURN said today a proposal by California Public Utilities Commissioner Mike Florio to continue conservation rates, and reject fixed charges, was far better for consumers than a previous CPUC proposal

Major Changes Coming to CA Electric Rates

By Sammy Roth, May 20, 2015 How much you pay for electricity could soon depend on when you use it — and Coachella Valley residents could see

CONSUMERS DEFEAT COMCAST MERGER!

by TURN Telecommunications Director Regina Costa The demise of the Comcast-Time Warner merger is a spectacular win for the public – broadband, phone and video customers and the writers

Audit: 5 Years After Deadly Blast, Gas Pipelines Still Lack Oversight

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Five years after a deadly natural-gas explosion in suburban San Francisco, California’s oversight of utilities’ gas pipelines still suffers from a lack of focus on

PG&E Slapped With Record Penalty for San Bruno Explosion

SAN FRANCISCO — State regulators slapped PG&E with a record-setting $1.6 billion penalty Thursday for causing the fatal gas-pipeline explosion in San Bruno more than four years ago, after

PG&E to Pay $1.6 B in San Bruno Penalties

Thursday, April 9, 2015, San Francisco–TURN said today that while nothing will undo the sorrow and devastation caused by PG&E’s fatal San Bruno explosion, today’s decision by the California Public

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