Newsom Hides Bailout for Utility Companies;
Passes Billions in Costs to Consumers
Posted By: mc squared, 10/20/2025 9:41:41 AM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) quietly signed legislation last month that will shield local utility companies from responsibility for wildfires and pass billions of dollars in costs to consumers and victims. The Los Angeles Times noted that “fine print” in a 254-page bill known as SB 254 — a massive bill compared to most state legislation — lets Southern California Edison and other utilities charge consumers for wildfire damage that exceeds $21 billion,[snip] The legislation has revived concerns about the fact that Newsom and other politicians in the state have taken large campaign contributions from the utilities.
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to Haiti' 16 replies
Who Told Winsome Earle-Sears to 'Go Back
to Haiti' 16 replies
It couldn’t have happened to a better person. The individual who was caught on camera yelling racist tropes at Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears at a football game has lost his job.
The incident happened over the weekend when Earle-Sears attended a football game at James Madison University. A White leftist in the crowd named Scott Pogorelc began screaming at the candidate, telling her to “go back to Haiti” and calling her a “traitor.” [snip] it wasn’t enough for the guy to humiliate himself by failing to get his racist tropes right, he did it on camera,
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The Los Angeles Times noted that “fine print” in a 254-page bill known as SB 254 — a massive bill compared to most state legislation — lets Southern California Edison and other utilities charge consumers for wildfire damage that exceeds $21 billion,[snip] The legislation has revived concerns about the fact that Newsom and other politicians in the state have taken large campaign contributions from the utilities.
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Jack Smith Go to Spy on Republican Members
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Jack Smith Go to Spy on Republican Members
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‘Big Balls’ Coristine avoid jail,
sentenced to probation 20 replies
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mass shooting after homecoming football
game in small town 16 replies
mass shooting after homecoming football
game in small town 16 replies
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The Los Angeles Times noted that “fine print” in a 254-page bill known as SB 254 — a massive bill compared to most state legislation — lets Southern California Edison and other utilities charge consumers for wildfire damage that exceeds $21 billion,[snip] The legislation has revived concerns about the fact that Newsom and other politicians in the state have taken large campaign contributions from the utilities.
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Guess What Just Happened to That Racist
Who Told Winsome Earle-Sears to 'Go Back
to Haiti' 16 replies
Who Told Winsome Earle-Sears to 'Go Back
to Haiti' 16 replies
It couldn’t have happened to a better person. The individual who was caught on camera yelling racist tropes at Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears at a football game has lost his job.
The incident happened over the weekend when Earle-Sears attended a football game at James Madison University. A White leftist in the crowd named Scott Pogorelc began screaming at the candidate, telling her to “go back to Haiti” and calling her a “traitor.” [snip] it wasn’t enough for the guy to humiliate himself by failing to get his racist tropes right, he did it on camera,
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I thought the fire was started intentionally but when it spread, there wasn't water to extinguish it.
What goes on here, a round-about way to deflect blame?