Pacific Gas and Electric
A New York Times story hints at, but does not explicitly suggest, regulatory capture in the California Public Utilities Commission’s failure to properly oversee Pacific Gas and Electric.[1] I have updated yesterday’s blog post, “Sorry, PG&E, but sorry is not enough.”
Ivan Penn and Peter Eavis, “Report Detailing PG&E’s Failures Raises New Hurdles for Utility,” New York Times, December 3, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/energy-environment/pge-camp-fire-report.html
Racism
I finally picked up someone at a district court who is not a Black male. This was a young white man with an attitude, leading me to suspect he’s one of the drivers I aim the sign on my back window that says, “Keep Your Testosterone Off My Tail,” at.
“I hate that place,” he said.
“It’s hard to imagine loving it,” I said.
“All they do is fine me,” he said. Which suggests to me that he’s past a normal point where he can mail in a payment and that he’s been in there multiple times. I’m guessing the cops around here know him.
For my part, I’m glad to see any enforcement directed against someone other than Blacks. But obviously, it’s not enough.
- [1]Ivan Penn and Peter Eavis, “Report Detailing PG&E’s Failures Raises New Hurdles for Utility,” New York Times, December 3, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/energy-environment/pge-camp-fire-report.html↩