Tag Archives: Mike Florio

PG&E's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

January 28, 2011, 3:37 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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PG&E — the Rodney Dangerfield of investor-owned utilities with an $18 billion market cap. Not only did federal, state, and local officials all pile on this week in criticizing the company over its handling of the San Bruno gas explosion, … Continue reading »

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Now a PUC Commissioner, Utilities Critic Mike Florio Speaks Out

January 27, 2011, 2:52 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Today's California Public Utilities Commission meeting was the first at which newly appointed commissioners Mike Florio and Catherine Sandoval sat. (Archived video of today's meeting here.) Governor Jerry Brown's appointment of Florio in particular has caused speculation of a pro-consumer … Continue reading »

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Morning Splash: Brown Names Consumer Advocate Florio to PUC, State of the Union

January 26, 2011, 7:59 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Brown names consumer advocate Mike Florio to PUC (SF Chronicle) Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday appointed a staunch consumer advocate and a law school professor to a powerful state commission that regulates California's utilities – a panel that has come … Continue reading »

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Jerry Brown Appoints Consumer Activist Mike Florio to CPUC

January 25, 2011, 2:01 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Jerry Brown has appointed utility reform lawyer Mike Florio to the CPUC. Florio is the longtime senior attorney for the consumer watchdog group The Utility Reform Network. KQED anchor Cy Musiker characterizes the move as a sharp regulatory turn to … Continue reading »

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