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Season 2025
Episode 313
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SoCal Matters
How Utlities Shareholders Get Funds
Season 2025
Episode 294
California’s investor-owned utilities collect millions in shareholder profits through customer bills, adding to rising energy costs. While meant to attract investment, critics argue it unfairly burdens ratepayers, especially as wildfire-related expenses drive rates higher. With shareholder returns built into rates, many Californians are paying more without a breakdown of where their money goes.
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A judge orders suspended UCLA science grants restored as $584M freeze eases.
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New 15% tariffs stall imports and unsettle California's wine trade.
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Late-July order backs encampment crackdowns, ends harm reduction funding.
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Southern California Edison proposes a compensation program as the cause is still under probe.
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Congress rescinds $1.1B for CPB, jeopardizing rural stations and local coverage.
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July sweeps at licensed sites stoke fears of wider federal crackdowns.
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A bipartisan bill would make streaming ads follow TV volume limits.
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Golden mussels threaten CA water systems, lakes, and dams.
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Incarcerated firefighters will get federal minimum wage during fires.
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Colleges boost food programs as 2/3 of aid applicants face hunger.
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College students who started during COVID describe years of struggle and growth.
