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From Each According to His Means
City Journal | Kerry Jackson
April 18, 2023

Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric, and San Diego Gas & Electric have asked the California Public Utilities Commission for approval to charge customers a flat rate based on household income. The flat fees would be in addition to charges based on consumption, which, for San Diego Gas & Electric, now amount to 47 cents per kilowatt hour, the highest rate in California. Under the flat-fee plan, those charges would fall to 27 cents per kilowatt hour, in addition to the income-based flat fee. If the change gets approved, California will become the first state ([link removed]) to use household income to determine residential utility bills. Evidently, someone in these utility companies has been reading Karl Marx: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.”

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California single-payer bill is incremental step to disaster

East Bay Times | Sally Pipes
April 19, 2023

Legislators have been trying to install single-payer health care for years. But this new effort has a better chance of advancing than its legislative forebears. That should concern Californians, who would face long waits for subpar care under a system of state-run health insurance.

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New court ruling brings hope for gig workers stymied by AB 5

Northern California Record | Kerry Jackson
April 11, 2023

California Assembly Bill 5, which should have been officially named state government’s War on Independent Contractors, recently took a well-deserved, though not full, thrashing in court. It’s a favorable ruling for workers who prefer independence over the structure of hired employment.

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Water, water everywhere ...

Right by the Bay | Pam Lewison
April 19, 2023

California seems to be coming to the end of its current drought but questions about deep soil moisture and aquifer recharge remain.

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