Category: Orange County News

California ISO welcomes BPA and Tucson Electric Power to the WEIM

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) have become the newest participants in the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM), with both utilities formally joining today. “We are honored to welcome the Bonneville Power Administration and Tucson Electric Power to the Western Energy Imbalance Market,” said California Independent Read More

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse releases statement in regard to recent filings in alleged Americans With Disabilities Act

Executive Director for Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) Victor Gomez released the following statement in regard to recent filings in alleged Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) fraud schemes: “At CALA, we have been concerned about abusive ADA lawsuits targeting small businesses for decades. Sadly, the way the law is written, there is a Read More

Fitch Ratings describes Governor Newsom’s budget as “structurally balanced” and “maintaining budgetary resilience”

Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s top credit ratings agencies, has determined that Governor Newsom’s proposed budget is “structurally balanced” while investing in some of the state’s most pressing challenges. Here are some of the top takeaways: “the governor takes a fairly conservative approach to using increased revenue by limiting Read More