The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power owes its customers at least $67.5 million in refunds and credits after the utility overbilled them, an independent monitor has concluded. The latest estimate represents a significant increase from the proposed $44-million class-action settlement announced in August 2015. The DWP has been plagued by a faulty computer […]
Do you own a property with a well in San Diego County? Is it dry due to the prolonged statewide drought? Help is available. A new emergency water distribution program is offering assistance to residents without access to running water for drinking and sanitation due to a dry well. Residents who qualify can receive low-interest […]
Is California headed for a clash with President-elect Donald Trump? Last week voters pushed forward a broad progressive agenda, from legalizing recreational marijuana to strengthening gun control. And they chose Hillary Clinton over Trump by nearly 30 points. The state is also home to the most ambitious climate change plan in the nation while Trump […]
La Nina has arrived and could hang around through winter, government weather forecasters said Thursday. La Nina, the flip side of El Nino, is the periodic cooling of the central Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns around the globe. Predictions called for fleeting La Nina conditions that could last through February. It’s “anticipated to be […]
DWP Owes L.A. Customers $67.5 Million Because Of Rampant Overbilling
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensThe Los Angeles Department of Water and Power owes its customers at least $67.5 million in refunds and credits after the utility overbilled them, an independent monitor has concluded. The latest estimate represents a significant increase from the proposed $44-million class-action settlement announced in August 2015. The DWP has been plagued by a faulty computer […]
Program Offers Help For Property Owners With Dry Wells
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneDo you own a property with a well in San Diego County? Is it dry due to the prolonged statewide drought? Help is available. A new emergency water distribution program is offering assistance to residents without access to running water for drinking and sanitation due to a dry well. Residents who qualify can receive low-interest […]
States’ Rights? 3 Key Ways A Trump Administration Could Affect California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Take TwoIs California headed for a clash with President-elect Donald Trump? Last week voters pushed forward a broad progressive agenda, from legalizing recreational marijuana to strengthening gun control. And they chose Hillary Clinton over Trump by nearly 30 points. The state is also home to the most ambitious climate change plan in the nation while Trump […]
La Nina’s Stay Temporary, Could Last Through Winter
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Claims Journal (San Diego)by Alicia ChangLa Nina has arrived and could hang around through winter, government weather forecasters said Thursday. La Nina, the flip side of El Nino, is the periodic cooling of the central Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns around the globe. Predictions called for fleeting La Nina conditions that could last through February. It’s “anticipated to be […]