Three years ago, Gov. Newsom's administration convinced lawmakers to give PG&E a highly unusual $1.4 billion loan to keep open its nuclear power plant. It was supposed to be completely repaid by expected federal money.
We found nearly half might have to be forgiven. My latest for @calmatters.org
Don't mind me, just admiring @gabehong.bsky.social's handiwork on our new CalMatters/The Markup Guild logos
We hit our goal! Big thank you to everyone who donated, we're so thankful to be able to help give our colleagues some extra cushion with your support.
If you are hiring for roles across the newsroom, we'd love to connect you with our talented colleagues!
Seven of our unionized colleagues are being laid off at CalMatters/The Markup. We're rallying to raise the remaining ~$2,200 of our GoFundMe goal to help cushion them as they job hunt.
If you can, please consider supporting these talented journalists 👇
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And if you're looking for talented, kind, sharp newsroom members, we would love to connect you with them
This week was bittersweet for our union. After months of bargaining, we ratified our joint CalMatters/The Markup contract. But 7 of our members were also notified they're being laid off. We would greatly appreciate help giving them extra cushion as they job search
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California has some of the highest electric bills in the country. One reason for that? Baked in profits for shareholders. We did the math and found that amounts to hundreds of millions a year.
My latest for @calmatters.org👇
Insightful report from @malenacarollo.bsky.social on how California's for-profit utility companies generate shareholder returns in part from a charge on customer bills calmatters.org/economy/2025...
RIP Scrat, you would've loved the Raleigh NYE ball drop
One woman I spoke with lost her home bc she was unable to afford the property tax hikes from a $16k air conditioner through the program. The CFPB found that property taxes for PACE homeowners increased by about $2,700/yr, or 88%. My reporting found jumps as high $5,300, or a 600% increase /3
In 2020, I published an investigation at the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social showing that PACE loans in Tampa Bay/across Florida were saddling homeowners with unexpected costs, hefty loans, and putting them at risk of losing their homes /2
www.tampabay.com/investigatio...
News today building on my reporting that found deep issues w/Florida's PACE program: The CFPB finalized new protections for PACE loans (state-sanctioned alternative financing for energy efficient home upgrades) around price disclosures & affordability /1
www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/new...
This is our first winter in NC after living in FL for many years. I was ready to adjust from significant heat to actual seasons, but I was not ready for the light inside me that the promise of mushroom and barley soup for lunch just lit. I am winterizing ❄️
