Tropical Storm Hillary is taking its toll on California solar production

How wildfires are burning California politicians politi.co/3KP8CXF via POLITICO feat: Camille von Kaenel on fire insurance talks Blanca Begert on why no one has flood insurance Jordan Wolman on Senator Scott Wiener's corporate emissions bill Alex Nieves on South Coast railroad intrigue

The millions of dollars California is pumping into climate jobs are adding fuel to long-simmering conflicts among the state’s powerful labor groups. Wes Venteicher and I found three flare-ups. politico.com/news/2023/08/2…

A consumer advocate and a building industry lobbyist walk onto a Southwest flight. A tale of end-of-session Sacramento… w/Christopher Cadelago politico.com/news/2023/08/3…

A proposal to inject more natural gas into the ground beneath north Los Angeles at Aliso Canyon spotlights how hard it is for California -- and Newsom -- to move on from fossil fuels. politi.co/3EjKo3W

Back from an action-packed, inspiring week in China with our partners across the Pacific ⚡️⚡️ Critical discussions on ZEVs, methane, carbon markets, offshore wind, adaptation and more. Onward towards the next chapter of collaboration together 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼🌎 Wade Crowfoot Liane Randolph

Huge new endorsement — Apple — of our groundbreaking climate bill to require large corporations to disclose their carbon footprint (SB 253). Thank you, Apple, for making clear that this is doable & a critically important piece of climate action.

BREAKING — Gavin Newsom signs #SB447, ENDING California’s state-sponsored travel ban to states that have anti LGBTQ laws. #Caleg

AB 1167 -- requiring oil well buyers to commit upfront to paying more money to plug wells once they're finished with them -- passed the Senate. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/0…

NEWS: Kevin de Leόn is running for re-election for LA City Council. It will be the first time voters will weigh in on the disgraced Council member since the leaked audio scandal completely upended Los Angeles last year: politico.com/news/2023/09/2…

Newsom VETOES two transmission bills (SBs 420 and 619) that supporters said could have trimmed years off the state's decade-long process for new lines. In veto messages, he said the changes would have made the process more duplicative and diffuse. politico.com/newsletters/ca…

"It also places New York’s clean-energy ambitions in peril" — and probably the whole region's if not the nation's.

The California state scientists' union is planning a strike next week. It would be the first of its kind (among the state worker core of civil service employees) since at least 1977. Unclear how many of the 4,200 scientists will participate - the union has a 65% membership rate

politico.com/newsletters/ca… It's a fight over who loves nuclear energy most -- Democrat Rudy Salas or Republican David Valadao-- in the race for a competitive U.S. House district in the Central Valley.

Gaza action on Assembly floor sends house into recess

The SacBee is hiring two state capitol reporters and a local education reporter. DM me if interested and I will connect you to the right editor.

NEW: Sacramento Councilman Mayor Pro Tem Eric Guerra, City of Sacramento is the owner of at least $10,000 in Chevron stock. As a board member of CA's leading air quality regulator, climate advocates say the investment raises questions around conflicts of interest. With Ari Plachta sacbee.com/news/local/art…

California, the largest market for distributed solar in the US, changed the rules last year, moving from net metering to net billing. We did a quick review of what has happened to the #solar market since then. THREAD

New: To help the city close a budget deficit, Sacramento will soon charge drivers at downtown and midtown parking meters on Sundays and holidays, the council decided last night in approving the budget sacbee.com/news/local/art…

A ballot fight that raised $50 million between the two sides is over. The California Independent Petroleum Association said it would remove its well setback measure from the ballot today, but plans to sue over the law. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…