It’s been a tumultuous time for Californians and their electric bills. Since the start of this year alone, PG&E customers have seen one rate hike after another. Now, a fixed fee is being brought into the mix, leaving many wondering: how did we get here and is there any way to make sure California’s energy systems stay up and running, while also keeping the cost to the customer affordable?

We’re going to get one perspective on all this with Loretta Lynch, former president of the California Public Utilities Commission and attorney in San Francisco.

KCBS did reach out to the CPUC and PG&E with an invitation to be a part of this conversation and both entities declined, though PG&E did send information on price increases, which you’ll hear some of during the conversation and at the end of this program.

It’s been a tumultuous time for Californians and their electric bills. Since the start of this year alone, PG&amp;E customers have seen one rate hike after another. Now, a fixed fee is being brought into the mix, leaving many wondering: how did we get here and is there any way to make sure California’s energy systems stay up and running, while also keeping the cost to the customer affordable?
We’re going to get one perspective on all this with Loretta Lynch, former president of the California Public Utilities Commission and attorney in San Francisco.
KCBS did reach out to the CPUC and PG&amp;E with an invitation to be a part of this conversation and both entities declined, though PG&amp;E did send information on price increases, which you’ll hear some of during the conversation and at the end of this program.

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The Soaring Cost of Electricity for PG&E Customers in California

KCBS's Mary Hughes here... As I was growing up, baseball wasn’t really my game. I’ve always been more of a basketball person. But there are players that are so talented, so stunning in what they have done and accomplished, whose reach is so far beyond the sport that they play that their name is as known to the uninitiated as it is to the seasoned fan.

Willie Mays is one of those names, one of the players, and that’s become even more evident this week as we mourn the loss of the Say Hey Kid - who passed away at the age of 93 on June 18th.

Now, we could spend an entire In Depth episode talking about the highlights of Mays’s career. But I’d like to speak not just about what Mays made happen on the field, but about the life that he led and of who he was beyond the bat and the glove.

To help me on this journey, we're joined by KCBS Radio’s own Morning Sports Anchor, Steven Langford, and former KCBS Radio Morning Sports anchor, Steve Bitker.

KCBS's Mary Hughes here... As I was growing up, baseball wasn’t really my game. I’ve always been more of a basketball person. But there are players that are so talented, so stunning in what they have done and accomplished, whose reach is so far beyond the sport that they play that their name is as known to the uninitiated as it is to the seasoned fan.
Willie Mays is one of those names, one of the players, and that’s become even more evident this week as we mourn the loss of the Say Hey Kid - who passed away at the age of 93 on June 18th.
Now, we could spend an entire In Depth episode talking about the highlights of Mays’s career. But I’d like to speak not just about what Mays made happen on the field, but about the life that he led and of who he was beyond the bat and the glove.
To help me on this journey, we're joined by KCBS Radio’s own Morning Sports Anchor, Steven Langford, and former KCBS Radio Morning Sports anchor, Steve Bitker.

Remembering Willie Mays

We’ve all probably become a little numb to hearing it being said, but with every summer now comes the oppressive, sometimes unbearable heat.

We’re feeling the start of it this year, with a few days of sweltering temperatures around the Bay Area, some places hitting into the triple digits. And while this heat wave is a short-lived one, many are bracing for the next one, and the next, and the next.

So, what will the warmer months hold for us in California and around the rest of the western United States this year? And will the weather extremes we see become more frequent and worse as time goes by?

To help us understand the here and now - and what may come - we turn to Daniel Swain, Climate Scientist at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA and with the National Center for Atmospheric Research

We’ve all probably become a little numb to hearing it being said, but with every summer now comes the oppressive, sometimes unbearable heat.
We’re feeling the start of it this year, with a few days of sweltering temperatures around the Bay Area, some places hitting into the triple digits. And while this heat wave is a short-lived one, many are bracing for the next one, and the next, and the next.
So, what will the warmer months hold for us in California and around the rest of the western United States this year? And will the weather extremes we see become more frequent and worse as time goes by?
To help us understand the here and now - and what may come - we turn to Daniel Swain, Climate Scientist at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA and with the National Center for Atmospheric Research

Taking a Closer Look at the California Climate As Summer Begins

Project Roomkey, Governor Gavin Newsom’s initiative that turned hotel and motel rooms across the state into temporary shelters for the homeless during the height of the covid pandemic, is the subject of a recent independent evaluation.

The goal of this report is to figure out if Project Roomkey was successful in providing the protection and services it promised. What did it get right, what did it get wrong, and is there a way to take the lessons learned and apply them to today?

We’re going to start our conversation by taking a closer look at the findings of this evaluation with Nichole Fiore, principal associate with the research firm Abt Global and co-author of the report.

Then for another perspective, we turn to Sarah Hunter, Director at the RAND Center on Housing and Homelessness and Senior Behavioral Scientist at the RAND Corporation.

You can check out the Project Roomkey evaluation at Abt Global’s website, just type in Project Roomkey in the search bar.

Project Roomkey, Governor Gavin Newsom’s initiative that turned hotel and motel rooms across the state into temporary shelters for the homeless during the height of the covid pandemic, is the subject of a recent independent evaluation.
The goal of this report is to figure out if Project Roomkey was successful in providing the protection and services it promised. What did it get right, what did it get wrong, and is there a way to take the lessons learned and apply them to today?
We’re going to start our conversation by taking a closer look at the findings of this evaluation with Nichole Fiore, principal associate with the research firm Abt Global and co-author of the report.
Then for another perspective, we turn to Sarah Hunter, Director at the RAND Center on Housing and Homelessness and Senior Behavioral Scientist at the RAND Corporation.
You can check out the Project Roomkey evaluation at Abt Global’s website, just type in Project Roomkey in the search bar.

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