PG&E Rate Hike Raises Residential Bills by $1.71 Monthly
The 10.8 percent increase approved by the California PUC raises the average 500 kWh monthly bill from $15.87 to $17.58, with residential customers seeing the smallest rise while agricultural and industrial rates climb 22 to 27 percent. The action adds about $144.4 million in income for PG&E to offset higher fuel costs and drought-related hydro losses, and introduces peak pricing for large users above 4,000 kW.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Pg&e
PUC
California
Asbestos report finds no use in California schools
California education officials say the hazardous spray-on asbestos fire retardant linked to a New Jersey boy’s illness is not used in state public schools. State Schools Chief Wilson Riles said staff checked with architects and districts and found no instance of the material in California school buildings.
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Sacramento
UPS
New Jersey
California
Wilson Riles
Riles
Younger signals 1978 run for California governor
California Attorney General Evelle Younger says he expects to seek the Republican nomination for governor in 1978. He plans to announce when appropriate, continue in office, and build a campaign org to deter rivals. Other names tied to the race include Pete Wilson and Ed Davis.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Evelle Younger
Younger
Los Angeles Times
San Diego
Pete Wilson
Ed Davis
Houston Flournoy
Edmond Brown Jr
California Assembly Debates Tax Exemption For LPG Households
A brief Sacramento report notes AB150 by Cullen proposes a tax exemption on liquefied petroleum gas sold for residential use in household appliances. AB149 by Chappie from Roseville is also listed. The day highlights no major Senate actions and the Assembly’s activities on records accuracy in government and business computers.
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Cullen
D-Long Beach
Chappie
Rroseville
Environmental cancer patterns linked to geography study
The National Cancer Institute reports that cancer death patterns show geographic similarity across races, suggesting environmental factors influence risk. An atlas of 492,669 deaths (1950–1969) highlights higher nonwhite and male mortality, with blacks markedly affected in mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, lung, and other sites while whites exceed in colon, rectum, breast, and related cancers. American Indians show higher gallbladder and liver cancers.
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Washington
UPI
National Cancer Institute
U.S
Cancer Atlas
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Lompoc
Mission Drive
Solvang
E. Main Street
Santa Maria
Mission Federal Savings & Loan Association
Lompoc Record
Lompoc, Calif
Linden’s TV Service Dept
G St. Lompoc
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