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La Jolla-based study demonstrates viability of coastal cliff failure prediction tools

“Bluff collapses are a constant threat to coastal neighborhoods in my district and across the California coast, presenting the risk of fatalities, injuries, and millions of dollars in damage to vital infrastructure," said Assemblymember Boerner (D-Encinit

Approximately 70% of California’s coast contains eroding coastal cliffs.

When these cliffs fail, the impacts can range from significant and cause crumbling infrastructure, to deadly when falling rocks pose imminent danger to beachgoers.

But a new study stemming from four years of research at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla offers potential early warning systems that could curb coastal destruction and danger.

New Report Outlines Potential to Predict Coastal Cliff Collapses

Scripps Oceanography-led research effort detected signs of cliff failure hours to days before collapse

Following a four-year study, scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography released a new report to determine if an early warning system could potentially detect a landslide before it happens.

The agency lawmakers love to hate

BAD ENERGY: California lawmakers love to talk smack about the state’s power company regulator. Last month, 67 of them turned that talk into votes.

ACA 9, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner’s ballot measure proposal to radically reshape the California Public Utilities Commission, passed the Assembly with an overwhelming majority. That included an “aye” from Speaker Robert Rivas.

San Diego City Council approves suite of e-bike regulations

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego City Council passed a set of electronic bike regulations Tuesday intended to improve safety for children and families and reduce reckless riding.

The regulations are subject to a second reading on June 30, but if approved again, they will go into effect 30 days later.

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Fiscal committee kills California utility audit and rate bills

California lawmakers on Thursday spiked two bills aimed at limiting electricity rate increases in the state.

What happened: The state Assembly Appropriations Committee held AB 1774, a bill by state Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D), and AB 2338, a bill by state Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D), effectively killing both measures.

Why it matters: The decisions are a blow to ratepayer advocates, who are pushing to limit the costs that California’s utilities pass on to their customers.

Ballot measure to reshape California utility regulator stalls out in state Senate

The proposal would have had significant ramifications for a powerful state regulator.

A ballot measure proposal that would have implemented major reforms at California’s utility regulator is not moving forward.

What happened: State Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D), author of ACA 9, announced Thursday that she decided to hold the bill, which would have reshaped the California Public Utilities Commission.

California Assembly Passes Amendment to Strip Telecom from CPUC's Oversight

Under the proposal, the California legislature would have more control over how telecommunications is regulated.

May 21, 2026 – A proposal that could reshape telecommunications regulation in California cleared the Assembly Monday on a 67-1 vote.

The amendment would remove a requirement from the state’s Constitution to regulate telecommunications as a public utility, increase the size of the California Public Utilities Commission, and permit lawmakers to transfer telecom and broadband oversight to a new state broadband office.

Assembly passes ballot measure to reshape California utility regulator

The proposal would give the Legislature more power over the California Public Utilities Commission.

ENERGYWIRE | The California Assembly on Monday passed a ballot measure proposal that would reshape the state’s utility regulator.

What happened: The Assembly passed ACA 9, a proposal to amend the state’s constitution by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner.

Why it matters: The vote was an important milestone for the measure, which languished for more than a year before gaining momentum in the last month.

Fiscal committee kills California utility audit and rate bills

The decisions were a blow to rate advocates.

California lawmakers on Thursday spiked two bills aimed at limiting electricity rate increases in the state.

What happened: The state Assembly Appropriations Committee held AB 1774, a bill by state Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D), and AB 2338, a bill by state Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom (D), effectively killing both measures.

Why it matters: The decisions are a blow to ratepayer advocates, who are pushing to limit the costs that California’s utilities pass on to their customers.