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PG&E's $6 Billion Plan to Prevent Wildfires Is in Peril

California regulators are likely to significantly restrict the number of power lines the company can bury in the coming years…

9 months ago

Giant Batteries Helped the U.S. Power Grid Eke Through Summer

States are relying more on batteries to avoid blackouts, and additional projects are coming online soon. Source link

9 months ago

California's Zero-Emissions Rule Triggers a Run on Diesel Rigs

Truckers say they are bolstering their fleets ahead of new restrictions against the polluting vehicles after Jan. 1. Source link

10 months ago

San Francisco Office Market Shows Signs of Life

Sales are slowly materializing as some sellers are finally accepting much lower prices. Source link

10 months ago

A Mall Owner’s About-Face: Bet on America’s High-End Malls

Updated Sept. 12, 2023 12:16 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)The European owner of Westfield malls is pulling back from its…

10 months ago

Fast-Food Worker Pay Set to Rise in California Under Union Deal

State fast-food workers at chains with at least 60 national locations would be paid a $20-an-hour minimum wage. Source link

10 months ago

Retailers Are Fleeing Downtown San Francisco. IKEA Is Moving In.

Listen to article(1 minute)IKEA thinks it can succeed where a string of other retailers have given up—in San Francisco’s beleaguered…

11 months ago

Movie Financier TSG Accuses Disney of Depriving It of Millions of Dollars

TSG Entertainment, which helped co-finance hits including “Avatar: The Way of Water” for Twentieth Century Fox, is suing the studio…

11 months ago

Can San Francisco Save Itself From the Doom Loop?

The city is racing to come up with solutions for its downtown, hollowed out by a tech exodus and struggling…

11 months ago

Cruise, Waymo Get Approval to Expand Driverless Vehicles in San Francisco

California regulator votes to allow autonomous car companies to add cars and charge for rides. Source link

11 months ago