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February 13, 2024 -- Oversight Hearing -- The California Public Utilities Commission and the Public Advocates Office Annual Update to the Legislature: Keeping the Focus on Utility Bill Affordability.     **VIDEO**

• Agenda                                            
• Background
• Alice Reynolds, President, California Public Utilities Commission                    CPUC Annual Report
• Matt Baker, Director, The Public Advocates Office                                              PAO Annual Report
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August 29, 2023 -- Oversight Hearing -- Powering Through: Electricity Reliability as California Transitions to a Zero-Carbon Future.    ***VIDEO***

(moved from August 22, 2023)

• Agenda
• Background
• Sarah Cornett, Fiscal & Policy Analyst, Legislative Analyst's Office
• Siva Gunda, Vice Chair, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
• Alice Reynolds, President, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
• Delphine Hou, Deputy Director, Statewide Water and Energy Program, California Department of Water Resources
• Elliot Mainzer, President & Chief Executive Officer,  California Independent System Operator

March 7, 2023 -- Oversight Hearing -- State Broadband Investments: Progress Towards Connecting the Unserved.     ***VIDEO***

• Agenda
• Background
• Brian Metzker, Prinicpal Fiscal & Policy Analyst, California Legislative Analyst's Office
• Liana Bailey-Crimmins, Director, California Department of Technology
• Mark Monroe, Deputy Director, Broadband Middle Mile Initiative, California Department of Technology
• Rachel Peterson, Executive Director, California Public Utilities Commission
  • March 2023 Broadband Implementation Update
• Robert Osborn, Director, Communications Division, California Public Utilities Commission
• Kome Ajise, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments
• Stephen Cheung, CEO and President, LA County Economic Development Corporation|LA DEAL
• Tracy Phine, Senior Legislative Advocate, Rural County Representatives of California

February 28, 2023 -- Oversight Hearing -- The California Public Utilities Commission and the Public Advocates Office Annual Update to the Legislature: A Focus on Utility Bill Affordability.    ***VIDEO***

• Agenda                                            
• Background
• Alice Reynolds, President, California Public Utilities Commission                    CPUC Annual Report
• Matt Baker, Director, The Public Advocates Office                                              PAO Annual Report
• Gillian Wright, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Southern California Gas
• Sam Harper, Consultant, California Large Energy Consumers Association
• Adam R. Smith, Principal Manager--State Public Policy, Southern California Edison
• Nick Chaset, Chief Executive Officer, East Bay Community Energy
• Dr. Mark Toney, Ph.D., The Utility Reform Network       
  • CPUC I-Comp Backlog Report

February 22, 2023 -- First Extraordinary Session Informational Hearing -- Petroleum Windfall Profits Penalty: Will Californians Get Relief at the Gas Pump?    ***VIDEO***

• Agenda                                                           
• Background
• Commissioner Siva Gunda, Vice-Chair, California Energy Commission
• Nicolas Maduros, Director, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
• Ross Brown, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst, Legislative Analyst's Office
• Michael Jorgenson, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Office of Attorney General Rob Bonta
• Severin Borenstein, Faculty Director, Energy Institute at Haas School of Business -- University of California, Berkeley
• Dr. James Sweeney, Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
• Dave Hackett, Chairman of the Board, Stillwater Associates
• Robert McCullough, Principal, McCullough Research
• Michael Mische, Professor of Management and Organization, University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
• Catherine Reheis-Boyd, President and CEO, Western States Petroleum Association
• Jamie Court, President and Chairman of the Board, Consumer Watchdog
• John Wenger, Legislative Advocate, California Fuels & Convenience Alliance
• Kassie Siegel, Senior Counsel, Climate Law Institute -- Center for Biological Diversity

As of February 28, 2023, the Governor terminated the state's COVID-19 State of Emergency.  Procedures put in place to accommodate the pandemic restrictions have been reverted back to pre-pandemic practices.  Teleconference testimony during committee hearings will no longer be available. 

The Senate continues to welcome the public and provides access to both in-person and written participation for public comment. If you are unable to attend a hearing in person, written comments or testimony can be provided directly to the committees by emailing the committee or utilizing the Advocacy Portal. Please note that any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment and may be read into the record or reprinted.