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Private Utilities are Raising Rates for Lowest Users
State regulators have changed the game for electricity users in California. Households that use the most electricity from Southern California Edison are about to get lower rates, while those who use less will see their bills going up. With consumers being asked to cut back, that seems like a contradiction. So, how can the Public Utilities Commission claim it's leveling the playing field?
By Warren Olney • • 25m ListenState regulators have changed the game for electricity users in California. Households that use the most electricity from Southern California Edison are about to get lower rates, while those who use less will see their bills going up. With consumers being asked to cut back, that seems like a contradiction. So, how can the Public Utilities Commission claim it's leveling the playing field?
Also, MLK Hospital is finally re-opening in South LA, with claims that smaller is better. And an update on ongoing saga of Dov Charney and American Apparel.
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3 storiesMartin Luther King Hospital Reopens
King/Drew Medical Center was hailed as a civil rights victory for South Los Angeles when it opened in 1972. But over the years, its standard of care declined so badly it came to be known as "Killer King." Today, it re-opened as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital .
Read the story10 minYour Electric Bill May Go Up, Even if You're Conserving Power
Fifteen years ago, California had an energy crisis, and state regulators effectively froze prices for consumers who used the least amount of electricity. Since then, the growth of private utility companies has been paid for by those who use the most.
Read the story11 minAmerican Apparel Shuttering Stores
By marketing T-shirts, jogging pants and sweatshirts so they seemed exciting, Dov Charney made American Apparel the biggest clothing manufacturer and retailer in the country. That was then. Now, Charney’s been kicked out. We get an update on this ongoing saga from Suzanne Kapner, who covers the retail world for the Wall Street Journal .
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