Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The criminal scheme is spelled out in eye-watering detail in a *superb* investigative ...
The criminal scheme is spelled out in eye-watering detail in a *superb* investigative report by #JoeRubin and #AriPlachta for the *Sacramento Bee*, which names the law firms and individual lawyers involved in the scam.
Here's the situation: SoCal Gas is California's private, regulated gas monopoly. They are allowed to lobby, but are legally required to charge their lobbying activities to their *shareholders*, and are prohibited from raising customer rates to pay for lobbying.
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