Newsom Stands By ‘Equitable’ Electricity Bills as Opposition Builds
Dem lawmakers, citing public outcry, want to reverse policy to charge electricity by income rather than usage (Mario Tama/Getty Images) California governor Gavin Newsom is standing by the state’s soon-to-be-implemented “equitable” policy to base electricity bills on income, rather than usage, even as public and political opposition to the idea builds in the Democratic coalition.