Latest line: A good week for Elliot Mainzer, a bad week for Steve Garvey

Elliot Mainzer

CEO of the California Independent System Operator, which runs the state’s power grid, comes through a record three-week heat wave with no flex alerts or significant outages, despite 110+ degree temperatures.

 

 

 

Steve Garvey

Republican nominee in U.S. Senate race to succeed the late Dianne Feinstein appears headed for a blowout loss as a new PPIC poll shows him trailing Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff by a lopsided 64% to 33%.

 

 

 

Environmentalists

New PPIC poll shows big support for Prop 4, a $10 billion bond for wildfires, droughts and other climate impacts. But enviros nervously watch the presidential race, knowing Trump would weaken many green laws.