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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Canada: ‘Almost Complete Loss’ of Early Salmon Runs at
Fraser River Slide Last Year (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
Oregon: Facebook Plans Ninth Data Center in Prineville, Says
Total Spending There Will Top $2 Billion (Oregonian, Portland)
Arizona Chief Utility Regulator Calls Report on APS Customer
Programs ‘Scathing’ as Commission Considers Reopening 2017 Rate Case (Utility
Dive)
Washington State Auditor to Examine Huge Theft of
Unemployment Benefits (Associated Press)
UW Medicine to Release New COVID-19 Projections as 21 States
See Alarming Rise in Case Numbers (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Arizona Chief Utility Regulator Calls Report on
APS Customer Programs ‘Scathing’ as Commission Considers Reopening 2017 Rate
Case
2.
Column: Edison Warns SoCal Customers Not to Fall
for ‘Fat-Finger Dialing Scam’
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Overhauls Its Board
Again as Part of Bankruptcy Promise
4.
Mason PUD 3 Update – 06/11/2020
5.
Bonneville Power Administration Selects Kim
Thompson to Lead Power Services Requirements Marketing Organization
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Selects Tina Ko
to Lead Transmission Services Marketing & Sales Organization
7.
Maine: Environmental Group Appeals Approval of
Hydropower Transmission Project
8.
Puerto Rico Power Company Contract Worth $1.5
Billion Questioned
9.
Ditto Says Public Power’s Pandemic Response
Helps with Congressional Outreach
10.
Canada: ‘Almost Complete Loss’ of Early Salmon
Runs at Fraser River Slide Last Year
11.
Study Suggests It’s Time to Bring Back Sea
Otters, Which Is Obviously a Good Idea
12.
Chehalis River Basin Projects Receive $4.7
Million to Create Jobs, Restore Habitat
13.
All Hail a Mighty Oregon Minnow Saved by the
Endangered Species Act
14.
Report: Feds to Lift Ban on Baiting &
Killing Hibernating Bears & Wolves in Alaska
15.
Closed Landfills May House Solar Farms
16.
Capturing the Green Energy of the Deep Blue Sea
17.
How the U.S. Electricity Grid Could Go on a 90%
Carbon-Free Diet
18.
Congressional Republicans Push for Broadband
Mapping Bucks
19.
Ajit Pai Caves to SpaceX But Is Still Skeptical
of Musk’s Latency Claims
20.
Oregon: Facebook Plans Ninth Data Center in
Prineville, Says Total Spending There Will Top $2 Billion
21.
Zoom Caught in China Censorship Crossfire as
Meetings Foiled
22.
Twitter Tests Asking If You Actually Want to
Read an Article Before Retweeting It
23.
Mark Zuckerberg Faces Revolt Among Facebook
Employees
24.
Pepsi’s $32 Billion Typo Caused Deadly Riots
25.
Washington State Auditor to Examine Huge Theft
of Unemployment Benefits
26.
‘We Need Help’: Small Cities Face Fiscal
Calamity from Virus
27.
Group Submits Signatures to Repeal Washington
State’s Sex Education Law
28.
UW Medicine to Release New COVID-19 Projections
as 21 States See Alarming Rise in Case Numbers
29.
COVID-19 - Canada-U.S. Border Closure to Be
Extended Beyond June 21, Sources Say
30.
Fatal Crash near Hamma Hamma
31.
Strange Case of 2 Kids Who Vanished in Idaho
Takes Grim Turn
32.
1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek
Unemployment Benefits
33.
Welcome to the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,
Where Seattle Protesters Gather without Police
34.
Eying Traffic Decline on Tacoma Narrows Bridge,
State Commission Floats Possible Toll Hikes
35.
Miss the Movies? Head to Skyline Drive-In Movie
Theater in Shelton
WORD OF THE DAY
Cassandra \kuh-SAND-druh\ Noun – 1: a daughter of Priam
endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed 2: one that
predicts misfortune or disaster
Castor, the safety testing laboratory’s futurist, was also
considered a Cassandra by most of his colleagues. In fact, the “cry wolf”
syndrome was ultimately put to rest one sunny, muggy day in July, when Castor
told his boss that within 30 seconds, he would be hit by an out of control crash
test car. “Ha, Ha, that’s a good one Cast---------”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Arizona Chief Utility Regulator Calls Report on APS
Customer Programs ‘Scathing’ as Commission Considers Reopening 2017 Rate Case (Utility
Dive)
2.
Column: Edison Warns SoCal Customers Not to Fall
for ‘Fat-Finger Dialing Scam’ (Los Angeles Times, CA)
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Overhauls Its Board
Again as Part of Bankruptcy Promise (Associated Press)
5.
Bonneville Power Administration Selects Kim
Thompson to Lead Power Services Requirements Marketing Organization (Bonneville
Power Administration)
6.
Bonneville Power Administration Selects Tina Ko to
Lead Transmission Services Marketing & Sales Organization (Bonneville Power
Administration)
7.
Maine: Environmental Group Appeals Approval of Hydropower
Transmission Project (Associated Press)
8.
Puerto Rico Power Company Contract Worth $1.5 Billion
Questioned (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10.
Canada: ‘Almost Complete Loss’ of Early Salmon
Runs at Fraser River Slide Last Year (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
11.
Study Suggests It’s Time to Bring Back Sea
Otters, Which Is Obviously a Good idea (Gizmodo)
12.
Chehalis River Basin Projects Receive $4.7
Million to Create Jobs, Restore Habitat (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
13.
All Hail a Mighty Oregon Minnow Saved by the Endangered
Species Act (Portland Business Journal, OR)
14.
Report: Feds to Lift Ban on Baiting &
Killing Hibernating Bears & Wolves in Alaska (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15.
Closed Landfills May House Solar Farms (Spokesman-Review,
Spokane, WA)
16.
Capturing the Green Energy of the Deep Blue Sea
(Washington Post)
17.
How the U.S. Electricity Grid Could Go on a 90%
Carbon-Free Diet (Grist Online)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18.
Congressional Republicans Push for Broadband
Mapping Bucks (Multichannel News)
19.
Ajit Pai Caves to SpaceX But Is Still Skeptical of
Musk’s Latency Claims (Ars Technica)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
20.
Oregon: Facebook Plans Ninth Data Center in Prineville,
Says Total Spending There Will Top $2 Billion (Oregonian, Portland)
21.
Zoom Caught in China Censorship Crossfire as Meetings
Foiled (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22.
Twitter Tests Asking If You Actually Want to Read
an Article Before Retweeting It (Mashable)
23.
Mark Zuckerberg Faces Revolt Among Facebook
Employees (National Public Radio)
24.
Pepsi’s $32 Billion Typo Caused Deadly Riots
(Medium)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
25.
Washington State Auditor to Examine Huge Theft of
Unemployment Benefits (Associated Press)
26.
‘We Need Help’: Small Cities Face Fiscal
Calamity from Virus (Associated Press)
27.
Group Submits Signatures to Repeal Washington
State’s Sex Education Law (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
28.
UW Medicine to Release New COVID-19 Projections as
21 States See Alarming Rise in Case Numbers (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
29.
COVID-19 - Canada-U.S. Border Closure to Be
Extended Beyond June 21, Sources Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
GENERAL NEWS
30.
Fatal Crash near Hamma Hamma (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
31.
Strange Case of 2 Kids Who Vanished in Idaho Takes
Grim Turn (Associated Press)
32.
1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek
Unemployment Benefits (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
33.
Welcome to the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,
where Seattle protesters gather without police (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
34.
Eying Traffic Decline on Tacoma Narrows Bridge,
State Commission Floats Possible Toll Hikes (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
35.
Miss the Movies? Head to Skyline Drive-In Movie
Theater in Shelton (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Police: Florida Man Lets 12-Year-Old Drive Jeep 85 MPH
Search for Melon-Wearing Virginia Theft Suspects Bears Fruit
Man Whose Protective Mask Helped in Jail Escape Is Caught
'Baby Dragons' Go on Display in Slovenia
SONG OF THE DAY
Everything But the Girl – Driving
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