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Evacuated in May? Three different pots of money are waiting — and the biggest one is about to open
GKN Aerospace has promised a claims fund of up to $100 million for people forced from their homes by May's chemical scare in Garden Grove, with applications targeted to open this fall. But that fund isn't open yet, the eligibility rules haven't been published, and two other sources of help have been running for months — knowing which door opens when may decide whether you get anything back at all.
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AI's thirst for electricity: the three bills making data centers pay for the grid have passed — Newsom's signature is next
On the session's final night — August 31, 2026 — California lawmakers passed all three bills requiring data centers to pay their own share of grid costs. The final word now belongs to Governor Newsom by September 30, 2026, and your electric bill is part of what's riding on it.