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Governor appoints Shiroma to state’s utilities commission
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed former SMUD board member Genevieve Shiroma to the state Public Utilities Commission, which regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, water, telecommunications and other services and utilities, including Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Shiroma, who lives on Portola Way, had already started doing commission work