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Yahoo
17-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Rosemead woman's home posted on fake rental scam listing, bringing strangers to her front door
A homeowner in Rosemead said strangers continue showing up at her front door after a scammer listed her home for rent on a popular travel website. Alexis Cavish said her home was posted on a fake rental listing on Although the address is correct, the photos included in the post were not of her home. 'We found out our house was listed on and we are not renting out our house on so we had some people come show up at our house thinking they had rented our home,' she said. Cavish said, not only has she never rented out her home, she doesn't even have an account with However, within the last 24 hours, two sets of strangers arrived at her front door, showing her an email confirmation that they had booked her home as a short-term rental through the website. She had to turn them away. 'Luckily, so far, the people [who have shown up] have been really nice,' Cavish said. 'But they're strangers coming to the house where I have kids, I have a playground and I don't like the idea of strangers coming to my house.' Her home was listed by the scammer for nearly $400 a night. Cavish said she's stunned as to how this mix-up could even happen. 'I'm frustrated because the company is clearly not doing its due diligence,' she said. 'Why doesn't the owner have to prove some ownership before being able to charge people money to stay?' David Lazarus, KTLA's consumer specialist, said similar rental scams are becoming increasingly popular. 'It's a common enough scam that there's a name for it — short-term rental scams — and it's most common on Airbnb and Lazarus explained. Oftentimes, many rental or vacation sites have automated listing procedures, which means no humans are actually checking or verifying the postings. He said the safest thing to do when renting a place online is to ensure that all payments are made on the site itself and not through a third-party payment app. 'Stay on the site,' Lazarus said. 'In terms of any payment, any communication, don't leave the platform. So, if the listing says they want you to pay with Zelle or Venmo or some other digital payment plan, and especially if they ask for crypto, walk away.' Lazarus said another way to protect yourself is, when provided with the home's address after booking, search the address on Google Maps to make sure the home matches the rental listing photos and description. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
John Bryson, Former Edison International Chairman and CEO, Dies at 81
Successfully Led Company Through California Electricity Crisis in Early 2000s Remarkable Career Spanned Environmental Activism and Public Service ROSEMEAD, Calif., May 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The entire Edison International, Southern California Edison and Trio community is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John Bryson, who served as Edison International's chairman and CEO from 1990 to 2008. John passed away Tuesday, May 13 at age 81. He was a groundbreaking leader whose remarkable career ranged from a founding role in the environmental movement to public service as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. "Our industry has lost a true legend, and I have lost a mentor," said Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison International. "John's steady leadership during the California electricity crisis and the industry's restructuring two decades ago set a guiding model for me as we navigate a changing utility landscape." After graduating from Stanford University and Yale Law School, John co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970. He was one of the earliest to sound the alarm about the impacts of climate change and was a vocal advocate to advance energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric transportation. He later chaired the California State Water Resources Board (1976-79) and served as president of the California Public Utilities Commission (1979-82). John joined SCE in 1984 as senior vice president for legal and financial affairs. His first major assignment was to analyze whether the company should develop a competitive power business, newly permitted under changes in federal law, which would be independent of the utility. John strongly recommended its development. Subsequently, the company developed a series of successful cogeneration projects in California and the western United States; created a new parent company, Edison International; and formed a new subsidiary that became Edison Mission Energy. As chairman and CEO during the 1990s and early 2000s, John's background as a regulator and environmentalist benefited the company through California's utility deregulation and electricity supply crisis, while prioritizing customer and shareholder interests. John also helped clear a path for Edison's leadership role in today's clean energy transition. Under his direction, Edison Mission Energy grew from a small operation with about 300 people to a major part of Edison International's business — one that employed 1,900 people and contributed more than $500 million to the parent company's earnings. It was the sale of most of EME's international assets that enabled Edison International to return to financial health following the collapse of the independent power producers' market in 2002. SCE soon became one of the nation's leaders in supporting the growth of renewable energy. "John worked tirelessly with state officials and other stakeholders to achieve legislative and regulatory changes in the public interest that strengthened Edison and California's entire economy," Pizarro said. After retiring from Edison International, John later served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2012. Our most heartfelt sympathy goes out to John's wife, Louise, their four daughters and their families. He will be deeply missed. View source version on Contacts Media Relations: (626) 302-2255 News@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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17-05-2025
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John Bryson, Former Edison International Chairman and CEO, Dies at 81
Successfully Led Company Through California Electricity Crisis in Early 2000s Remarkable Career Spanned Environmental Activism and Public Service ROSEMEAD, Calif., May 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The entire Edison International, Southern California Edison and Trio community is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John Bryson, who served as Edison International's chairman and CEO from 1990 to 2008. John passed away Tuesday, May 13 at age 81. He was a groundbreaking leader whose remarkable career ranged from a founding role in the environmental movement to public service as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. "Our industry has lost a true legend, and I have lost a mentor," said Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison International. "John's steady leadership during the California electricity crisis and the industry's restructuring two decades ago set a guiding model for me as we navigate a changing utility landscape." After graduating from Stanford University and Yale Law School, John co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970. He was one of the earliest to sound the alarm about the impacts of climate change and was a vocal advocate to advance energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric transportation. He later chaired the California State Water Resources Board (1976-79) and served as president of the California Public Utilities Commission (1979-82). John joined SCE in 1984 as senior vice president for legal and financial affairs. His first major assignment was to analyze whether the company should develop a competitive power business, newly permitted under changes in federal law, which would be independent of the utility. John strongly recommended its development. Subsequently, the company developed a series of successful cogeneration projects in California and the western United States; created a new parent company, Edison International; and formed a new subsidiary that became Edison Mission Energy. As chairman and CEO during the 1990s and early 2000s, John's background as a regulator and environmentalist benefited the company through California's utility deregulation and electricity supply crisis, while prioritizing customer and shareholder interests. John also helped clear a path for Edison's leadership role in today's clean energy transition. Under his direction, Edison Mission Energy grew from a small operation with about 300 people to a major part of Edison International's business — one that employed 1,900 people and contributed more than $500 million to the parent company's earnings. It was the sale of most of EME's international assets that enabled Edison International to return to financial health following the collapse of the independent power producers' market in 2002. SCE soon became one of the nation's leaders in supporting the growth of renewable energy. "John worked tirelessly with state officials and other stakeholders to achieve legislative and regulatory changes in the public interest that strengthened Edison and California's entire economy," Pizarro said. After retiring from Edison International, John later served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2012. Our most heartfelt sympathy goes out to John's wife, Louise, their four daughters and their families. He will be deeply missed. View source version on Contacts Media Relations: (626) 302-2255 News@
