{"podcast":{"title":"Venice Beach News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"venice-beach-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7561931","podcast_index_feed_id":7561931,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/venice-beach-news-today.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/venice-beach-news-today.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":935,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Venice Beach News Today delivers daily coverage of everything happening in Venice Beach with fast, focused updates on local news, community stories, public safety, business, weather, and the culture shaping the area. From boardwalk activity to neighborhood developments, the show keeps you informed on what matters most across Venice Beach. Each short episode highlights what matters most—including key updates, local trends, and stories shaping the community—produced by AI for speed, consistency, and clarity. Part of The Daily News Now network, Venice Beach News Today is built for listeners who want reliable local news coverage in a quick, easy-to-digest format. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T12:21:04.122315+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/venice-beach-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7561931"},"episode":{"title":"Utilities Pushing Victim Front | Venice Beach News","slug":"utilities-pushing-victim-front-venice-beach-news","published_at":"2026-07-23T07:15:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/venice-beach-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7561931/utilities-pushing-victim-front-venice-beach-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/venice-beach-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7561931","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/04e5257456d3c9f8","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/72312941-5b9f-421f-a02c-7df960d403a2.mp3","summary":"A new ad campaign backed by California utility giants like SoCal Edison and PG&E is sparking outrage among wildfire survivors. Posing as a victim advocacy group called “Wildfire Victims First,” the campaign urges homeowners to surrender personal data to supposedly fight soaring insurance costs. But critics suspect it’s a corporate ploy to pressure lawmakers into capping settlement payouts, lawyer fees, and pain-and-suffering claims—directly shielding utilities from massive liabilities. While the group claims to protect victims from greedy attorneys taking 40% of settlements and boasts backing from 250+ organizations, many see the effort as deeply offensive and a dangerous manipulation of public sentiment to push corporate-friendly policy changes. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/04e5257456d3c9f8","meta_description":"A new ad campaign backed by California utility giants like SoCal Edison and PG&E is sparking outrage among wildfire survivors. Posing as a victim advo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":92,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/venice-beach-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7561931/episodes/utilities-pushing-victim-front-venice-beach-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/venice-beach-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7561931/utilities-pushing-victim-front-venice-beach-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}