Congrats to Senator @JoshBeckerSV who just got SB 905 off the Assembly floor! On a typical day this week, for example, California’s grid operator anticipates California will use only 74% of available power. And that’s on an unusually hot summer day.
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This bill is a strong step forward for lowering energy costs for all Californians and @DeployAction encourages Gov. Newsom to sign it into law. This legislation requires utilities to prove Californians are using what they already paid for before building more, and to bring on
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Imagine your electricity bill nearly doubling in a decade. Californians don't have to imagine it — that's exactly what's happened. It's no surprise 83% of CA voters say lowering electricity bills should be a top priority for our leaders.
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Xavier Becerra hears them loud and clear. One of his first proposals for tackling rising electricity costs is refreshingly simple: Power Hour. Thanks to California's abundant solar energy, Power Hour would give millions of working households up to two hours of completely
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free electricity every day. Becerra previewed the idea at his first clean energy community event, co-hosted by Deploy Action. We're excited to keep working with the campaign to elect Xavier Becerra as California's next governor!
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Think clean energy only helps the wealthy? New @UCSB_StratRes research by @leahstokes says otherwise: DSGS participation is highest in lower-income counties. 1 in 4 enrolled homes are in counties where solar adopters earn under $100K. Don't cut it. sfchronicle.com/opinion/open…
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California voters have spoken: 86% want utilities to prove efficient grid use before building more and 83% say reducing bills should be a priority for lawmakers. Join me and @DeployAction on May 21 at 8 AM PT to unpack the new polling: bit.ly/newCApolling
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Honored to speak Mon at the @CAvsHate Civil Rights Summit on CA's pioneering role in fighting hate. Yrs ago as Assemblymember, I fought to secure the original funding that made this work possible. Proud to see how far we've come — and ready to keep going. #CAvsHate #CivilRights
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New CA polling: 83% of voters want lower power bills. 86% want utilities to prove grid efficiency before new spending. 86% support tying exec pay to affordability. The will is there — now we need the legislation. deploy-action.org
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Californians pay roughly double the national average on electricity — partly because utilities profit from building more, not using what we have. Grid utilization fixes that. @DeployAction is championing it in CA, just like we passed in VA. canarymedia.com/articles/dis…
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For 50+ yrs, the Voting Rights Act stood as the floor — the bare minimum protection for minority voters and communities of color. The Supreme Court just gutted it. This isn't a step back. It's walking backwards from democracy itself. We can't let it stand abcnews.com/Politics/supreme…
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At a time when so many of our neighbors are feeling the impacts of hate and division, this summit offers a space rooted in story sharing, healing, and building solidarity to advance civil rights and confront hate in California.
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Join me on May 11th in San Francisco! Thrilled to be presenting at the California Civil Rights Summit. Register at cavshate.org/summit to attend.
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Amazing night kicking off the Ling-Chi Wang Endowment Fund at @@UCBerkeley Asian American Research Center. Wonderful to see so many classmates and professors and staff who I have known for over 30 years
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Thanks Governor @GavinNewsom for stopping by the Accelerating the Transition conference — and for decades of climate leadership and forging real solutions. #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction @DeployAction
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Th @TomSoto for moderating a sharp panel on fast-tracking wind, solar, geothermal, biomass & storage at #AcceleratingTheTransition. Shout-out to Jeff Johnson, Mayte Sanchez & Alex Vovk for real talk on how projects get built — and what's blocking them. #CleanEnergy @DeployAction
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Come by the Accelerating The Transition Conference today at 3pm for our panel on Climate Communications. Seth Jacobson and I will be representing @DeployAction Hear from Embold Research on the latest data on climate and Jeff St. John on the hottest stories on climate.
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