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Vote no on PG&E's Prop. 16Proposition 16, sponsored by PG&E Corp., would amend our state constitution to require a two-thirds vote to replace privately owned utilities like PG&E. According to the Bakersfield Californian, Prop. 16 would erect a 'constitutional iron curtain,' that would freeze us into PG&E's utility empire forever after the June 8 election. ELECTRICITY: PG&E referendum could stymie Calif. renewables-- analysisPacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s Proposition 16 could curtail development of renewable energy in California if it passes in next month's election, according to a report released today by the University of California, Berkeley, law school. Fight PG&E's POWER GRAB and 30% RATE HIKE!RALLY with us at the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) at 6:00 pm
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PG&E is spending $35 MILLION of OUR money to sell us PROPOSITION 16 which would:
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start date: 05/24/2010 - 18:00 enddate: 05/24/2010 - 19:00 PG&E acknowledges thousands of inaccurate utility billsAfter earlier insisting that only "a few" customers with its new SmartMeters received inaccurate utility bills, Pacific Gas & Electric acknowledged Monday that the number may be as high as 23,000. PG&E couldn't say how many of those customers were overcharged, how many were undercharged or the total sum of the inaccuracies. But the utility conceded it has done a poor job responding to consumer complaints about SmartMeters and announced a major overhaul of its customer service efforts. CORRECTION TO: "SAN FRANCISCO MOVES CLOSER TO FULFILLING COMMUNITY HIRING AGREEMENT ON SUNSET RESERVOIR"Brightline issues the following correction to this morning's solar bulletin: SAN FRANCISCO MOVES CLOSER TO FULFILLING COMMUNITY HIRING AGREEMENT ON SUNSET RESERVOIRRecurrent Energy Commits To Hiring Additional Low-Income Residents By Month's End, But SF Labor Office To Rule Whether Community Members Can Actually Touch Solar Panels Photovoltaic: A labor dispute in the green economyJose Radzinsky set out in late 2008 to create what he saw as a much needed apprentice program for the Silicon Valley: photovoltaic installers. What he got instead is a legal battle with labor unions jockeying for control of apprenticeship education. Radzinsky, owner of Renewable Power Solutions Inc, a solar installation company in the Silicon Valley, saw his industry in need of a proper training program. “I wanted to give my employees an opportunity to better themselves in a developing industry,” Radzinsky said. Prop. 16 pits PG&E against public power advocatesProposition 16 would change the California Constitution to require a two-thirds vote before local governments could use tax dollars to start a power agency, a requirement the initiative's opponents say would serve only to further Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s monopoly. Human Rights in the Age of ClimateFriday, May 21, 2010 Ella Baker Center. 344 40th st. Oakland, CA 94609 Join a discussion with Michael Nagler, Philip Lawson, Michael Lerner, Pano Krako and Ian Kim about new Civil Rights in Oakland, CA, the nation and the world. Three little things: Air + Water + Food for all = Sustainability. Organized by Pano Krako, Environmental Parliament. For more information, contact: michaelg@ellabakercenter.org start date: 05/21/2010 - 12:00 enddate: 05/21/2010 - 14:00 PG&E has bankrolled Prop 16 with $35 million of rate payers' money to benefit themselves, not the people.By now you have probably received the glossy mailers with solar panels and sunflowers, seen the very convincing ads on television, or heard the slick radio spot about the "Taxpayer's Right to Vote" Act, Proposition 16, which will be on the primary election ballot on June 8. 
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