The Alliance's Role in Defeating PG&E's Prop 16

Thanks to the efforts of steering committee members, organizational members and volunteers, the Local Clean Energy Alliance played a key role in defeating Prop 16. Among other things, the Alliance:

• Organized the meeting at which the statewide PAC was formed
• Convened the Clean Power Healthy Communities conference at which the Prop 16 Regional Working group was formed
• Convened and co-chaired the weekly conference calls for the Prop 16 Regional Working group 
• Organized the March 17th rally at the CPUC
• Vetted endorsements of the No on Prop 16 position
• Secured dozens of endorsements including Senator Hancock
• Created, distributed, and promoted the Films of www.NoProp16films.org
• Convened the May Final Push Organizing meeting that brought together 25 advocates that had never been in the same room
• Co-convened the May 25th Unity rally
• Testified at the March 7th, May 20th, and June 7th CPUC hearings
• Gave community education presentations to organizations
• Put up signs in Oakland and Berkeley
• Organized two phone banking sessions at our office (40 person-hours)
• Wrote and got posted blog articles on Sustainablog, Ella Baker Center, and Oakland Local
• Got Oakland, Berkeley, and Richmond to pass resolutions against Prop 16
• Maintained an informative No on Prop 16 web presence at our site
• Promoted No on 16 through Facebook and Twitter 
• Appeared on two radio interviews