Powergrab News - A daily news source on PG&E;'s Proposition 16 from the trenches of California's Community Choice movement
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Don't be Fooled: The PG&E; Initiative was About Monopoly, Not Taxes PG&E posed as taxpayer rights advocate and tried to manipulate California voters into ignoring the messenger and the purpose of Prop 16: Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation, peddling taxpayer rights to steal back its monopoly from ratepayers who have paid dearly for the privilege of choice - by persuading Californians to vote against their own right to choose. The League of Women Voters, California Association of Realtors, Sierra Club, The Utility Reform Network and many others joined local governments and public officials all over California to oppose Prop 16, linked to original source material below.
This page features direct links to official government documentation of PG&E's initiative and related political activities, as well as recent articles by independent newspapers and official editorial board statements opposing Prop 16. Download a Fact Sheet from Powergrab Campaign Co-Sponsor The Utility Reform Network (TURN) HERE.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Legal challenge to Prop 16 highlights PG&E; chief's statements as evidence of falsehood, misrepresentation - Lawyers for locally owned utilities challenging proposed amendment cite public admission that measure intends to 'greatly diminish' voting, rather than encourage it (official press release with links to official documents - April 29, 2010)
League of Women Voters Opposition Statement to Prop 16: Official Statewide June 8, 2010 Position Statement California Secretary of State Official Voter Information Guide Public Display - June 8, 2010, Statewide Direct Primary Election (scroll down to "Proposition 16" official document links)
California Association of Counties Statement of Opposition to Prop 16 (March 26, 2010)
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera seeks rule change to block PG&E; efforts to kill consumer choice - Utility's deceptive campaign, broken promises on Community Choice Aggregation demand expedited action by regulators, City argues (official press release with links to official documents - Dec 22, 2009)
"PG&E; is paying good money for its endorsements," Sacramento Bee blog post by Bee Senior Editor Dan Morain (April 11, 2010)
"PG&E;’s Prop. 16 Turns 100-Year Old Initiative Process on Its Head," Kersten Communications report by the public policy and research and analysis firm (March 9, 2010)
SF Bay Sierra Club Page on CCA The Utility Reform Network Local Power Blog Maintained by CCA Author Paul Fenn East Bay Local Clean Energy Alliance Web Site Community Choice Energy Alliance Website, San Francisco Sonoma CCA Climate Action Plan Community Climate Action Campaign Website Appollo Alliance Webpage on CCA |
Newspaper Editorials THE STOCKTON RECORD: No on Proposition 16," Stockton Record Editorial (June 4, 2010) THE TIMES-HERALD: Don't be fooled by Prop. 16," Times-Herald (Napa-Solano) Editorial (June 4, 2010) THE MERCED SUN-STAR: Vote no on self-serving measures," Merced Sun-Star Editorial (June 1, 2010) THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL: In our opinion - Vote no on Prop. 16," Ukiah Daily Journal Editorial (June 1, 2010) THE MODESTO BEE: Prop. 16: No way, never, uh-uh, no," Modesto Bee Editorial (May 30, 2010) THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN: A public power landmark -- and the battle to come -- CCA allows communities to offer an alternative — to buy cleaner power in bulk and resell it at comparable or cheaper rates to residents and businesses," San Francisco Bay Guardian Editorial (May 25, 2010) THE VENTURA COUNTY STAR: : Prop. 16: no Prop. 17: no," Ventura County Star Editorial (May 25, 2010) THE MONTEREY COUNTY HERALD: Companies hijack initiative process," Monterey County Herald Editorial (May 20, 2010) PARADISE POST: Prop 16: Good idea, bad initiative," Paradise Post Editorial (May 18, 2010) NAPA VALLEY REGISTER: No on 16 and 17," Napa Valley Register Editorial (May 17, 2010) VISALIA TIMES-DELTA: " Editorial: Proposition 16 is PG&E; power grab," Visalia Times-Delta Editorial (May 17, 2010) VACAVILLE REPORTER: " Editorial: Pull plug on PG&E; power grab," Vacaville Reporter Editorial (May 14, 2010) FRESNO BEE: " Vote 'no' on Proposition 16, PG&E;'s power grab - It shows how special interests manipulate the system," The Fresno Bee Editorial (May 10, 2010) REDDING RECORD SEARCHLIGHT: "Vote no on PG&E;'s sham initiative," The Record Searchlight Editorial (May 9, 2010) SANTA CRUZ SENTINAL: "As We See It: Vote no on Prop. 16: choice over monopoly," Santa Cruz Sentinel Editorial (May 9, 2010) PASADENA STAR-NEWS: "Our View: Prop. 16 - the right to vote NO," Pasadena Star-News Editorial (May 5, 2010) BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN: "Prop. 16 isn't about taxpayers, it's about profits," Bakersfield Californian Editorial (May 4, 2010) SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: "Vote No on Prop 16," San Francisco Chronicle Editorial (April 18, 2010) LONG BEACH PRESS TELEGRAM: "Vote No on Prop 16," Long Beach Press Telegram Editorial (March 22, 2010) "SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS: Vote no on Prop. 16," the San Jose Mercury News (March 20, 2010) OAKLAND TRIBUNE: "California voters should reject Proposition 16,"The Oakland Tribune (March 8, 2010) SACRAMENTO BEE: "PG&E; makes a new power grab," Sacramento Bee Editorial (Jan 20, 2010) SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN: "No more silence on PG&E;'s statewide power grab," San Francisco Bay Guardian Editorial (February 23, 2010) FRESNO BEE: "Don't vote for PG&E;'s newest power grab," Fresno Bee Editorial (February 1, 2010) MODESTO BEE: "PG&E; measure is a bad idea," Modesto Bee Editorial (Jan 21, 2010) REDDING RECORD-SEARCHLIGHT: "Measure would protect PG&E;, not taxpayers," Redding Record-Searchlight Editorial (Jan 16, 2010) Op Eds "No on Prop. 16 - The PG&E; initiative would block Community Choice option," Santa Barbara Independent opinion by Megan Birney (June 3, 2010)"Don't be bamboozled by Prop.16 - PG&E; has commandeered the initiative process in a cynical, underhanded ploy to cement its monopoly ," New Times (San Luis Obispo) opinion by Ken McCalip (June 2, 2010) "Reader Rebuttal: Prop. 16," Orange County Register opinion by Norma Jeanne Strobel and Ralph Shaffer (May 30, 2010) "Vote NO on Prop 16 (Remember Tehachapi?)," Chino Hills opinion by Joe A. (May 30, 2010)
"California: ruined by the supermajority - Requiring two-thirds approval to pass budgets and other legislation has not made California more democratic.," Los Angeles Times (Solano-Napa) opinion by Joe Matthews (May 30, 2010) "Proposition 16 nothing but a PG&E; scam," Bakersfield Californian opinion by James Resseguie (May 30, 2010) "Prop. 16 is a scheme," Times-Herald (Solano-Napa) opinion by Kathy Kerridge (May 30, 2010) "Political ads can be amusing, but Prop. 16 deceit isn't funny," Fresno Bee article by Bill McEwen (May 14, 2010) "PG&E; vs. democracy," Sacramento News & Review Op Ed by Cosmo Garvin (February 4, 2010) "The PG&E; stealth measure," Cal Coast News (Dec 27, 2009) "The two faces of PG&E," by columnist Robert Speer, Chico News & Review, (Sep 22, 2009) "Monopoly Money - Can one utility block Marin's climate protection efforts?," by Juliane Poirier, MetroActive - San Jose New Bohemian (Oct 21, 2009) "How to Earn a Black Eye: PG&E's Orwellian Misnomer," San Diego Daily Transcript - (Oct 8, 2009) |