Unlikely Alliance Join Forces to Keep California in the Lead of the Electric Car Race

October 5, 2018

Renewable Energy World Today, an unlikely alliance of public and industry leaders joined forces in an unusual show of unity to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in California. This powerhouse of leaders, representing every major player in the transportation sector,…
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To Fight Redlining, Community Should Lead CRA Reforms

October 3, 2018

Small Business Exchange Online By Rawan Elhalaby Once again, the Trump administration is advancing an agenda that favors banks to the detriment of communities of color. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency head Joseph Otting proposes to gut the…
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California Enacts Strongest Net Neutrality Protections in the Nation — and the Trump Administration Sues

September 30, 2018

Los Angeles Times By Jazmine Ulloa Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday restored net neutrality rules in California that were repealed under the Trump administration, setting up a legal battle with the federal government over whether states can prevent companies from…
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California Becomes First State to Require a Woman on Corporate Boards

September 30, 2018

The Mercury News By John Woolfolk and Levi Sumagaysay Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a bill making California the first state to require public companies to have at least one woman on their board of directors to advance gender…
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OCC Should Improve CRA, Not Gut It

September 27, 2018

American Banker By Orson Aguilar and Kat Taylor With little outreach to redlined communities still left behind by Wall Street, the Trump administration recently proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act, a law that was intended to fix the problems…
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Public Knowledge Urges Court Not To Hang Up On Consumers in FCC Lawsuit

September 26, 2018

Public Knowledge By Shiva Stella Today, Public Knowledge, joined by Greenlining Institute, The Utility Reform Network (TURN), and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA), filed a petitioners’ brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit requesting…
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Mnuchin’s Fight With Activists Inspired Push to Revamp Low-Income Lending Rules

September 25, 2018

Wall Street Journal By Rachel Louise Ensign and Ryan Tracy When Steven Mnuchin looked to sell his OneWest Bank for $3.4 billion in 2014, a community group with an $800,000 budget tried to block the deal. That led to a nine-hour…
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BART’s Fare Evasion Fines Hit African-Americans Hardest

September 20, 2018

The Mercury News By Erin Baldassari African-American passengers are bearing the brunt of BART’s new fines for riders who fail to pay fares, as they receive tickets at a rate that appears to be far higher than their proportion of overall…
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Sunrun is Bringing 100 Megawatts of Rooftop Solar to Low-Income Communities

September 18, 2018

Fast Company By Eillie Anzilotti As California prepares to shift to 100% renewable energy by 2045–so far, it’s the largest economy in the world to commit to such an aggressive goal–the state needs to double down on its production of local clean…
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Electric Vehicles for Low-Income Residents Could Be Crucial in California

September 18, 2018

ABC7 News By Lyanne Melendez Last week during the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, Governor Jerry Brown reaffirmed his goal of having five million electric vehicles in the state by 2030. While it’s ambitious, it can only be…
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