Plugging In California’s Public Schools, Parks and Beaches

August 3, 2018

Energy Central California’s investor-owned utilities want to install approximately $55 million worth of charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) at public schools, state parks and beaches — allowing people to plug-in when they’re hitting the books, the trail, or the…
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Five Years After its First Report, Facebook Diversity Barely Budges

July 13, 2018

Silicon Valley.com By Levi Sumagaysay Another year, another report that shows little progress on Facebook’s stated effort to diversify its workforce. As the provider of the world’s largest social network, the Menlo Park company stresses the importance of having diverse…
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Clean Energy Coalition Delivers 38,000 Signatures Supporting 100% Clean Energy to California Legislature

July 3, 2018

Solar Power World By Kelsey Misbrener The Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee is holding a hearing on Senate Bill 100, legislation to transition California to 100% clean electricity by 2045, where advocates gathered to deliver more than 38,000 messages and…
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Coalition Applauds California’s Low-Income Rooftop Solar Investment

June 22, 2018

Solar Power World By Kelsey Misbrener Solar industry, renewable energy and environmental justice organizations and advocates applauded a decision today by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that will increase opportunities for low-income households to go solar, lower their utility…
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California Net Neutrality Bill Advances After Last-Minute Changes

June 20, 2018

Courthouse News Service By Derek Fleming The battle to preserve internet freedom raged in Sacramento Wednesday, as state legislators debated a bill that would restore and even expand Obama-era rules the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) scrapped after President Trump’s election…
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California Lawmakers Water Down Net Neutrality Bill

June 20, 2018

Los Angeles Times By Patrick McGreevy An Assembly panel decided Wednesday to rewrite a proposed net neutrality bill over the objection of its author, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who charged that the amendments gutted the bill and were adopted…
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One Symptom of California’s Housing Crisis? State Agency Says Someone Making $200K Deserves House-Buying Help

June 15, 2018

Orange County Register By Cal Matters When the California Housing Finance Agency was created in 1975 in Governor Jerry Brown’s first term, the mission was simple: help low- and moderate-income families buy their first home. More than 40 years later,…
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California Regulators OK Historic Electric Vehicle Charging Investment in Underserved Communities

May 31, 2018

$738 Million in EV Infrastructure to Be Installed by State’s 3 Largest Electric Utilities Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – Today the California Public Utilities Commission approved proposals from Southern California Edison,…
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Senate Approves Bill Building Climate Equity for Low Income Communities

May 30, 2018

Lake County News SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, the California State Senate approved legislation authored by Sen. Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will maximize greenhouse gas reduction and climate adaptation investments in low-income and under-resourced communities statewide. Cosponsored by the Trust…
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Closing Racial Wealth Gap: Power of Supplier Diversity

May 29, 2018

Black Star News By Jimmy Donelson III As the racial wealth gap widens, people of color have increasingly turned to entrepreneurship to secure their economic futures. This is an uphill battle, and if we are to succeed, we must bring…
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