Last week, I wrote about our work in Stockton collaborating with the city and local community groups to create the building blocks for a more resilient Stockton, using funds made available by California’s climate laws. I mentioned that SB 1072…
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Legislators this week started discussions to decide the fate of the Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP), a program that brings energy efficiency and utility bill savings to low-income California families. The program, whose funding Gov. Brown proposed eliminating in his proposed… Continue reading 
Something amazing is happening in California. California has taken bold steps to act on climate change, including regulations to cut our carbon consumption and charging polluters for the carbon that they emit. We put that money from polluters into a… Continue reading 
The California Public Utilities Commission issued a final decision Tuesday on funding its clean energy research program for 2018-2020. The Decision allocates $555,000,000 for EPIC – The Electric Program Investment Charge (don’t you love energy acronyms?). For the first time,… Continue reading 
Let’s talk carbon policy and equity outcomes for low income Californians and communities of color. This November, the fourth quarterly carbon market auction of 2017 sold out of carbon allowances, with allowances going for the highest prices in the system’s… Continue reading 
By Jimmy O’Dea and Joel Espino Next month, LA Metro, the second largest transit fleet in the United States, will decide what types of buses to purchase through 2030. The decision will impact Los Angeles’ efforts to have clean air, fight… Continue reading 
Oakland, Los Angeles, and Fresno were not always some of the most polluted and impoverished communities in California, but they are now. As California contemplates updating its clean energy policies, including cap-and-trade, we must remember the debt we owe these… Continue reading 
This past September, California put its money where its mouth is and signed Assembly Bill 2722 (Burke), the Transformative Climate Communities Program. AB 2722 requires that the folks at the California Strategic Growth Council set up a competitive process to… Continue reading 
These ten weeks as a summer associate have afforded me some of the greatest personal and professional development challenges of my young adult life. While I expected to this summer to be demanding, I was not aware of how much… Continue reading 
Wealth inequality continues to plague the Bay Area and the tech industry is at the heart of it. On May 25, at our 23rd Economic Summit, the Greenlining Institute brought together a panel of thought leaders and social entrepreneurs in… Continue reading 
