Recent National and Local News Stories on PG&E's Prop 16 (60 Stories)
"Vote no on Proposition 16 - PG&E's attack on competition," Sierra Club Yodeler article by John Rizzo (March 6, 2010)
"PG&E SETS NEW ROBOCORP BALLOT TREND - Texas Refiners Mum About Funding Push to Halt Calif. Climate Law," New York Times article by Colin Sullivan (March 3 2010)
"Silicon Valley cities fear PG&E power play," Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal article by David Goll (March, 5 2010)
"Former president of coalition opposing Marin Clean Energy says he supports local initiative," Marin Independent Journal article by Richard Halstead (March 5, 2010)
"California voters to choose: PG&E and refineries or clean energy and the climate," Huffington Post article by Mike Sandler (March 4, 2010)
"PG&E plans to spend $7 Billion To $10 Billion on projects over next 2 years," Down Jones Newswires story (March 3, 2010)
"Keep corporations out of government power choice," Sacramento State Hornet article by Julia Baum (March 1, 2010)
FEBRUARY
"Ballot initiative may alter power business - Public utilities critical of effort funded by PG&E," Stockton Record article by Daniel Thigpen (February 26, 2010)
"PG&E’s laughable Prop 16: Who needs friends when you’ve got $35 million?," San Francisco Bay Guardian article by Rebecca Bowe (February 26, 2010)
"PG&E has long history of battling competitors," Fresno Bee article by Dan Walters (February 25, 2010)
"Peter Darbee's dog of an initiative: 3 tapeworms eating away at the internal logic of Prop 16," PG&E Ballot Initiative Factsheet Blog article by former California Energy Commissioner John Geesman (February 25, 2010)
"PG&E alert: Join the campaign to fight the PG&E's Prop 16 attack on public power and community choice aggregation,"San Francisco Bay Guardian article by Bruce Brugman (February 25, 2010)
"EDITORIAL: Initiative process just as infected by money as the rest of politics," San Jose Mercury News (February 20, 2010)
"EDITORIAL: No more silence on PG&E's statewide power grab," San Francisco Bay Guardian (February 23, 2010)
"PG&E Expects to Spend Up to $35 Million on Ballot Initiative," Business Week article by Mark Chediak (February 19, 2010)
"City of Gridley opposing PG&E initiative," The Gridley Herald article by Lisa Van De Hey (February 19, 2010)
"PG&E to spend millions to pass Prop. 16," San Francisco Chronicle article by David R. Baker (February 19, 2010)
"Mayor Bates Shoves Protester During PG&E Prop 16 Advisory Meeting," Fog City Journal article by Luke Thomas (February 19, 2010)
"Prop 16: Worst Measure on June Ballot," Los Angeles City Watch article by Paul Hogarth (February 17, 2010)
"PG&E Funds Anti-Green Measure," East Bay Express article by Robert Gammon (February 16, 2010)
"ENERGY: PG&E spends to keep out competitors, local utilities stay on sidelines," San Diego and Riverside North County Times article by Jason Dearen (February 15, 2010)
"Prop 16 is Worst Measure on June Ballot," East (San Diego) County Magazine article (February 17, 2010)
"Public power backers cry foul over utility effort," Associated Press article by Jason Dearen (February 15, 2010)
"Prop 16 is Worst Measure on June Ballot," Beyond Chron column by Paul Hogarth (February 16, 2010)
"What do California Realtors Know About Prop. 16 that the State Chamber of Commerce Doesn't?,"PG&E Ballot Initiative Factsheet article by former California Energy Commissioner John Geesman (February 15, 2010)
"PG&E funding Prop. 16 to keep its stranglehold," Fresno Bee column by Bill McEwen (February 13, 2010)
"PG & E amps up bid for power," Los Angeles Times column by Michael Hiltzik (February 10, 2010)
"Money Starts to Flow for Initiatives," Fox & Hounds Daily article by John Wildermuth (February 10, 2010)
"The Protect PG&E's Gold Mine Act," The Manteca Bulletin column by Dennis Wyatt (February 10, 2010)
JANUARY
"Upfront: Will Marin flip the switch? - PG&E gets down and dirty in attempts to thwart Marin Clean Energy," Pacific Sun article by Peter Seidman (January 29, 2010)
"PG&E spending millions to block local utilities," San Jose Mercury News article by Dana Hull (January 31, 2010)
"Large Marin energy users face choice: PG&E or more renewable energy," Contra Costa Times article by Richard Halstead (February 8, 2010)
"PG&E customers feel sticker shock from rising rates," Fresno Bee (Feb 07, 2010)
"Palo Alto votes to oppose PG&E-backed ballot measure," San Jose Mercury News article by Will Oremus (February 4, 2010)
"Community Bids to Bypass Utilities Facing Hurdles in Calif.," New York Times article by Debra Kahn (January 7, 2010)
"Marin County to provide power, oust PG&E," San Francisco Chronicle article by David R. Baker (February 4, 2010)
"Marin County to bypass PG&E with power agency," San Francisco Chronicle article by David R. Baker (February 5, 2010)
"Marin County kicks PG&E to the curb," abc7news.com article by Lilian Kim (February 4, 2010)
"Why PG&E fears SSJID as well as Marin County," Manteca Bulletin article by Dennis Wyatt, Managing Editor (February 5, 2010)
"Manteca, Ripon & Escalon say ‘yes’ to SSJID, ‘no’ to PG&E," Manteca Bulletin article by Dennis Wyatt, Managing Editor (February 3, 2010)
"PG&E threatens to sue Marin water district over 'clean energy' loan," Contra Costa times article by Richard Halstead (January 29, 2010)
"What Does the PG&E Ballot Initiative Claim to Do?," PG&E Ballot Initiative Factsheet: The Trojan Horse in California's June 8, 2010 Election& by former 2002-2008 California Energy Commissioner John Geesman (January 23, 2010)
"PG&E Going to Ballot to Maintain Power Control," KMJN News Talk Radio with audio clips of radio interview (Jan 20, 2009)
"EDITORIAL: PG&E makes a new power grab: Innocuous-sounding initiative would amend constitution to protect utility's monopoly," iStockAnalyst and Merced Sun-Star (Jan 20, 2009)
"EDITORIAL: PG&E makes a new power grab," Sacramento Bee (January 20, 2010)
"EDITORIAL: Don't vote for PG&E's newest power grab," Fresno Bee (January 20, 2010)
"EDITORIAL: PG&E measure is a bad idea," Modesto Bee (January 21, 2010)
"EDITORIAL:Measure would protect PG&E, not taxpayers," Redding Record-Searchlight (Jan 16, 2010)
"PG&E initiative on power suppliers on ballot," San Francisco Chronicle article by David Baker (Jan 14, 2010)
"County of Marin reaffirms support for Marin Clean Energy," Contra Costa Times article by Richard Halstead (Jan 12, 2010)
"San Francisco City Attorney Slams PG&E: Argues utility monopoly using your money to try to stifle competition," NBC Bay Area (Jan 12, 2010)
"San Francisco City Attorney Slams PG&E: Argues utility monopoly using your money to try to stifle competition," by journalist Peter Seldman of the Pacific Sun (Jan 14, 2010)
"San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Accuses PG&E Of Undermining City's Clean Power Effort," KTVU Channel 2 (Jan 11, 2010)
DECEMBER
"New Group Seeks to Bring Greener Power to Marin," New York Times article by Katharine Mieszkowski (Dec 22, 2009)
"PG&E ballot measure is a stealthy power play:" Los Angeles Times column by Michael Hiltzik (Dec 28, 2009)
"Paul Fenn vs. PG&E - Activist-turned-entrepreneur Paul Fenn's effort to bring affordable sustainable energy to California could be revolutionary -- and electricity giant PG&E isn't happy about it at all." Fast Company feature article by Pulitzer-nominated Author Anya Kamenetz
"PG&E attack mailer puts City Hall on defensive - SF officials are investigating whether PG&E broke the law with these misleading mailers" by Rebecca Bowe (San Francisco Bay Guardian - Dec 22, 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
"The PG&E Plan: Trick the Voters and Make them Cry," by Sierra Club California (The Santa Lucian , San Luis Obispo, October, 2009)
"PG&E Wields Power" (Golden Gate XPress , October, 2009 )
"Mirkarimi Warns Northern California Power Authority Against Monopoly-Protecting Ballot Initiative" (Fog City Journal - Sep 24, 2009)
"PG&E Initiative Clears Hurdle" (San Francisco Bay Guardian , Oct 27, 2009)
"Why PG&E's Monopoly Protection Ballot Initiative is a Bad Idea" (Pacific Sun , Sep 28, 2009)
"Stopping PG&E's Fraudulent Initiative" (TURN - The Utility Reform Network, Sep 22, 2009)
"PG&E Backs Measure to Tighten Grip on Cities" (San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 18, 2009 )
"PG&E Fights Marin Power Push" (Contra Costa Times - Aug 5, 2009)
"Marin Voice: Energy Indendence for Marin" (Marin Independent Journal - Nov 22, 2009)
"Debate Over Marin Plan To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Heats Up" (Marin Independent Journal - Nov 18, 2009)
"Power Grab in Hot Tubistan:"San Francisco Chronicle article by Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Katherine Ellison (May 29, 2009)
