Gov. Newsom: A ‘Solar Tax’ Threatens Your Climate Legacy
Esperanza Vielma, Ambrose Carroll and Francisco Moreno are founders of the Coalition for Environmental Equity and Economics (CEEE) and...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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Derek Cressman
- Oct 6
Sacramento’s municipal utility wildly overspends on executive pay, marketing & other fixed costs
Derek Cressman is a longtime government watchdog and Sacramento resident for the last 22 years. He is also a current candidate this fall...
Justin Ha
- Aug 18
As Californians & planet sweat, rooftop solar revisions stuck in limbo
The future of rooftop solar in California is uncertain. Efforts to revise the state’s landmark Net Energy Metering (NEM) program that...
Nick Pilch
- Aug 18
In Newsom-DeSantis rivalry, it’ll surprise who’s better on rooftop solar
Nick Pilch is an environmentalist and from 2014-2020 was a Council Member in the Bay Area town of Albany, Calif. This included serving as...
Mission critical: CPUC can (finally) meet its mission by saving rooftop solar incentives
Revision of California’s rooftop solar program has received more guest essay submissions than any other issue in SactoPolitico.com...
Elizabeth Galante
- Jun 9
Rooftop solar advice for Gov. Newsom from low-income solar installer
California’s Net Energy Metering program (NEM) has encouraged about 9% of the state’s electrical ratepayers to install solar systems on...
Omid Manavirad
- May 16
$50M state aid for Sacto’s American River opposed by homeless groups
This story was produced by the award-winning newsweekly Sacramento News & Review and co-published here with permission. California...
Mary Creasman
- Apr 26
Guest essay: California needs a climate courage budget
Mary Creasman is the CEO of California Environmental Voters. Formerly the California League of Conservation Voters, EnviroVoters is a...
Carolee Krieger
- Apr 26
Deep reservations on Sites Reservoir
Carolee Krieger is executive director of the California Water Impact Network, a state-wide organization that advocates for the equitable...
Jennifer Tanner
- Mar 29
Gov. Newsom: Forget PG&E crocodile tears; save rooftop solar
Jennifer Tanner is the director of Indivisible’s Green Team, which represents hundreds of Indivisible chapters across California....
Frank X. Mullen
- Feb 21
Study: global warming eliminates Tahoe as Olympic venue; local boosters stay optimistic
This story was produced by the award-winning newsweekly Sacramento News & Review and co-published here with permission. A new climate...
Lee Miller
- Jan 26
Gov. Newsom: Don’t let sun go down on rooftop solar
Sacramento County-resident Lee Miller is a Board Member with Solar Rights Alliance, a statewide nonprofit association of California solar...
Dave Rosenfeld
- Dec 15, 2021
Rooftop Solar Storm: Newsom must reverse ‘disastrous’ anti-solar proposal
Dave Rosenfeld is the executive director of the San Diego-based Solar Rights Alliance. He has been a community organizer for more than 20...
Fatima T. Malik & Roger Freeman
- Nov 9, 2021
The Sun Belongs to Everyone, not just SMUD
Fatima T. Malik was a 2020 candidate for the SMUD Board of Directors, Ward 5 (northwest Sacramento County). Roger Freeman is board chair...
Jeff Burdick
- May 31, 2021
What AB 1139 brawl means for future of rooftop solar
Editor’s update: The next month after publication, many were surprised when AB 1139 described below failed to earn majority support in...
Ann Hancock
- May 31, 2021
Guest Essay: Calif. Climate Action Budget must double
As a Californian who has experienced crushing heat waves, public safety power shut-offs, and wildfire evacuations, I am hopeful that...
Doug Linney
- Apr 28, 2021
Guest Essay: 100% Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2030?
This month, California lost its decades-long lead at the environmental forefront. In the race to eliminate one of the largest sources of...