November 18, 2012
by Kate Poole
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Kate Poole, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
My colleague Ed Osann blogged recently about how new tiered water rates approved by the California Public Utilities Commission will allow water users to save money and make better use of our sc… Continue reading
November 8, 2012
by Ed Osann
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Ed Osann, Senior Policy Analyst, Santa Monica
There are lots of reasons why California and states throughout the West need to start using water more efficiently, and do so quickly. Climate change will cause water supplies to be mo… Continue reading
September 27, 2012
by Lara Ettenson
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Lara Ettenson, Director, California Energy Efficiency Policy, San Francisco
The California Public Utilities Commission, the agency that regulates California’s private utilities, recently released a staff report indicating that uti… Continue reading
August 21, 2012
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA
This week, I asked the California Public Utilities Commission to banish the word “ratepayer” from its institutional vocabulary and instead use a better term to de… Continue reading
June 26, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The city of San Francisco has launched a new website to help residents take advantage of city resources and programs for neighborhood-scaled street improvements su… Continue reading
May 10, 2012
by Sierra Martinez
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Sierra Martinez, Energy Attorney & Analyst, San Francisco
To develop a sustainable and healthy economy, California policy requires utilities to rely on clean energy resources whenever it is cost-effective and before turning to the dirti… Continue reading
May 9, 2012
by Max Baumhefner
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Max Baumhefner, Sustainable Energy Fellow, San Francisco
Today, the biggest electric utility in California, the largest car market in the country, took an important step to give drivers access to a cleaner fuel that’s roughly the … Continue reading
September 15, 2010
by Annie Notthoff
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California is one of only ten states that has a full time legislature and its two-year sessions wind up during the hottest time of the year when temperatures regularly exceed 100 degrees. The end of August was no exception. Our legislative session… Continue reading
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