Proposition 16

Paying the IOU: Boulder and its Expiring Xcel Franchise

Anne Butterfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boulder-Politics, Coal Power, Xcel Energy, Fossil Fuels, American Public Power Association, PG&E, Proposition 16, Utilities, Climate Change, Municipal Utilities, Dick Kelly, Denver News
Anne Butterfield

With Xcel, Boulder pays Cadillac prices to cruise at the clean edge of the fossil fuel pack, but with a muni, we could be in a thrifty Prius zooming towards lots of wind and solar, shielded from coal's various costs.

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What's at Stake in the Golden State? Corporate Cash vs. Progressive Populism

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Land Use, California, Progressive Populist, Jobs, Immigration, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Outsourcing, Proposition 16, Meg Whitman, Progressive, Barbara Boxer, Populist, Water, Jerry Brown, Corporatists, Carly Fiorina, Proposition 17, Corporate Cash, Edication, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

Nothing less than the biggest statehouse, the biggest Senate seat, and the future presidency of America is at stake here in the Golden State.

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2010 California Primaries: Voters OK Open Primaries, Reject PG&E

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prop 14, Open Primaries, Proposition 16, Proposition 14, Prop 16, California Open Primaries, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Blaming political parties for California's dysfunction, voters dumped the state's partisan primary but got no guarantee it would c...

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Props to Know in CA: Yes on 15, No on 16!

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 16, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Proposition 15, Clean Elections, California Politics, Los Angeles News
John Wellington Ennis

Pacific Gas & Electric has spent over $46 million to get you to vote for their monopoly in our elections.

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Corporate "Smart" Initiatives Will Test California Voters' Smarts Tuesday

Jamie Court | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California June Primary Election, Mercury Insurance, Proposition 17, PG&E, Proposition 16, California-Ballot-Initiative, California Politics, Municipal Utilities, Los Angeles News
Jamie Court

Spending tens of millions of dollars on deceptive TV advertising could be enough to buy public policy in California. You can bet companies across America will be watching closely to see what happens.

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PG&E Outspending Opponents $511 to $1 On Prop. 16 Campaign

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 16, Pg&e Prop 16, Prop 16, PG&E, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams When it comes to political metaphors, "David vs. Goliath" doesn't really serve to ...

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PG&E Spending On Proposition 16 Reaches $44 MILLION

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 16, Prop 16, Prop. 16, Pacific Gas & Electric, PG&E, Pros and Cons to Calif Prop 16, Prop 16 Information, Proposition 16 Pg, Pg, Prop 16 Pros and Cons, Who Is Sponsoring Proposition 16, Los Angeles News

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s spending on Proposition 16 has hit $44 million, according to new campaign reports. The amount is far above the $35 millio...

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$30 vs. $30 Million -- How Social Media Will Bring a Corporate Giant to its Knees

Ben Zolno | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Prop 16, Energy, Proposition 16, Green, Green Living, Politics, Electricity, Corporations, Greenhouse Gases, PG&E, Environment, Global Warming, Los Angeles News
Ben Zolno

Realizing Prop 16 would be bad for basically everyone but PG&E, a number of like-minded individuals got together and dug deep into our pockets, but none of us could find a thirty-million-dollar bill.

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PG&E Prepared To Spend $35 On Ballot Measure

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pg, Proposition 16, Prop 16, California Election, Los Angeles News

The state's largest invester-owned utility is prepared to spend up to $35 million to pass a little-publicized measure on the June ballot. In a stat...

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