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Posted by Jack Galloway
|Date: October 15, 2021
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Private Industry and Essential Services: PG&E

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By Jack Galloway CALIFORNIA— Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) warns of more power shut of ...

October 15, 2021
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My View: Storm Shows Cracks in Our System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2021
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My View: Storm Shows Cracks in Our System

By David M. Greenwald Sometime next month, the US will likely top half a million dead from COVID—lives ha ...

By David M. Greenwald Sometime next month, the US will likely top half a million dead from COVID—lives have been ended, many have been permanently altered, many have lost their businesses and are in d ...

January 30, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Valley Clean Energy Now Enrolling Solar Customers

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Valley Clean Energy Now Enrolling Solar Customers

By Don Saylor Chair, Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors Valley Clean Energy (VCE) is our local commun ...

By Don Saylor Chair, Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors Valley Clean Energy (VCE) is our local community choice energy program serving electricity customers in the communities of Woodland, Davis a ...

March 12, 2020
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Senator Wiener Wants to Turn PG&E into a Publicly-Owned Utility

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 04, 2020
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Senator Wiener Wants to Turn PG&E into a Publicly-Owned Utility

In an effort to fundamentally reform PG&E, this legislation will turn it into a public utility focuse ...

In an effort to fundamentally reform PG&E, this legislation will turn it into a public utility focused on safety, reliability, and affordability instead of profits Monday, Senator Scott Wiener (D- ...

February 04, 2020
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Winters Votes To Join Valley Clean Energy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 09, 2019
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Winters Votes To Join Valley Clean Energy

(From VCE - Press Release) - The city of Winters is the fourth local jurisdiction to join Valley Clean En ...

(From VCE - Press Release) - The city of Winters is the fourth local jurisdiction to join Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s not-for-profit public clean power electricity agency. The cities of Woodlan ...

November 09, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires ...

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires fueled by howling winds and dry conditions. But he only has to look to 2003 to know what can ...

November 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Wind, Fire, Power Outrages – Post Climate Change California’s Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2019
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Commentary: Wind, Fire, Power Outrages – Post Climate Change California’s Normal?

It is easy to point your finger at PG&E, at their failure to plan and maintain their electrical lines ...

It is easy to point your finger at PG&E, at their failure to plan and maintain their electrical lines, their untenable solution of turning off power for long periods of time – this is a disaster. ...

October 30, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board Answers Governor’s Call, Authorizes Offer to Purchase PG&E Assets

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 20, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board Answers Governor’s Call, Authorizes Offer to Purchase PG&E Assets

(From Press Release – VCE) – The board of Yolo County’s clean power agency has submitted a $300 million b ...

(From Press Release – VCE) – The board of Yolo County’s clean power agency has submitted a $300 million bid to purchase Pacific Gas & Electric’s lines, poles and other electricity distribution ass ...

October 20, 2019
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Law Would Limit Planned Black Outs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 09, 2019
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Law Would Limit Planned Black Outs

(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced new legi ...

(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced new legislation to limit utility blackouts and help protect residents, businesses, and medical and publ ...

September 09, 2019
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Guest Commentary: VCE Costs the Same as PG&E but Delivers More

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 06, 2019
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Guest Commentary: VCE Costs the Same as PG&E but Delivers More

By Tom Stallard It’s been a long hot summer, but those cool autumn days aren’t too far off… And thanks ...

By Tom Stallard It’s been a long hot summer, but those cool autumn days aren’t too far off… And thanks to Valley Clean Energy, local electricity customers are not paying any more to run their air-co ...

September 06, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board to Study Purchase of PG&E Assets

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 10, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board to Study Purchase of PG&E Assets

(From Press Release) - The Valley Clean Energy (VCE) Board of Directors — composed of elected officials f ...

(From Press Release) - The Valley Clean Energy (VCE) Board of Directors — composed of elected officials from Woodland, Davis, and Yolo County — is studying the potential acquisition of PG&E distri ...

August 10, 2019
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Letter: Lack of Response by PG&E to Davis Fire

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 15, 2019
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Letter: Lack of Response by PG&E to Davis Fire

To PG&E: We are writing to express our grave concern about PG&E's unacceptable response to a frig ...

To PG&E: We are writing to express our grave concern about PG&E's unacceptable response to a frightening recent incident in our neighborhood. On June 5th, 2019 at 8:44 PM, a fire started at a ...

June 15, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Power Outages the New Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Power Outages the New Normal?

California Wildfires There we were on Friday evening and suddenly the news is reporting that areas of Yol ...

California Wildfires There we were on Friday evening and suddenly the news is reporting that areas of Yolo County – specifically Winters and Davis – could have the power turned off on Saturday morning ...

June 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is Criminal Charges Against PG&E the Way to Go?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2019
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Commentary: Is Criminal Charges Against PG&E the Way to Go?

A US District Judge, William Alsup, has ordered PG&E to determine if it played any role in the deadly ...

A US District Judge, William Alsup, has ordered PG&E to determine if it played any role in the deadly Camp Fire – which killed 88 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 homes, nearly completely destro ...

January 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: PG&E Exit Fees? OK, But Let’s Be Fair

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2018
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Guest Commentary: PG&E Exit Fees? OK, But Let’s Be Fair

by Lucas Frerichs and Tom Stallard In a disappointing decision, the California Public Utilities Commissio ...

by Lucas Frerichs and Tom Stallard In a disappointing decision, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently voted to approve increases to the “exit fees” charged to Valley Clean Energy ...

December 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Had Far More Choice with VCE Than We Ever Had with PG&E

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: We Had Far More Choice with VCE Than We Ever Had with PG&E

I continue to find the narrative by columnist Bob Dunning to be ironic. He writes, “I continue to get so ...

I continue to find the narrative by columnist Bob Dunning to be ironic. He writes, “I continue to get so many complaints about the way we were all signed up for Valley Clean Energy without our permis ...

September 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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PG&E Streetlights: Color Temperature is NOT the Primary Issue

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2018
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PG&E Streetlights: Color Temperature is NOT the Primary Issue

by Alan Miller Despite what the City staff report for Tuesday's City Council meeting implies, the streetl ...

by Alan Miller Despite what the City staff report for Tuesday's City Council meeting implies, the streetlight issue is not resolved. The Council will hear the item on Tuesday night, February 20th. If ...

February 20, 2018
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PG&E After Protests Agrees to Switch to 2700K Lights

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2018
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PG&E After Protests Agrees to Switch to 2700K Lights

In late January, Alan Miller published a guest piece in the Vanguard warning that PG&E was not honori ...

In late January, Alan Miller published a guest piece in the Vanguard warning that PG&E was not honoring the choice of Davis citizens when it changed these streetlights to LEDs. “Those of us in the ...

February 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: PG&E Won’t Install Davis’ Choice Residential Streetlights

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 23, 2018
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Guest Commentary: PG&E Won’t Install Davis’ Choice Residential Streetlights

By Alan C. Miller Hundreds of Davis streetlights are set to be converted to energy-saving LEDs, but these ...

By Alan C. Miller Hundreds of Davis streetlights are set to be converted to energy-saving LEDs, but these lights are not the 2700k Green Cobra lamps that Davis residents overwhelmingly chose in a 2014 ...

January 23, 2018
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Five Top Law Firms to Announce Series of Lawsuits against PG&E on behalf of Fire Victims

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 14, 2017
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Five Top Law Firms to Announce Series of Lawsuits against PG&E on behalf of Fire Victims

(From Press Release) - On Tuesday, November 14th at 11 a.m., attorneys from five of California's most pre ...

(From Press Release) - On Tuesday, November 14th at 11 a.m., attorneys from five of California's most prestigious law firms will hold a press conference to announce a series of lawsuits filed against ...

November 14, 2017
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