Category Archives: California

CALIFORNIA: TAKE ACTION TO REMOVE CPUC PRES. PEEVEY

From the grassroots wire: Enough is enough! We can get nowhere with Peevey in office. CA Public Utility Commissioner President Michael Peevey (formerly Southern CA Edison CEO) has shown incompetence, conflicts of interest, and disdain for people he puts in … Continue reading

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Utility Blackmail: PG&E Threatens City of Sebastopol’s Service

In response to the City of Sebastopol’s recent ordinance (pdf) prohibiting “smart” meter installation, and the council’s willingness to use police powers to enforce that ordinance, Pacific Gas & Electric Company is now essentially threatening to disconnect the entire community … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Police, Sonoma County | 10 Comments

CPUC President Michael Peevey to Public: “Shut Up”

Yesterday, dozens of people descended on the California Public Utilities Commission (for the umpteenth time) to speak of health damage, fires, privacy violations, and inaccurate bills brought about by the “smart meter” and to demand major changes in state policy … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, San Francisco | 15 Comments

PG&E Officers Kiraly and Burt, CPUC Planning & Policy Division Head Marzia Zafar Implicated in Smart Meter Spy Scandal

Utility’s Own Internal Investigation Reveals Violations were Systemic and Widespread SAN FRANCISCO- Documents filed last week at the California Public Utilities Commission indicate that the spy scandal that forced the resignation of William Devereaux, ex- Senior Director of Pacific Gas … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Fires, health effects, PG&E, Privacy, San Francisco, Smart Grid | 5 Comments

Stop Smart Meters! Sacramento Challenges SMUG SMUD

SACRAMENTO, CA– Resistance to smart meter deployments can vary tremendously, depending on local circumstances.  Sometimes a local population is informed, organized and resistant to a smart meter deployment before the men in uniforms and white trucks arrive like some old … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, health effects, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Sacramento, Smart Grid | 13 Comments