How to switch on clean energy: Yes on H

Find out how to donate or participate in the campaign against global warming and kick PG&E out of City Hall

By Bruce B. Brugmann

PG&E is so afraid of clean energy, renewables, and public power that it is tossing millions of dollars into the campaign against the Clean Energy Initiative (H). Once again, it is demonstrating in 96 point Tempo bold how it has so corrupted the local political process that it has federally mandated public power out of the city for almost l00 years.

As I keep saying, When PG&E spits, City Hall swims.

Note the PG&E poster politicians and poster local groups that are swimming away on behalf of PG&E,
almost always laden down with PG&E money and PG&E favors or threats. We have and will continue to demonstrate how PG&E influence works in this election. It is most instructive. For example, it is instructive to note once again that the PG&E politicians and PG&E groups refuse to acknowledge the basic law and order fact: that San Francisco, because of the federal Raker Act allow the city to dam Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, is the only city in the U.S. is mandated to have its own public power system. Sup. Carmen Chu, running from the Sunset, has been nicely briefed by PG&E, and is getting chunks of PG&E money, admitted in our endorsement interview that she never heard of the Raker Act. Others kind of knew about the act but weren't going to let it interfere with riding the PG&E gravy train.

Meanwhile, below is a Yes on H letter telling you how to jump in and donate to or participate in the Yes on H and fight PG&E.

San Francisco is one step away from becoming a world leader in the fight against global warming! And you can help get us there.

Proposition H (the San Francisco Clean Energy Act), on this November's ballot requires a 100% clean energy supply for San Francisco. It will ensure that the City builds enough solar, wind, and conservation projects to reach this goal in just three decades.

With only 6 weeks left until the election, the investor-owned private utility PG&E is pouring millions into stopping Prop H, spreading misinformation and lies about its cost to ratepayers. Don't let PG&E buy this election!

Act Now to Stop Global Warming

Fund the Fight! Donate on our website

Or send a check made out to SF Clean Energy to 325 Highland Ave., San Francisco CA 94110 (please include your street address, occupation and employer).

Hit the streets! Come walk a precinct for Prop H or get involved in other great volunteer opportunities! Call 415-575-5542 or email june@sfcleanenergy.com

Stay Connected! Receive regular updates from the Yes on H Campaign. Sign up on our website:

Take Action to Stop Global Warming! We know the threats of the climate crisis...melting polar ice caps, record temperatures, extreme weather patterns. We must act quickly and decisively to change the course of history. San Franciscans now have an exciting opportunity to lead the way to address climate change and improve our economy.

Prop H Provides Affordable Energy and Creates Green Jobs. Prop H transitions San Francisco's electricity away from the skyrocketing cost of fossil fuel. Prop H locks in affordable rates for the long term, jumpstarts the local renewable energy industry, and generates new green jobs in the clean tech industry.

Don't Be Fooled By PG&E. PG&E is failing to meet the State of California's minimum target of 20% renewable energy by 2010. Now they're asking for a 7% increase in rates to keep burning fossil fuels while spending millions against Prop H.

Ours is a grassroots campaign - your contribution is critical!

You can find out more about Proposition H on our website: www.sfcleanenergy.org.

Please act now for a healthier San Francisco,

The SF Clean Energy Team
(See some of Prop H endorsers listed below)

Endorsers of Proposition H: (partial list)
San Francisco Democratic Party
San Francisco Green Party
Sierra Club
San Francisco League of Conservation Voters
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Joint Council
San Francisco Tomorrow
ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)
Senior Action Network
League of Young/Pissed Off Voters
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
Potrero Hill Democratic Club
District 11 Democratic Club
Tenant Associations Coalition PAC
Green Guerrillas Against Greenwash
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
Teachers 4 Social Justice
Literacy for Environmental Justice
San Francisco Women's Political Committee
Global Exchange
Bay Localize
Food & Water Watch
Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council (HANC)
Our City
Sunset Community Democratic Club
Urban Alliance for Sustainability
San Francisco Tenants Union
Box Dog Bikes

Individuals*
Assemblyman Mark Leno
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma
State Senator Carole Migden
Board of Equalization Vice Chairwoman Betty Yee
Former SFPUC General Manager Susan Leal
Former Mayor Art Agnos
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi
Supervisor Tom Ammiano
Supervisor Chris Daly
Supervisor Bevan Dufty
Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
Supervisor Jake McGoldrick
Supervisor Aaron Peskin
Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval
Former Supervisor Angela Alioto
Board of Education President Mark Sanchez
Board of Education Commissioner Eric Mar
Board of Education Commissioner Jane Kim
Board of Education Commissioner Kim Shree Maufas
Board of Education Commissioner Norman Yee
City College Board Trustee John Rizzo
City College Board Trustee Milton Marks
Van Jones, founder and President, Green for All
Bill McKibben, environmental author; founder, Step It Up campaign
Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club
Michael Bornstein, Senior Director, Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter
Jane Morrison, Member and Former Chairperson, SF Democratic Party Central Committee
John Avalos, President, San Francisco People's Organization
David Campos, Commissioner, SF Police Commission
David Chiu, Commissioner, SF Small Business Commission
Debra Walker, Commissioner and Former President, SF Building Inspection Commission
Michael Goldstein, Former President, Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
David Ho, Senior Community Organizer, Chinatown Community Development Corporation
Rafael Mandelman, Commissioner, SF Board of Appeals; President, Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
Eric Quezada, Executive Director, Dolores Street Community Services
Kevin Epps, Award winning filmmaker
Terrance Alan, Entertainment Commissioner
Bart Director Tom Radulovich

*NOTE: Organizational affiliations for individuals listed for identification purposes only.

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