May 2009 - Sustainability - list.sfgreens.org

[Sustain] For Newsletter: Joint Meeting: Transportation & Sustainability Working Groups, Mon, May 18, 6:30-9pm, SFGP Office
by Eric Brooks 10 May '09

10 May '09

Joint Meeting: Transportation & Sustainability Working Groups When: Monday, 5/18/09, 6:30PM-9:00PM Where: SFGP Office, 1028A Howard St Proposed Agenda Items - Transit Budget - Elected MTA Board - Closing Last SF Power Plant / New 100% Clean Energy Act - Update On Privatized Sunset Solar Installation - Update On Community Choice Energy project (now Clean Power SF)

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[Sustain] Teach-In & Mass Mobilization Planning Meeting: Saturday, May 9
by Martin Zehr 06 May '09

06 May '09

Am looking for responses as to who will be there on the 9th so I can let the organizers know. Please email me or call 415-337-5773. Please let me know if you can table at the event. Endorsing the event is just one step. If we want to demonstrate our active role in building a social movement in the city, we need to show that we can turn out people and work to expand its base. Mato * Teach-In & Mass Mobilization Planning Meeting: Saturday, May 9, 1-5pm (registration begins at 12:30pm) Plumbers Hall, 1621 Market St. @ Franklin St. Help organize a mass mobilization and ongoing action campaign around the following demands: - No layoffs. Massive job-creation program. - Tax the rich - don't bail out the banks. - Pass the Employee Free Choice Act. - Single-payer healthcare for all. - Affordable housing for all. Tenants' rights. Moratorium on foreclosures & evictions. - Funding for jobs, social services & infrastructure, not for war. - Stop the ICE raids and deportations. Legalization for all! Wearing a green Tshirt, buttons, etc, will show Green support and contribution to the Teach-In. If you could help handing out the SF Green Party brochure the Day of the Teach-In, contact Mato Ska at m_zehr(a)hotmail.com or 415-337-5773.

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[Sustain] Public Clean Energy Meeting Thu, May 7, 1 pm, SFPUC: Discuss Clean Energy Plans Prior To Maxwell Hearing, May 11
by Eric Brooks 05 May '09

05 May '09

Hi all, Please attend this very important clean energy meeting to scope out establishing a 100% clean energy, no power plants, mandate for San Francisco. cheers Eric Brooks *From:* Spanjian, Laura [mailto:LSpanjian@sfwater.org] *Sent:* Monday, May 04, 2009 4:08 PM *To:* joeboss(a)joeboss.com; Joshua Arce; STEVE MOSS; Pierce, Karen; president(a)potreroboosters.org; espanolajackson(a)sbcglobal.net; marie(a)greenaction.org; John Rizzo; Philip *Cc:* Lau, Jon; Hale, Barbara; Harrington, Ed; Ramirez, Manuel; Crowfoot, Wade; DeBerry, Cristine; Mueller, Theresa; Collins, Sera; Mabutas, Maria *Subject:* Meeting Thurs, May 7, 1 pm: Discuss City 100% Clean Energy Future before Maxwell hearing on May 11 On Monday, May 11, in the BOS Land Use Committee, Supervisor Maxwell has called for a hearing on the status of the closure of the Potrero Power Plant and for establishing a 100% clean energy future for the City: [Closing Potrero Power Plant, adopting clean energy goals, and updating the Electricity Resource Plan] Ordinance establishing City policy to take all feasible steps to close the entire Potrero Power Plant as soon as possible and urging the Public Utilities Commission to immediately prepare a plan to close the Potrero Power Plant; and establishing clean energy goals; and urging the Public Utilities Commission to update the Electricity Resource Plan. Before the hearing, we would like to sit down with you and discuss the City's recent efforts and recommendations for how the City can meet CAISO's reliability criteria through 2018. We will also discuss the most recent information regarding the CAISO Local Capacity Requirement and Resource Adequacy process and Reliability Must Run (RMR) process. Please join us on Thursday, May 7 at 1 pm. Clean Energy meeting with stakeholders and SFPUC Thursday, May 7 1 pm SFPUC office: 1155 Market Street, 11^th Floor Thanks. */Laura Spanjian/* /Assistant General Manager/ /External Affairs/ /San Francisco Public Utilities Commission/ /1155 Market Street, 11th Floor/ /San Francisco, CA 94103/ /(415) 554-1540 direct/ /(415) 554-3424 fax/ /lspanjian(a)sfwater.org/

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