Equally important: pay very close attention to what the supes and others involved do in the meantime. People in city hall have a nasty habit of cutting deals behind closed doors. Come to a Sunshine Ordinance Task Force meeting sometime, and you'll see what I mean. Rick On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:06:23 -0800, Eric Brooks <brookse32@aim.com> wrote:
IMPORTANT:
In true City Hall style, we have been informed by the Supervisors that the hearing on the JPower Combustion Turbine plant is now postponed until mid January. I'll keep you posted. Please pass the word.
peace
Eric Brooks 415-756-8844
previously I wrote:
Hi again,
Michela Alioto-Pier's hearing on alternatives to the JPower project looks like it will indeed be in the Land Use Committee this Monday, December 10, at 1pm, probably in City Hall Room 263.
HOWEVER - This is not yet 100% confirmed so please just tell folks to be ready and that we will confirm by tomorrow (or Friday at the absolute latest).
Previously I wrote:
Hi all,
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier has just requested that Supervisor Maxwell hold a Land Use Committee hearing on alternatives to the JPower natural gas combustion turbine project. If Maxwell agrees, there will be a hearing this Monday, December 10 (probably beginning at 1pm in City Hall Room 263). If Maxwell refuses, the item will very likely be called before the full Board of Supervisors this Tuesday, December 11 in Room 250 (probably in the later afternoon).
In either case, public comment will be allowed, and we need to be ready to turn out in huge numbers to say 'NO!' to the JPower natural gas power plant.
It is also possible that by next week, one of our allies on the Board of Supervisors will introduce an alternative proposal to the JPower project.
Regardless of whether there is an alternative on the table, we need to stand strong in the position that San Francisco doesn't need -any- more fossil fuel generation and that any alternative that -is- proposed must be held to -very- high standards; much higher than the SFPUC's and Cal ISO's weak standards for the JPower deal.
So, exciting things are afoot.
I'll let you know by the end of the week what is happening with hearings, and with alternatives to the JPower deal.
peace
Eric Brooks Our City SF Green Party