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Think clean energy only helps the wealthy? New @UCSB_StratRes research by @leahstokes says otherwise: DSGS participation is highest in lower-income counties. 1 in 4 enrolled homes are in counties where solar adopters earn under $100K. Don't cut it. sfchronicle.com/opinion/open…
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California voters have spoken: 86% want utilities to prove efficient grid use before building more and 83% say reducing bills should be a priority for lawmakers.
Join me and @DeployAction on May 21 at 8 AM PT to unpack the new polling: bit.ly/newCApolling
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Honored to speak Mon at the @CAvsHate Civil Rights Summit on CA's pioneering role in fighting hate. Yrs ago as Assemblymember, I fought to secure the original funding that made this work possible. Proud to see how far we've come — and ready to keep going. #CAvsHate #CivilRights
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New CA polling: 83% of voters want lower power bills. 86% want utilities to prove grid efficiency before new spending. 86% support tying exec pay to affordability. The will is there — now we need the legislation. deploy-action.org
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Californians pay roughly double the national average on electricity — partly because utilities profit from building more, not using what we have. Grid utilization fixes that. @DeployAction is championing it in CA, just like we passed in VA.
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For 50 yrs, the Voting Rights Act stood as the floor — the bare minimum protection for minority voters and communities of color. The Supreme Court just gutted it.
This isn't a step back. It's walking backwards from democracy itself. We can't let it stand abcnews.com/Politics/supreme…
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Join me on May 11th in San Francisco! Thrilled to be presenting at the California Civil Rights Summit. Register at cavshate.org/summit to attend.
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Amazing night kicking off the Ling-Chi Wang Endowment Fund at @@UCBerkeley Asian American Research Center. Wonderful to see so many classmates and professors and staff who I have known for over 30 years
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California isn't losing the rich. It's losing the squeezed. Close the wealth gap — build housing, lower energy costs — or the exodus continues.
sfchronicle.com/california/a…
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Thanks Governor @GavinNewsom for stopping by the Accelerating the Transition conference — and for decades of climate leadership and forging real solutions.
#CleanEnergy #ClimateAction @DeployAction
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Th @TomSoto for moderating a sharp panel on fast-tracking wind, solar, geothermal, biomass & storage at #AcceleratingTheTransition.
Shout-out to Jeff Johnson, Mayte Sanchez & Alex Vovk for real talk on how projects get built — and what's blocking them. #CleanEnergy @DeployAction
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Come by the Accelerating The Transition Conference today at 3pm for our panel on Climate Communications.
Seth Jacobson and I will be representing @DeployAction
Hear from Embold Research on the latest data on climate and Jeff St. John on the hottest stories on climate.
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I’m looking forward speaking at Accelerating the Transition on Apr 18-20 in San Francisco. Kicking-off #SFClimateWeek by bringing together leaders in government, clean tech, investing & policy to discuss real world solutions for a clean energy transition. luma.com/1zi5m5sy
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As a former ED of @AsianLawCaucus, I am so proud to see the organization at the Supreme Court last week defending birthright citizenship. This fight is deeply personal for Asian Americans. 🧵
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"This fight is not new for us. But this moment is decisive." — @Aarti_Kohli Executive Director, Asian Law Caucus
Read more ➡️ sfstandard.com/2026/04/04/as…
#BirthrightCitizenship #WongKimArk #AsianAmericans #AsianLawCaucus
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I wrote the bills that created California's DSGS virtual power plant program. It's one of the largest VPPs in the world — and its future is being decided RIGHT NOW in the state budget. 🧵
#DSGS #VPP #CleanEnergy #California
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Proud to be working with @DeployAction on this fight.
They're pushing to accelerate affordable clean energy across the country — and making the case that lower bills and a cleaner grid are the same goal.
🌐 deploy-action.org
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The budget deadline is June 15.
This program works. It saves money. It's clean. We need to fund it.
📖 Full story from @CanaryMedia:
canarymedia.com/articles/vir…
#DSGS #VPP #EnergyAffordability #CleanEnergy
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