Berkeley City Council member discusses local energy supply
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After PG&E’s two public safety power shutoffs, District 4 Councilmember Kate Harrison is advocating the community’s enrollment in East Bay Community Energy.
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom takes action amid emergency power shutoffs
To promote public health and safety, the CPUC is working to drive down ignition risks from utility infrastructure, power loss and disruption to communities.
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Cities can lead the fight for a Green New Deal
In 2018, Berkeley became the first city in California — the second in the country — to declare a climate emergency. In the time since, 23 other California cities and counties have followed us in passing such declarations.
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City of Berkeley, UC Berkeley prepare for potential widespread power outages
PG&E has administered a Public Safety Power Shutoff, or PSPS, affecting about 100,000 out of Alameda County’s approximate 1.7 million residents beginning Wednesday at 8 p.m. until current weather conditions, which are conducive to wildfires, change.
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City subcommittee meeting talks kitchen ventilation, gas valves, fossil fuel initiatives
The Berkeley City Council Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability Committee held its regular meeting Thursday to address action items on kitchen exhaust ventilation, automatic gas shut-off valves and recommendations for a fossil-fuel-free city.
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Berkeley Neighborhoods Council discusses housing needs, environmental sustainability goals
Berkeley community members met with Mayor Jesse Arreguín at a Berkeley Neighborhoods Council Forum on Saturday to discuss keeping Berkeley a livable city.
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East Bay Community Energy to replace PG&E as Berkeley’s main electricity provider
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announced Monday that East Bay Community Energy, or EBCE, will replace PG&E in June as the main power provider for Berkeley in an attempt to move toward greener energy.
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