Tag: Sam Liccardo
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Endorses Michael Bloomberg for President
In December, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo officially endorsed former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Liccardo’s decision came less than a week after Liccardo announced he would endorse California Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), days...
PG&E Would Become a Public Utility Under Newly Introduced Bill
California would take control of the bankrupt electrical provider PG&E under a new bill introduced in the Senate on Monday. Under the bill, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), current shareholders of PG&E would be forced by California to...
Mayor Liccardo Gains Support Over Plan to Make PG&E a Customer Owned Utility in San Jose
Less than two months after San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo first announced plans to make PG&E into a customer owned utility in San Jose, it was announced that 114 elected officials in and around San Jose gave support to their...
Governor Newsom Takes Responsibility For Ending Planned Wildfire Blackouts
While visiting Los Angeles Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the growing number of planned blackouts in Northern California by taking personal responsibility for allowing them to happen. “I own this,” stated Governor Newsom. “No one cares who’s to blame, they...
San Jose Proposes Leaving PG&E And Creating Its Own Public Utility
The City of San Jose, Pacific Gas and Electric’s largest covered city, may soon have its own electrical system, due to frustration over numerous planned blackouts during the last several months. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo presented the plan to...
Facebook Pledges $1 Billion In Affordable Housing Funds In California
Social media company Facebook pledged to put $1 billion into affordable housing Tuesday in an attempt to alleviate the California housing crisis, particularly in Northern California. The announcement came four months after Google outlined a similar program also amounting to...