SMUD – California Globe

SMUD CEO Announces ‘Retirement’ Following Globe Exposé on $1M Salary

January 9, 2026 2:11 pmJanuary 9, 2026 2:11 pm

The CEO and General Manager of SMUD announced he is resigning/retiring. He says his family has sacrificed a lot, and they “love to travel.” This week the Globe reported Sacramento Municipal Utility District CEO and General Manager Paul Lau is...

Whoa! The SMUD CEO’s Salary is Over $900,000 Annually

January 6, 2026 3:25 amJanuary 6, 2026 3:26 am

Sacramento Municipal Utility District CEO and General Manager Paul Lau is paid $936,617 in total wages, and $45,374 in retirement and health benefits, totaling $981,991 annually. Lau is paid nearly $1 million annually to manage 2,400 employees, and revenue of...

Read the Room Sac County Supervisors: Another Solar Farm Approval is Another Failed Experiment

November 19, 2025 12:04 pmNovember 19, 2025 12:07 pm

In a glaring case of willful stupidity, a proposed 2,700-acre solar farm project east of Rancho Cordova in Sacramento County was just unanimously approved by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in an effort to provide “carbon-free power.” The project...

What California Could Be if Our Politicians Loved the State and its People

July 14, 2025 2:55 amJuly 15, 2025 6:52 pm

Just imagine if the California Governor and California Legislature loved California as much as the people do. Imagine if they also loved the state’s abundant natural resources, rather than imposing harsh restrictions and locking them away. California is rich in...

Actual Headline: ‘What Happens When Climate Change and the Mental-Health Crisis Collide?’

April 15, 2024 2:53 amApril 15, 2024 6:30 pm

“What happens when climate change and the mental-health crisis collide?” That actual headline in Nature.com triggered my BS meter. What does climate change have to do with mental health? “The warming planet is worsening mental illness and distress. Researchers need...

City of Sacramento’s Sneaky All-Electrification Plan of Existing Buildings and Homes

December 15, 2023 9:12 amDecember 16, 2023 9:06 am

The City of Sacramento is developing a plan to electrify every building in the city to create an all-electric city – under the guise of its “Climate Action and Adaptation Plan” that details “the City’s efforts to support the State...

Climate Hustlers & Media use Scare Tactics to Sell Green Agenda

July 17, 2023 10:09 amJuly 19, 2023 1:48 pm

“It’s not your imagination: Sacramento is getting hotter, data shows.” the Sacramento Bee headline cautioned Friday. They also say, “The six warmest years in California have all happened in the past decade, according to NOAA.” Is this just a little...