Monica Embrey
@monicaembrey.bsky.social
Fighting for #ClimateJustice
Pomona College & Posse Foundation graduate
Manzanar Committee
Formerly Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA, Cali Calls
Pomona College & Posse Foundation graduate
Manzanar Committee
Formerly Sierra Club, Greenpeace USA, Cali Calls
Good news! It was signed!
October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Good news! It was signed!
Reposted by Monica Embrey
If you’re in California and want to register your opinion with Gov. Newsom about AB 1167 and SB 24, you can call him at (916) 445-2841.
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you’re in California and want to register your opinion with Gov. Newsom about AB 1167 and SB 24, you can call him at (916) 445-2841.
Reposted by Monica Embrey
If Newsom vetoes AB 1167 / SB 24, his critics will say that anyone who can’t stand up to utility lobbyists can’t be trusted to lower people’s utility bills. And they’d have a fair point.
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If Newsom vetoes AB 1167 / SB 24, his critics will say that anyone who can’t stand up to utility lobbyists can’t be trusted to lower people’s utility bills. And they’d have a fair point.
Reposted by Monica Embrey
Newsom is staking his claim to national leadership on the notion that he will lower costs. Signing this bill will strengthen that claim and signal to customers that he stands with them, not the monopolies. x.com/CAgovernor/s...
Governor Gavin Newsom on X: "I just signed bipartisan laws to lower Californians' electricity costs, stabilize our gas supply, and provide a stable funding source for @CaHSRA's high-speed rail. Millions of Californians will soon start saving billions on their energy costs, and the savings don’t stop there. https://t.co/XyhlkSdXOQ" / X
I just signed bipartisan laws to lower Californians' electricity costs, stabilize our gas supply, and provide a stable funding source for @CaHSRA's high-speed rail. Millions of Californians will soon start saving billions on their energy costs, and the savings don’t stop there. https://t.co/XyhlkSdXOQ
x.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Newsom is staking his claim to national leadership on the notion that he will lower costs. Signing this bill will strengthen that claim and signal to customers that he stands with them, not the monopolies. x.com/CAgovernor/s...
Reposted by Monica Embrey
The answer is old as time: PG&E, SoCalEdison and SDG&E remain very powerful lobbying forces with the Governor. It’s fair to suspect that they are mischaracterizing the bill and using all their access with the Newsom Administration to lobby for a veto.
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The answer is old as time: PG&E, SoCalEdison and SDG&E remain very powerful lobbying forces with the Governor. It’s fair to suspect that they are mischaracterizing the bill and using all their access with the Newsom Administration to lobby for a veto.
Reposted by Monica Embrey
Vetoing the bill would undermine all of @GavinNewsom’s efforts to lower Californians’ costs of living, so it would be only natural to wonder why on earth he’s rumored to be considering it.
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Vetoing the bill would undermine all of @GavinNewsom’s efforts to lower Californians’ costs of living, so it would be only natural to wonder why on earth he’s rumored to be considering it.
Reposted by Monica Embrey
Newsom has already shown leadership this session on lowering customers’ bills. SB 254, which he championed and signed, “reins in utility profits” by making sure the utilities don’t earn profits on the next $6 billion they spend to reduce wildfires. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: Decent work on climate, Gavin Newsom. I still hope California's next governor is better
Here's what the the Legislature passed last week — on electric bills, renewable energy, oil refineries and more.
www.latimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Newsom has already shown leadership this session on lowering customers’ bills. SB 254, which he championed and signed, “reins in utility profits” by making sure the utilities don’t earn profits on the next $6 billion they spend to reduce wildfires. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Reposted by Monica Embrey
California’s utilities are telling Newsom the bills are unnecessary because they don’t charge customers for politics. But we know that’s not true, because they keep getting caught doing it. Whoops!
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
www.sacbee.com/news/califor...
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SoCalGas fought a key California climate solution for years. It cost customers millions
The nation’s largest gas company has diverted millions in customer dollars to lobby for gas in homes and buildings. Its regulator has done little about it.
www.sacbee.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
California’s utilities are telling Newsom the bills are unnecessary because they don’t charge customers for politics. But we know that’s not true, because they keep getting caught doing it. Whoops!
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
www.sacbee.com/news/califor...
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
www.sacbee.com/news/califor...
Reposted by Monica Embrey
Unsurprisingly, the policies that make up AB 1167 / SB 24 are also overwhelmingly popular: “93% of California voters agree that utilities should not charge customers for wasteful spending, including lobbying, PR, and marketing campaigns.” www.turn.org/press-releas...
California residents demand Governor and Lawmakers control skyrocketing utility bills, according to new poll — TURN
Sacramento, CA — California utility consumers are demanding lawmakers rein in skyrocketing rates and hold for-profit investor-owned utilities (IOUs) accountable…
www.turn.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Unsurprisingly, the policies that make up AB 1167 / SB 24 are also overwhelmingly popular: “93% of California voters agree that utilities should not charge customers for wasteful spending, including lobbying, PR, and marketing campaigns.” www.turn.org/press-releas...
Reposted by Monica Embrey
California would be the 7th state in recent years to pass a law like this. These laws are already saving ratepayers money! Connecticut customers have been spared from footing the bill for up to $10 million of their utilities’ spending.
energyandpolicy.org/new-laws-cur...
energyandpolicy.org/new-laws-cur...
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
California would be the 7th state in recent years to pass a law like this. These laws are already saving ratepayers money! Connecticut customers have been spared from footing the bill for up to $10 million of their utilities’ spending.
energyandpolicy.org/new-laws-cur...
energyandpolicy.org/new-laws-cur...
Reposted by Monica Embrey
Here’s how it works. The bill would:
1) Stop utilities from baking the money they spend on political influence into rates;
2) Establish new transparency reforms to ensure they follow the law;
3.) Mandate penalties if they break the rules.
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
1) Stop utilities from baking the money they spend on political influence into rates;
2) Establish new transparency reforms to ensure they follow the law;
3.) Mandate penalties if they break the rules.
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending
State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.
energyandpolicy.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Here’s how it works. The bill would:
1) Stop utilities from baking the money they spend on political influence into rates;
2) Establish new transparency reforms to ensure they follow the law;
3.) Mandate penalties if they break the rules.
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
1) Stop utilities from baking the money they spend on political influence into rates;
2) Establish new transparency reforms to ensure they follow the law;
3.) Mandate penalties if they break the rules.
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
Reposted by Monica Embrey
The bill (AB 1167/SB 24) would take the painfully obvious step of stopping monopoly utilities from charging customers for their lobbying and PR campaigns. Signing it into law would cement Newsom as a national leader on utility accountability and affordability. energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending
State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.
energyandpolicy.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The bill (AB 1167/SB 24) would take the painfully obvious step of stopping monopoly utilities from charging customers for their lobbying and PR campaigns. Signing it into law would cement Newsom as a national leader on utility accountability and affordability. energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
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