Carolers Condemn Brown for Climate Cowardice
Carolers raised their voices before the Governor’s Mansion last night, singing “Jerry Brown Jerry Brown, Keep It In The Ground” to the tune of Jingle...
News Releases
New “The Twelve Days of Jerry” Christmas Song and Animation Show Jerry Brown’s Big Polluting Gifts To Dirty Energy Industry
Santa Monica, CA—As Sempra’s Aliso Canyon natural gas reserve sprang another leak this week, reigniting nosebleeds and headaches among nearby LA County residents, Consumer Watchdog...
Gov. Brown Should Stop Protecting the Oil Industry
Governor Jerry Brown sells himself as one of the world’s foremost climate change warriors. But as long as he protects the oil industry, California will...
DWP Rubberstamps $242 Million Tuesday Takeaway from Ratepayers In Violation Of Their Rights
Santa Monica, CA — Today’s vote by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners for LADWP to transfer $242 million in ratepayer money to the...
Consumer Watchdog Decries LADWP Transfer Of $242 Million From Ratepayers To City Budget Without Voter Approval
Santa Monica, CA — The Board of Water and Power Commissioners for LADWP has put on its agenda a Tuesday vote to transfer nearly $242...
Keystone Leak Shows Trump Is Keystone Cop For Heartland
When President Trump moved to expand the Keystone pipeline to the Gulf, we warned him that it wasn’t just a risk to the land, but the...
CA Cap-And-Trade Program Isn’t Working
Santa Monica, CA — As protestors heckled Governor Jerry Brown during his tour abroad for failing to leave oil and gas in the ground, new...
Germany Could Teach Jerry Brown How To Be Greener, Consumer Watchdog Says
Los Angeles, CA — As California’s Governor traverses the world urging it to wake up to climate change, California’s leading consumer group called on Brown...
Failure to adequately regulate utilities helped fuel CA wildfires
Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle. Corruption can kill. The fires that laid waste to California’s Wine Country and at least 42 lives were...
Governor Signs Bill Benefitting One Company And His Sister
Santa Monica, CA — Over the weekend, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation merging two water districts to benefit Five Point Holdings, builder of a massive...
Will Governor Really Sign Bill Benefiting Sister’s Development Company?
Santa Monica, CA — Governor Brown’s sister Kathleen was paid $122,667 in 2016 as a member of the board of Five Point Holdings, a developer...
Senate Completes Creation of “Brown Utility Commission,” Neutering PUC Independence
Santa Monica, CA — The California Senate completed Governor Jerry Brown’s consolidation of the California Public Utility Commission in the hands of three of his...