No on 16 Celebration (Free Event!) + CleanPowerSF Captain + Save PACE

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In this Email:

1. Celebrate No on 16
2. Become a CleanPowerSF Captain 
3. Return of the Jedi: PACE fights back

1. Celebrate No on 16!

Event Introduction

Endorsements

Agenda Outline

Registration

Contact

The No on 16 Campaign Committee is hosting The VICTORY WORKSHOP AND CELEBRATION PARTY to honor and thank you for the role you played in beating back PG&E in their malevolent attempt to protect their monopoly and eliminate choice for communities across California. You won. We all won. Now it’s time to gather. Join us to meet one another, share your story. Take a look at the Campaign and Election Victory, discuss today’s Challenges, find common ground for The Future. Then, enjoy a terrific buffet, Volunteer Hero Awards, music and Party!   Our Sponsors TURN The Utility Reform Network  CMUA  California Municipal Utility Association  Northern California Power Authority So. San Joaquin Irrigation District San Francisco LAFCO Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi City and County of San Francisco John Geesman Campaign Co Chair, former California Energy Commissioner, Co Chair ACORE Mark Toney Campaign Co Chair, Exec. Director TURN Gale Kaufman Kaufman Campaigns Jim Pope Exec. Director, NCPA Jeff Shields Gen. Mgr, South San Joaquin Irrigation District Charles McGlashan Marin County Supervisor , Chair Marin Energy Authority Paul Fenn President, Local Power Renata Brillinger Exec. Director, California Climate and Agriculture Network Dave Room Coordinator, Local Clean Energy Alliance Nancy Miller Principal Miller, Owen and Trost Jim Metropulos Sierra Club, California Dennis Herrera City Attorney, CCSF (invited) Mark Leno State Senator, No on 16 advocate Matt Jacobs Partner McDermott Will and Emery, Former Asst. US Attorney Ann Trowbridge Day Carter and Murphy Ross Mirkarimi Supervisor, CCSF Cynthia Wooten Principal, LumenX Consulting AND MORE SURPRISE GUESTS Don’t miss this one time only opportunity to meet, debrief, learn, honor volunteers and PLAY! Go to the AGENDA OUTLINE and REGISTRATION links now! Register Now REMEMBER NO COST TO ATTEND IT’S FREE Please distribute to your lists!

2. Become a CleanPowerSF Captain 

Want to be on the forefront of SF's clean energy future? Join us for our upcoming Captains' Training to learn about volunteer opportunities with CleanPowerSF and how to effectively explain and promote the program.

Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: SFPUC Building, 1155 Market Street, 4th Floor Conference Room, San Francisco

We will provide all materials-- all you have to do is show up! Please spread the word (see flier attached).

Refreshments provided.

RSVP on Facebook at http://bit.ly/aJZboT or by replying to CleanP...@sfwater.org.

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3. Return of the Jedi: PACE fights back

Friends-

For the past several years, we have been working to establish innovative local financing programs (known as PACE) for clean energy retrofits.  Can you take action to help save this promising approach to jumpstarting the clean energy economy?



PACE is under attack. In May, mortgage-giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued 'lender letters' suggesting that PACE is incompatible with their mortgage instruments.  And this month the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates Fannie and Freddie, issued a statement blocking PACE programs nationwide--and in effect directly challenging states' rights to levy tax assessments for a public purpose.  These actions are wrong on the merits and confused in their rationale, but have nonetheless forced existing PACE programs to a grinding halt and frozen progress on new programs under development in cities across the country.  

Well, the Dark Side has had their say.  Now we fight back.  On Thursday, Congressman Mike Thompson introduced the "PACE Assessment Protection Act" to ensure states' ability to implement PACE programs.  We need support for the bill in order to save PACE.  Can you help get your Congressional representative on board?



We engaged on the issue because PACE offers a clean energy vision of scale and scope unmatched by current financing efforts--it's a workable way to quickly remove significant amounts of carbon emissions from nation's existing building stock.  Not to mention lower utility bills, jumpstart the economy, and put Americans to work.

Many people have toiled hard over the past two years to get these programs going - call it the Star Wars phase of the battle (we're the small band of rebels in this scenario...work with us here).  The past few months have been more like the Empire Strikes Back (in the sense of getting our butts kicked by the evil empire).  And now, now it's time for the Return of the Jedi (without Ewoks.  that may be where the analogy breaks down). We've come too far to lose.  

Many thanks for helping.  

To the X-Wings-

Adam + The Vote Solar Team 

The Vote Solar Initiative
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