October 8, 2025
Politico - Geothermal gets head of steam“Rural County Representatives of California, which represents the state’s 40 rural counties, supports geothermal but opposed the bill because its members have chafed at the state increasingly stripping counties of decision-making authority. The organization lobbied the governor’s office for a veto, but to no avail, said the group’s senior policy advocate, John Kennedy.”
In a Politico Article, RCRC Senior Policy Advocate John Kennedy demonstrated why RCRC lobbied Governor Newsom to veto AB 531, even though RCRC supports geothermal energy. Kennedy stated that the group, which represents the state’s 40 rural counties, opposed the bill because its members are increasingly concerned by state policy that distance counties of local decision-making authority—a trend RCRC felts the streamlining bill continued.
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