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SF Gate: The critical voting group that could determine the Prop 50 battle

“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.

California   |   Energy

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.

California   |   Energy

Politico - Lights our in rural California

In this POLITICO article, John Kennedy, Senior Policy Advocate for the Rural County Representatives of California, warns that without a clear statewide strategy, PSPS could become the “new normal.” He urged the CPUC and utilities—especially...