2021 Capitol Days Advocacy Resources
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Issue Briefs
ENERGY
Electric Reliability: The August 2020 Rotating Outages, California’s Publicly Owned Electric Utilities, and the Value of Local ControlPublicly Owned Utility Wildfire Prevention & Response Strategies
Preserving Affordability & Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions California POUs’ Role in the Cap-and-Trade Program
WATER
Drinking Water Quality in an Evolving WorldImpacts of Subsidence on California’s Water Supply
Implementing the Agreement for Shared Stewardship of California’s Forest and Rangelands
WATER & ENERGY
Affordability: More Important Than EverMore Advocacy Resources
5 Steps For Successfully Advocacating: Lobbying Your Legislator OnlineCOVID-19 Economic Recovery: Principles to Ensure a Safe and Sustainable Water Supply
COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Principles to Guide the Role of Clean Energy
CMUA Energy Affordability Principles (January 2021)
CMUA Water Affordability Principles (January 2021)
Video: CMUA Thanks Utility Workers for Keeping the Water Flowing and the Lights On Through Uncertain Times
About CMUA & Members
CMUA: The Voice of California Public Water & Power (January 2021)An Overview of California Publicly Owned Utilities
An Overview of California Community Owned Water Systems
California's Publicly Owned Water and Electric Utilities: We Are for the People
Schedule & Featured Speakers
Capitol Day 2021 Scheduled Speakers' BiographiesMonday, January 25, 2021
| 9am | Welcome |
| 9:30am |
Economic Recovery Panel Discussion
Panelists:
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| 10:30am | The Honorable Josh Harder, U.S. House of Representatives |
| 10:45am | Break |
| 11am | Kip Lipper, Senate pro Tem's Chief Policy Advisor on Energy and Environment |
| 11:20am | Senator John Laird |
| 11:40am | TBD |
| 12pm-5pm | Begin prearranged online meetings with your local delegation and elected leaders.** |
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
| 10am | CMUA Board of Governors Meeting and/or continue prearranged online meetings with your local delegation and elected leaders** |
| 1pm | Break |
| 2pm |
Affordability Panel Discussion
Panelists:
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| 2:40pm | Sandra Berg, Vice Chair, California Air Resources Board |
| 3pm | The Honorable Mike Levin, U.S. House of Representatives |
| 3:30pm | Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources Agency |
*Scheduled speakers to be announced and subject to change.
** Individual CMUA members are responsible for scheduling online meetings with their local leaders. Please contact CMUA if you need assistance.
Capitol Day Videos
January 25
- Panel on California Economic Recover
- Senate Majority Leader Robert Hertzberg
- Senator Steven Bradford
- Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
- Assemblymember Phil Ting
- Congressman Josh Harder, U.S. House of Representatives
- Kip Lipper, Chief Policy Advisor on Energy and Environment, Senate pro Tem Atkins
- Senator John Laird
- Senator Josh Becker
January 26
- Panel on Drinking Water and Energy Utility Affordability
- Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves, CPUC
- Board Member Laurel Firestone, State Water Resources Control Board
- Senator Bill Dodd
- Sandra Berg, Vice-Chair, California Air Resources Board
- Congressman Mike Levin, U.S. House of Representatives
- Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources Agency