General Meetings

Special Energy Choice Vote

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 At our next meeting on Thursday, January 10, 2013, we will be voting on whether to endorse community choice aggregation energy policy for Oakland.

Since 2002 state law has allowed local areas to choose power sources other than PG&E. Finding ways that electricity consumers can get their energy needs met from sources other than PG&E is an idea that has gained much support. Marin County, the city of Richmond and San Francisco have all adopted energy choice programs. This is an important issue affecting clean energy concerns and energy costs and involves everyone in our community.

Enabled by Assembly Bill 117, Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a system that allows local governments to procure electric energy for residents and businesses within a community.  The enabling legislation requires that investor-owned utilities such as PG&E cooperate with local governments to provide electricity delivery over its existing distribution system, including consumer metering, billing, collection and all traditional retail customer services (i.e., call centers, outage restoration, extension of new service.)

CCA is a tool through which local governments can have a choice of where to get their electricity from. Its proponents argue that putting procurement of electricity under public control can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing a platform for local economic development.

In order to vote, you must have been a paid member of MGO for 30 days prior to any endorsement election.

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Endorsement Meeting

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Endorsement Extravaganza
Thursday, April 19th, 6:30 PM
Dimond Library
3365 Fruitvale Avenue

Please note:

No new club member can vote unless he or she has been a  member for at least 20 days.  (MGO Const., Art. III, sec.3.)

This rule does not apply to lapsed memberships not more than two years in arrears.  Those persons are eligible to vote immediately upon payment of their dues.

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Endorsement Meeting for State Assembly

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Our March meeting will be on Thursday, March 29 at the Dimond Library,
at 7:30 p.m.

This will be our endorsement meeting for:

State Assembly, District 18.

Candidates Rob Bonta and Joel Young will be joining us;

it is hoped that Abel Guillen will be able to send a representative.

Go here to see Assembly District 18 boundaries.

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Next Meeting: Oakland’s New Budget

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Join MGO Members and Friends
Thursday, February 16th, 7:30 pm
At the Dimond Library,
3565 Fruitvale Avenue, Oakland
OAKLAND”S NEW BUDGET:
·       What have we lost?
·       What’s changed?
·       What’s stayed the same?
·       What’s the outlook for next year?
·       How will continuing special expenditures for Occupy actions impact it?
Our speaker is new MGO board member and Oakland Budget Dept. employee Brad Johnson.
Brad worked on this budget in detail and is full of information about the process and the product.
 
BE THERE!!!

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May 2011 Meeting: Recidivism and Drug Offenders

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Hope to see you all there!

MGO DEMOCRATIC CLUB

PRESENTS

RECIVIDISM
In the
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
RELATED TO DRUG OFFENDERS

a panel featuring

Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Matt Gaidos

Criminal Attorney Ted Stalcup
(who has extensive experience with drug treatment; his father got drug courts started in Contra Costa County)

Thursday May 19th
7:30 pm
Dimond Library
3565 Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland.

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