TURN Legislative Champions

Senator
Ratepayer Protection Champion

Thank you for standing up for telecom and utility customers!

Congratulations for challenging AB 1366 & AB 1659!

Assemblymember
Public Safety Champion

Thank you for improving evacuation notices to residents!

Congratulations for winning adoption of AB 2213!

Assemblymember
Data Privacy Champion

Thank you for protecting smart meter data from ICE!

Congratulations for winning adoption of AB 2788!

Assemblymember
Public Safety Champion

Thank you for standing up for reliable phone networks!

Thanks for opposing AB 1366 on the Assembly floor and supporting reliable phones for rural & urban customers.

Assemblymember
Zero Carb Champion

Thank you for fighting to meet state clean energy goals!

Thanks for AB 56 campaign to create backup procurement to ensure increased renewables.

Senator
Sylvia Siegel Champion

Thank you for a lifetime of fighting for California consumers!

Thanks for your leadership as a champion for utility ratepayers, consumer privacy, corporate accountability.

Assemblymember
Truth to Power Champion

Thank you for telling utilities to tell the truth!

Thanks for authoring a bill that makes utilities tell customers the full monthly bill impact for every year of multi-year rate hikes, not just for the first year.

Senator
Public Health Champion

Thank you for enrolling more people on Medical Baseline!

Thanks for winning the adoption of SB 1338 to bring public health professionals to sign up medically vulnerable people onto Medical Baseline.

Assemblymember
Profiles in Courage Champion

Thank you for the guts to vote no on ratepayer bailouts!

Thanks for standing up for ratepayers and voting no on SB 901, the bill that makes ratepayers pay for PG&E wildfire damage even if they are negligent.

Assemblymember
Rooftop Solar Champion: AB 1070

Thank you for protecting all solar leasing customers!

Protecting communities for whom English is a second language who have been targeted by disreputable solar leasing companies.

Thank you for being a “We Said Enough Champion to empower women to take leadership positions!

Senator
Utilities for All Champion: SB 598

Thanks for pushing affordable bills by reducing shutoffs !

Requiring CPUC to adopt policies to reduce 960,000 shutoffs in 2016, and banning shutoffs for people with life-threatening medical conditions.

Senator
Sylvia Siegel Champion

Thank you for demanding utility safety & accountability!

Justice for San Bruno equals justice for California. Holding PG&E to higher safety standards results in greater safety for all California utility customers.

Senator

CPUC Champion Award

Thank you for restoring the CPUC to California ratepayers!

Congratulations on winning the adoption of SB 215, and putting a stop to secret meetings and backroom deals between utility executives and CPUC staff.

Assemblymember

Climate Champion Award

Thank you for giving meaningful GHG emission reporting!

Congratulations on winning the adoption of AB 1110, and making sure that all energy providers use the same standards to report greenhouse gas emissions.

Assemblymember

Phones That Work Champion Award

Thank you for protecting basic phone service for all!

Congratulations for protecting reliable phone service for everyone who is underserved, low-income, disabled, or for whom English is a second language.

Senator
CPUC Accountability Award

Thanks to Senator Hueso’s co-authorship and guiding force in winning unanimous passage of SB 660.

The media and public opinion clearly support an end to secret meetings and backroom deals between utility executives and CPUC staff.

Senator
CPUC Accountability Award

Thanks to Senator Leno’s lead co-authorship and driving force in winning unanimous passage of SB 660.

The CPUC has already adopted changes to begin to limit secret meetings and backroom deals between utility executives and CPUC staff.

Assemblymember
Backyard Solar Award

Thanks to Assemblymember Lopez’s authorship and advocacy in winning passage & signing of AB 1448.

All California residents possess the right to use clotheslines, no matter where they own or rent.