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Clean Power Alliance serves approximately three million customers and one million customer accounts across 32 communities throughout Southern California including unincorporated Los Angeles County, unincorporated Ventura County and the cities of: Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Arcadia, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Camarillo, Claremont, Carson, Culver City, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Paramount, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills Estates, Santa Monica, Sierra Madre, Simi Valley, South Pasadena, Temple City, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, West Hollywood, Westlake Village and Whittier.
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Community advocates, following the Ventura City Council unanimous vote (7-0) to enroll in 100% Green Power with Clean Power Alliance.
Advocacy Tips:
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Speak during public comment at city council or board of supervisor meetings
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Email, call and meet with city council or board of supervisors
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Speak during public comment at CCA board meetings
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Connect with local environmental organizations and other clean energy advocates
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Send letters of support from organizations or businesses
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Identify and engage key stakeholders in the community, including peer-to-peer elected officials
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Find a champion city council member or board of supervisor
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Get a petition going
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Write letters to the editor or op eds in local publications
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Engage a diversity of constituents
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Hone your message, make a concise, clear and compelling case, address concerns and objections
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Utilize emissions inventory data if available to show the emissions impact of switching to 100% renewable
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And remember, you don't have to have expert knowledge about CCAs or renewable energy, showing up is what matters most!
Additional Resources:
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Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and the 100% renewable default from 10/2018
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Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and 100% renewable default from 1/2019
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Ventura County Star Op-Ed about CPA and the 100% renewable default from 12/2020
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LA Times Letter-to-the-Editor about the original 10 municipalities in CPA that chose the 100% renewable default
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LA Times Article about CPA including member agencies' defaults
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UCLA Luskin School Report on 100% cities
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"What Biden’s Good Climate Plan Is Missing So Far" article by Cass Sunstein from 12/2020 about Green by Default
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Check out Cass Sunstein's and Richard Thaler's behavioral economics research on the default effect
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CalCCA - The California Community Choice Association
 Clean Power Alliance 100% Green Board Members 5th Year Anniversary Event |  California CCAs are leading the way on clean energy!2023 CalCCA conference in San Diego |  Fellow clean energy advocates Andy Shrader and Monica Palmer |
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 Irvine clean energy advocates |  Climate leader Linda KraemerLinda played a key role in helping Orange County cities default to 100% |  Irvine city council votes for 100% |
 Sona Coffee, sustainability staff extraordinaireCity of Irvine |  Climate leader Craig CadwalladerCraig has been an instrumental partner |  Camarillo clean energy advocates |
 Redondo Beach high schooler and climate leader Riley Goldfarb and her friendRiley played a key role in helping Redondo Beach go to 100% |  Agoura Hills votes for 100% |  Ventura votes for 100% |
 100% champions Diana Mahmud (South Pasadena) and Susan Sonne (Buena Park)At 2023 CalCCA conference |  Ventura votes for 100% |  Ventura County votes for 100% |
 Ojai votes for 100% |  Ventura Mayor Matt LaVere - Ventura votes for 100% |  Thousand Oaks votes for 100% |
 New Voyager wind project |  Ventura Count votes for 100% |  Let's go Thousand Oaks! |
 Sierra Madre Mayor John Cappoccia - Sierra Madre votes for 100% |  Sierra Madre votes for 100% |  Sierra Madre votes for 100% |
 South Pasadena votes for 100% |  South Pasadena votes for 100% |  Manhattan Beach votes for 100% |
 Oxnard votes for 100% |  Oxnard votes for 100% |  Advocates at the Oxnard City Council meeting |