Wire California Sausalito, CA | wirecalifornia.org June 30, 2023 Honorable Senator Anna Caballero, Chair Mr. Colin Grinnell, Staff Director Senate Governance and Finance Committee State Capitol, Room 407 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-651-4119 Dear Senator Caballero, Wire California respectfully recognizes that as the Chair of the Senate Governance and Finance (SGF) Committee, every day you play …
Continue reading “June 30, 2023 AB-965 Opposition Letter”
Unfortunately, Doug W. is doing more of this in 2023 . . . >>> Wire California wrote on June 8, 2023: Hi, [redacted]. The announcement came from you. (see Appendix A), which is why I made my request to you. Ben L is involved in the Zoom event so I know Julian G is not …
Continue reading “Emails”
Suggested Edits For Americans for Responsible Technology (ART) flyer text Introduction Vote NO on AB 965: Asm. Juan Carrillo’s Unnecessary Wireless Broadband Bill AB 965: The Broadband Permit Efficiency and Local Government Staff Solution Best Practices Act of 2023 From Apr 26, 2023 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT consultant analysis: AB 965 requires local counties …
Continue reading “Flyers”
Link to 6/16/23 AB-965 Senate Energy, Utilities And Communications Committee Consultant’s Analysis Link to 5/19/23 AB-965 Assembly Floor Analysis Link to 5/15/23 AB-965 Assembly Appropriations Committee Consultant’s Analysis Link to 4/25/23 AB-965 Assembly Local Government Committee Consultant’s Analysis Link to 4/17/23 AB-965 Assembly Communications And Conveyance Committee Consultant’s Analysis Assembly Bill 965 Source | Latest …
Continue reading “2023 Assembly Bill 965”
Adapted from a commentary by Larry Ortega, Oct 20, 2021 | Original Cal Matters commentary here. Larry Ortega is founder of Community Union Inc., a nonprofit corporation that trains consumers living in the digital divide, and a 35-year veteran of the technology sector. Summary: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and Telecoms Cos. are working …
Continue reading “Stop the ALEC Wireless Plan to Widen the Digital Divide”
October 5, 2021 | Original Surviving Sacramento article here Of the three Big Wireless sponsored legislation, one remains: Senate Bill 378 The California Public Utilities Commission has established rules regarding underground utility infrastructure — generally designed to prevent hitting a gas, electric, or other utility infrastructure. Senate Bill 378 requires local government to allow fiber-optic …
Continue reading “Gov. Newsom’s Balancing Act Between Local Control and Big Wireless”
Additional information is on the Opposition page. Please Veto California Bills SB.556, AB.537 & SB.378 Wire California is asking Gov. Newsom to please veto three bills, currently on his desk, that are not consistent with his broadband-for-all-Californians vision: Senate Bill 556 from Sen. Dodd — the “Destroy Local Control & Child Endangerment” Wireless Bill Assembly …
Continue reading “An Appeal to Governor Newsom”
Adapted from an article by Bruce Kushnick, Spet 22, 2021 | Original Medium article here. Follow the Money . . . And Then Do Not Sign the Industry-Based Wireless Bills The following table could be worth over $1–2 billion dollars annually to the state of California from a State Public Telecommunications Utility (SPTU) named AT&T-California …
Continue reading “Dear Gov. Newsom: Get the Money Back from Big Telecom to Finally Bridge the Digital Divide”
Sept 28 — Housatonic Live, Episode 71.7: 1-2-3 . . . Knock Out the FCC Sept 18 — An Appeal to Gov. Newsom: Please Veto SB.556, AB.537 & SB.378 Aug 21 — Housatonic Live Episode 71.6: FCC’s RF Microwave Radiation Guideline Vacated, in part, by The US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit Aug 16 — …
Continue reading “Wire California Appearances on Housatonic Live”
Wire California Sausalito, CA | wirecalifornia.org June 14, 2023 Sen. Steven Bradford, Chair Ms. Sarah E. Smith, Committee Consultant Senate Energy Utilities and Communications Committee 1021 O Street, Room 3350 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Opposition to AB-965; See Needed Amendments in Appendix A Dear Honorable Senator Bradford, Please work with Assemblymember Carrillo to further …
Continue reading “June 14, 2023 AB-965 Opposition Letter”