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Measure I, The Grow House Electricity Tax: City Council Resolution, Municipal Code Section, City Attorney Analysis and Ballot Argument In Favor – August 3, 2012
Shall the City of Arcata impose an electricity users tax rate of 45% on residential customers whose electricity usage exceeds 600% over the established Baseline Allowance with a sole exemption for households receiving an extended Medical Baseline from the electricity service supplier, and automatically terminating in twelve years (City of Arcata Resolution No. 112-52)?... »
Energy Committee Finalizes Grow House Tax Advice – May 22, 2012
Several citizens participated in the discussion, offering insight into possible benefits and negative consequences of the tax. Mayor Michael Winkler, a sustainable energy expert, also attended the meeting. »
City Council Pondering Excessive Residential Electricity Use Tax – May 16, 2012
Since 2000 electricity usage in the City of Arcata increased 30 percent. Meanwhile, residential household electricity consumption in the rest of the State of California has remained constant for the past 30 years. »
CARE Cap To Stymie Exploitation By Pot Growers – April 26, 2012
“The problem we face, as you know, is that under the current enrollment and verification system, fraud is easy to accomplish and current laws and regulations tie our hands from those found to be abusing the intent of the program,” she told supervisors. »
Energy Aggregation Could Widen Renewable Choices – February 27, 2012
Mayor Michael Winkler has advanced the idea of joining a CCA and council members thanked him for it. With a PG&E representative listening in the audience, Winkler related some of the company’s history with CCAs. »
Public Utilities Commission Allows SmartMeter Opt-Out – February 1, 2012
PG&E customers who want to opt-out of the SmartMeter™ program can submit their request online at www.pge.com/smartmeteroptout or call 1-866-743-0263. PG&E plans to remove the gas and electric SmartMeters™ from the homes of those opt-out customers who already have SmartMeters™; those customers who still have analog meters will be able to keep them. »
PG&E Subsidizes Indoor Cannabis Grows, Boosts Greenhouse Gas Output – November 8, 2011
Board Chair Mark Lovelace pointed out that without demonstrable income, the growers can claim the discount. And he said the federal government unintentionally encourages it by preventing growers from reporting their true income. »
Arcata PG&E Substation Work Complete – May 9, 2011
Physically, it appears streamlined, with the gleaming, less massive new equipment creating a lower profile on the landscape. »
PG&E Statement On The Humboldt Bay Power Plant – March 21, 2011
The facilities have been designed to withstand an 8.8 magnitude Cascadia subduction zone earth quake and a tsunami surge between 28 to 43 feet above sea level. »
Blackout backtrack: PG&E fine-tunes outage – March 10, 2010
Along with the Plaza and G, the G and H Street corridor up through Northtown will remain online. Alleviating some safety concerns of City officials, traffic lights along Samoa Boulevard will remain on. Also retaining power will be the Wastewater Treatment Plant on South G Street, City Hall, the Police Department and Uniontown Shopping... »
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