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		BobbyTables2 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Is Gov. Gavin Newsom Blocking Rooftop Solar in... I really don’t understand lobbying. Does $400k over 5 years really change a governor’s behavior? (Have neither love or hate of Newsom besides the horrible hairstyle) Surely there is some sort of longer term play after office?!? Otherwise the 1 million affected people could donate $10 each and control their destiny?

miguelazo 6 months ago [–]

Most voters don’t understand this issue and thus don’t care about it, so the IOUs don’t have to spend that much to sway things. There’s also a lot of corruption and incompetence at the CPUC, including a revolving door to/from industry.

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