Willits City Council approved resolution opposing SmartMeters

◼ A resolution condemning the installation of PG&E SmartMeters in Willits was approved Wednesday by the Willits City Council. Mayor Bruce Burton was the only nay vote....

PG&E SmartMeter opt-out Option would cost customers hundreds in upfront charges

◼ PG&E offers SmartMeter opt-out plan

Eureka resident Beverly Filip doesn't own a microwave oven, has never used a cell phone and relies solely on Ethernet cables to access the Internet from her home. Soon, Filip might also be able to rid her house of the radiation from her Smart-Meter, installed by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. last year. But if a recent opt-out plan proposed by the utility is approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the decision would nearly double Filip's monthly energy bill and cost her hundreds of dollars in up-front charges. "I think it's ridiculous," Filip said of the plan, which offers existing customers a handful of payment options in order to have a PG&E technician turn off the device's wireless transmitter, which some claim produces harmful side effects.

Under the plan, which the utility submitted to the CPUC last Thursday, customers would be required to pay an up-front charge to have the transmitter shut off along w ith a monthly fee. For customers not enrolled in the CARE discount program, opting out would cost either $270 or $135, with an additional monthly fee of $20 for the lower up-front fee or $14 a month for the higher fee...

Schedule for presentation of the Resolution Against Smart Meter Deployment

This is the schedule for presentation of the Resolution Against Smart Meter Deployment. We would like to see all HTPP members invited to show up in support. Each presentation will be done during the "Public Comment" section, not as an agenda item.

March 15, 2011 - Humboldt County Board of Supervisors at the Court House at 1:30 P.M.
Presenters will be Sue Pierce and Fred Nelson

March 15, 2011 - Eureka City Council at the City Hall, 6 P.M.
Presenters will be Sue Pierce and Fred Nelson

March 21, 2011 - Fortuna City Council at the City Hall, 6 P.M.
Presenter will be Al Dunnegan

April 7, 2011 - Ferndale City Council at the City Hall, 7 P.M.
Presenters will be Al Dunnegan and Sue Pierce

CPUC says PG&E should allow SmartMeter opt-out; commission seems to have taken county supervisors' input to heart

◼ CPUC says PG&E should allow SmartMeter opt-out; commission seems to have taken county supervisors' input to heart - Times-Standard

Opportunities to Make Your Voices Heard re: PG&E Smart Meters

We are still battling against PG&E over the installation of the Smart Meter for health and privacy concerns. We encourage you to write letters to the editor of your local or county paper expressing your opinion. We have enough intrusion of Big Brother in our lives. There is a really great website to keep you up-to-date on what is happening with the Smart Meter and why people are opposing it. Go to: ◼ http://emfsafetynetwork.org/ There are some upcoming City Council, County Supervisor, and PG&E meetings that are happening this next week that we wanted to make you aware of:


Please take action
County Supervisors Meeting – Tuesday Nov. 30th at 10:30am. If you are unable to attend but would like to submit a letter to the supervisors to be placed into the record please do so. You must submit 7 copies. The smart meter issue is on the agenda so it will be a hot topic item for discussion.

City Council Meeting CITY OF FERNDALE – HUMBOLDT COUNTY CALIFORNIA – U.S.A.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Location:
City Hall
834 Main Street
Ferndale CA 95536
Date: December 2, 2010
Time: 7 pm

PG&E Outreach Meetings
Three outreach meetings are planned in Humboldt County.
The first will be on Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Eureka City Hall, 531 K St., Eureka.

On Tuesday, the PG&E representatives will be in Garberville from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Best Western Humboldt House Inn at 701 Redwood Drive.

On Dec. 1, they will be in Fortuna from noon to 7 p.m. at the River Lodge Conference Center in the Fireside Room, 1800 Riverwalk Drive.

For information, visit ◼ www.pge.com/smartmeterwww.pge.com/smartmeter or call 1-866-743-0263.
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These dates are on our HTPP Calendar, subscribe and stay up to date: ◼ Available at EVENTS Tab above

Smart Meter Action Item

If you are concerned about the installation of Smart Meters in your community please join us at the Eureka City Council meeting, Tuesday Nov. 16th, 2010 at 531 K Street in Eureka at 6pm. Each speaker will have 3 minutes to let the council members hear their concerns. The public comment period will be right at the beginning of the meeting. Remember there is power in numbers. Hope to see you all there.

Report on Tonight’s meeting in Fortuna:
We had a great showing tonight at the Fortuna City Council meeting. There were 25 +/- people there to express their concerns over the installation of the Smart Meters in their communities. Many people spoke and really brought up some very important issues. Our voices were definitely heard tonight.

Patriots: Action Item

Concerned about PG&E’s installation of smart meters? Come to the Fortuna City Council Meeting, Mon. Nov. 15, Fortuna City Hall @ 6pm and voice your concerns.

We ask anyone who would like to say a brief word about PG&E’s installation of smart meters in our area during the “Oral Comments From the Public” to come prepared with a brief statement. If you live in the Fortuna area your voice will carry much more weight. Even if you do not wish to speak we need you. There is power in numbers. The meeting begins at 6:00pm and the comment period will be right at the beginning. We hope to see you there.

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