Power Politics: How SDG&E distorts facts in its public campaigns
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Ever wonder how far SDG&E will go to distort the truth for its own gain? Here's a wonderful case study summarized in a cut-to-the-quick letter authored by County Supervisor Dianne Jacob on July 16th. If ever there were a cautionary tale about whether to believe ANY facts that SDG&E presents to the public, this is it.
In this case, SDG&E commenced a choreographed effort to attract public support for its very controversial backcountry shut-off "de-energizing" plan, the utility's President and CEO Debra Reed sent a lie-laden letter to regulators and politicians criticizing the County's opposition to the plan. Because SDG&E didn't have much of an argument, it had to come up with falsehoods and exaggerations to make a case. Supervisor Jacob's letter deconstructs the Reed letter in devastating fashion, revealing the fractured filter by which SDG&E views reality. Click here or on the attachment below to read the letter.
To read more about how SDG&E tries to manipulate the political process, there's some excellent coverage by the Union Tribune. You can click here for some additional parts of this case study in power politics.
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