Watch the livestream from 4/27:
Berkeley City Councilmember Kate Harrison, environmental advocates and industry stakeholders will hold a press conference to address the Ninth Circuit Court’s challenge of Berkeley’s first-of-its-kind building electrification ordinance and map out the next steps in the fight to phase out fossil gas in homes on Thursday morning in Berkeley.
Despite the ruling, Berkeley’s ordinance, which phases out gas piping in new buildings, remains in effect. The Ninth Circuit’s ruling is not final and the litigation challenging the ordinance is still developing. No injunction or stay of the ordinance has been issued.
New details about the lawsuit have emerged in the past week, including that SoCalGas attempted to charge California gas customers more than $1M to pay Reichman Jorgensen, the law firm leading the suit, for legal research on which the case was based.
What: Press conference on the Bay Area’s building electrification future
When: Thursday, April 27 at 8:30 AM
Where: 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA (or join the livestream here)
Who: Kate Harrison, Berkeley City Councilmember and other local lawmakers
Sierra Club and other environmental advocates
Industry and community stakeholders