http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2008/04/_mcgoldrick_wants_solar_funds.htmlMcGoldrick wants Solar funds for low-income housing
Sup. Jake McGoldrick just had an epiphany: install solar panels on affordable, low-income housing projects, citywide.
That way the City can green San Francisco, create local jobs and business opportunities—and eventually reduce to zero the utility bills of low-income folks.
McGoldrick’s moment of clarity came in face of increasing pressure from local solar businesses and work creation programs to support Mayor Gavin Newsom’s recently announced Solar Energy Incentive Program.
McGoldrick says he supports going green and hiring locally, but he balked at the lack of public discussion about the mayor's program, which uses tax payer dollars to subsidize solar installation on private property.
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