NOTE THE SPECIAL TIME FOR THIS MONTH’S GENERAL MEETING.
The May 23, 2024, general meeting of the Democrats of Rossmoor will begin an hour earlier than usual. Doors to the Event Center will open at 5:00pm for a town square social; the club will provide snacks. At 6:00pm, following a brief meeting, the speaker for the evening will be the Chairman of the California Energy Commission, David Hochschild.
In February of 2019, David Hochschild was appointed Chairman of the Energy Commission by Governor Newsom. There are five seats on the California Energy Commission. By law, those who fill four of these seats must have specialized training in one of these areas: engineering or physical science, environmental protection, economics, and law. Hochschild fills the environmental seat.
Before his appointment, Hochschild worked in both public service and in the private sector. In 2001, he served as special assistant to San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. While in this position, he launched a citywide initiative to install solar panels on public buildings. He later cofounded VoteSolar, an advocacy group which promotes solar policies for local, state and federal governments. His first appointment to the Energy Commission came in 2013. Hochschild received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College and a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
The California Energy Commission was founded in 1975 to respond to the energy crisis of the early 1970s. It is tasked with formulating California’s energy policy and planning for the energy system of the future. The goal of the commission is for the state to be 100% clean energy and carbon neutral by the middle of this century. This presentation will be recorded. Send any questions to [email protected].