The Leslie Brodie Report hereby asks Robin Rivett, Meriem Hubbard, and James Burling of the Sacramento-based Pacific Legal Foundation to opine on matters relating to the CPUC and the "Greelining Agreement."
The agreement reads in part:
Increase corporate philanthropy over the next 5 years. Philanthropy will increase to $15 million for years one and two. Philanthropy will increase yet again to $20 million for years three, four, and five. The total net increase in philanthropy from current levels is $47 million. SBC commits to direct at least 60% of this additional philanthropy to minorities and underserved communities.
· Make a good faith effort to increase the supplier diversity goal for minority business enterprises from the current 23% to 27% by 2010. To achieve this goal, minority, supplier, diversity spending in California could grow to $40 million in 2006 and to $80 million by 2010.
For a complete copy, please see @:
http://lesliebrodie.posterous.com/greenlining-agreement-d0511028-final-dec-appr
Please observe that, rather than contacting the panel directly, the query is being delivered publicly, here and now.
Any opinion or observation can be sent to lesliebrodie@gmx.com