First, we carolers had to convince some beefy Pasadena police that we didn’t come to Assemblyman Chris Holden’s Christmas open house at his district office to disrupt the festivities and dirty up the place (though we did leave a lunch bag of coal behind). Politely, we explained we were there in good fun to sing adapted Christmas carols to the man instrumental to a giant corporate bailout of Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Sempra and other utilities responsible for sparking deadly wildfires. 

A win in the California statehouse on the last day of session usually means not losing too much, but last night California consumers  scored tangible victories.
Here is last night's statehouse scorecard:

New campaign urges paint maker to Get The Lead Out
 
UPDATE: 6/28/18 5 PM The Boycott worked! Sherwin Williams and Con Agra pulled their ballot measure from the November ballot. Congrats to all.
 
Paint maker Sherwin Williams has decided to go to the California ballot with a deceptive ballot initiative to erase its liability to the public for poisoning families with lead in its paint. We have decided to boycott Sherwin Williams paint stores.