{"id":56834,"date":"2025-05-20T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/pge-executive-helped-run-san-jose-council-candidates-campaign\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:30:13","slug":"pge-executive-helped-run-san-jose-council-candidates-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/pge-executive-helped-run-san-jose-council-candidates-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"PG&E executive helped run San Jose council candidate\u2019s campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
A top PG&E executive helped run San Jose City Council candidate Gabby Chavez-Lopez\u2019s campaign for this year\u2019s District 3 special election \u2014 while a special interest group funded by the\u00a0controversial utility\u00a0company spent independently to support her candidacy. Emails obtained by San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight show Teresa Alvarado, a regional vice president of the Bay Area\u2019s $40 billion power utility, ran meetings three times a week with campaign volunteers to discuss fundraising, endorsements, mail and media strategy for Chavez-Lopez. In addition to fundraising and endorsements, Alvarado set an agenda for discussing phone banking, house parties, media opportunities and strategizing responses to issues…<\/p>\n