A California utilities giant has gone into combat mode to stop progressive billionaire Tom Steyer’s bid for governorship and his plan to “break up electric monopolies.”
Pacific Gas & Electric contributed close to $10 million to an anti-Steyer PAC called Californians for Resilient and Affordable Energy, according to state campaign disclosures filed this month.
One of the adverts PG&E contributed to on Tom Steyer is pictured. California Is Not For Sale
Pacific Gas and Electric opposes Steyer’s bid. Getty Images
The political action committee, which is funding another committee named California Is Not For Sale, has been blasting ads against Steyer across sceens.
Most recently, they aired an ad taking advantage of Steyer’s gaffe on last Wednesday’s debate stage , where the candidate said that “me paying more taxes is not the answer.”
Steyer has been running on a platform of higher taxes on the wealthy.…