Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Prop 8 briefs: PG&E helps launch biz council

Bay Area Reporter

Pacific Gas and Electric Company has made a shareholder contribution of $250,000 to the Vote No on 8 – Equality for All campaign, and the utility will be approaching other businesses to join the fight to defeat the ballot measure.

At an event at PG&E's headquarters Tuesday, July 29, Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, said that businesses have stood with the LGBT community in efforts to win equality, and "that's going to get us victory."

"Businesses understand why this is important ... and they understand it's the right thing to do," he said, noting the value of equality to both employees and customers........

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