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Public utilities seek LGBTQ+ contractors — whether they keep the lights on or not

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By Christopher F. Rufo, Austen Hufford
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Public utilities seek LGBTQ+ contractors — whether they keep the lights on or not Original

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By Christopher F. Rufo, Austen Hufford
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California Democrats have embraced a new form of favoritism: contracts for businesses that are state-certified as being owned by LGBTQ+ individuals. The scheme operates through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which  privately owned utility companies. In 1986, Gov. George Deukmejian signed Assembly Bill 3678,which certain CPUC-regulated utilities to submit annual “plans” for buying goods and services from female- and minority-owned companies.
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Inside California’s Gay-Certification Program

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By Christopher F. Rufo, Austen Hufford
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Americans are used to handouts for favored groups. Affirmative action in university admissions, corporate “diversity” initiatives, and minority-owned contracting requirements direct opportunities, resources, and contracts to supposedly “oppressed” groups, such as women, Native Americans, blacks, and Hispanics. In California, state Democrats have embraced another kind of favoritism: contracts for state-certified gay-owned businesses.
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