1. The Greenlining Institute Mark A. Rutledge Consumer Protection Fellow The Greenlining Institute California Public Utilities Commission Low Income Oversight Board June 19, 2007

2. The Greenlining Coalition came into formal existence in 1979 with members from the African-American, Asian-American and Latino communities coming together to combat discrimination in employment, lending and services by financial institutions and regulated utilities in California. Today, the coalition tackles issues in diverse policy areas, all aimed to empower communities of color through systematic changes to asset building, improved health, wealth creation, political empowerment, and poverty alleviation. HISTORY The Greenlining Institute

3. The Greenlining Institute’s mission is to empower communities of color and other disadvantaged groups through multi-ethnic economic and leadership development, civil rights and anti- redlining activities. MISSION STATEMENT The Greenlining Institute

4. Thinking And Doing Greenlining promotes a dual policy approach as a “think and do tank.” We develop intellectual capital through academic policy research along with active community engagement and advocacy.

5. The Greenlining Coalition Allen Temple Baptist Church American G.I. Forum Antioch Baptist Church Asian Business Association Black Business Association California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce California Journal for Filipino Americans California Rural Legal Assistance CHARO Community Development Corporation Chicana/Latina Foundation Chicano Federation, San Diego Community Resource Project, Inc. Council of Asian American Business Association Economic Business Development El Concilio of San Mateo County Filipino-American Chamber, LA Filipino-American Political Association First AME Church, Los Angeles Greater Phoenix Urban League Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Orange County Hmong-American Political Association KHEIR Center La Maestra Family Clinic Latin Business Association Latino Issues Forum Mabuhay Alliance of San Diego Mexican American Grocers Association Mexican American Political Association Minority Business Council, Orange County Mission Language & Vocational School National Federation of Filipino-American Associations Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal (OCCUR) San Francisco African-American Chamber of Commerce Search to Involve Pilipino-Americans (SIPA) Southeast Asian Community Center TELACU West Angeles Church of God in Christ West Coast Black Publishers Association