Consumer Watchdog

The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC)

Sacramento, California -- A consumer group outraged at spiraling electric bills wants to put a ballot initiative before voters that would reverse the 1996 law deregulating California's power industry.

San Jose Mercury News

An advocacy group unveiled plans Tuesday for a statewide initiative that would limit how much profit electricity suppliers can make, require them to refund to consumers part of what they earned this year and essentially re-regulate the energy markets.

Sacramento Bee

If California lawmakers don't re-regulate electric rates and create a new statewide public power system, both issues will go to the voters in a 2002 ballot initiative, one consumer group vowed Tuesday.

Consumer group wants agency to run power grid

San Francisco Chronicle

Sacramento -- Raising the stakes in the debate over skyrocketing energy prices, a leading consumer advocate proposed a ballot initiative yesterday to scrap California's deregulated electricity market and transform it into a state-run system.

Contra Costa Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif._A consumer group vowed Tuesday to pursue an initiative that would re-regulate the electric utility industry if state lawmakers fail to take strong action in coming months to protect consumers.

The Wall Street Journal

LOS ANGELES -- Harvey Rosenfield, a consumer activist who has made a career of tapping public anger at corporate interests, is drafting a ballot initiative aimed at reversing electricity deregulation in California.

Inland Valley Times

CLAREMONT -- City Council members Tuesday decided to let voters decide on a law that would set several conflict-of-interest standards for Claremont public officials.

ENERGY: GROUP PLANS 2002 MEASURE-- ALLOWING A STATE TAKEOVER--UNLESS THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR ACT FIRST

Los Angeles Times

A consumer advocacy group announced a proposed ballot initiative Tuesday that would allow a takeover of the multibillion-dollar electricity industry in California by the state government.