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Associated Press Pacific Gas and Electric Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2001, driven into debt in part by…
May 9, 2002Megawatt Daily Pacific Gas & Electric wants the California Public Utilities Commission to tell the bankruptcy court the risks inherent in the…
May 8, 2002BCD News and Comment Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali (N.D. Calif.) has approved the disclosure statement of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., but…
May 8, 2002As bills to increase access to necessary medical care and give HMO patients the right to trial race toward it, the California…
May 8, 2002Group Warns of Future Manipulation As a Result of State and Federal Deregulation Laws Internal Enron memos released by Federal officials yesterday…
May 7, 2002The Los Angeles Times In arguing for regulated electricity for small consumers and a deregulated system for big business, Bill Ahern and…
May 7, 2002BestWire Allstate, the third-largest homeowners writer in the state, had originally asked to raise rates by 22.3%, but the insurance department only…
May 6, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle Embattled state utility commissioner Henry Duque can remain in his position for at least four more weeks, despite…
May 4, 2002PR Newswire PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company today filed objections to the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) disclosure statement…
May 3, 2002Utility: Move key to getting state out of electricity-buying business. PUC showdown is expected.Los Angeles Times Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas…
May 3, 2002Foster Natural Gas Report The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco, with jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedure and reorganization of…
May 2, 2002
Swallow This: How Drug Makers Use Pharmacies To Push Pricey Pills -- Drugstores Are Paid to Tout Refills, New Alternatives To Prescription…
May 1, 2002The Daily News of Los Angeles The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to a California law that entitled Northridge…
Apr 30, 2002Politics: Requests brought in $50,000 during probe of the energy firm.The Los Angeles Times Republican legislative leaders solicited tens of thousands of…
Apr 29, 2002Natural Gas Week California Gov. Gray Davis is riding high on successful power contract renegotiations on eight of the state's 32 long-term…
Apr 29, 2002Power Markets Week California has finally started the process of renegotiating $43-billion worth of long-term power contracts and the state announced early…
Apr 29, 2002Megawatt Daily A California consumer group criticized the announced state savings by Gov. Gray Davis' renegotiated power deals with Calpine, and other…
Apr 25, 2002Renegotiated Power Deals Include $200 Million Trade-off In New Payments To CalpineSan Jose Mercury News The state's renegotiated power contracts include more…
Apr 24, 2002