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but it left behind a debilitating financial hangover that could hamper the state's economy for years to come.State Legislatures The blackouts that…
Jan 1, 2002LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS SEEN IF STATE STAYS THE CURRENT COURSEContra Costa Times With the lights no longer flickering and power once again…
Jan 1, 2002New mega-marketers, niche players emphasize opportunity.PUBLIC UTILITIES FORTNIGHTLY THE NATURAL GAS TRADING BUSINESS HAS been on a roll since the mid-1980s, when…
Jan 1, 2002A 22.3% raise, the firm's first since 1994, is considered by regulators.Orange County Register More than 50,000 Orange County customers of Allstate…
Jan 1, 2002Assemblyman calls hearings on mandatory arbitrationThe San Francisco Chronicle After three years championing schools, diversity and the disabled, Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg is…
Dec 30, 2001Battles over deregulation will be foughtThe San Diego Union-Tribune For months, SDG&E residential customers have opened their statements and considered themselves lucky…
Dec 28, 2001LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO SIGN LAST WINTER, LYNCH SAYS, BUT CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO RENEGOTIATEModesto Bee In hindsight, state Public Utilities Commission President…
Dec 23, 2001The San Francisco Chronicle It's going to take state and federal investigators a while longer to figure out who was naughty and…
Dec 23, 2001Assessment says consumers could be stuck for billionsThe San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Gray Davis and California energy officials spent too much on…
Dec 21, 2001San Jose Mercury News In their rush to sign $42.6 billion in long-term electricity contracts earlier this year, California authorities failed to…
Dec 21, 2001The Associated Press The roughly 40,000 California customers of fallen energy giant Enron Corp. are in a pickle.
Dec 20, 2001Public Audit Confirms Urgency of Renegotiating Ten-Year Power Contracts
Dec 20, 2001Kaiser Campaign Cash Should Not Be Perceived To Have Bought State Bonds
Dec 20, 2001PUC official pleads case in stock dealSan Francisco Chronicle Fending off a suit to remove him from office, one of the state's…
Dec 18, 2001The San Francisco Chronicle Fending off a suit to remove him from office, one of the state's top utility commissioners testified yesterday…
Dec 18, 2001The Associated Press Henry Duque, a six-year member of the California Public Utilities Commission, testified Monday that he didn't know until last…
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