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Oaks Project Intervenes to Shine the Light on The Truth in City of Santa Monica's Collusive Lawsuit At a status conference yesterday,…
Aug 30, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #71 - Aug 29, 2001 SPECIAL SACRAMENTO WAR…
Aug 29, 2001BAILOUT TO AFFECT CONSUMER ratesSan Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Gray Davis' plan for the state's energy future faces a crucial…
Aug 29, 2001The Sacramento Bee Senate Bill 78XX may be the most unusual legislation to hit the Capitol in decades, in terms of both…
Aug 29, 2001Megawatt Daily A California Assembly committee yesterday continued hearings on a controversial bill to rescue Southern California Edison from the threat of…
Aug 29, 2001The Associated Press It took months of legal pressure from Republican lawmakers and news organizations to force California officials to reveal just…
Aug 29, 2001Serenade Lawmakers with Bailout Carols Citizen volunteers today serenaded State Assembly Energy Costs & Availability Committee members with 'bailout carols', to protest…
Aug 29, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #70 - Aug 28, 2001 SPECIAL SACRAMENTO WAR…
Aug 28, 2001The Associated Press A consumer watchdog group pledged to fight lawmakers' efforts to give financial support to Southern California Edison, saying the…
Aug 28, 2001State's debt for electricity must be repaidSan Francisco Chronicle Utility customers in Northern California may have to pay $500 million more than…
Aug 28, 2001Commission would yield authority over rate hikesThe Oakland Tribune Energy regulators Monday backed the Davis administration in keeping what critics call the…
Aug 28, 2001Sacramento Bee A key Assembly committee voted Monday night to support acquiring a five-year option to purchase Southern California Edison's transmission lines…
Aug 28, 2001Sacramento Bee As a hotly contested $2.9 billion rescue plan for Southern California Edison inched toward a vote in a key Assembly…
Aug 28, 2001The Associated Press A key legislative committee delayed voting Tuesday on a reworked bill intended to help Southern California Edison regain its…
Aug 28, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #69 - Aug 27, 2001 Hunkering Down. The…
Aug 27, 2001Dow Jones Newswires Three weeks before the state legislature adjourns, a California consumer group is stepping up efforts to oppose a rescue…
Aug 27, 2001Associated Press As lawmakers Monday considered giving financial support to Southern California Edison, a consumer watchdog group called the effort a "bailout"…
Aug 27, 2001Volunteers Travel to Sacramento to Protect The People Fearing an eleventh-hour backroom deal to bail out Southern California Edison, the Foundation for…
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