Insurance
Los Angeles District Attorney on how Proposition 103 has forced insurance companies to fight fraud for the first time.
Los Angeles Times (10/18/90)
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Energy
Rolling blackouts again plague the Golden State
Contra Costa Times The financial collapse of the electric utilities spilled out into the power grid on Monday as money problems contributed…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
ROLLING BLACKMAIL?
SOUTHLAND'S FIRST ROTATING OUTAGES PROMPT CHARGES OF PRICE-FIXING, COLLUSIONThe Daily News of Los Angeles Rolling power blackouts hit Southern California for the…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
More Rolling Blackouts in Heat-Stricken California
The New York Times In a preview of summer trouble, a heat wave combined with the sudden failure of two large power…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
CALIFORNIA HIT BY BLACKOUTS DUE TO ENERGY CRISIS
SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR WILLIE BROWN TALKS ABOUT ENERGY CRISIS IN CALIFORNIAGOOD MORNING AMERICA FORD: And we are joined this morning from San…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
Blackouts hit county; Plant fire, heat strain system statewide
The San Diego Union-Tribune From San Diego to Eureka, more than 1 million Californians endured power outages yesterday as warm weather created…
Mar 20, 2001Oaks Project Volunteers Victorious Against City Councils’ Lawsuit
Court Rules Case Moot, 4 Initiatives In Effect Volunteers with the Oaks Project, sponsor of five initiatives to prevent political kickbacks across…
Mar 20, 2001Oakland Motorists Who Live on Opposite Sides of the Same Street Charged Vastly Different Automobile Insurance Rates
Annual Premiums in Oakland's Temescal District (94609) are 30% higher than in Piedmont/Montclair District (94611) Oakland residents can expect to pay widely…
Mar 20, 2001
Energy
Bailout Watch #21 – Special Report: The Manufactured Energy Crisis – Mar 19, 2001
BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #21 - Special Report: The Manufactured Energy Crisis…
Mar 20, 2001Electricity Crisis Manufactured by Energy Firms, Consumer Group Says
Deregulation Created Motive & Opportunity
Mar 19, 2001
Energy
State may have claim on further overbilling; $55 million in refunds possible for February
The San Diego Union-Tribune Federal energy regulators said again yesterday that California may have paid too much for power, this time citing…
Mar 17, 2001
Privacy
Court’s inaction keeps law alive
Claremont weighs next move with Oaks Initiative poised to take effectInland Valley Times The city's challenge to a new law that radically…
Mar 17, 2001
Energy
State will spend $51 million for energy consultants and ad campaign
The Associated Press Gov. Gray Davis will spend more than $51 million over two years on consultants to help negotiate power contracts…
Mar 16, 2001
Energy
California Governor Outlines Plan to Research Energy Solutions
San Jose Mercury News Gov. Gray Davis' administration plans to spend at least $ 10 million over the next two years on…
Mar 16, 2001
Healthcare
EDITORIAL: Disclosure vs. discretion – Should medical arbitration records be public?
Sacramento Bee One of the first high-profile decisions for the new state Department of Managed Health Care is whether to release more…
Mar 15, 2001
Healthcare
Aetna names new head of medical operations
The Associated Press Aetna Inc., still mending fences with physicians over its managed care policies, on Thursday appointed a California HMO executive…
Mar 15, 2001
Energy
Calif. Senate Opens Power Probe
Associated Press In a move that could force out-of-state power suppliers to open their books and justify their profits, the state Senate…
Mar 14, 2001