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Lawsuits must be dropped, parent firms must return billionsThe San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Gray Davis took the first baby steps yesterday in…
Feb 17, 2001DAVIS REPORTS TWO OF THREE FIRMS ARE AGREEABLE TO DEAL. BUT SOME UTILITY OFFICIALS REMAIN SHARPLY CRITICAL OF PLAN.Los Angeles Times Proclaiming…
Feb 17, 2001Sacramento Bee Gov. Gray Davis unveiled a multibillion-dollar plan Friday that he claims will rescue debt-ridden utilities with little or no rate…
Feb 16, 2001Retail Services Report California lawmakers and consumer advocates breathed a collective sigh of relief early this week when a federal district court…
Feb 16, 2001San Diego Union-Tribune A legal battle over two competing campaign finance measures on the November ballot in Vista isn't over yet.
Feb 16, 2001Parent firms would help defray price increasesThe San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Gray Davis is expected to unveil a rescue plan today for…
Feb 16, 2001San Jose Mercury News California would pay its troubled electric utilities up to $8 billion to buy their transmission lines _ more…
Feb 16, 2001Sacramento Bee Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Gray Davis today will propose a plan to rescue two debt-ridden utilities by buying their transmission…
Feb 16, 2001North County Times After failing to enact a campaign finance reform initiative in the city of Vista, the group behind the measure…
Feb 16, 2001The Associated Press Plunging California deeper into the energy business, Gov. Gray Davis proposed a multibillion-dollar plan Friday to rescue two utilities…
Feb 16, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #9 - Feb 15, 2001 D-Day for Gray…
Feb 16, 2001The Associated Press The state Wednesday prepared to spend $500 million more on emergency power-buying, raising the tally to nearly $2 billion
Feb 15, 2001San Diego Union Tribune Two consumer groups have petitioned the state to open up the arbitration system used by most health plans…
Feb 15, 2001Associated Press Jim Jay and his wife drove 90 minutes to the state Capitol where she joined about 150 other nursing home…
Feb 15, 2001Patients who can't remedy red tape have laws and advocate groups at their side.The Orange County Register Jack Redmond needed an injection…
Feb 15, 2001Sacramento Bee Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Gray Davis Friday will propose a plan to rescue two debt-ridden utilities by buying their transmission…
Feb 15, 2001Los Angeles Times The California energy crisis is hurtling along two tracks--one the slow lane of legislative politics, the other the hyper-speed…
Feb 15, 2001The San Francisco Chronicle Let no one accuse Berkeley of shirking the search for solutions to the energy crisis.
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