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San Jose Mercury News The watchdog group that is trying to oust Henry M. Duque from the Public Utilities Commission asked Gov.…
Jan 12, 2001San Francisco Chronicle A consumer watchdog group said yesterday that it was outraged that the state plans to pay the legal bills…
Jan 12, 2001Seeking Harmony to Quiet California Energy TurmoilThe New York Times While Californians readied themselves for yet another day of possible power blackouts,…
Jan 12, 2001Sacramento Bee Steve Peace, the legislator who led efforts to craft a 1996 bill deregulating California's electricity market, has posted a video…
Jan 12, 2001Sacramento Bee Although the majority of California's largest HMOs require patients to submit disputes to an arbitrator, many are not reporting the…
Jan 12, 2001The San Diego Union-Tribune A state report has found that arbitration used by most health plans to resolve disputes is deeply flawed…
Jan 12, 2001CBS News - THE EARLY SHOW JON FRANKEL, co-host: The electricity crisis in California, as we mentioned, went to the brink overnight,…
Jan 12, 2001Consumer Group Urges Governor to Stop Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has authorized payment of Commissioner Henry Duque's…
Jan 12, 2001
Sacramento Bee Gov. Gray Davis and other officials laid out details Wednesday of their efforts to rein in the state's electricity crisis,…
Jan 11, 2001The Daily News of Los Angeles WASHINGTON - State and federal officials worked behind closed doors Wednesday to solve California's energy crisis…
Jan 11, 2001Contra Costa Times The statewide electricity crisis now threatens natural gas supplies used to heat Northern California homes and fire power plants…
Jan 11, 2001San Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Seeking a broad solution to California's energy woes, state, federal and industry officials are negotiating a deal…
Jan 11, 2001The Associated Press A consumer rights group is miffed that the state is paying the legal bills of Public Utilities Commission member…
Jan 11, 2001Consumer Group Urges Governor to Stop Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has authorized payment of Commissioner Henry Duque's…
Jan 11, 2001The California Research Bureau, the state equivalent of the US General Accounting Office, has issued a report today that shows more than…
Jan 11, 2001The Associated Press State Gov. Gray Davis is proposing that the state enter into long-term contracts with electric utilities or wholesalers to…
Jan 10, 2001CONSUMERS WOULD BE PROTECTED FROM HIGHER BILLS; IN EXCHANGE, PRODUCERS WOULD BE GUARANTEED LONG-TERM FIXED WHOLESALE PRICES. CRITICS SAY PLAN COULD BACKFIRE.Los…
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