Bill Will Put Execs In Jail for Covering Up Financial Fraud; Groups Say SB 1452 Will Protect Against the Next Enron
Enron Internet Messages Indicate Insiders Knew Early on of Financial Fraud
May 14, 2002Consumer Watchdog
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Enron employees’ candid web postings
Years before the energy giant fell, Enron employees revealed that the company's accounting books were "smoke and mirrors."
May 14, 2002
Privacy
Unlimited campaign money mean likely record spending this year
Associated Press California's politicians are expected to break campaign finance records this year as they enjoy - for what may be their…
May 13, 2002
Energy
PG&E SAYS COMMISSION REORGANIZATION PLAN CONTAINS NUMEROUS UNCERTAINTIES
Electric Utility Week (formerly Electrical Week) Pacific Gas & Electric charges that the Public Utilities Commission's bankruptcy reorganization plan for PG&E contains…
May 13, 2002
Energy
CLOCK TICKING ON DUQUE’S TENURE AT PUC UNLESS LAWYERS CAN WIN APPEAL BY JUNE
Electric Utility Week (formerly Electrical Week) California Public Utilities Commissioner Henry Duque may be out of a job within a month unless…
May 13, 2002
Insurance
Rising home and auto insurance rates squeeze state consumers
Associated Press After several years of steady or even declining insurance costs, Californians now face rate increases that could cost them hundred…
May 12, 2002
Insurance
Insurers’ credit scoring rankles
The San Francisco Chronicle Although California law severely limits the use of credit scores in insurance, many companies use them to deny…
May 12, 2002
Insurance
ENRON’S SMOKING GUN
The Buffalo News If federal law doesn't afford the justice system an opportunity to throw some Enron executives into a 6-by-8-foot cell…
May 12, 2002Consumer Group Calls CPUC Bankruptcy Hearing A Sham
CPUC Operates Under "Alice in Wonderland" Rules
May 10, 2002
Accountability
FTCR’s Comments on Investigation Into CPUC’s PG&E Bankruptcy Proposal
The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights denounced as a "sham" a hearing called by the CPUC... .
May 10, 2002
Insurance
Rising home and auto insurance rates squeeze state consumers
Associated Press After several years of steady or even declining insurance costs, Californians now face rate increases that could cost them hundred…
May 9, 2002
Energy
A look at the dueling plans for PG&E’s future offered by the utility and the state
Associated Press Pacific Gas and Electric Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2001, driven into debt in part by…
May 9, 2002HMO/Insurer Contributions to Assembly Health Committee Members On The Rise; All Legislation Expanding Medical Benefits Shelved
As bills to increase access to necessary medical care and give HMO patients the right to trial race toward it, the California…
May 8, 2002
Energy
PG&E says Calif. PUC should detail risks of its plan
Megawatt Daily Pacific Gas & Electric wants the California Public Utilities Commission to tell the bankruptcy court the risks inherent in the…
May 8, 2002
Energy
Court approves PG&E’s disclosure; alternative plan contested
BCD News and Comment Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali (N.D. Calif.) has approved the disclosure statement of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., but…
May 8, 2002Give Money Back & Go to Jail, Watchdog Group Says of Energy Executives, Lawyers and Traders
Group Warns of Future Manipulation As a Result of State and Federal Deregulation Laws Internal Enron memos released by Federal officials yesterday…
May 7, 2002
Insurance
Serve Interests of All in Power Politics
The Los Angeles Times In arguing for regulated electricity for small consumers and a deregulated system for big business, Bill Ahern and…
May 7, 2002
Privacy
Premiere Screening of “Damaged Care” Starring Laura Dern on May 13th, 2002 in Sacamento, CA
The premiere screening of the Showtime film "Damaged Care" starring Laura Dern, will be on May 13th, 2002 @ 6:30pm at the…
May 6, 2002