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MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS REPORT Cal. state court is expected to decide by end of Jan. on lawsuit over Cal. PUC Comr. Henry Duque's…
Jan 7, 2002Consumer Watchdog
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Healthcare
Lawsuit Disputes Truth of Kaiser Permanente Ads
San Francisco Chronicle The long-running advertisements by Kaiser Permanente claimed medical decisions were "in the hands of doctors." But a consumer group…
Jan 7, 2002
Energy
Looking for Commitment
The Bond Buyer While the California Public Utilities Commission's proposed plan to set rates that would back up to $13.4 billion in…
Jan 4, 2002
Healthcare
Cases Reveal Lapses In Emergency Care
Los Angeles Times The Kaiser Permanente doctor who examined Harun Antwine had worked at least 10 hours that day, seeing 25 patients…
Jan 2, 2002
Energy
Oaks Project Highlights
Read on to learn more about Oaks Projects initiatives and victories over the past five years.
Jan 1, 2002
Insurance
Individual Actions You Can Take to Limit Corporate Control Over Your Life
Individuals' rights should be honored by businesses and corporations. Citizens can take action to ensure that corporations do not take advantage of…
Jan 1, 2002
Energy
Out of the Frying Pan: The energy crisis that dominated the California Legislature’s 2001 session subsided as the year came to a close,
but it left behind a debilitating financial hangover that could hamper the state's economy for years to come.State Legislatures The blackouts that…
Jan 1, 2002
Energy
INDISTINCT ELECTRICITY STRATEGY CRITICIZED
LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS SEEN IF STATE STAYS THE CURRENT COURSEContra Costa Times With the lights no longer flickering and power once again…
Jan 1, 2002
Energy
Gas Marketers: Oblivious to All the Fuss
New mega-marketers, niche players emphasize opportunity.PUBLIC UTILITIES FORTNIGHTLY THE NATURAL GAS TRADING BUSINESS HAS been on a roll since the mid-1980s, when…
Jan 1, 2002
Insurance
Allstate seeks homeowners hike
A 22.3% raise, the firm's first since 1994, is considered by regulators.Orange County Register More than 50,000 Orange County customers of Allstate…
Jan 1, 2002
Healthcare
Public airing of private justice
Assemblyman calls hearings on mandatory arbitrationThe San Francisco Chronicle After three years championing schools, diversity and the disabled, Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg is…
Dec 30, 2001
Energy
Paying the light bill
Battles over deregulation will be foughtThe San Diego Union-Tribune For months, SDG&E residential customers have opened their statements and considered themselves lucky…
Dec 28, 2001
Healthcare
Repair, Don’t Merely Bandage, Health Care
Los Angeles Times Another year has passed without solutions for a health care system that increasingly has given grief to all its…
Dec 27, 2001
Energy
PUC CHIEF JOINS CROWD URGING NEW LOOK AT POWER DEALS
LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO SIGN LAST WINTER, LYNCH SAYS, BUT CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO RENEGOTIATEModesto Bee In hindsight, state Public Utilities Commission President…
Dec 23, 2001
Energy
More losers than winners in power play
The San Francisco Chronicle It's going to take state and federal investigators a while longer to figure out who was naughty and…
Dec 23, 2001
Energy
State auditor is critical of energy deals
Assessment says consumers could be stuck for billionsThe San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Gray Davis and California energy officials spent too much on…
Dec 21, 2001