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SF Chronicle EditorialSan Francisco Chronicle What will it take to restore respect to the scandal-tainted office of state insurance commissioner? One starting…
Nov 23, 2001Governor Davis Must Renegotiate Power Contracts, PUC Must Retroactively Ban "Direct Access" to Save $4 Billion Wasted on Energy Surplus
Nov 23, 2001Contra Costa Times The dramatic fall of Enron Corp., the Houston trading firm that pioneered and profited from increased competition in the…
Nov 20, 2001SMART SHOPPERS CAN GET BREAKS ON AUTO POLICIES, EVEN AS RATES RISEThe Daily News of Los Angeles With auto insurance companies in…
Nov 19, 2001Davis criticized for accepting money from power companiesThe San Francisco Chronicle After having sworn off campaign contributions from energy companies, Gov. Gray…
Nov 16, 2001To critics' dismay, he accepts $50,000 from energy firms, saying they're not on 'gougers list.'Los Angeles Times Gov. Gray Davis accepted $50,000…
Nov 16, 2001Los Angeles Times The armband brigade at the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights does some cutting and folding to put the…
Nov 12, 2001Los Angeles Times The armband brigade at the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights does some cutting and folding to put the…
Nov 12, 2001Energy giant that pressed for deregulation in California is on the brink of collapse.Los Angeles Times Enron Corp., the once-highflying energy giant…
Nov 10, 2001The Associated Press Opponents promised to take their case to a higher court after a federal judge refused Friday to block a…
Nov 9, 2001The Associated Press When Houston-based Dynegy Inc. announced Friday that it had bought Enron, its larger rival for $7.8 billion shares of…
Nov 9, 2001The Associated Press When Assemblyman Rod Wright cut short a committee hearing last August, he said lawmakers needed more time to study…
Nov 8, 2001Los Angeles Times Enron Corp., the troubled energy-trading giant, was in talks Wednesday over a possible takeover by Houston neighbor and rival…
Nov 8, 2001PG&E (Again) Fights Reform Initiatives - Even Bankruptcy Can't Diminish PG&E Greed
Nov 6, 2001The Houston Chronicle If there's one market that might applaud the mounting financial woes facing energy giant Enron Corp., it's California, whose…
Nov 4, 2001The Associated Press A federal appeals court temporarily has blocked a settlement between California's second-largest utility and state power regulators that would…
Oct 31, 2001Energy Daily Throwing a wrench in state plans to rescue financially ailing Southern California Edison, an appeals court Tuesday gave consumer groups…
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