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Group already filed suit, charging conflict of interestSan Francisco Chronicle A consumer watchdog group, which filed suit last year to oust one…
Apr 12, 2001Bloomberg News California's Public Utilities Commission should stop paying legal fees for defending Commissioner Henry Duque against a conflict-of-interest lawsuit, the consumer…
Apr 12, 2001Consumer Group Asks PUC to Cease Paying Henry Duque's Legal Defense in Action to Remove Him From Office In addition to investing…
Apr 12, 2001Memo Reveals Businesses Angered by Leaders' Actions
Apr 12, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #31 - Apr 11, 2001 D.O.A. or R.I.P.…
Apr 12, 2001The Baltimore Sun A blame game over California's electricity crisis is in full swing in the wake of the declaration of bankruptcy…
Apr 11, 2001MARKETPLACE Wall Street is giving a big thumbs up to California Governor Gray Davis' proposed deal to buy Southern California Edison's transmission…
Apr 10, 2001Sacramento Bee Can California be nourished by part of a hot dog?
Apr 10, 2001The Augusta Chronicle A California-based consumer advocacy group doesn't just want to end the practice of "junk" faxing. It wants to terminate…
Apr 10, 2001The New York Times Gov. Gray Davis announced today that he had signed an agreement with Southern California Edison, the state's second-largest…
Apr 10, 200110-YEAR PACT: $2.76 billion swap buys low-cost electricityThe San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Gray Davis and Southern California Edison reached final agreement yesterday…
Apr 10, 2001Contra Costa Times Gov. Gray Davis reached an agreement Monday to buy high-voltage transmission lines in Southern California for $ 2.76 billion
Apr 10, 2001STATE TO PAY EDISON $2.76 BILLION FOR POWER LINESThe Daily News of Los Angeles Under a deal to keep cash-strapped Southern California…
Apr 10, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #30 - Apr 09, 2001 As Ye Sow,…
Apr 10, 2001The San Francisco Chronicle With the prospect that state power buyers could burn through more than $2 billion a month this summer,…
Apr 9, 2001Inland Valley Times Claremont voters recently enacted Measure A, a law forbidding any city official from receiving rewards, gifts over $50, campaign…
Apr 9, 2001Sacramento Bee Just three days after Pacific Gas and Electric Co. filed for bankruptcy protection and cut off negotiations with the state,…
Apr 9, 2001The Associated Press California's biggest utility filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, seeking relief from the state's energy deregulation debacle. The surprise move…
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