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EditorialInland Valley Daily Bulletin The basic thrust of Measure A in Claremont is simple and unassailable: Public officials should not be taking…
Mar 2, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #16 - Mar 01, 2001 "Victims of deregulation."…
Mar 2, 2001Commr. Low Supports Quackenbush Regulations Allowing Discriminatory, ZIP Code-Based Insurance Rates
Mar 1, 2001RN "This court had no choice but to pluck ... [the plaintiff's] case out of the state court in which she sought…
Mar 1, 2001CNBC News Aftershocks do continue to rumble underneath the Pacific Northwest as officials add up the cost of yesterday's earthquake. Insurance companies…
Mar 1, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #15 - Feb 28, 2001 Good news: the…
Mar 1, 2001Summer expected to be crunch timeThe San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Gray Davis' optimistic assessment that California may be on the "back side"…
Feb 28, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #14 - Feb 27, 2001 Public subsidies to…
Feb 28, 2001San Jose Mercury News In a move that would financially reward consumers for conserving energy, State Sen. Don Perata unveiled a proposal…
Feb 27, 2001BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians Bailout Watch #13 - Feb 26, 2001 SPECIAL EDITION: Davis…
Feb 27, 2001American Banker-Bond Buyer The California Dept. of Managed Health Care has decided to put itself in the precarious position of arbiter in…
Feb 26, 2001Sacramento Bee Customers of California's three private electric utilities would get rebates for conservation this summer under a proposal by Sen. Don…
Feb 26, 2001Modern Healthcare Sparking outrage from health plans, two California consumer groups have filed a petition to make records of arbitration hearings between…
Feb 26, 2001STATE WOULD PAY $2.76 BILLION FOR GRID AND GUARANTEE BAILOUT BONDS. BUT THE PACT IS MET WITH MUCH SKEPTICISM AND PG&E IS…
Feb 25, 2001The San Diego Union-Tribune Reaching the first of three accords needed for his power-grid takeover plan, Gov. Gray Davis announced yesterday he…
Feb 24, 2001STATE OKS $2.76 BILLION TO ACQUIRE POWER LINESThe Daily News of Los Angeles Gov. Gray Davis announced Friday that the state has…
Feb 24, 2001San Jose Mercury News After weeks of anticipation, Gov. Gray Davis emerged from high-stakes talks aimed at rescuing the state's two largest…
Feb 24, 2001Contra Costa Times Gov. Gray Davis has reached agreement with Southern California Edison for the state to buy its transmission lines for…
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