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The Daily News of Los Angeles As California officials struggle to find a solution to the crippling power crisis, criticism has increasingly…
Jan 23, 2001THE ELECTRICITY DAILY After several days of deafening silence, California Gov. Gray Davis last week declared a state of emergency to allow…
Jan 23, 2001-- Utilities Pay David Horowitz to Deceive Public -- David Horowitz, the former "Fight Back" television reporter who took over $136,000 from…
Jan 23, 2001THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE (RIVERSIDE, CA.) Rolling blackouts across Northern California last week brought home the importance of the state's troubled power supply. But…
Jan 22, 2001The Associated Press Weekend negotiations among lawmakers resulted in plans ranging from having the state acquire the transmission systems of the state's…
Jan 22, 2001S&P move signals investors in state bonds to be cautiousSacramento Bee
Jan 20, 2001BUSINESSES LOSE $ 1.7 BILLION DUE TO WEEK'S BLACKOUTSThe Daily News of Los Angeles California's energy crisis deepened Friday, costing millions in…
Jan 20, 2001Legislature approves spending $400 million over 12 days to prevent blackouts.The Orange County Register Taxpayers risk losing as much as $400 million…
Jan 19, 2001Sacramento Bee The state auditor last week threatened to issue subpoenas forcing the California Public Utilities Commission to cooperate with an investigation…
Jan 19, 2001Legislature OKs crisis power billSacramento Bee Rolling blackouts swept through Northern and Central California for a second straight day Thursday, as the…
Jan 19, 2001OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGE THE $400 MILLION MIGHT NEVER BE RECOVERED. LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN IN SOME AREAS, BUT REGULATORS EXPECT TO KEEP THEM…
Jan 19, 2001Specific solutions for state's woes also seem to be in short supplyUSA TODAY Californians struggled through a second day of rolling blackouts…
Jan 19, 2001National Public Radio MORNING EDITION California lawmakers have given Governor Gray Davis the authority he needs to use state funds to buy…
Jan 19, 2001STATE WILL BUY POWER, PASS IT ONThe Daily News of Los Angeles Gov. Gray Davis and the state Legislature moved Thursday to…
Jan 19, 2001State Pays $800,000,000 Ransom to Keep Lights On; Pro-Industry Legislators Block Plan to Protect Public
Jan 19, 2001SYSTEM OPERATORS PULL PLUG ON CUSTOMERS FROM BAKERSFIELD TO EUREKA. DAVIS DECLARES AN EMERGENCY, CLEARING WAY FOR STATE TO PURCHASE POWER.Los Angeles…
Jan 18, 2001San Jose Mercury News Cynicism is rolling across California these days along with the blackouts and big utility bills. Most Californians don't…
Jan 18, 2001Assembly Passes Emergency Bill to Make State an Electricity MiddlemanThe Washington Post Reeling from the nation's most serious energy crisis, California's Assembly…
Jan 17, 2001