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PG&E files lawsuit against rate limitsSacramento Bee Seeking to eliminate the back-breaking debt California's two major utilities have accumulated, state officials Thursday…
Jan 26, 2001MARKETPLACE Yes, California spent its 11th straight day on high alert for possible rolling blackouts, but this day was different.
Jan 26, 2001INTERNET COMMENTARY SAYS THREAT OF 'THE UNTHINKABLE' WILL GET POLITICIANS TO ACT -- THE SAME COMPANY IS PROVIDING ADVISORS TO HELP HERTZBERG…
Jan 25, 2001Irvine World News A campaign finance reform effort that emerged last summer with much controversy resurfaced this week when the City Council…
Jan 25, 2001In a memo sent to its clients, a Wall Street-based global investment banking firm has confirmed suspicions that last week's blackouts were…
Jan 25, 2001Consumer Groups, Legislators Introduce "Core/Non-Core" Legislation to Protect Rates for Residential and Small Business Ratepayers
Jan 25, 2001Bush extends for two weeks orders ensuring surplus powerThe San Diego Union-Tribune California's attempt to beat down power prices through a huge…
Jan 24, 2001Sacramento Bee Some of the same power producers who have profited handsomely from California's energy debacle are key contributors to and philosophical…
Jan 24, 2001San Francisco Chronicle Editorial ONE THING that's worse than a public official enriching himself by engaging in conflicts of interest is a…
Jan 24, 2001The 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, 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, 2001