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Legislature 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, 2001California Democrats are trying to buy electricity to sell to state utilities, but Republicans and energy companies are crying foul.Salon.com During his…
Jan 17, 2001The decision moves the utility closer to bankruptcy. Some analysts see the move as a bargaining ploy.The Orange County Register California's power…
Jan 17, 2001'TIME HAS SIMPLY RUN OUT,' COMPANY SAYS AS IT ANNOUNCES IT WON'T MAKE $600 MILLION IN PAYMENTS. DETAILS OF STATE PURCHASE CONTRACTS…
Jan 17, 2001Near bankruptcy: Legislature proposes law to buy power on utilities' behalfNational Post California lawmakers began rushing an emergency bill through the legislature…
Jan 17, 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, 2001San Jose Mercury News With California's two major utilities on the ropes financially, the Assembly late Tuesday sought to calm Wall Street's…
Jan 17, 2001The San Diego Union-Tribune SACRAMENTO -- Lawmakers plan to take their first step toward solving California's electricity crisis today by asking the…
Jan 16, 2001San Diego Union-Tribune A legal battle over two competing campaign finance measures on the November ballot in Vista isn't over yet.
Jan 16, 2001The Daily News of Los Angeles Hoping to keep California lighted, save the utilities and hold down rates, Gov. Gray Davis worked…
Jan 16, 2001San Jose Mercury News With payments looming for the state's two largest utilities and bankruptcy apparently not far off, lawmakers will be…
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