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Bailout Watch #74 – Sep 04, 2001

Bailout Watch #74 – Sep 04, 2001

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #74 - Sep 04, 2001<br/> <br/> SPECIAL SACRAMENTO WAR ROOM EDITION<br/> <br/> Money, Lies and Videotape. </strong>The timing -- Friday...
Now Davis Doing Too Much, Energy Critics Say

Now Davis Doing Too Much, Energy Critics Say

<p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Faulted early on for responding sluggishly to the energy crisis, Gov. Gray Davis has reversed course in dramatic fashion, wielding his executive powers in a way critics now say edges toward imperiousness.</p>
Calif GOP Member Helps SoCal Ed Rescue Through Committee

Calif GOP Member Helps SoCal Ed Rescue Through Committee

<p class="source">DOW JONES NEWSWIRES</p> <p>Vowing for months that California Assembly Republicans wouldn't support legislation to rescue utility Southern California Edison from the brink of bankruptcy, one of the GOP's members crossed party lines to help push through a bill</p>
Assembly panel OKs Edison rescue plan

Assembly panel OKs Edison rescue plan

<h3>The bill won't require the utility to transfer Sierra land to a state trust.</h3><p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>A $2.9 billion rescue plan to save Southern California Edison from bankruptcy narrowly passed the Assembly energy committee Wednesday after the last tangible asset for taxpayers -- thousands of acres of Sierra land -- was stripped from the deal.</p>
Assembly committee approves Edison deal

Assembly committee approves Edison deal

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>A key Assembly committee approved a $2.9 billion proposal to rescue financially ailing Southern California Edison on Wednesday, following a third straight day of deliberations.</p>
Assembly OKs bailout plan for Edison

Assembly OKs bailout plan for Edison

<h3>Consumer advocates say costly bailout would be a disaster</h3><p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>In a battle that pitted the yellow armbands against the dark suits, an Assembly committee yesterday approved a plan it hopes will keep Southern California Edison out of bankruptcy.</p>
Bailout Watch #71 – Aug 29, 2001

Bailout Watch #71 – Aug 29, 2001

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH: Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #71 - Aug 29, 2001<br/> <br/> SPECIAL SACRAMENTO WAR ROOM EDITION<br/> <br/> Wright On The Money.</strong> Yesterday's Bailout Watch...
Stakes high in final push for Edison rescue plan

Stakes high in final push for Edison rescue plan

<h3>BAILOUT TO AFFECT CONSUMER rates</h3><p class="source">San Jose Mercury News</p> <p>SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Gray Davis' plan for the state's energy future faces a crucial test in the next three weeks as he seeks to sell legislators on his multibillion-dollar plan to bail out the state's second-largest utility.</p>