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Bailout Watch #16 – Mar 01, 2001

March 2, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH:  Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #16 - Mar 01, 2001<br/> <br/> "Victims of deregulation."</strong><br/> <br/> That's what Edison called their...

HOW THE WASHINGTON EARTHQUAKE WILL AFFECT INSURANCE COMPANIES AND INVESTORS

March 1, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">CNBC News</p> <p>Aftershocks do continue to rumble underneath the Pacific Northwest as officials add up the cost of yesterday's earthquake. Insurance companies will be paying</p>

ENERGY PLANS MUST BE WIRED TO WEATHER A BALLOT BACKLASH

February 27, 2001  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>As state leaders struggle to plot a course out of California's energy mess, many are haunted by a sense of dread that can be summed up in three words: What about Harvey?</p>

Bailout Watch #13 – Feb 26, 2001

February 27, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH:  Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #13 - Feb 26, 2001<br/> <br/> SPECIAL EDITION: Davis Offers Edison a Full Pardon</strong><br/> <br/> You know its bad news when...

Term limits leave California with legislative rookies to fix crisis

February 21, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>California's strict term limits have left the state with an inexperienced Legislature trying to untangle the electricity crisis - a task that may be unprecedented in its magnitude and complexity.</p>

Federal regulators refuse to reconsider PG&E reorganization

February 21, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Copley News Service</p> <p>Federal regulators on Wednesday refused to reconsider their decision to allow PG&E Corp. to transfer assets of several subsidiaries to a new company</p>

GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS’ NEW PLAN TO AVERT CALIFORNIA STATE’S UTILITIES FROM BANKRUPTCY

February 17, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">National Public Radio</p> <p>California Governor Gray Davis has announced his plan to divert the possible bankruptcy of utilities in his state.</p>

Power Crisis Dominates Legislature

February 15, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Jim Jay and his wife drove 90 minutes to the state Capitol where she joined about 150 other nursing home employees in a protest to demand higher pay. They hardly even saw any legislators.</p>

Bailout Watch #7 – Feb 13, 2001

February 14, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>BAILOUT WATCH:  Keeping an eye on the energy industry and the politicians<br/> <br/> Bailout Watch #7 - Feb 13, 2001<br/> <br/> Bluff Called.</strong><br/> <br/> Monday, a federal court in Los Angeles rejected Edison's request...

Growing valley guzzling power at high speeds

February 13, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Jose Mercury News</p> <p>As California struggles with its chronic power shortage, Silicon Valley's unquenchable thirst for electrons is boosting maximum power use</p>

CALIFORNIA’S DEREGULATION DISASTER.

February 12, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Nation</p> <p>Blackouts, brownouts and soaring electricity rates have defined the political landscape of California since last spring. They've transformed the phrase "utility deregulation" into a household epithet.</p>

Petition for Review–Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation et al. v. Quackenbush

February 7, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --><p>Read the Proposition 103 Enforcement Project's Petition to the California Supreme Court to hear case to end insurers' practices of basing auto premiums primarily on ZIP code</p>