A Torchlight Tattoo Memory for Memorial Day
I was never in combat, but I was in the infantry right after the Vietnam Conflict. Just about anybody who knows anything about the history and organization of the United States Army will call me crazy for writing this, but …
CPUC Scolding of PG&E Regarding Anti-CCA Advertising & Prop. 16?
SDG&E; Claimed Corporate Political Ads Protected by 1st Amendment... But Even If Misleading/False? A recent decision by the California Public Utilities Commission ("Decision 10-05-050 May 20, 2010") appears to warn Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E;) and other investor-owned power utilities …
Proposition 16 False Fact: No Right to Vote?
"Today you do not have the right to vote when local government politicians want to spend your money to get into the electricity business" Alan Zaremberg, California Chamber of Commerce in San Diego Union-Tribune advertisement. Actually, we do have the …
SDG&E, the IOU WEBA Application, and Proposition 16
No Ratepayer Escape from Unlimited Utility Wildfire Liabilities? From the perspective of our California investor owned utility and electric franchise grantee San Diego Gas & Electric Company, San Diego County depends on natural gas coming out of the ground. Getting …
The Ethics of PG&E and Possible Passage of Proposition 16
In today's distinguished daily paper, there is an editorial written by Robert C. Fellmeth, Price professor of public interest law at the University of San Diego School of Law. Professor Fellmeth's editorial pretty much slams Proposition 16, the proposed monopolistic …
PG&E Demands Freedom of Speech from CPUC to Keep Its Customers
Utility Seeking to Limit City & Consumer Participation in Community Choice Aggregation In a recently filed challenge to orders of the California Public Utilities Commission, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E;) has demanded the freedom to say and do what it …
Uninsured Wildfire Billings Still Tied Up in Negotiations
SDG&E; Already Pushing Z-Factor Alternative If WEBA Not Approved According to a California Public Utility Commission filing by Southern California Edison, investor owned utilities and opposing parties are still meeting and conferring on the utilities' Wildfire Expense Balancing Account (WEBA) …
Spiritual Storm at Balboa Park
Spiritual Storm of Escondido was featured at the recent San Diego Pow Wow 2010 in Balboa Park, among the many native peoples who were represented at the regional gathering. Spiritual Storm Group Leader Rob Anderson was admitted into the circle …
ADVISORY: Sending Sunrise Powerlink Comments to Forest Service
See Onell Soto's article entitled "Forest Service holds up Powerlink permit: Cleveland National Forest chief wants 45 days of comment" at http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/16/forest-service-holds-up-powerlink-permit/ SOTO'S OVERVIEW Background: Construction of SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink between San Diego and the Imperial Valley can’t begin until …
Continuing Systemic Risk in Market Trades after 2008
After hearing some of the May 6, 2010 testimony before Phil Angelides' Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, I am convinced that the surviving corporations or other artificial persons who created, promoted and profited from exotic financial products that are implicated in …