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Breaking News: President Announces Need to Reform Incident Liability Law; BP Responds
President Barack Obama called today for the prosecution of any criminal acts leading to and during the BP oil leak crisis in the Gulf of Mexico. The President stated, "If the laws on our books are insufficient to prevent such …
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 …
Should San Diegans Give Up Simple Majority Rights For Passing Prop. 16?
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is spending $28 million dollars to convince California voters throughout the state that we don't have a right to vote when it comes to municipal electricity generation, and that Proposition 16 will give us that …
Sempra Energy Emphasis on Utilities over Commodity Trading a Plus for Power Line Undergrounding?
Recent comments by Sempra Energy on placing more emphasis on its public utility units may mean good things in store for potential wildfire victims in San Diego County. The comments by Sempra Energy were made while it was preparing to …
SDG&E Sunrise Powerlink Community Information for You
Thanks to interested Reader readers, I am now informed that San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) has set up a community involvement web presence, where one can find out information on the Sunrise Powerlink project. From the SDG&E web …
The WEBA Paradox: SDG&E Wildfire Settlement with CPUC Contradicts Utilities' Response to Filed Protests
CPUC's Division of Ratepayer Advocates, Other Parties Protested Against Utility Shareholder Protections while Ratepayers Pay Unlimited Uninsured Wildfire Liabilities In its announcement of the “voluntary settlement” in state investigations of San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) during the 2007 …
On "SDG&E TO HOLD 4 COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON SUNRISE POWERLINK IN MAY - OMITS LAKESIDE"
According to East County Magazine (http://eastcountymagazine.org), San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) has announced the times and locations of four additional community meetings regarding SDG&E's proposed Sunrise Powerlink project. As reported by ECM, "San Diego Gas & Electric Company …
SDG&E “Settlements on Management Failure” not Fines nor Penalties?
Recent televised comments by a San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) spokesperson clarified SDG&E's position on settlement money paid to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for management failures revealed in consumer protection wildfire investigations and in other business …
On "ENERGY: SDG&E agrees to $80,000 penalty for 'wash sales' "
According to Eric Wolff of the North County Times, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) was fined $80,000 fine for engaging in illegal trades on natural gas futures in 2006. SDG&E further agreed to change its commodity trading procedures …
On "SDG&E reaches accord in wildfires"
Onell Soto in today's daily paper announced that San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) agreed to pay $14.8 million to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to settle consumer protection investigations into SDG&E involvement in the 2007 San Diego …
Aguirre Intervention in SDG&E WEBA Application?
Former San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre recently disclosed that he would attempt to intervene into the Wildfire Expense Balancing Account (WEBA) application proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). It appears that there have been a number of …