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Public Utilities File Suit To Rip Proposition 16 Off California Ballot
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Apr 13, 2010 05:12pm |
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| News Date | Friday, March 19, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A group of California-based public utilities has filed suit to disqualify Proposition 16 from a June 8 statewide ballot. Opponents say the measure will make it "virtually impossible for public agencies to provide any energy services to new customers" because of a mandate requiring two-thirds voter approval for the creation or expansion of a public utility.
The consortium of public utilities - which includes the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, San Joaquin Valley Power Authority, City and County of San Francisco and others - has argued that Proposition 16 represents little more than Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s (PG&E) attempt to protect a monopoly in its territory.
The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported that PG&E Corp. intends to spend upwards of $35 million to ensure that Proposition 16 gets passed. The opposition contends that the proposal is "false and misleading" and is intended to "protect PG&E from competition from public providers of electric service." |
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