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The State Economy
San Jose Mercury News:
• Oil drilling leases may become issue in governor's race
Los Angeles Times:
• Forecast Says State's Jobless Rate May Jump
• Simon and Jones Promise to Protect Local Tax Revenues
• Legislature Cuts Budget by $2.2 Billion
Sacramento Bee:
• Groups joining forces for a tough sell: Raising taxes
• Bond move to aid state
• Audit says state skirts job-vacancy law
• Committees join to OK budget cuts
Fresno Bee:
• Davis asked to scale back farm tax break
ARCHIVE:
February 2002
January 2002
The Energy
Crisis
San Francisco Chronicle:
• PUC lets big firms off hook on debt
• State Senate panel confirms new chief for electricity agency
• Fuel bill runs out of gas
• Draft S.F. policy for city to buy, sell power to residents
• Oakland soccer moms don't want to be gas guzzlers
• State sues 4 energy firms
• PG&E earned $1.1 billion last year
• High Court maintains U.S. authority on power lines
• Lower electricity rates urged by assemblyman, coalition
Sacramento Bee:
• PUC lets big users keep cheap deals
• Simon offers a muddled vision of the energy future
• PG&E expects its fees to soar
• PG&E, parent's bonuses unveiled
• Departing panelist rips PUC politics
• Consultant flap settled for $69,500
• Davis names ex-Edison chief to PUC
• Audit urges new leadership for power grid
Fresno Bee:
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Redesigned power market may include 'damage control'
price caps
Dow Jones Newswire:
• Former Employee Says Enron Manipulated California Power Market
• Bankruptcy Judge Deals Setback, Not Death Blow, To PG&E
• Calif
Gov Aide: LADWP's Gouged State During Power Crisis
Reuters:
• FERC's Enron probe to look at electricity trading
Los Angeles Times:
• State's PG&E Plan Moves Ahead
• Governor Seizes on Energy Issue at Convention
Bloomberg.com:
• PG&E to Revise Results After Listing Leases as Debt (Correct)
IN DEPTH:
Fresno Bee: California Power Crisis
San Francisco Chronicle: THE ENERGY CRUNCH
ARCHIVE:
February 2002
January 2002
Education
San Francisco Chronicle:
• Teachers, music, libraries in peril as schools retrench
• Teachers union seeks role in text, policy decisions
• Favorable charter school study raises eyebrows
• Schools winning money measures
• FACING THE ISSUE: EDUCATION
San Jose Mercury News:
• Davis budget spares schools
Sacramento Bee:
• CTA seeks voice in what to teach
• State's districts strain to keep classes small
• Move to build more schools gains ground
• Davis finds teachers a tough crowd
• Simon's first campaign stop: Schools
• Bilingual education in California: The fight goes on
• Unneeded fixes: Deconstructing school reform
Fresno Bee:
• Reyes poses charter changes
• Budget plan riles teachers
• California budget deficit forces halt to teacher bonuses
ARCHIVE:
February 2002
January 2002
Terrorism
San Francisco Chronicle:
• Davis says he knew of 2nd threat to bridge
• However you color them, state security costs are staggering
• Candidates spotlighting state security
The Oakland Tribune:
• UC Berkeley 'smart dust' set to fight terrorism
ARCHIVE:
February 2002
January 2002
The Environment
San Francisco Chronicle:
• Dwindling forest
• Environmentalists score victory on Senate energy bill
• Water crisis riding a tide of lethargy
• Landfill monitor rips state officials
• New threat to salmon habitat
• Talk of drilling in Los Padres stirs passions
Los Angeles Times:
• Ocean to Get Kelp From Its Friends
• Activists Accuse U.S. of Using Fire Prevention Funds to Benefit Loggers
• 2nd Suit Filed Over Air From S.F.Bay Area Smog
Sacramento Bee:
• Wilson left Davis with an MTBE headache, and it's still throbbing
• Valley leaders offer bill to cut smog from Bay
San Jose Mercury News:
• Oil drilling leases may become issue in governor's race
The Oakland Tribune:
• Oil, corn lobbyists agree on ethanol
ARCHIVE:
February 2002
January 2002
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