A major transmission line feeding electricity to millions of Southern California customers shut itself off because of a faulty sensor,That's not good news for the California haters...even the self-loathing ones....
Irony of ironies that the Gub's energy proposal got kaboshed the same day in Sacramento by 'forward looking' politicos..
CA: Senate rejects Schwarzenegger's energy plan ^
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Posted by NormsRevenge
On News/Activism ^ 08/25/2005 4:55:12 PM PDT · 22 replies · 206+ views
AP - Bakersfield Californian ^ | 8/25/05
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The state Senate on Thursday rejected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to reorganize California's energy agencies. On a 26-12 vote, lawmakers opposed the governor's plan to consolidate four state agencies under a new Cabinet-level secretary of energy. Schwarzenegger said the plan would centralize decision-making and improve accountability. Democrats in the Senate said it violated the state Constitution. "Nobody here is disputing that we need a comprehensive energy policy," said Sen. Martha Escutia, D-Norwalk. "You cannot transfer duties from the PUC to an executive body ... You have to follow a process." In June, the Legislature's lawyers said such...
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process process process, Thanks for the lesson Ms. Escutia.
How can one look forward when ya have your head crammed up you know where?
The timing may not be so coincidental as one would like to think and may only help to spotlight that reform is long overdue in many facets of this state's glob-a-manure and its infrastructure is in serious need of review, maintenance, new equipment, etc.