...."Hugh Hewitt, an attorney and co-host of "Life and Times" on KCET-TV, was appointed to the board by Gov. Pete Wilson in May 1995, pending Senate confirmation. But the Senate rules committee voted 3-2 Monday not to confirm Hewitt's appointment.LOL!"His record is more pro-industry, at the expense of air quality," said Sandy Harrison, press secretary for committee chairman Sen. Bill Lockyer, D-Hayward. Lockyer also felt that Hewitt was not an air-quality specialist, as called for in state law, and that he had potential conflicts of interest because of his many business clients."(1996)
Now, THERE is a credible source!See also, from www.overlawyered.com:
* In as belated and ungracious an apology as he could muster without sustaining further political damage, California AG Bill Lockyer now says he regrets his remark about locking Enron exec Ken Lay in a cell with tattooed "Spike" (June 1-3, 8-10) and doesn't after all think "that prison rape is proper punishment for criminals" ("Lockyer Regrets 'Crude Remark'", L.A. Times, June 20).
"[Richard] Riordan himself met with [Ken] Lay at a Beverly Hills hotel in May. At the meeting, Lay presented Riordan a four-page plan detailing his solution to California's energy crisis. The plan called for further energy deregulation. Also attending the meeting were actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and financier Michael Milken. "
Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2002
Davis Conferred With Enron's CEO During State Energy Crisis Policy:
Governor says he met with Lay over several months at the request of Clinton and Bush administrations but ultimately took none of his advice.
Author: DAN MORAIN; TIMES STAFF WRITER