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Assemblyman Lloyd Levine wants California to turn off the incandescent light bulb. The Sherman Oaks Democrat has introduced a bill that would bar sales of the high-energy bulbs starting in 2012. It's scheduled to be considered Monday by the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee, which Levine chairs. Replacing incandescent bulbs with the more efficient compact fluorescent lights would produce a "huge energy savings" and reduce pollution generated by power plants, Levine said. "It's the equivalent of taking 400,000 cars off the road," he added. The typical compact fluorescent light costs up to six times more than the standard incandescent bulb,...

-SNIP-... a federal rule took effect in early October, 2002, that could let savvy cable customers cut their monthly bills in half. ... The rule, a provision of the 1992 Cable Act, says cable operators can no longer require subscribers to buy multitier packages of programming to get pay-per-view events and premium channels, such as as HBO, Starz, and Showtime.--SNIP--

<p>Two out of three Bay Area voters are unhappy with the candidates for governor this year -- more than any other region in the state -- and a like number say the candidates should spend more time talking about issues that matter to them, according to a public poll released today.</p>