- Newsmaker: Judge Rules El Paso Withheld Pipeline Capacity
A federal regulatory judge has ruled that last year-s California energy crisis was partially the result of an artificial shortage of natural gas, created by the El Paso Corporation, the nation-s biggest natural gas pipeline company. Severin Bornstein, who directs the University of California Energy Institute, calls the ruling a clear vindication for Governor Gray Davis and a victory for consumers. - Reporter-s Notebook: California-s State of Mind on Voting
With a statewide election just weeks away, candidates are feverishly guessing what voters expect from elected officials. They might turn to the just published A California State of Mind: The Conflicted Voter in a Changing World. Its author is Mark Baldassare, of the Public Policy Institute of California, and one of the state-s best-regarded public opinion samplers.
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Prohibition against Discrimination or Preferential Treatment (Prop 209)