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Proposition 80: Regulation of Energy Service Providers

Proposition 80 raises big questions such as whether California will have enough energy to support economic growth and if energy prices will go up. Both sides invoke memories of the rolling blackouts and market manipulation of five years ago, but neither side has been spending much to push its view on a very complicated measure. Prop 80 was put on next month's ballot by consumer advocates, but it could be a boon for Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas and Electric and the PG&E. Would it be "blackout prevention," as supporters claim, or make new power plants harder than ever to build. We get an explanation and hear the pros and cons of Proposition 80. Making News: Timing of Bush Fundraiser Is Bad for Governor's AgendaGeorge Bush is expected to take a cool million dollars from tonight's fundraiser in Beverly Hills, but fellow Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger won't be there. The Governor says he needs that money for next month's election, and he wishes the President had waited until after November 8. LA Times columnist George Skelton reports that the Governor is understandably "upset."