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Energy Law

Mar. 20, 2010

Cities Sue to Block Power Initiative

A coalition of publicly-owned utilities and local governments from San Francisco to Modesto filed suit Thursday to block a Pacific Gas & Electric Co.-sponsored proposition from getting on the June ballot.

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A coalition of publicly-owned utilities and local governments from San Francisco to Modesto filed suit Thursday to block a Pacific Gas & Electric Co.-sponsored proposition from getting on the June ballot.

Proposition 16 would make it harder for communities to opt out of PG&E's service and instead buy power independently. It would also put barriers up for existing public uti...

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