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New faces at CPUC. But new broom unlikely
ImJustABill I'm not sure how much the song helped publicize the tragedy. I was only released as a single, with Find the Cost of Freedom as the b-side. Shortly after it's release, it was banned from AM radio play, which, as I remember things, was what most "adults" listened to . At that time, Tucson's first, and really only, progressive free form rock station, KWFM 92, had gone on the air just weeks earlier. I was just finishing Jr. high when it happened. I was lucky enough to have just got a new Pioneer stereo receiver, so I was able to listen to FM. What most of my friends did was buy the single and find a friend with an 8-track recorder and record it onto 8-track and then if you were old enough to have a car you could listen while you drive.— December 29, 2014 8:21 a.m.
Transient Problem at North Park’s Albertsons
I was talking to my daughter about Haggen when she was down for the holidays. I think I may have been to one a couple of times but don't remember that much about them. She said the used to have pretty good prices, somewhere between a QFC, which is Kroger up there, and a Safeway. Now, she says they are more comparable to a Whole Foods and another local PNW chain called New Seasons Market, which is around Portland. I guess the company ran into some problems during the great recession. Their revenues fell pretty hard and they ended up closing about a dozen stores. My daughter said she thinks they stopped keeping all of their store open 24 hrs also. The brothers that owned the company sold controlling interest to some outfit in Florida called The Comvest Group. According to wikipedia, the Haggen family's holding company for its real estate recently sold a portfolio consisting of 15 sites of Haggen stores to a San Diego outfit called MGP X for a cool $175 million. Can anyone say take the money and run? Don't know about San Diego, but in Orange County, there are is a mix of 11 stores. And even over here in Arizona, where I have been for a while, they are taking over 7 Albertsons and 3 Safeway stores of which an Albertsons and 2 Safeways are here in Tucson. Interesting, very interesting.— December 29, 2014 7:55 a.m.
Facts about staggeringly high rates interrupt Peevey lovefest
Interesting that in around 2001 or so, despite Davis' objections, the CPUC approved a 46 percent rate increase for the customers of PG&E and SCE. Yet less than 3 yrs later, he got the boot because the energy crisis happened on his watch and the perception was that he did nothing to stop it and in fact many feel he help it.— December 24, 2014 12:16 p.m.
Facts about staggeringly high rates interrupt Peevey lovefest
Don Bauder I'm 58 and I seriously doubt that I will see it in my life time.— December 24, 2014 12:03 p.m.
New faces at CPUC. But new broom unlikely
Don Bauder that was my exact point. The CPUC is a constitutional entity. Any changes as to the nature of it's make up would have to be done via a constitutional amendment. Many people have commented that it needs to be done differently, yet none of them seem to want to actually get involved in the process. They piss and moan about the way things are done and say things need to change, but that's it.— December 24, 2014 11:47 a.m.
Facts about staggeringly high rates interrupt Peevey lovefest
Pete Wilson supported energy deregulation. Deukmejian was anti renewable energy, thereby pro utility. Brown was already in office the first time when we moved to California, so I don't really know anything about Ronnie Raygun's time or times prior to him— December 24, 2014 8:05 a.m.
New faces at CPUC. But new broom unlikely
Aalexclarke, Why don't you get started on a ballot initiative changing the state constitution to allow that very thing. I'm sure anyone who actually pays attention to the goings on at the PUC would be in favor of it.— December 24, 2014 7:40 a.m.
Facts about staggeringly high rates interrupt Peevey lovefest
Don Bauder That was a century ago. The world is a far different place now and politicians are bought and paid for with far greater ease (thank you SCOTUS)and power seems to corrupt more than ever. As far the PUC is concerned, remember, the commissioners terms are 6 yrs and their terms are staggered. Barring some criminal malfeasance, or perhaps I should say another criminal malfeasance, it will take a second term for a governor to change the make up of the commission. Barring criminal proceedings, at thee PUC the times they aren't a changin.— December 24, 2014 7:37 a.m.
New faces at CPUC. But new broom unlikely
Don Bauder, Can you name even one single appointee to the PUC made by Brown that has performed in ratepayers' interests?— December 24, 2014 7:15 a.m.
Facts about staggeringly high rates interrupt Peevey lovefest
don baider I think we both know that's never going to happen.— December 23, 2014 10:54 p.m.