November 2001
Highlights of the Legislative Accomplishments of 2001[1116-S]
SOR Staff, November 2001
Brief summaries of the significant measures approved by the California State Senate and Assembly and sent to the governor this year.
August 2001
Energy-Related Litigation in California
August 2001
U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Federal Cases, and State Cases.
Exploring the Arguments for Real-Time Pricing
Nick Vucinich, August 2001
Economists and energy experts agree that real-time pricing is an essential long-term solution to balancing the hourly supply and demand for power in California.
July 2001
Encouraging Use of Renewable Resources in the Production and Purchase of Electricity
Anna Ferrera, July 2001
Long-term contracts negotiated by the state Department of Water Resources to supply electric power to California consumers over the next decade have had a somewhat stabilizing effect upon the wholesale market.
June 2001
Low-Income Households vs. the Energy Crisis
Max Vanzi, June 2001
The poor, the chronically unemployed, and California’s elderly who live at the margins are at ground zero in the struggle to cope with the high prices for gas and electricity brought on by California’s energy crisis.
May 2001
Blackout Procedures in California
Kip Wiley and Rebecca LaVally, May 2001
A step-by-step review of the procedures used to order and implement rolling blackouts in California this year.
Crimes Against Reproductive Rights in California
Gregory deGiere, May 2001
A history of crimes against reproductive rights in California—and the nation.
April 2001
Natural Gas Issues in California
Kip Wiley, April 2001
Limits in pipeline and storage capacity threaten to impose an effective ceiling on the amount of natural gas that can get into California, which relies heavily on imported supplies of this energy source to fuel the creation of electricity.
Jack Hailey, April 2001
Since 1943, California has had government-subsidized child care and development programs available to some low-income working families.
February 2001
Peter Hansel, February 2001
While Congress debates proposals to add a prescription-drug benefit to Medicare, many states are taking steps to better protect vulnerable residents, predominantly the elderly and disabled, from rising out-of-pocket costs and declining insurance coverage of prescription drugs.
January 2001
Comparing Transmission Systems: Nebraska and Texas
Anna Ferrera, January 2001
A brief look at electrical transmission systems in two states: Nebraska and Texas.
Other 2001 Publications*
Crimes Against Reproductive Rights in California
*Available only by contacting SOR at (916) 651-1500
