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AB 2987 from page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy Deregulation Dej* vu! As the vote . Call Your Assemblvmember. Please call was taken on the night of May 31, it brought back your Assemblymember and express how memories from 10 years ago when electric disappointed you are with his or her vote. dereaulation legislation was passed under very Remember, the bill will have to come back similar circumstances. A small number of legisla- to the Assembly for concurrence in any tors, blessed by legislative leadership, convinced Senate amendments and there will likely virtually every member of the Legislature that be many Senate amendments. Be sure electric deregulation was the "right way to go." to thank Nation, Niello and Oropeza for withholding their votes, if these are In that debate, the people of California were your representatives! promised comoetition and lower orices. Today, AT&T and Verizon are promising comoetition and . Call Your Senator. Immediately call your lower orices for video services if AS 2987 is Senator and tell him or her that it's time to passed. We all know what happened in 1996. Is save your city from the Assembly! Please the Legislature forgetting the lesson it learned on carefully outline the impacts on your the electric deregulation debacle? community and encourage the Senator not to commit another electric dereaulation This is not the kind of bill that deserves 77 debacle. "YES" votes on the floor of the Assembly, much less the majority needed for passage! While many . Call Local Press. Give your local newspa- members have expressed concerns with the bill, per, television or radio station a call and there was a rush to approve the Speaker-blessed point out the detrimental impact this bill will and -carried legislation. have on your community. Remind them SCHEDULE. So what's next? The bill will be that competition is good as long as it is fiiL heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities and Commu- nications Committee. That committee is chaired . Call Local Community GrOUDS. The by Senator Martha Escutia. Members of the League is working to build a coalition of committee also include Senators Alarcon, Battin, groups at the statewide level that can work Bowen, Cox (Vice-chair), Dunn, Dutton, Kehoe, together with us to oppose AB 2987. You Murray and Simitian. While no date for a hearing can help, by talking to local community has been announced, it is likely that it will be heard groups that have an interest in this issue toward the end of June (possibly June 20). I.b.il and pointing out the problems with the bill. means that we have to take full advantage of Encourage them to join the "No on AS this time and make contacts with senators 2987" coalition. immediately. Groups can include those interested in ACTION II We CAN Do It! California cities digital divide issues and preventing dis- crimination against lower income areas of have already proven that when we act together, a community. Groups can also include we can change events in the State Capitol. Even those with an interest in the public, educa- with the Assembly's top-heavy vote - we CAN turn tional and governmental channels, and this around. If you agree with this assessment of consumer protection. the legislation, you need to take action on the following items: (For sample letters and other . Check Out the Leaaue's New AB 2987 materials, visit www.cacities.org/ab2987.) Weboaae fwww.cacities.orQ/ab2987t You'll find a form to download and use to Continued on Page 6 Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS - PAGE 5 June 2, 2006 - Issue #22