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Sunrise Powerlink — 10 Days Left to Comment

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in Anza-Borrego, Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »

The comment deadline on the Sunrise Powerlink Draft Environmental Impact Report is April 11th. As SDG&E rolls out its "False Choice" advertising campaign -- more on that tomorrow -- it's vital that the Public Utilities Commission hear the other side. If you ...

California State Parks and the Sunrise Powerlink

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »

Yesterday, I wrote that the State Parks Commission could have no role in the fate of the expensive and unnecessary Sunrise Powerlink. This situation could occur if the transmission line were routed completely within SDG&E's existing right of way through Anza-Borrego Desert State ...

Commission Firings Ominous for State Parks, but Effect on Sunrise Powerlink Unclear

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »

Governor Schwarzenegger's termination of State Parks Commissioners Bobby Shriver and Clint Eastwood serves as yet another example of this administration's hostility to the California State Parks system. While the governor's office denied it, most observers agree that his decision not ...