3 Issues Killed PUC Reform. Tales from the Wild West.

California Legislature had an ambitious deal to reconfingure its Public Utility Commission. The deal died. Here’s where the fingers are pointing:

• Deal Killer 1: Subjecting agency staff to criminal prosecution for knowingly releasing confidential information, because public information requests makes this area very grey.
• Deal Killer 2: Without #1, telecommunications and cable companies were out.
• Deal Killer 3: Personalities and legislative rules. This can kill anything, but the public refusal to recognize the author of the bill for a vote. 

L.A. Times | How a bid to overhaul California’s energy regulator fell apart on the Legislature’s last day of session