By Tim Redmond
State Sen. Mark Leno is asking the leadershiop of the state Democratic Party to pass an emergency measure opposing Pacific Gas and Electric Co’s plans for a statewide initiative against public power.
Leno told me he will travel to San Diego Nov. 14th to personally introduced a resolution to the party’s Executive Board putting the party on record in opposition to the measure. The company has been paying signature gatherers to collect enough names to place the measure on next spring’s statewide ballot.
The board is meeting that weekend. Since this would be an emergency measure, Leno said, any member of the Resolutions Committee could block it. But Leno thinks that’s unlikely; “who,” he asked, “is going to stand up and defend PG&E right now?”