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HUNDREDS TURN OUT TO OPPOSE QUAIL BRUSH POWER PLANT; SD PLANNERS POSTPONE...
By Paul KruzeJune 28, 2012 (San Diego)--Facing a sometimes boisterous crowd of onlookers garbed in a sea of bright orange T-shirts and hats packing the San Diego City Council Chamber this morning,...
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“SAVE MISSION TRAILS” EFFORT LAUNCHED TO STOP POWER PLANT: 2 KEY MEETINGS ON...
By Miriam RafteryJune 30, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – A new website, www.savemissiontrails.org, has been launched to oppose the Quail Brush Generation Power Plant. The group asks the public to...
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONCERNS RAISED OVER PLANNERS' TIES TO COGENTRIX...
By Miriam RafteryJuly 19, 2012 (San Diego) At 9 a.m. today, the San Diego Planning Commission will hold an important vote to determine whether to rezone open space to industrial land in order to...
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COGENTRIX REVISES QUAIL BRUSH PLANS TO LESSEN VISUAL IMPACTS
September 8, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – On August 31, Cogentrix filed a supplement to its original application for the Quail Brush Generation Project (Quail Brush) in response to community...
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QUAIL BRUSH POWER PLANT HEARINGS SEPT. 20 and 24
September 13, 2012 (San Diego) – On Thursday, September 20 at 1 p.m., a motion to oppose Quail Brush power plant will be considered by the Mission Trails Task Force at the Mission Trails Regional Park...
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SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY DENIES QUAIL BRUSH POWER PLANT
By Nadin AbbottSeptember 24, 2012 (San Diego)--The mood was tense as people from multiple walks of life and political views filed into San Diego City Chambers. Among them was Republican Santee...
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OCT. 19 QUAIL BRUSH WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED
October 11, 2012 (El Cajon) – The California Energy Commission's staff will hold a workshop on October 19 at 1 p.m. regarding Quail Brush, a natural gas peaker power plant proposed adjacent to Mission...
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2 CPUC OFFICIALS RECOMMEND DENIAL OF QUAIL BRUSH AND PIO PICO POWER PLANT...
November 26, 2012 (San Diego) – California Public Utilities Commissioner Mark Ferron has issued a draft decision finding no current need for the Quail Brush and Pio Pico gas-fired power plants...
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QUAIL BRUSH DEVELOPER SELLS TO THE CARLYLE GROUP
Gas-powered plant is pitched to provide backup for non-windy days at Ocotillo wind project—also owned by CarlyleBy Miriam RafteryJanuary 2, 2013 (San Diego’s East County ) –Cogentrix has sold a...
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CPUC TO DECIDE FEB. 13 ON 3 SAN DIEGO FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS
Update February 13: The CPUC has postponed its decisions until February 28. This is the fourth delay on the controversial projects. February 12, 2013 (San Diego)—The California Public Utilities...
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QUAIL BRUSH HEARING MOVED TO SAN DIEGO MARCH 21: ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER ACCUSES...
By Miriam RafteryMarch 4, 2013 (San Diego) – The California Public Utilities Commission has announced that it has moved a hearing on the Quail Brush power plant from San Francisco to San Diego . The...
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JUDGE REFUSES TO HALT CLOSED-DOOR CPUC MEETING IN SAN DIEGO; PLAINTIFF FILES...
Public meeting and vote set for March 21 on 3 local power plants, though judge denies public entry to March 20 with energy industry representatives and state regulatorsBy Miriam RafteryMarch 18, 2013...
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BREAKING NEWS: CPUC REJECTS QUAIL BRUSH AND PIO PICO
Commission allows repowering of Escondido plant“Today’s rejection of Quail Brush is not only a victory for the environment. It’s a victory for our community. It sends a message that San Diego County...
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INSIGHTS AND REACTIONS TO CPUC DECISION ON POWER PLANTS
Approval of Escondido power plant restart triggers local generation charge to ratepayersStory and photos by Nadin AbbottMarch 21, 2013 (San Diego)—East County residents savored victory following the...
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QUAIL BRUSH APPLICANT ASKS FOR ONE-YEAR SUSPENSION OF APPLICATION
April 8, 2013 (San Diego's East County) - An attorney representing Quail Brush Genco, a subsidiary of Carlyle Infrastructure Partners, has submitted a letter to the California Energy Commission's...
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CPUC COMMISSIONER RESIGNS, WARNS AGAINST UTILITIES’ EFFORTS TO “STRANGLE”...
By Miriam RafteryJanuary 17, 2014 (Sacramento) – California Public Utilities Commissioner Mark J. Ferron has resigned due to his battle with cancer, the CPUC announced. In his January 16 final...
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HOT TOPICS ON OUR SHOW WEDNESDAY! BIG THREATS TO EAST COUNTY & HOW TO SAVE...
Listen online here from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wed. April 16: http://knsj.org/knsjpopup.htmlHot topics: ECM special investigative report on Sheriff response times. How safe is your community?Solar leader...
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TSIMBOUKAKIS VIES FOR SENATOR ANDERSON’S SEAT: TAKES STAND AGAINST...
By Jessica RichmondListen to our radio interview with Fotios “Frank” Tsimboukakis here: http://kiwi6.com/file/t5e89mc5clApril 12, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) - The race for California’s 38th...
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LISTEN NOW: WHISTLEBLOWER INTERVIEW ON FIRE STATION CLOSURES, DANGEROUS...
Missed the broadcast? Listen to a tape of the fire whistleblower interview here:http://kiwi6.com/file/wuv8pzypf6April 17, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – Hear shocking details about fire stations...
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MAYOR VOEPEL OPPOSES QUAIL BRUSH EXTENSION
By Miriam RafteryApril 23, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – Last week, we reported that applicants for the controversial gas-fired Quail Brush Power plant proposal asked the California Energy...
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