AZ utility board member responds to LA

[warhawke]

a neat article a friend sent me;

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/18/az-utility-board-member-responds-to-la-boycott-over-sb1070/

AZ utility board member responds to LA boycott over SB1070


The Los Angeles City Council voted to boycott the state of Arizona over its new immigration-enforcement law, and now the Arizona Corporation Commission has responded.  Gary Pierce, one of the commissioners chosen in state-wide elections to the utility regulation panel, notes that Los Angeles gets about 25% of its power from Arizona producers.  If the City of Angels really wants a boycott, Pierce offers his services to help, as he explains in a letter to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and copied to Hot Air:

    Dear Mayor Villaraigosa,

    I was dismayed to learn that the Los Angeles City Council voted to boycott Arizona and Arizona-based companies — a vote you strongly supported — to show opposition to SB 1070 (Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act).

    You explained your support of the boycott as follows: “While we recognize that as neighbors, we share resources and ties with the State of Arizona that may be difficult to sever, our goal is not to hurt the local economy of Los Angeles, but to impact the economy of Arizona.  Our intent is to use our dollars — or the withholding of our dollars — to send a message.” (emphasis added)

    I received your message; please receive mine.  As a state-wide elected member of the Arizona Corporation Commission overseeing Arizona’s electric and water utilities, I too am keenly aware of the “resources and ties” we share with the City of Los Angeles. In fact, approximately twenty-five percent of the electricity consumed in Los Angeles is generated by power plants in Arizona.

    If an economic boycott is truly what you desire, I will be happy to encourage Arizona utilities to renegotiate your power agreements so Los Angeles no longer receives any power from Arizona-based generation. I am confident that Arizona’s utilities would be happy to take those electrons off your hands. If, however, you find that the City Council lacks the strength of its convictions to turn off the lights in Los Angeles and boycott Arizona power, please reconsider the wisdom of attempting to harm Arizona’s economy.

    People of goodwill can disagree over the merits of SB 1070. A state-wide economic boycott of Arizona is not a message sent in goodwill.

    Sincerely,

    Commissioner Gary Pierce


A scan of the letter can be downloaded http://hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/letter-azcc-villaraigosa.pdf.pdf. I wonder what Commissioner Pierce has to say about Councilman Ed Reyes’ lack of understanding of California’s own penal codehttp://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/17/la-city-councilman-blasts-az-law-for-provisions-in-ca-penal-code/? Maybe the AZCC could buy a copy for Reyes, although it might be difficult to read during the blackout in Los Angeles.

[CJS3]

Oh those crazy Angelinos! They don't need no stinking electricty. They can just put some old tires on a street corner and set them ablaze. That will be plenty of light. Hey, just like a FIESTA (in Juarez). Hey, can you say donde esta pistola?

[Solus]

I've heard that most of the folks in LA do there best work in the dark.

And there leaders are almost always in the dark.

[ericire12]

The rubber is about to meet the road

[MikeBjerum]

Is this what you call "calling their bluff?"  I guarantee that Arizona Utilities can get by a lot longer without the income than the citizens of Southern California will let their politicians get by with their threats.

[Sponsor]

[Woody]

 No California wine, produce, or Arnie movies, those Dork Wads!

[crusader rabbit]

AZ may be the last bastion of ballsie politicos.  I'm proud to have family and holdings in that fine state.  I'm dismayed to also have family and holdings in Kalifornistan where I will be for the next 7 weeks.   sheesh.

[CJS3]

AZ may be the last bastion of ballsie politicos.  I'm proud to have family and holdings in that fine state.  I'm dismayed to also have family and holdings in Kalifornistan where I will be for the next 7 weeks.   sheesh.

Seven weeks!? make sure you get your shots before you go.

[david86440]

I'm sort of caught up in this mess too. My home is in AZ and I work in CA.....decisions, decisions!!