Suit seeks to have Proposition 16 taken off ballot

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - San Francisco and a group of government-owned utilities is asking a judge to remove a proposition from the June ballot that would make it harder for local governments to enter the electricity business.

In a suit filed Thursday, a coalition that includes San Francisco, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, several small public power generators and the California Municipal Utilities Association is seeking to have Proposition 16 taken off the ballot.

They claim the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.-sponsored measure is misleading and misrepresents the impact of the initiative.

PG&E and the initiative's supporters have argued taxpayers should have a greater say when inexperienced local governments enter the power business.

A call seeking comment from PG&E after regular business hours was not immediately returned.


Information from: San Francisco Chronicle,