> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lazarus [SMTP:davidlaz@sfgate.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 12:27 PM
> To: 'gramlr@pjm.com'
> Subject: RE: Policy forum on the future of electricity deregulation in CA
>
> I'm not really big on panel discussions, but an event such as you described
> would no doubt provide helpful perspective on a distinctly thorny issue.
> Hard to say, though, what kind of media attention you'd get. These things
> tend to be pretty dry, jargon or no.
>
> Best,
> David Lazarus
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gramlr@pjm.com [mailto:gramlr@pjm.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 4:38 AM
> To: davidlaz@sfgate.com
> Subject: Policy forum on the future of electricity deregulation in CA
>
>
> Mr. Lazarus,
> As a member of the alumni board of the Goldman School of Public Policy at
> U.C.
> Berkeley, I am writing to guage your interest in a debate forum, held at the
> policy school, on appropriate policy responses to the current economic and
> reliability crisis in California.  The idea is to advance reasoned debate
> with
> top academics and top policy makers, using jargon-free language the general
> public can follow.  I work for an independent electric market analysis group
> in
> the Mid-Atlantic area, and my goal here is to follow the policy school's
> reputation for independent and careful analysis to challenge the views of
> the
> many various emotionally and politically motivated advocates.  We have no
> preconceived agenda other than trying to objectively advance public policies
> that benefit the public.  The school and a few of the top economists in the
> field are very interested in this idea.  I've read your articles on the
> subject
> in the Chronicle and our hope is that you will find such a forum useful and
> newsworthy.  What do you think?  We would try to make it suit your needs if
> you
> have opinions on the timing, forum, and speakers.
> Rob
>
> Rob Gramlich
> Sr. Economist
> PJM Market Monitoring Unit
> (610) 666-4291
> gramlr@pjm.com