Los Angeles Public Interest Law Journal

LOS ANGELES PUBLIC INTEREST LAW JOURNAL

2 L.A. PUB. INT. L.J. 104

González argues that thinking differently about administrative rules and the government’s role in serving the public interest may help to achieve both policy and economic goals. Historically, administrative decisions have been viewed as being guided by industry concerns, not the concerns of struggling communities. This does not need to be the case. A review of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decisions from 2005 to 2008 reveals that intervenors have directly impacted the corporate procurement policies of some of California’s largest companies, yielding positive results for minority communities across the state. Specifically, this article examines the outcome of litigation by intervenors utilizing Commission General Order (GO) 156 in both merger and rate
application proceedings, and the influence of GO156 on minority business development in California