email_body: The Assembly passed the budget late last night.
  The Assembly recessed without passing out any energy bill.
  There is some talk of a working group being convened beginning next week  comprised of Legislative staff and industry to continue to try to work out a  deal.
  For now, however, the free world is safe from the CA Assembly and the  Senate--they've left and all Legislative activity is on hold until the 20th
  
subject_line: California Update--07.24.01
  