She told us the governor will be looking toward Atkinson's commission for guidance. But right now that commission has no members. Both the dump's supporters and its opponents say they've nominated candidates for the commission and have received no response. Dump advocates suspect Davis plans to bury the issue. It calls into question the sincerity with which this commission has been established.
Environmental activists are just as skeptical.
Richard Atkinson runs the UC systems. The University of California runs the Lawrence Livermore Lab and Lawrence Berkeley Lab, and they design nuclear weapons. Most is trucked to dumps in Washington state and South Carolina, at considerable cost to private utilities. It's costly and wasteful, and ultimately makes it more expensive for consumers. Angel has a suggestion.