ADVISORY/Bay Area Residents Facing the Energy Crisis Sound Ideas and Practical Solutions.

News Desks/Utility Writers

ADVISORY...for Dec. 16 (Sat.)

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The Bay Area Council will be discussing new, important findings on Bay Area residents' opinions of electrical energy, the electrical energy crisis, and its causes and solutions.

The results discuss the perceived causes of the electrical energy crisis, the residents' approval of possible solutions, and personal conservation efforts. The findings are from a larger opinion poll, Bay Area Poll, produced annually by the Bay Area Council and conducted by Field Research Corporation. The results are being released early due to the timeliness of the issue and the significance of the results.

Featured Speakers

      --  Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO, Bay Area Council

      --  Mark DiCamillo, Research Director, Field Research Corporation

                           Press Conference
                Saturday, December 16, 2000 at 10:30am
                      200 Pine Street, Suite 300
                       San Francisco, California

The Bay Area Council is a CEO-led, business-sponsored public policy organization founded more than 50 years ago to promote regional economic prosperity and quality of life. The Council presents a strong, united voice for more than 275 major Bay Area employers to help shape public policy affecting transportation, environmental quality, economic development, housing and land use, sustainable development, water policy, education and workforce preparation, and telecommunications infrastructure.

Directions

-- By BART: Take Montgomery Street exit and look for the sign for Sansome
Street. Walk two blocks on Sansome. Turn right on Pine.

-- By Car: Park at the Stockton-Sutter Street Garage an walk approximately five
blocks east from Stockton Street and three blocks north of Sutter Street.

For more information on the Bay Area Council, go to www.bayareacouncil.org.