Lights Out In L.A.?????? Here We Go Folks !!! What about the Electricity California gets from Arizona ??????????

Pierce wrote Villaraigosa a letter saying in essence that if L.A. didn't need Arizona's business, maybe it didn't need Arizona's power either. Pierce noted Villaraigosa had pledged L.A. would "send a message" by cutting the "resources and ties" they share.


I have been waiting for this

Sounds good. Next time in stead of threats just do it.

Although the commissioner's sentiment was spot on, he was reminded today that L.A.'s DWP actually OWNS a percentage of the power sources.

OH MY -WARS HEATING UP.

If Los Angeles wants to boycott Arizona, it had better get used to reading by candlelight.

That's the message from a member of Arizona's top government utilities agency, who threw down the gauntlet Tuesday in a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa by threatening to cut off the city's power supply as retribution.

Gary Pierce, a commissioner on the five-member Arizona Corporation Commission, wrote the letter in response to the Los Angeles City Council's decision last week to boycott the Grand Canyon State -- in protest of its immigration law -- by suspending official travel there and ending future contracts with state businesses.

Noting that a quarter of Los Angeles' electricity comes from Arizona power plants, Pierce threatened to pull the plug if the City Council does not reconsider.

"Doggone it -- if you're going to boycott this candy store ... then don't come in for any of it," Pierce told FoxNews.com.

In the letter, he ridiculed Villaraigosa for saying that the point of the boycott was to "send a message" by severing the "resources and ties" they share.

"I received your message; please receive mine. As a statewide elected member of the Arizona Corporation Commission overseeing Arizona's electric and water utilities, I too am keenly aware of the 'resources and ties' we share with the city of Los Angeles," Pierce wrote.

"If an economic boycott is truly what you desire, I will be happy to encourage Arizona utilities to renegotiate your power agreements so Los Angeles no longer receives any power from Arizona-based generation."

Appearing to tap into local frustration in Arizona over the raft of boycotts and threatened boycotts from cities across the country, including Los Angeles, Pierce warned that Arizona companies are willing and ready to fight boycott with boycott.

"I am confident that Arizona's utilities would be happy to take those electrons off your hands," Pierce wrote. "If, however, you find that the City Council lacks the strength of its convictions to turn off the lights in Los Angeles and boycott Arizona power, please reconsider the wisdom of attempting to harm Arizona's economy."

Pierce told FoxNews.com that he was speaking for himself, not the entire commission, though he has the support of at least one other member. But Arizona has some serious leverage over Los Angeles, as well as the rest of California. The state and city get electricity from a nuclear power plant outside Phoenix, as well as from coal-fired power plants in northern Arizona and two giant hydroelectric power generators along the Colorado River.

Despite that, the Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly last week to ban future business with Arizona -- a decision that could cost Arizona millions of dollars in lost contracts.

Los Angeles officials were furious with the Arizona immigration law passed last month and joined local officials in cities across the country in pushing boycotts to register their dismay. Critics say the law will lead to racial profiling and civil rights abuses.

Arizona officials have defended the law, saying the state needed to take its illegal immigration problem into its own hands. Pierce said he's "supportive" of the state's efforts to control the border.

The law requires local law enforcement to try to verify the immigration status of anyone they have contact with whom they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. It empowers them to turn over verified illegal immigrants to federal custody. The legislation explicitly prohibits screening people based solely on race or national origin.




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I once read that almost 60% of power comes from AZ into LA

Could you imagine Disneyland without power ???????????

Makes one wonder how this will play out...

Flip the switch and turn it off. Lets see how the fucktards in California like that....the childish fucksticks

I have been waiting for this !!!!

Those Libs called actors will have to use candle light, wash their cloths in their infinity pools, and call on their in the pocket politicians for help.....Love it

I'm here in AZ and you know what the can fucking suck it in California. They bitch when we go there for vacation cuz we're 'zonies' (wtf ever). We spend $$ in their state to enjoy the beach,etc.. and now they bitch about us passing a law that mimics the FEDERAL LAW as well as a CA law that they both choose not to enforce. Enjoy your summer full of landslides, fires and earthquakes and NO POWER CA.

Hooah!

Hey I live here and I think that Cali is selfish in there demands....

STUPID posturing.

LA OWNS the plant in Arizona that generates the electricity, AND there are treaties that prevent Arizona from cutting off the supply.

I live in Los Angeles, and I say do it. Los Angeles is going to hell because of our loud mouth, idiotic, joke of a mayor.

Again........ Who lives in Arizona? Who regulates Arizona? Follow the program !!!!!

LA needs to wake up and realize they're NOT able to dictate to others what laws to enforce or not.

I am with you.... Sorry to say !!!! Central Cali here...

Then what? They will want to take the power away from the farmers??????

Treaties? We have treaties between states now?
All fair in love and war...now the pompous asses who live in LA can get a taste of humility when they are facing severe brownouts from lack of power because of their mayors big mouth and some of their rich citizens who think that they have the right to dictate other states laws to them.

I'm from California and agree with you 100%!

It's why I hide up in the mountains away from all these f***ing, dem libtards!

Only bad thing is that some of the S.F. assholes are starting to move up this way. Time to move higher up the mountain where they wouldn't know how to survive!

These cities like L.A., SF and Seattle have no business boycotting any state! I hope Arizona does cut our power. I can live without it comfortably but the city assholes can't.

All it takes is one employee to throw the wrong switch fucktard !

If there was a concerted effort of less than a half dozen states, Cali would virtually go dark.
The "national" grid exist only as a framework within which to operate.

State utilities are really the regulators of power distribution.

Since I'm from California and support the law, I'll be visiting Arizona this summer and will spend some of my hard earned money there.

Agreed!!


Maybe cutting off the LA big shots will teach them some lessons..... My fear is that they will have the money to pull from us in Central Cali... We are self sufficient.

Ok, well let LA be a bunch of FAGS and boycott Arizona! So what? We can all start giving our new business to Arizona. And furthermore, I think we should ALL BOYCOTT LA in all ways possible!!!! Then watch the "dick" shrivel,lol.
Suck on that LA!!!

I plan to also - Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Prescott and Sedona are all nice. I sure as heck won't be going to L.A., San Fran. or Seattle ever.

Yes, but don't forget San Francisco. They started it. And screw Seattle also! Boycott products and busnesses from all of them.

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Ok, well let LA be a bunch of FAGS and boycott Arizona! So what? We can all start giving our new business to Arizona. And furthermore, I think we should ALL BOYCOTT LA in all ways possible!!!! Then watch the "dick" shrivel,lol.
Suck on that LA!!!
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Yes, but don't forget San Francisco. They started it. And screw Seattle also! Boycott products and busnesses from all of them.
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Agreed my friend! Btw, I noticed that mayor has a spanish sounding name? Has anyone checked his BC to see if he is a citizen of our country?! lol! Hang-'em high!