- Tue Jun 11 2002 Oracle e-mail talks of cost "problems"
California legislators investigating a controversial contract with Oracle sift through e-mail in which key participants discuss how to present cost-savings estimates.
- Tue May 21 2002 Calif. official: "No clue" on Oracle problem
A state official who backed a $95 million contract with Oracle tells a legislative committee that she was completely unaware of any problems with the contract until months later.
- Tue May 7 2002 California agrees to cancel Oracle contract
California state officials plan to meet this week with Oracle to cancel a $95 million software contract with the software company and its partner, Logicon.
- Wed Jun 12 2002 Oracle e-mail targets cash contributions
A lobbyist for Oracle wrote a memo encouraging the company to make cash contributions to win the support of key state politicians.
- Fri Oct 4 2002 Perspective: Tech's toxic sellout
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper writes that the backroom deal between Silicon Valley and California's governor to shoot down an e-waste bill was a masterpiece of myopia and selfishness.
- Tue Oct 29 2002 Who owns your e-mail?
Freelance TV producer Nancy Carter says she missed out on a job opportunity when an e-mail ended up in a suspended Internet account. Now she wants to reform the ISP industry.
- Fri May 31 2002 California woes cloud Oracle's quarter
Timing is everything--and for Oracle, the controversy over its $95 million contract with the state of California couldn't have come at a worse time.
- Wed May 15 2002 Lawmaker: Oracle deceived California
A lawmaker accuses the database maker and Logicon of "defrauding" California after he reviewed e-mail sent between the two companies that discussed how to handle a controversial contract.
- Sat Jul 5 2003 HP's take on recycling
As California considers a bill requiring computer makers to recycle 90 percent of all PCs by 2010, Hewlett-Packard's efforts get a thumbs-up from a Silicon Valley environmental group.
- Fri Aug 11 2000 Schmoozing toward Los Angeles
As I was missing in action for some wingding for Democratic members of the House at City Hall, two resourceful journalists-in-the-making, Vermel and his Ammonia Blossom, succeeded in knocking out two of the waiters, sneaking in wearing purloined tuxedoes, and circulating with hors d'oeuvres.



