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A Watershed Victory

Stockton citizens thwart utilities deal

By Brian Cook

Democracy claimed a rare victory over the forces of corporate privatization recently, when a Superior Court judge ruled on December 5 that the city of Stockton, California must void its 20-year, $600 million water services contract with OMI-Thames—a partnership between two giant, multinational corporations—and return its utilities to municipal control (see “Piping Mad,” March 17, 2003). Judge Bob McNatt upheld his… return to article

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    One very small victory in a sea of defeats. I don’t know if I should laugh or cry.

    Australia Posted by Carl Wernerhoff on Jan 8, 2004 at 1:43 AM
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