Bonnie Weber accepted campaign contributions from the "Granite Investment Group" in the amount of $2,500, and declined to state what their business interests are. Although a quick search online turns up a real estate investment group in Irvine, CA, there may be more than one entity by this name, and this could be purposely confusing. They may well be a group of Sempra proponents. She also took $1,000 from Washoe Winds, the token wind energy project related to the Sempra Granite Fox coal burning power plant. Commissioner Sferraza took $3,000 from Sam Jaksick of Winnemucca Ranch; Jaksick also owns the land at the Sempra Granite Fox site.
Here's the article: news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article
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Re: Bonnie Weber took money from Sempra proponents
Fri, January 27, 2006 - 11:06 AMIn fact, the address for Granite Investment Group is 4790 Caughlin Parkway, Ste. 525, Reno, NV 89509. This is also the address for Mike Stewart, Empire Geothermal Power LLC. That makes me feel a little bit better about it, since Mike Stewart is the manager of the existing geothermal power plant near Gerlach and a member of the Nevada Clean Energy Coalition.
"They may well be a group of Sempra proponents."
Like Mark Twain said, "Supposing is good, finding out is better."
