Today's Daily News calls Proposition 16 "a self-serving initiative funded by a company that wants to protect its territory and profits from encroachment by competitors." The editorial is not a criticism, but a defense of the measure, put up by Northern California massive public utility, PG&E, which is spending $35 million dollars on it. The encroaching competitors are cities and counties. The syndicated columns of Tom Elias appear in many local papers, including the Daily News.