Take the Budget Cut Challenge. In the next six months, UCAN's Michael Shames plans to take his budget-cutting shears straight to SDG&E's bloated rate requests with this guarantee: Join UCAN today. If UCAN is unable cut SDG&E's budget, Michael will get a budget cut himself (see rendering at left). So if you appreciate the work we've done to prevent gas and electricity rate hikes, to fight gasoline price gouging; to protect your privacy, to expose corrupt government officials and bureaucrats, then please join now. Your dollars will be used to support the following urgent projects:

(Artist rendering of M. Shames).

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Making San Diego energy independent: Thanks to member support, UCAN has funded a massive regional energy plan with think-tanks SAIC and EPIC that will provide San Diego with clean, abundant local energy WITHOUT importing energy from out-of-state gougers. With your help, we can fight the SDG&E monopoly and the big energy interests in court to turn this plan into a reality.

Helping you on a personal level when you've been ripped off: UCAN's clout is the equalizer that gives YOU the power to fight city hall and big corporate interests! If you get into a consumer dispute, our FRAUD SQUAD will personally help you get satisfaction. Try it out by calling our member helpline at (619) 881-UCAN during business hours.

Lowering SDG&E's rates: Our aggressive legal and political actions have stopped SDG&E from imposing billions of dollars in needless rate hikes.

Exposing SDG&E's Enron-style bookkeeping: UCAN was the first to identify the crooks behind the gouging of California in 2001. We revealed SDG&E's role in the scandal and forced it to repay $350 million in refunds on your electric bills (nearly $125 per household).

Stopping the Sunrise Transmission Project: We have uncovered secret documents exposing massive fraud associated with this project.

Battling big oil's greed: UCAN is the undisputed local authority on Big Oil's efforts to manipulate retail prices and bankrupt locally-owned dealers. Our data and testimony have been used by major universities, the Attorney General, and the California Assembly and Senate. What's more, our Cheap Gas Locator at www.ucan.org shows you where to get the cheapest gas in your neighborhood!

Keeping your private information private: Your contributions to UCAN help fund our internationally acclaimed privacy project, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC). For over a decade, the PRC has played a vital national role in exposing credit security abiuses, and the growing threat of identity theft and credit fraud for ordinary Americans.