Phase 2 Prehearing Conferences (PHCs) were held on November 13, 1996 and September 10, 1997, with evidentiary hearings on March 17, March 18, and November 18, 1997; further PHCs were held on June 10, 1998 and January 15, 1999, at the Commission Courtroom in San Francisco. The proceeding was submitted on January 15, 1999.