leopold was referred to as "one of the most aggressive reporters" on the california energy crisis by jill stewart, a columnist for the now-defunct "new times la" newspaper in los angeles. an article leopold wrote for "cbs marketwatch" about enron's role in the california energy crisis was cited during a floor speech by sen. dianne feinstein (d-california) and read into the congressional record on june 10, 2003, as congress was debating energy policy.