the name sentences the public utilities commission -- the name san francisco public utilities commission. there is a lack of recognition. there is also the competition with a regulatory body for the state'. there is the ease of pronunciation and simplicity. sfpuc is pretty simple. is that how our customers relate to us? we of done a good job creating a positive -- we have done a good job creating a positive image for ourselves. this discussion with the re- branding began in 2006. we started to talk with the assistant advisory committee, and what we saw was the top five teams suggested by staff, delineating what we do here at our agency. it has been simmering all this time. we reached this point where our involvement in the branding and redesigning our website have brought us here right now. thinking along the lines of trying to reduce -- this is the opportune time to do it. to incorporated into the existing activities. to give you an idea of our existing web site -- it is on the screen. it is pretty bad. you really cannot find anything. you cannot find what you are looking for. this is a

we are talking about a identifying the services that are provided by the san francisco public utilities commission. you see the services of the sentences the public utilities commission. and we developed some treatment on the back of these business cards. the operator of the hetch hetchy water system. and we've combined the is to find opportunities to learn from. -- and we have combined these to find opportunities to learn from. for our in-city customers, their needs are a little different. so, what we are proposing is a regional business card look, outlining the hetch hetchy water system again, the san francisco public utilities commission. and then, we have space for our regional emergency number. for example -- the 24-hour hot line. we have an example of our emergency card. we have the letterhead. san francisco water, power, sewer. the icon is in the corner, and the general manager of listed in the right hand. instead of highlighting the services -- we move to the bottom for the services of the san francisco public utilities. this is really a low-cost transition. that was a big concern. all thi

we began working with the public utilities commission on this horton project to address the impact of will have on the parts and the park district. over the last several months, we have been working to reach an agreement on how the public uses the park. as part of the process for the city of san francisco was asked to file an appeal. we are here to support the settlement agreement to preserve our rights under the seat what which are necessary to file the appeal. -- ceqa which are necessary to file the appeal. the statement of overriding considerations made by the planning commission are absent agreement with us. having gone through the legal argument, i am here in support of the other item which is the agreement that we negotiated. you have been here a long time already. i don't think a need to argue further. >> are there any questions? are there any members of the public that wish to speak? let's now proceed to the planning department. you can use up to 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. the item before you is the appeal of the final environmental impact report. the planning commission h

. >> if we lack the information for the public utilities commission to be confident those pipelines are being operated on safely, we will take action to lower the

when they will get to your >>> the state public utilities commission is holding its first public hearings today on plans to add a second area code in silicon valley. the current prefix is running out of numbers so a new 669 area code will be created. the puc has to decide whether to assign the new code to some existing numbers and use 669 for future customers. there are two meetings, one at 2 p.m. and one at 7 p.m. you can find more information by clicking on the see it on tv link on our website, abc7news.com. >> i say let's get the 4-1-1 on the rain, but i used that a couple times. >> it still works. let's look outside and show you what is going on. how about the 411 on the airport? the delays are over as most of the rain is also over. with this moist flow and the low hanging clouds, we may get a few scattered sprinkle throughout the afternoon. and we can even mix in a few pockets of sunshine. we'll show you live doppler 7hd. there is nothing going on on the radar right now. as we look also at some of the sky over the bay that was dry, let's broaden out our horizons so to speak and the b

a field of political >>> the state public utilities commission is holding its first public hearings todayans to add a second area code in silicon valley. the current prefix is running out of numbers so a new 669 area code will be created. the puc has to decide whether to assign the new code to some existing numbers and use 669 for future customers. there are two meetings, one at 2 p.m. and one at 7 p.m. you can find more information by clicking on the see it on tv link on our website, abc7news.com. >> i say let's get the 4-1-1 on the rain, but i used that a couple times. >> it still works. let's look outside and show you what is going on. how about the 411 on the airport? the delays are over as most of the rain is also over. with this moist flow and the low hanging clouds, we may get a few scattered sprinkle throughout the afternoon. and we can even mix in a few pockets of sunshine. we'll show you live doppler 7hd. there is nothing going on on the radar right now. as we look also at some of the sky over the bay that was dry, let's broaden out our horizons so to speak and the best rains up

replace more lines but it really has no choice because those are the orders from the california public utilities commission. also, the utility was set to provide a whole bunch of records to the public utilities commission by 5 p.m. last night. and that report came back incomplete. they are especially supposed to be looking at the records from gas pipeline in, quote, high consequence areas, areas like this neighborhood here in san bruno where homes and businesses could be destroyed similar to what we saw on september 9, last year, when an aged pipeline blew up here in this neighborhood. so pg&e has been working on providing paperwork. the history of the pressure level that they have operated a lot of their pipelines at over the past five decades. pg&e says it was able to come up with at least some of the records for 90% of the pipelines in question. but many of the records are still missing. pressure test records for the pipeline segment here in san bruno have not even been identified. so they are still trying to work on a lot of the records and they are also talking about some plans for the future includin

this does not meet the regulations established by the public utilities commission public order 95. for either or both of these pieces, they should be revoked. the most salient reasons is in proper review by the planning department that resulted in the placement of the wireless facilities adjacent to an architecturally -- building. the application indicated the planning department review was necessary pursuant to the city and county code section 11.9. the facility was proposed adjacent to the building. let me show you that building. >> that is 32-34. the plan department did review the application and did not consider the facilities impact on the significant building which was the purpose of the planning department reviewed in the first place. i will show you to review the plan department did a good -- the plan department did. -- the planning department did. there is never do that this was an architecturally significant building. we do not dispute the significance of the building. that is because it is listed on the apartments and in 1976 survey. this has rated only the top 10% of the

campbell from the public utilities commission. >> my name is mike campbell, i am director of the clean power sf program. i will give a quick update on the programs and the next steps. i outlined our approach moving forward and the success that we had as the starting point for our negotiations and getting a power supply contract. i am really excited that we are starting to move forward here. we can give san franciscans and ability to choose a supplier. we have begun preliminary discussions, and shell is the supplier. in additio. in addition, we are starting negotiations with energy solutions, the back-office support. there is data communication between us in terms of kilowatt hours. those conversations are underway. on a parallel track, we're starting to figure out how to roll hall for the procurement of development of a new generation services. and having that dovetail well with the special supplier. for the development of resources, we will look to the existing city policy in determining the preference for various types of resources with a clear preference. we will be sure that they s

>> i like to call the meeting of the public utilities commission to order. >> [roll call] president vietor has an excuse to attendance. the next item is approval of the minutes of the special budget workshop meeting of january 13, 2011 and a special budget workshop meeting. >> any additions or corrections? all those in favor? it is approved. >> general public comment, members may address the public -- members of the public may address the commission on members -- items within our jurisdiction. >> the afternoon, thank you for hearing me. i like to thank the general manager and staff. in support of the infrastructure development. i just wanted to introduce myself and provide an invitation to the public utilities commission for a conference to be held in coordination with the federal government tomorrow. information is in the folder. we have been in the improved labor compliance program. i am one of 40 certified consultant in the state of california to provide assistance. we have been able to collect over $2 million or a correction meeting to be made. we are interested in facilitating contrac

that also includes some other one-time sources, the public utilities commission, and from the federal government. there are some dollars that went to the energy savings and also helped us with the renewal program. the next slide, again, because we know the streets, that is such a critical topic, we just wanted to show this, and i will show a follow-up slide. the show's biggest toward funding levels. there is the index that we use to break our streets. it is at a 64, which is in a fare category. this would be 70. we're not talking about excellent or the highest category by any means, but we do want to get it up to 70, and that shows the level of commitment that would be needed. this those -- this show's general fund support. this is what the picture would look like. there would also be little or no money for some other things, so getting work for roofs or hvac, that would be impacted, as well. chair chu: brian, this has to deal with the reallocation about what would be sent on? >> right. i am looking for dodi, if he wants to verify that. that is accurate -- i am looking for drug -- dou

the meeting is set to begin about 1:00 at samtrans' headquarters in san carlos. >>> and the public utilities commissionl also have a public hearing today about the smartmeters. the high-tech devices are meant to measure pg&e customers' power use. but critics are concerned about potential health effects from the meters as well as the device's accuracy. regulators may consider letting customers opt out of having the new meters installed. >>> here's a scary story. pilots forced to land blind. is a sleeping air traffic controller to blame? >>> plus, could bad weather derail britney spears's bay area concert? the change of plans leaving some fans feeling snubbed. wh ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. we have our eye on san leandro where caltrans shut down the left lane on south 880 due to flooding and windy on the bay bridge. all that coming up in minutes. >> thank you. >>> the control tower no help in reagan national airport. the controller was reportedly asleep. planes had to approach another tower 40 miles away. there was no response from the phone or radio from the tower. >> just so you're aware, ju

the name sentences the public utilities commission -- the name san francisco public utilities commission. there is a lack of recognition. there is also the competition with a regulatory body for the state'. there is the ease of pronunciation and simplicity. sfpuc is pretty simple. is that how our customers relate to us? we of done a good job creating a positive -- we have done a good job creating a positive

the city code provides that the public utilities commission will determine the intensity of elimination, number, and size of lighting. the puc has been deemed to have responsibility. the ambiguity around pedestrian lighting has come to ahead for us. pedestrian lighting is expected to increase in the coming years as more attention is paid to the streetscape. with the treatment by dpw, the definition of streets also bears on responsibility for pedestrians lighting. sometimes pictures help. here is a photo that shows rincon hill area. you can see a street light and to the left, a pedestrian light. this is an example of pedestrian lighting that was installed by the developer for and improve to the area. -- and then prove to the area. this is another light that is pedestrian scale. you can see the top of the light. this is a redevelopment- sponsored project. then we will have the lighting that gives you an example of the pedestrian scale lighting we are talking about. many of these projects are proposed by developers working with the city. the better street plan adoption means that any docto

the public utilities commission says they will do that. pg&e also talking about doing more in line inspections. talked a little bit over the past several months about the smart pigs, these cameras that can go into the lines so they are planning on doing more of that as well as more pressure testing and pipeline replacement. specifically, on 150 miles of untested pipeline similar to that in san bruno. they are talking about doing high pressure water tests with that calling it a very aggressive plan. but when you're talking about things like the smart pig situation and these high pressure water tests, those are very expensive. that would include some shutdowns in service for some neighborhoods, pg&e talking about doing that this summer. pg&e may order more tests and shutdowns in the future. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:15. coming up, outrage over a california student's racist rant. >> if you're going to come east to l.a., then use american manners. >> the viral video and how some are taking their anger a little bit further. ,,,,,,,,

the utility. they handed over 150 pages of records on its natural gas pipelines to the state public utilities commission, but pg&e's president says 8% of those records are missing. state regulators are considering their options. >> if we lack the information for the public utilities commission to be confident that those pipelines are being operated safely, we will take action to lower the pressure. >> pg&e's president said the utility will voluntarily field test lines and replace 150 miles of pipes similar in age to the pipe that ruptured in san bruno. regulators ordered pg&e to produce records after they learned the paper work was wrong. >>> this morning the list of finalist in the search for a san francisco police chief is in the hands of mayor ed lee. last night the police commission met in a closed door session for several hours. they gave the mayor the name of three final candidates. we spoke to the head of the police commission after last nights meeting. >> reporter: can you tell me what the breakdown is? >> no we have chosen in our closed session knot to disclose-- not to disclose this. >> we spo

and we have been hearing a lot about their dealings with the public utilities commission, which is thete regulatory agency over utilities and some of our local representatives at the state level have been pressuring the public utilities commission. this is a significant move if it transpires on the federal level and it could happen quickly because we're talking about an emergency order. frank and sydnie? >> okay, anne makovec live at san bruno, thank you very much. >>> our time now 6:15. fourth graders getting sick from cocaine. we'll tell you how it got into their classroom. >> and sent to work nearly 7 years ago, the first its kind spacecraft orbiting mercury and what we could learn from this historic mission when we come back. getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is like this: compacted, drained of nutrients. it'll hold your plants but it'll also hold 'em back. the solution: miracle-gro garden soil. the perfect mix of rich, organic ingredients, and miracle-gro plant food. just mix it in. and turn bad soil into great soil. helps plants grow twice as big. instead of holding '

the mayor, fire chief are also expected to testify as well as the public utilities commission and the pipeline and hazardous material safety administration. the ntsb will release thousands of pages of documents pertaining to its investigation. so far investigators are identified bad welds in the pipeline as a possible factor in the explosion. they say the pipeline was not thoroughly inspected after two precious spikes prior to the blast. a final report on a probable cause will take another six months. these type of hearings as i said are unusual. the last was 11 years ago back in 2000. pg&e has already announced it would install remote and automatic shouldoff valves in highly populated areas. last year it spewed gas 90 minutes before it could be shut off. live in the news room, jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> meantime we have a stunning twist in the jay see due ward sexual bonding case. the couple were originally offered plea deals. amy is live in antioch with major developments from yesterday's court hearing. amy? >> we're in antioch where jaycee dugard were held prisoner. neighbors don

which would be the public utilities commission -- union autos if voters don't get a say in the tax extension or if tax extensions get voted down education suffers biggest cuts. >> closing schools as much as four to five weeks early is a possibility. this governor is not about bravado or threats. he's trying to paint an accurate picture to people that. is the cost of not getting this budget done. >> some believe this is just part of a budget dance and that people are expecting more post you'ring this week. the senator says they'll work to break the log jam because quote 72 hours is a live time in this business. >> thank you. >> and two people were injured today when they were hit by a lawrence berkeley shuttle bus at the southerner of center and shaddok. part of center street had to be losed. >> finally a break in the long, 18-month impass between a san francisco hotel chain and workers. the san francisco hilton and union announced a tentative agreement on a new contract. the deal increases wages and preserves medical benefits for members of unite here union. both sides call it a win-win and

listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar considered to be retained by the sentences the public utilities commission and will be acted upon by a single vote of the commission. b, accept work performed by cmc construction for water fund racked -- replacement contract. approve modification #1, or reconciling the final contract amount for materials is increasing the contract amount by $90 and of the rise final payment. >> does any commissioner was to remove any item from the consent calendar? >> move it. >> second. >> all those in favor? >> opposed? >ok, the item passes. i do have to say that is probably the record for the lowest cost of contract amendment that we have ever process. >> [inaudible] >> but you have to do something to close it out anyway. thank you. >> the next item is to provide feedback during the presentation and discussion of some system improvement program proposed 10- year capital request and associated rate impacts. >> commissioners, if you recall, last meeting, we continued the item to adopt the 10-year sewer system master plan part of the 10-year capital program. we wanted to hav

i am the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission and i am pleased to welcome you it our summit on climate change. as you know, throughout the country there is a number of meetings, discussions, probably even other summits on climate change. and you are probably wondering how this one is different, how this one might be more important or is important. and the reason it is different and it is essential because what we have gathered here today are the decision-makers for one of our most precious resources: water. represented here today are the heads of the largest water utilities in the united states. as decision-makers, we are responsible for providing water to tens of millions of americans. we are also pleased to bring together other government leaders and scientists that are experts on the environment, water and climate change. this gathering is also note worthy, in my perspective, in that we not only will exchange ideas, debate issues around water and waste water, but we are charged, we are charged, with coming up with action plans, action plans that will all

environment and the quality of life for multiple species and want to be saving dollars for the public utilities commission and the rate-payers by using the local ground water in place for irrigation or for increased daylighting. there are multiple opportunities for saving money. climbing change, thoughts climate change, urban forestry. -- climate change, urban forestry. this is not in my opinion just about mitigating flooding. the opportunities also in terms of the community engagement is also mapping the stakeholders. the stakeholders include multiple city agencies as well as residents and to the various ngo's. what we really need is a city- wide vision for the watershed and using it as a device, a framing device so that multiple decisions -- when we talk about the seven-foot by that is going in, what that pike has done is it is predicated a planning effort for the western sections of chavez such that we have a low drought tolerance landscaped going on on top of a flood plain. that does not compute. there is this function in that we are not actually speaking to the various entities, the various city agen

black muslim bakery" and that co- defendant antoine mackey drove the getaway car. >>> the state public utilities commission will have a public hearing today on so-called smartmeters. critics have expressed concern about the high-tech devices meant to measure pg&e customers' power use. regulators may consider letting customers opt out of having the new meters installed. >>> all right, folks. if you are just getting up, we have another big storm coming our way and it's already moving onshore as we speak. the wall of green continues and now we're seeing more yellows and oranges as heavier amounts of rainfall beginning to show up around the bay area. this storm system is going to be intensifying over the next couple of hours. but that rain heaviest right now in the north bay, you can see this line of showers continuing in through sonoma headed toward napa some heavier amounts of rainfall here also headed toward vallejo but this whole line is going to intensify all around the bay area. so there is a possibility of some flooding especially on the roads. be very, very careful today. some ponding out there, also g

the car was going about 30 to 40 miles an hour. fortunately nobody was hurt. >> kristen: pg&e has agreed to an unusual deal, means the utility will pay the public utilities commissiont least $3 million for missing records. regulators want to verify pressure levels. the deal means pg&e could face another $3 million in fines if the company doesn't stick to a compliance time table for turning over more safety reports. a hearing will take place monday. to vote on final approval of the deal and outline a plan to jumpstart testing of transmission lines running underneath major cities >> janelle: residents are seeing snow rising to levels they haven't seen since the early 1970s. laura anthony has this report. >> we're looking at condition red. >> what does that mean? >> it means we're going to be swamped. >> in the high sierra say they have run out of places to put all the snow, the most anyone has seen here in 40 years. >> we have nowhere to put it and neither does the county. we throw the snow out, goes in the street and have to move it twice and the county doesn't know what they are going to do with their snow. >> the latest onslaught is too much for the big plows. dri

coming up what we expect from the head of the public utilities commission today. >>> time now 6:47. we have new video to show you this morning of people scrambling to get away from that tsunami in japan. watch this. people in miagie the city closest to the quake's epicenter look at the bottom of the screen. people are running, looking for a place to hide as that water filled with debris heads their way. now roughly about 8,000 people are still reported missing. we are also hearing that same tsunami caused an estimated $4 million damage to fort bragg. northern california city was pounded with waves up to six feet. it wiped out docks and damaged boats. today, pieces of the broken piers are about to removed. divers will be called in to evaluate the damage done to the harbor. >>> some big names in hollywood are calling on president obama to take a stand on same sex marriage. talk show host ellen degeneres are a few that signed an opener letter to the president. first the letter thanks the obama administration for deciding to no longer defend the sex of marriage act. it goes on to ask the