opportunities to establish more incentives and rebates, then our plan is to go back to the california public utilities commissiony commission, and talk about changing standards and code so that manufacturers who are producing these refrigeration equipment are producing higher efficiency units that small mom-and-pop stores can use in restaurants. in addition, we are doing a survey of the majority of the mom-and-pop stores and restaurants to look at actually what types of models and equipment they are using today, so we will have our outreach team going door-to-door in various commercial corridors, collecting this information, and helping us build a case for any kind of changes to the standards and those for energy efficiency going forward. that is the proposal that we are looking for your support on today. happy to answer any questions. supervisor chu: just wondering with this grant, how many businesses you think you would be able to pilot. >> on the first phase, we're looking at identifying 40 individual businesses that we're offering the rebates to and actually install monitoring equipment to see what the savin

public utilities commission. good afternoon. >> thank you, commissioner. i just wanted to give a brief update on, first of all, the program itself as we have conceived it. what is going on at the california public utilities commission. and i really do not have anything to add today on state legislation. with respect, first of all, to our activities, we are anticipating consideration of our proposed contract and supplemental appropriations request that the board some time in may. that is our expectation. meanwhile, we have been busy determining, with the help of our market research -- our polling firm, the phasing and notification process approach we would like to take. you know, we have had many questions from policy makers and advocates about what sort of additional research we are performing to determine the level of opt-out we anticipate throughout the city. our data is still very new, but it will help us as far as the program during our initial rollout phase, and it helps to minimize the opt-outs we experienced in our early introduction. the work we have been performed has been performed by a member of fm3. his polling and research team assisted us with data collection and analysis.

of the environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $403,000 from the california public utilities commission, through pacific gas and electric company, to study the impact that the replacement of old refrigeration equipment in san francisco businesses would have on energy usage and peak power demand in the city, and amending ordinance no. 146- 11 annual salary ordinance, fy2011-2012 and fy 2012-2013) to class 5640 environmental specialist grant funded position (.25 fte) at the department of the environment. supervisor chiu: same house, same call? this is passed on the first read. item #9. >> item #9. resolution authorizing the lease by t-mobile west corporation of approximately 160 rentable square feet of ground space located at 720 moscow street for the san francisco fire department. supervisor chiu: colleagues, i understand that supervisor avalos lives within 500 feet of this location. can i have a motion to excuse him? seconded by supervisor campos. another jet -- without objection, his excuse. if we could take the roll call vote on item number nine? >> item #9, roll call vote. [calls the

briefly, the california public utilities commission requires pg&e and other investor-owned utilitiesllars to fund energy efficiency programs to benefit their customers. since 2003, the department of the environment has entered into a series of contracts to implement an energy efficiency program in the city. quickly, through these programs, over 10,000 residential, commercial properties have received over $35 million in energy upgrades and have saved over $3,000 in utility bills each year. in 2011, the department submitted a proposal as part of an innovative pilot effort. the proposal was to look at retirement plans for commercial food service refrigeration, and it was selected and awarded $403,000. during the work that the commission has been doing, visiting watts of neighborhood stores, looking at restaurants, and trying to help them become more energy-efficient, we figured out quickly that we can change out lightbulbs. we can change our thermostats. and we can teach them a lot about

back, in closed session, the mta board approved our side of a settlement with the california public utilities commission rock -- regarding an investigation they launched a few years ago. very happy to report that that was approved i think last week. voted out. it was on the commission meeting consent calendar, which really kind of closes the door on the live investigation part of that process, and it is an agreement that we believe will increase public safety as well as settle those disputes, so we think this is a very good path forward for us. we come out of it with a much more constructive relationship, and we will ultimately have a better, safer system. we agreed to go forward with a number of capital improvements, including be finishing of the project i just mentioned at church, replacing the track, and other places in the system, including the metro turnaround. there is the upgrade of 27 transit's signals across the system, replacement of communication cables as part of the control system, a few other miscellaneous things, but really the best thing that came out of it was working constructively wit

spokesperson for the grew tilt says fees were set by california public utilities commission. and a complaint should ab dressed to them. so far 28,000 customers have opted out of the smart meter. >> and governor brown's new budget is on the table. some will like it and some will not. his challenge is dealing with a bigger than expected deficit of $16 billion. abc 7 news is in sacramento to explain how he intends to do that. >> i'm laying out pretty tough cuts. >> governor brown broke bad news to californians. the state financial picture has worsened since his original prose passal in january. >> we're going to have to cut deeper, i'm linking a series of reductions real increased aus stare ti. please increase taxes temporarily. >> and the federal government rejokting some of the cuts the deficit jumped to $16 billion forcing the governor to propose deeper cuts now include cutting state borker pay by 5% shutting down operations for one day per week and recusing number of hours seniors and disabled get at home by 7%. disabled advocates say cutting their home care further makes it

. >>> he reviews applications for the california public utilities commission he makes about $100,000 a year and now with the daughter in college and mortgage to pay he praises for a possible 5% pay cuts. >>> disney will be going into the foreclosure? but it will be and a little bit more difficult meeting friends making meat. his work for the state for 24 years when he started state employment and job security and benefits the private sector envied. >>> a great medical benefits that a great help benefits russia they complain? >>> it's a conception about everybody getting a patent in this case. let's check the numbers. the average state worker is makes more than $34,000 the year 37% less than the private sector into the lead the benefits. a simply $19,000 a year in pension and health benefits. that is compared to $6,000 a year in benefits for someone earning the same salary in the private sector. >>> is it has been living in the direction also have in the state's worker carry bigger burden. >>> they pay 8 percent for his pension and more than 20 percent for his health insurance. the av

california public utilities commission investigates pg&e and the 2010 fatal gas pipeline explosion in san bruno. pg&e has been under a microscope since that event. the newest report from c p u c came out friday, it says that pg&e's violated safety standards and they could face more penalties. pg&e's says " we have work to fix the problems, we have undergone an extensive amount of work to ensure that our pipelines are operating at the right pressure ". the company has until july to respond to the most recent report and the genie says they have every intention of doing so. in san fransisco, cate caugurian. >> the san fransisco ethics commission will take up key questions in the case of suspended its share from ross mirkarimi. among the issues are whether to allow witnesses at hearings and whether the commission's recommendation to the board of supervisors will have to be unanimous. he was suspended without pay by mayor ed lee after he pled guilty to a misdemeanor in the domestic violence incident. >> at least 17 people dead after another powerful earthquake rocked northern italy. the se

restrictions imposed in specified use districts on vehicles required to register with the california public utilities commission; and 4) making environmental findings. item 19. ordinance amending san francisco police code sections 46, 2901, 2916, and 2922, and adding section 2913, to: 1) clarify that the definition of "sound truck" in section 46 does not include unenclosed tour buses; 2) clarify that the noise restrictions imposed by article 29 do not apply to the city and county of san francisco; 3) prohibit the use of amplified sound systems on unenclosed tour buses unless such systems have been certified by the san francisco department of public health as not being audible from a distance of 50 or more feet from the vehicle or contain volume limiting electronics to meet that requirement; 4) adding a reporting requirement for the department of public health; 5) adding fees for the department of public health approval and issuance of a certificate of authorization to operate electronically amplified sound on unenclosed tour bus; 6) authorize the department of public health and the police department to enforce

in a position to begin the program and early 2013, with a final decision from the california public utilities commission in their request by february 21, 2013. chairperson campos: thank you. i think it is important to note the substantive difference between the programs that also understanding how quickly pg&e wants to move at the puc level. commissioner olague? commissioner olague: in addition to the numerical information, i also want to see the demographic breakdown. related to the survey. >> mm-hmm. yeah, so we have access to some of the demographic information. commissioner olague: i don't need it today, obviously. >> we would be happy to work with your office for the specifics that you are interested in. commissioner olague: or their barriers in terms of accessing this product? >> no, the product that will be offered to the account holder of record, so if your renter but pay your own electric bill, which is typically the case, you would be the person who gets to decide whether you are part of the program or not. commissioner olague: ok. chairperson campos: ms. miller? >> i wanted to add to what bar

> pg&e to take their case to the regulator who's approved those fees would be the california public utilities commission. and they promise it will help customers get their voices heard. you can contact me and we were receiving really big complaints there is a huge bill spikes. if have you a concern get a hold of us. >> oakland police raising efforts to get more than 30 wanted felons off the streets. there are a series of raids netted these weapons. and marshals teamed up to make 32 arrests. the police chief emphasizes there is more work to do. >> we attempted 123 services and found 32. so if we do math, there are 90 something still left. >> they were wanted for crimes like crimes in oakland. most arrests took place in east oakland. >> there is nine people arrested when police cleared pro testors from a plot of land today, about 100 officers moved in and cleared the gill track. some had been living, sleeping and planting crops on the property for three weeks. uc berkeley owns land and uses it for research. school officials say research needs to resume this week. the prot testors want land used for sustai

. >> as we investigated, we learned that the california public utilities commission has launched itsnto uber because it's an official probe, regulators declined to comment on what could happen to the company or travis. >>> california could become the first state to ban employers from asking for social media passwords. there have been reports around the country of such requests. the assembly labor committee passed a bill unanimously today, making private information behind password protected walls off limits to employers. >>> california university campuses have voted in favor of going on strike. 95% of the california faculty association voted to authorize strikes if no contract can be reached. the union is prompting a series of rolling strikes. negotiations are still going on. talks are scheduled for tomorrow and friday. some u.s. college students could soon see interest rating double on their loans. the problem is that rate is set to expire on july 1. unless congress does something, the rates will double to 6.8%. bay area congresswoman anna eschew said the only alternative offered in

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. >> as we investigated, we learned that the california public utilities commission has launched itsnvestigation into uber because it's an official probe, regulators declined to comment on what could happen to the company or travis. >>> california could become the first state to ban employers from asking for social media passwords. there have been reports around the country of such requests. the assembly labor committee passed a bill unanimously today, making private information behind password protected walls off limits to employers. >>> california university campuses have voted in favor of going on strike. 95% of the california faculty association voted to authorize strikes if no contract can be reached. the union is prompting a series of rolling strikes. negotiations are still going on. talks are scheduled for tomorrow and friday. some u.s. college students could soon see interest rating double on their loans. the problem is that rate is set to expire on july 1. unless congress does something, the rates will double to 6.8%. bay area congresswoman anna eschew said the only alternat

. >>> at the california public utilities commission finds pacific gas and electric for the san brunoine disaster that money could go back to pg & e to be used for pipeline rebuilding. at least that's a new bill introduced. pg & e will be fined million that would go into the general fund. >> to me it's important that the rate payers, the people who are within the pg & e service area should be the ones who benefit. because we're the ones that have been the victims. >> a representative from the watchdog group turn says any penalty pg & e has to pay should be used to make sure a pipeline problem like that doesn't happen again. >>> a 13-year-old boy has received cheers and applause from classmates for his accomplishments in a national geography contest. how about that, mahadama of hayward returned to fremont today. he took third place last week in the annual national geographic bee. he beat out more than 50 finalists from all over the country. the national geographic bee gave him a $5,000 scholarship and his school awarded him with a special certificate. >>> it's been almost three months

spokesperson for the utility says the opt out fee were set up by the california public utilities commission and any complaints about them should be addressed to them. so far 28,000 customers opted out of the smart meter program. >> jerry hill represents san bruno and chose the day of the shareholder meeting to introduce a bill that punish top utility executives if the company violent safety regulations. measure includes requiring top management to return performance bonus if the company is penaltyize for safety violations. subjecting executives to fines of up to 1 million dollars for each safety violation. and banning rate payer money to be used for executive bonuses. >>> governor brown new budget on the table. some will like it others not. his challenge is to deal with bigger than expected deficit of nearly 16 billion dollars. capitol correspondent annette is in sacramento to explain how he intends to do that. >> i'm laying out some pretty tough cuts. >>reporter: governor brown broke the bad news californian californians. the state financial picture has worsened since the original budget p

. >>> he reviews applications for water rate increases that the california public utility utilities commission and makes about $100,000 a year. now without it with a daughter in college in the mortgage he is bracing for a 5 percent pay cut. >>> is a man that i will be going into the foreclosure by its the will be more difficult to make ends meet. >>> dan has worked for the state for 24 years when he started state employment and job security and benefits the private sector and be. >>> and a great medical benefits that have great health benefits. what did they complain? >>> is a conception about everybody gets a fat tents in the state let's check the numbers. the average state worker makes more than $64,000 a year about 47% less than the private sector. until you had the benefits. a state employee who makes $60,000 a year earned $19,000 a year in pension and health benefits. that is compared to $6,000 a year in benefits for someone earning the same salary in the private sector. >>> it has been moving in the direction of having the state worker carry a bigger burden. he says he pays 8 percent for

commission. california became the leader in energy efficiency. we put in tax credits and policies of the public utilities commission to favor alternative energy, independent power production. which is obvious today. when they promoted code- generation it was something very novel. 30 years ago. now you have a different name for a period in his third party power production using power in a driving way to recapture the most efficient way. innovation is important. i have to also, every time we heard the word innovation, i have to put a plug in for tradition. i have a very traditional education. i spent a lot of years in silence speaking latin up in the hills, living within the medieval framework. i do respect the past. we study it. if you are grounded in tradition, you feel quite confident in change and innovation. if you are insecure, you are very reluctant to embrace the unknown. i do think we need to in our education and politics, we have to have a new appreciation for our traditions and the patterns that describe our culture and our being as americans. having said all that, we have saved in california te

public safety and lighting in the excelsior district. i have recently retired from the state of california where a was an administrative law judge. i continue to work for the state public utilities commission. i feel like i am well qualified to review and read legislation, to think about priorities for my district and how to bring all of these various policy issues together. [tone] i'm also very interested in building a consensus. i'm a trained mediator and have volunteered with community boards. i'm happy to take any questions and i'm really looking forward to this opportunity. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. you could talk about what kinds of improvements you like to see in terms of transit, pedestrian work in our district and what you feel you could contribute in terms of moving an agenda for word -- moving our agenda forward. >> our district is very populated. working class, people rely on public transportation, particularly safe public transportation. i think access to safe transportation, more efficient transportation options is really important and i would like to work on the committee to help make those priorities a reality. i know the policy and funding decisions are made

california berkeley with a degree in civil engineering. i started with the department of public works in 1984. in 2003, i was asked to come to san francisco public utilities commission to take the meat on the program. i'm responsible for all the large capital projects for water, waste water, and power. it's about $12 billion of capital projects. we have a lot of projects. our water system improvement program, 80 products that span seven counties. we have a staff of about 400 city employees and about 500 consultants. puc is really embracing technology. we wanted to make sure we really had a system that would elevate all issues so we could address them in a timely manner. as you know, time is money. we have a construction management information system. it is a great tool to help us address construction and make it successful, as it is today. cmis is one of the first major tools we put in place. the next one is the san francisco online invoicing, where we are now working with the contractor and consultant to have them submit their invoices online. we are also working on electronic bidding systems. another way we can reduce the paperwork and all the other issues tied wi