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torres with appreciation for your distinguished service for as a commissioner for the san francisco public utilities commission, 2010- 2014 and as your role as commission president, 2012 to 2013" so with that we would like to present this to you. >> well thank you. >> and i think we have a picture coming. we need everyone. >> nice to get closer to ann as always. [applause] >> if i may? >> of course. >> first of all i want to thank former mayor and lieutenant governor gavin newsom the opportunity to serve the city and county of san francisco. as a resident here when i took over the california democratic party since 1996 it's been a pleasure to pay my property taxes and see where the money is going first hand is more inviting to me so thank you mayor newsom and also to mayor ed lee who i have known for many years and his work in civil rights so many years ago and obviously as a administrative office for the city and county of san francisco and then as mayor it's been an honor to serve with him and his staff and chief of staff and others that work on a day to day basis. they provide tremendous support. i am proud
torres with appreciation for your distinguished service for as a commissioner for the san francisco public utilities commission, 2010- 2014 and as your role as commission president, 2012 to 2013" so with that we would like to present this to you. >> well thank you. >> and i think we have a picture coming. we need everyone. >> nice to get closer to ann as always. [applause] >> if i may? >> of course. >> first of all i want to thank former mayor and...
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san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are. public commission >> please stand by... [ gavel ] >> >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to call this meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission of tuesday october 14, 2014, to order at 130 :30 p.m.. madam clerk, please read the roll. courtney, caen, vietor. we have a quorum. 2 first item is to approve the minutes. >> second. >> any comment on approval of the minutes? seeing none, i will call for a vote. all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> any opposed? >> the ayes have it. the next item. city clerk: item 4, public comment. >> if you are interested in speaking, please fill out a card. if you do i will call you in this order. mr. decosta, yolanda louis. >> good afternoon. >> good morning. the community is at a stage where we are paying very careful attention to the water system improvement project but to the sewer system improvement
san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are. public commission >> please stand by... [ gavel ] >> >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to call this meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission of tuesday october 14, 2014, to order at 130 :30 p.m.. madam clerk, please read the roll. courtney, caen, vietor. we have a quorum. 2 first item is to approve the minutes. >> second. >> any comment on approval of the...
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i want to bring in tyrone, who is with the san francisco public utilities commission. what happened? >> it was a 12-inch water main break. unfortunately a bunch of homes flooded out, flooded basements, flooded lower units. we're working on cleaning those now. >> reporter: you've been with the upc for 12 years, this is one of the worst ones? >> i've definitely seen worse ones. i've seen up to 60-inch lines break. this is significant but not anything we're not accustomed to taking care of. >> reporter: you guys have been here since midnight. moving forward what's the plan here? >> we're going to start lifting up the asphalt where the break occurred. this will allow to us see what happened. we don't know why the break happened quite yet. we'll be able to fix it and get service back restored. until then, there will be about three blocks without water and there will be a little bit of traffic disruption where the break occurred. >> reporter: as you heard him say, there's a bit of a traffic impasse but it's really residential here. crews will be out here to help homeowners m
i want to bring in tyrone, who is with the san francisco public utilities commission. what happened? >> it was a 12-inch water main break. unfortunately a bunch of homes flooded out, flooded basements, flooded lower units. we're working on cleaning those now. >> reporter: you've been with the upc for 12 years, this is one of the worst ones? >> i've definitely seen worse ones. i've seen up to 60-inch lines break. this is significant but not anything we're not accustomed to...
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report started to say, which was that this program can be handled in house by the san francisco public utilities commission with regard to purchasing energy and running the program and even conceivably doing customer service. makes clear that the sf puc cannot only serve that role but can make its own income from this so it can be beneficial to the sf public utilities commission 's budget. another thing that's nailed down really well in the report it shows a lot of actual projects can be built and it shows what advocates and consultants have been saying for almost a decade now, which is we can get a thousand or more jobs a year for the next 10 years by building a lot of stuff for a clean power program. the things that looked like, the thing that looked like it was most lacking in the report is that it emphasized building large solar and wind and hydro projects and things like that, but really seemed to deemphasize a lot the idea of small solar and behind the meter efficiency throughout businesses and residences throughout the city and clean energy is headed in that direction. we're not just trying to get c
report started to say, which was that this program can be handled in house by the san francisco public utilities commission with regard to purchasing energy and running the program and even conceivably doing customer service. makes clear that the sf puc cannot only serve that role but can make its own income from this so it can be beneficial to the sf public utilities commission 's budget. another thing that's nailed down really well in the report it shows a lot of actual projects can be built...
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. >> then we are adjourned thank you >> order of the san francisco public utilities commission today is october 28, 2014, roll call. >> commissioner president caen commissioner courtney commissioner moran and commissioner torres is executed will we have quorum. >> before you, you have the minutes of october 14th any appendixes or correction. >> i'll move package and seeing none, all in favor, say i. opposed? the motion carries at this point i'd like to call for a public comment i have 3 speaker cards here sir. >> commissioners i want to welcome 0 commissioner anderson i watched how they gave you the kudos and i'm very happy you're here to serve another 2 or 4 years, 4 years we need our expertise i want you to read the minutes careful because the last time upper absent we discussed a number of things and the commissioners compasses a new chairperson we're very happy to have jack and ms. ann king and especially i'm very happy because like you, mr. moran she was an institutional memory and as was said in that discussion at the committee you are the living walking encyclopedia which we n
. >> then we are adjourned thank you >> order of the san francisco public utilities commission today is october 28, 2014, roll call. >> commissioner president caen commissioner courtney commissioner moran and commissioner torres is executed will we have quorum. >> before you, you have the minutes of october 14th any appendixes or correction. >> i'll move package and seeing none, all in favor, say i. opposed? the motion carries at this point i'd like to call for a...
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robert a day (clapping) charles and ann johnson foundation (clapping) the san francisco public utilities commission (clapping) and deedee wellscy (clapping) i am pleased and honored to welcome one of the co-chairs of our veterans steering committee and the honory chair of fleet week the honorable george p schultz (clapping.) first of all, mike read off a lot of people to get recognized but, you know who the driving force is michael so let's hear it for mike (clapping.) i'll tell you something in you put a marine general in charge things move this is a great moment and we're talking about something called a memorial but for me i think the important point is to recognize what veterans bring to us that is special let me start with a story right after world war ii i learned that if you went on the facilitate at m y u this guy's gets up named bev us and said i'm honored to be a member of the faculty so what the colleagues think of me by the way, a couple of the old-timers a couple were sitting by itself radio and the announcement came but he was a professor and one says to the other i'm not surprised fr
robert a day (clapping) charles and ann johnson foundation (clapping) the san francisco public utilities commission (clapping) and deedee wellscy (clapping) i am pleased and honored to welcome one of the co-chairs of our veterans steering committee and the honory chair of fleet week the honorable george p schultz (clapping.) first of all, mike read off a lot of people to get recognized but, you know who the driving force is michael so let's hear it for mike (clapping.) i'll tell you something...
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. >> san francisco public utilities commission celebrates the come meetings of a new tunnel delivering water under the san francisco bay from reservoir designed to with stand the worst earthquake predicted on the faults. the $215 million protect is fixing pipes from the 19 20's and 1930's. a study said they would not survive the next big earthquake. the new item knell runs file miles across the bay from menlo park to newark. >> apple and facebook have a new perk. they are paying women to freeze their eggs so they can have a career now and start a family later. >> apple and facebook are betting the new perk will increase the number of women joining their company. >> it is furthering the conversation for females to get promoted. >> they have an option to take on the career now and not pressured to have children. >> false book offering egg freezing and storage as part of the benefit package. am people will begin in john. apple says we want to empower women to do the best work of their lives open afternoon as they care for loved ones and raise their families. often women put off having chi
. >> san francisco public utilities commission celebrates the come meetings of a new tunnel delivering water under the san francisco bay from reservoir designed to with stand the worst earthquake predicted on the faults. the $215 million protect is fixing pipes from the 19 20's and 1930's. a study said they would not survive the next big earthquake. the new item knell runs file miles across the bay from menlo park to newark. >> apple and facebook have a new perk. they are paying...
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. >>> the san francisco public utilities commission is celebrating the completion of a new tunnel beneathlongest ever built under the bay that will withstand a big earthquake on the hayward fault and will provide millions of people in the bay area with fresh children water from the reservoir and yosemite national park. it has been in the works for years. in 2002 voters approved the upgrade of the aging system. >> meteorologist mike nicco teamed up with the california earthquake authority to get us ready for the next big one. >>> as the recent napa earthquake reminded us we live in earthquake country. you feed to know what to do when the next one hits. >> we are in a typical living room but we are not. >> during the big shakers this is the largest, similarity and we are in san francisco. san francisco earthquake could san francisco earthquake could happen just like that. why did you do what you did? >> drop, cover and hold open, right? if that were a real earthquake you need to protect yourself, recollect your head, okay, you are not to run to your kids' room or if this is an earthquake pe
. >>> the san francisco public utilities commission is celebrating the completion of a new tunnel beneathlongest ever built under the bay that will withstand a big earthquake on the hayward fault and will provide millions of people in the bay area with fresh children water from the reservoir and yosemite national park. it has been in the works for years. in 2002 voters approved the upgrade of the aging system. >> meteorologist mike nicco teamed up with the california earthquake...
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the san francisco public utilities commission announced it had met its 10% voluntary conservation goal the year. in fact, the puc says it has about two years worth of reserves. >> however, if we don't receive any more rain, we are going to have to be a little more strict and maybe go higher than 10% and maybe not go voluntary, be mandatory. >> reporter: a mandatory 20% conservation rate would have an impact on the puc's budget because fewer people would be paying for water. rates could go higher. meantime, the state drought has increased the risk of floods. the california department of water resources manages and protects california's waters. to date it trained personnel throughout the state to react quickly to flash floods. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >>> a nasa rocket explodes seconds after launching. what this means for the international space station. >>> plus students on alert after a crime spree at cal. we will show you where it's happen
the san francisco public utilities commission announced it had met its 10% voluntary conservation goal the year. in fact, the puc says it has about two years worth of reserves. >> however, if we don't receive any more rain, we are going to have to be a little more strict and maybe go higher than 10% and maybe not go voluntary, be mandatory. >> reporter: a mandatory 20% conservation rate would have an impact on the puc's budget because fewer people would be paying for water. rates...
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i would like to call to order the regular meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission. today's date is september 23, 2014. roll call please. >> vice president caen. >> here. >> commissioner moran. >> here. >> commissioner vietor. >> here. >> commissioner torres is expected shortly and president courtney is absent today. >> okay. we have the minutes. is there a motion? >> moved. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> motion carries. at this time i would like to call for public comment on any item not on today's agenda. i would like to call
i would like to call to order the regular meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission. today's date is september 23, 2014. roll call please. >> vice president caen. >> here. >> commissioner moran. >> here. >> commissioner vietor. >> here. >> commissioner torres is expected shortly and president courtney is absent today. >> okay. we have the minutes. is there a motion? >> moved. >> all in favor? >> aye. >>...
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for clean energy advocates, every appointee from now on to the san francisco public utilities commission must be someone who will launch cleanpowersf in the year 2015 and any appointee who comes before you who will not do that, should not be reappointed and be rejected by the board of supervisors. i'm happy to say anson moran is one of those people and we strongly recommend him to this position. >>supervisor norman yee: is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. let me say a few words about commissioner moran. he's one of these people that i can say, what's not to like about him. you are very knowledgeable and when i had a chance to meet with you, your passion comes out and you care about the organization as well as the people who you are serving. i'm very happy to know that you are fully committed to the community choice aggregation program. i will be supporting your renomination. okay? supervisor campos? >>supervisor david campos: thank you very much, mr. chair and i want to thank everyone who came out. thank our general manager and our former genera
for clean energy advocates, every appointee from now on to the san francisco public utilities commission must be someone who will launch cleanpowersf in the year 2015 and any appointee who comes before you who will not do that, should not be reappointed and be rejected by the board of supervisors. i'm happy to say anson moran is one of those people and we strongly recommend him to this position. >>supervisor norman yee: is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment...
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i would like to call to order the regular meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission.ommissioner moran. >> here. >> commissioner vietor. >> here. >> commissioner torres is expected shortly and president
i would like to call to order the regular meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission.ommissioner moran. >> here. >> commissioner vietor. >> here. >> commissioner torres is expected shortly and president
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husband robert a day (clapping) charles and ann johnson foundation (clapping) the san francisco public utilities commissionedee wellscy (clapping) i am pleased and honored to welcome one of the co-chairs of our veterans steering committee and the honory chair of fleet week the honorable george p schultz (clapping.) first of all, mike read off a lot of people to get recognized but, you know who the driving force is michael so
husband robert a day (clapping) charles and ann johnson foundation (clapping) the san francisco public utilities commissionedee wellscy (clapping) i am pleased and honored to welcome one of the co-chairs of our veterans steering committee and the honory chair of fleet week the honorable george p schultz (clapping.) first of all, mike read off a lot of people to get recognized but, you know who the driving force is michael so
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the water from going into their homes, and the good news to report right now, the san francisco public utilities commissionowngraded the number of homes impacted. initially they were saying a couple dozen. now they say it's just six or seven homes that had flooded basements and garages. however, about three blocks worth of houses currently have no water access, and pg&e was called out to check on their utility equipment. >> the homeowners came out to
the water from going into their homes, and the good news to report right now, the san francisco public utilities commissionowngraded the number of homes impacted. initially they were saying a couple dozen. now they say it's just six or seven homes that had flooded basements and garages. however, about three blocks worth of houses currently have no water access, and pg&e was called out to check on their utility equipment. >> the homeowners came out to
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. >> san francisco public utilities commission announced hetch hetchy customers met goals for the year. the announcement made in pacifica. this is the site where recycled water is used to irrigate the grass. >> we're predicting we need to conserve water on a long term. >> p.u.c asked customers to conserve by 10%. and that what we need is precipitation and a lot of it. but here and in the sierra. >> that is right. >> let's just say a couple billion gallons have fallen. we have clear skies. hardly a cloud found anywhere. looking at post sunset sky. it's mild right now in evening hours. and 66, 72 fairfield. concorde, livermore at 73 degrees. will be sunny skies and warm tomorrow at coast to inland. will we be haunted by rain? it's possible. there are showers in the northwestern corner of the state. this is our animation well northwest. by 5:00 friday morning we'll see a front sweeping through from north to south. wet weather and then, the front sweeps through. we'll see just a few trailing showers. by afternoon into evening, we might have some good trick or treating conditions. around lo
. >> san francisco public utilities commission announced hetch hetchy customers met goals for the year. the announcement made in pacifica. this is the site where recycled water is used to irrigate the grass. >> we're predicting we need to conserve water on a long term. >> p.u.c asked customers to conserve by 10%. and that what we need is precipitation and a lot of it. but here and in the sierra. >> that is right. >> let's just say a couple billion gallons have...
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people have come over here and state to the san francisco public utilities commission that we have proprietary technology where we can deal with water, water with sludge and after we treat it no sludge. [inaudible] so i challenge you. let's not talk about the stats in general. let's talk about our future and future technology. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i would like to say i feel today is my birthday because everything i just heard -- francisco reiterated there are solutions that are here so i want to address a couple. i heard about the desalination plants and we need to understand that reverseos moazis technology means that we are taking 70% of the water according to the epa that goes through the membrane goes to our wastewater, our toilet bottom line so why would we throwing that away to keep 30? once we remove it from the reverse osmosis and the water is a ion and when we drink it. how many stores in san francisco alone are using reverse osmosis technology when i buy a bottle of water i am getting 30% of what i paid for because the rest is going to the wastewater plant and we're
people have come over here and state to the san francisco public utilities commission that we have proprietary technology where we can deal with water, water with sludge and after we treat it no sludge. [inaudible] so i challenge you. let's not talk about the stats in general. let's talk about our future and future technology. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i would like to say i feel today is my birthday because everything i just heard -- francisco reiterated there are...
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the water from going into their homes, and the good news to report right now, the san francisco public utilities commission downgraded the number of homes impacted. initially they were saying a couple dozen. now they say it's just six or seven homes that had flooded basements and garages. however, about three blocks worth of houses currently have no water access, and pg&e was called out to check on their utility equipment. >> the homeowners came out to help. they brought any sort of lumber they have. we're just trying to divert the water into the street. we have police department on scene shutting off -- closing off streets to traffic and water department on scene hopefully shutting down the water. >> reporter: several blocks around keith and key are all closed down. they expect they will be closed down for hours to come. the next step for the water public utilities commission is going to be digging up the pavement so they can check on that pipe and then repair it. they expect that will take at least four to six hours. in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> thank you, tiffany. >>> it's known as t
the water from going into their homes, and the good news to report right now, the san francisco public utilities commission downgraded the number of homes impacted. initially they were saying a couple dozen. now they say it's just six or seven homes that had flooded basements and garages. however, about three blocks worth of houses currently have no water access, and pg&e was called out to check on their utility equipment. >> the homeowners came out to help. they brought any sort of...
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san francisco public utilities commission says they see about 100 water main breaks a year but this one, this big, was rare. >> pipe must have broke or something. never seen nothing quite like it in my life in this area, especially. >> this is on the more severe side. many of the pipeline breaks are smaller pipes that release less water that affect fewer people. this is on the high side, definitely. >> water was expected to be restored by about 6:00 tonight so within the hour but home repairs, that obviously could take several days. >>> just ahead, war over water. >> there's not enough water. there is not going to be more water. >> rhetoric heats up over the state's billion dollar water bond. why opponents say it's a waste of money. >>> also, police conduct and why it is being called into question in the domestic violence case against the 49ers' ray mcdonald. >>> the good samaritan who turned into a bad samaritan is arrested. what happened to everything he stole? ♪(theme soners) stan! ! ! hey guys! stan the man! hey, how's it goin stan? can i get $55 on pump three? you got it, stan! gas
san francisco public utilities commission says they see about 100 water main breaks a year but this one, this big, was rare. >> pipe must have broke or something. never seen nothing quite like it in my life in this area, especially. >> this is on the more severe side. many of the pipeline breaks are smaller pipes that release less water that affect fewer people. this is on the high side, definitely. >> water was expected to be restored by about 6:00 tonight so within the hour...
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. >>> the san francisco public utilities commission will celebrate completion of a new tunnel deliveringater from the reservoir under san francisco bay. the item knell is designed to withstand the worst, predicted on the faults at the cost of $215 replacing pipes from the 1920's and 1930s staying on the surface and go under water but never underground. a study in the 1990's said they would not surprise the next big earthquake and the tunnel runs five miles from menlo park to newark. >>> apple and facebook have a new perk paying women to freeze their eggs saying it gives women an option to have a career now and start a family later. that doesn't pay the women but it pays for that if they wanted it as a health care opening. face spark offers egg freezing and storm as part of the benefit package. >> it is empowering because they have more of an option and not pressured it have children now. >> as far as getting involved in employee health and longevity and family planning, it is over-the-top. creepy. >>> each procedure costs $10,000 and apple and facebook cover up to $20,000. >> san francis
. >>> the san francisco public utilities commission will celebrate completion of a new tunnel deliveringater from the reservoir under san francisco bay. the item knell is designed to withstand the worst, predicted on the faults at the cost of $215 replacing pipes from the 1920's and 1930s staying on the surface and go under water but never underground. a study in the 1990's said they would not surprise the next big earthquake and the tunnel runs five miles from menlo park to newark....
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san francisco that shut off water to parts much san francisco general hospital. the break happened on 22nd and vermont streets. stephanie chuang just talked to the public utilities commission. this is ground zero for a new pilot testing program that we could see throughout san francisco, even the rest of the bay area. good morning. >> reporter: that's right, good morning to you, sam. we're talking about innovative pipeline technology from japan that would be the first seen here at this actual site. this morning's water main break highlights the need for a major upgrade to the system. crews right now, hours later, working to replace that pipeline that you mentioned is very old. we're talking about 1897, that's 117-year-old cast iron pipe that broke, sending a river of water down 22nd street just before 3:00 this morning. the biggest concern was water supply to the hospital building. two of them were caught up for a portion of the morning. a research lab building and outpatient dialysis center. however, there is a back-up system here at the hospital, so water was back on fairly soon after. on this stretch, though, of line there's been several line ruptures during the last fe
san francisco that shut off water to parts much san francisco general hospital. the break happened on 22nd and vermont streets. stephanie chuang just talked to the public utilities commission. this is ground zero for a new pilot testing program that we could see throughout san francisco, even the rest of the bay area. good morning. >> reporter: that's right, good morning to you, sam. we're talking about innovative pipeline technology from japan that would be the first seen here at this...
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. >> reporter: the san francisco public utilities commission says that's exactly the problem and it's trying to catch up with the water system that has some pipes more than a century old and has increased the amount of breaks from four miles in the year just a few years ago to 15 miles this year. >> one of the things we are doing, we always are replacing pipes. there's over 1,200 pipes in the city. we asays the pipes to make sure we have an idea what's the oldest and hit those pieces first. >> reporter: from the repairs by heavy machinery, to the cleanup by home owners by hand, they are hoping there's no third line break any time soon. neighbors on the 100 block of carr street took the brunt of the water flow, where water remained in some bedrooms. he's grateful he and his baby escaped damage. >> that one is going to be saved no matter what. if it floated, it will float out of here. >> reporter: back again live you see the crews working hard to clear the pipeline and also cut it away so they can replace it, hopefully within the hour. still don't know what triggered this line to break,
. >> reporter: the san francisco public utilities commission says that's exactly the problem and it's trying to catch up with the water system that has some pipes more than a century old and has increased the amount of breaks from four miles in the year just a few years ago to 15 miles this year. >> one of the things we are doing, we always are replacing pipes. there's over 1,200 pipes in the city. we asays the pipes to make sure we have an idea what's the oldest and hit those...
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senator wants to remove the president of the california public utilities and will announce this in front of the building of the commission in san francisco saying california public utilities commission president has few cozy a relationship with pg&e which is what he is supposed to regulate as illustrated by e-mails that reveal secret communications between the two sides. he will officially introduce the measure when the legislature reconvenes. >>> palo alto police have a sketch of the man who has exposed himself to two children. the man exposed himself from the car to a 10-year ode on tuesday. the girl was walking her dog when it happened. on monday, police thing the same man did the same thing to a 14-year-old half a mile away. he is caucasian in his late 20 or early 30's with brown hair. although he was driving a newer blue pickup in one instant and a white volvo in the other police think the two cases are red. >> several fires from destroyed six structures on interstate 80 with five separate fires bun near applegate and two hopes have been burped. 80 have been evacuated. 380 acres are burned and only ten percent contain. >> the family
senator wants to remove the president of the california public utilities and will announce this in front of the building of the commission in san francisco saying california public utilities commission president has few cozy a relationship with pg&e which is what he is supposed to regulate as illustrated by e-mails that reveal secret communications between the two sides. he will officially introduce the measure when the legislature reconvenes. >>> palo alto police have a sketch of...
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. >> reporter: following the quake, the san francisco public utilities commission moved to invest $4.6ter system. meaning rate hikes for customers in san francisco and on the peninsula. >> that investment is needed to assure the safe reliable and resilient water supply. >> reporter: this tunnel is one of the most significant projects of the 83 projects on tap. officials had two choices. replace the aging, leaking pipes that run along the dunbarton bridge or bore a tunnel under the bay. >> we decided the tunnel because the tunnel is more seismically resistant and also it minimized the impact of the sensitive habitat and wildlife that was on the surface. >> reporter: the tunnel stretches five miles long under the bay and is the first of its kind, not to be confused with the trans-bay tube which sits on the bay floor. this video of the tunnel under construction might be the first and last time you see it. but in the event of a disaster, the water coming out of your faucet may be all the proof you need that it exists. >> people do not recognize water projects because they are invisible. so
. >> reporter: following the quake, the san francisco public utilities commission moved to invest $4.6ter system. meaning rate hikes for customers in san francisco and on the peninsula. >> that investment is needed to assure the safe reliable and resilient water supply. >> reporter: this tunnel is one of the most significant projects of the 83 projects on tap. officials had two choices. replace the aging, leaking pipes that run along the dunbarton bridge or bore a tunnel under...
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tyrone with the san francisco public utilities commission has been here all night long. what's the situation now and what's happening next? >> right new we have two pumps trying to pump down the amount of water so we can get access to the pipe. we can't see the pipe yet because the area is still full of water. so we're working just to pump that water out. once we can get access to it, we'll start the repairs. we do know it was definitely an old pipe that broke. it was a 1953 cast iron pipe. those tend to be the ones that break due to old age. >> reporter: at this point, for families living in the area who don't have a water supply, what's the timeline you can give them for this pipe to be repaired and their water to be turned back on? >> at this point, i can't give an eta on when the repairs are going to be done. the fact they haven't reached the pipeline yet doesn't mean they know what the repairs are going to be. >> reporter: tyrone, thank you so much for being here. we'll check back in with him as the situation develops. if you have to travel through the bay view, pla
tyrone with the san francisco public utilities commission has been here all night long. what's the situation now and what's happening next? >> right new we have two pumps trying to pump down the amount of water so we can get access to the pipe. we can't see the pipe yet because the area is still full of water. so we're working just to pump that water out. once we can get access to it, we'll start the repairs. we do know it was definitely an old pipe that broke. it was a 1953 cast iron...
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workers with the san francisco public utilities commission say they see about 100 water main breaks a year but one this big is rare. >> this is on the more severe side. many of the pipeline breaks are smaller pipes that release less water, that affect fewer people. so this is on the high side, definitely. we'll have one or two a year this severe. >> reporter: water is expected to be restored to all customers today. the good news for homeowners, the bill for damage caused by the mess will go to the city. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> the giants keep rolling into the post season. >> we have great news. they just took game one in the national league division series, beating the washington nationals 3-2. >> going our way so far. the rookie broke the ice with the single that scored a run in the third inning. >> the giants followed with runs in the fourth and seventh innings to go ahead 3-0. then washington's big bats came alive. >> no doubt here. bryce harper homered to get the nationals on board. cabrera homered in the seventh. >> with the giants playing an afternoon game in washington, a
workers with the san francisco public utilities commission say they see about 100 water main breaks a year but one this big is rare. >> this is on the more severe side. many of the pipeline breaks are smaller pipes that release less water, that affect fewer people. so this is on the high side, definitely. we'll have one or two a year this severe. >> reporter: water is expected to be restored to all customers today. the good news for homeowners, the bill for damage caused by the mess...
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the san francisco public utilities commission is much more generous. they offer a full adjustment.call them within 15 days of receiving your bill. even if they gave you the 50%, you can still complain and take it to the next level and say it wasn't my fault and give it a shot. >> you have options. all right. russell e-mailed does homeowners insurance cover structural damage to your house caused by the earth settling due to severe drought? >> that's a great question. the answer is probably not. almost every homeowner's policy, as a matter of fact, everyone i have ever seen, land movement is not a reason they will pay. unless you can point to a specific trigger. something like a sump pump that didn't work or maybe a tree falls over and all the soil underneath is loose. but if it's general movement of land, whether natural or for instance, if your neighbor next door starts using a backhoe, they generally will not cover that. >> sarah e-mails if you sell a vehicle to one of your adult children, must they pay taxes on it when they register it? >> this is a great question. no. no. within
the san francisco public utilities commission is much more generous. they offer a full adjustment.call them within 15 days of receiving your bill. even if they gave you the 50%, you can still complain and take it to the next level and say it wasn't my fault and give it a shot. >> you have options. all right. russell e-mailed does homeowners insurance cover structural damage to your house caused by the earth settling due to severe drought? >> that's a great question. the answer is...
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the san francisco public utilities commission estimates two million gallons of water escaped. the pipe was repaired water services were turned back on around 1:45. >> the move october traditionally just a picture perfect month. this time around it also is quite the hot month. first few days in the bay area. >> you are right. very big warm up is what we had. the worst behind us. at least for most of us. mike said picture perfect. take a look at the view over bay point. i have to say this. good morning sunshine. we have blue skies across the east bay. across the areas along the south bay, north bay, along the coastline this morning we are wake up with blue skies, here is a look at what i expect for today a comparison to take it in. pacifica yesterday 87 degrees. today expected to go to 79 a pretty large drop in temperatures coming to the coastline. san francisco as well. downtown 92 yesterday. today you are looking at 80 degrees. way more comfortable at the hardly, strictly bluegrass festival going on there this afternoon. the farther inland you go. not a lot of change expected.
the san francisco public utilities commission estimates two million gallons of water escaped. the pipe was repaired water services were turned back on around 1:45. >> the move october traditionally just a picture perfect month. this time around it also is quite the hot month. first few days in the bay area. >> you are right. very big warm up is what we had. the worst behind us. at least for most of us. mike said picture perfect. take a look at the view over bay point. i have to say...
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san francisco's general hospital this morning. crews tell us water was gushing down the street in the area of 22nd an vermont streets at 3:00 this morning. the san francisco public utilities commissione pipe was 107 years old. the water caused the asphalt to crack leaving a 2 to 3-foot wide hole right in the middle of the street. mud was flowing down the street. but no businesses or homes were damaged. >>> we have developing news in richmond. two overnight shootings are being investigated. officials say three people were hurt. two have been treated and released from the hospital. we'll bring you more details on this still developing story as soon as we get the information in. >>> richmond police are still investigating another overnight shooting. this one happened at 2:15 at fullman and carlson boulevard. police say they responded to a call about a car that rolled over right in front of anapartment complex. when the police arrived, they found a man in the car shot twice. he was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> happening today, community activists, are holding a rally to raise awareness in the evergreen neighborhood. according to s
san francisco's general hospital this morning. crews tell us water was gushing down the street in the area of 22nd an vermont streets at 3:00 this morning. the san francisco public utilities commissione pipe was 107 years old. the water caused the asphalt to crack leaving a 2 to 3-foot wide hole right in the middle of the street. mud was flowing down the street. but no businesses or homes were damaged. >>> we have developing news in richmond. two overnight shootings are being...
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representing san bruno will announce legislation to remove the president of the california public utilities commission. the state senator considerry hill will make the announcement this morning in san franciscosaying he and the president of california public utilities commission have too cozy of a relationship as illustrated by e-mails that review secret communications between the two sides. >>> palo alto released the sketch of a man who has evening supposed him to two on monday a half mile from each other. he is described as caucasian and late 20's or early thursday with brown hair. he was driving a blue pickup and then a white value veto it is believed the two cases are likely related and they increased patrols. >> a bay area pilot killed fighting a island fire -- fight ing a fire in yosemite was a good map. >> his daughter said he was a chemistry instructor would flew during the summer. he was fighting fires as a pilot for then years. his daughter said her father loved science and nature and tried his best to share the passions. >> my father would sit and read the organic chemistry and physics and he wanted it teach me that and i would run away. that was what he enjoyed doing, physics and
representing san bruno will announce legislation to remove the president of the california public utilities commission. the state senator considerry hill will make the announcement this morning in san franciscosaying he and the president of california public utilities commission have too cozy of a relationship as illustrated by e-mails that review secret communications between the two sides. >>> palo alto released the sketch of a man who has evening supposed him to two on monday a half...
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san francisco has -- the cities public utilities commission will test a brand new earthquake resistanceron pipe from japan. the pipe has special joints that can flex and allow water mains to move when the ground moves. the first test will be at san francisco general hospital. >> i thought that was probably the most important facility in the city to make sure that they not only have fire protection but they have continuous water supply. >> the city will spend nearly $2.5 million to test the pipeline. installation is expected to start next spring. >>> time is 5:46. oakland firefighters rescued two window washers stranded 200 feet up in the air for more than two hours. scary stuff. their plot form got stuck outside of a building at 1111 broadway. the winch on the platform wouldn't work and they were stranded up there. the dramatic rescue attracted a crowd of very nervous onlookers. >> i knew in my heart was beating for the guy. >> firefighter actually repelled down the side of the building and hooked each man up to a rope and that rope pulled them to safety. the firefighter was the last
san francisco has -- the cities public utilities commission will test a brand new earthquake resistanceron pipe from japan. the pipe has special joints that can flex and allow water mains to move when the ground moves. the first test will be at san francisco general hospital. >> i thought that was probably the most important facility in the city to make sure that they not only have fire protection but they have continuous water supply. >> the city will spend nearly $2.5 million...
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. >>> a small band of protesters gathered in san francisco today, they are calling on governor brown to get rid of public utilities commission president michael peavy. his opponent accused the head with being a bit too cozy with larger utilities. he served on the puc panel since 2002. >>> you could call it california drying. nasa is releasing the satellite images that show the dramatic loss of water storage in the state. you can see the colors progressing from green on the left there, to orange, to red. the changes from 2002 to 2008 and today. pretty dramatic. the sacramento and san joaquin river basins sustained the greatest losses. >> just hope for wet weather. >>> it was a good day to take your dogs maybe to ocean beach in san francisco, or ride the waves. >> at least we have water in the ocean right now. let's check out our temperatures. >> what better place than to be outside, cheryl and dan. right now it is so warm out here. san francisco, 86 degrees. 14 degrees above the average temperature for this day, which is typically 72. it's sunny out here. the breeze is pretty much nonexistent and that's why it's so warm. clea
. >>> a small band of protesters gathered in san francisco today, they are calling on governor brown to get rid of public utilities commission president michael peavy. his opponent accused the head with being a bit too cozy with larger utilities. he served on the puc panel since 2002. >>> you could call it california drying. nasa is releasing the satellite images that show the dramatic loss of water storage in the state. you can see the colors progressing from green on the...
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month marks 25 years since the earthquake and san francisco is trying a new approach aimed at keeping the water running. the city's public utilities commission will test a brand of earthquake resistance iron pipe from japan. it has special joints that can flex and should allow water mays to move when the ground does. the first test will be at san francisco general hospital. >> we thought that was probably the most important facility in the city to make sure that they not only have fire protection, but they have continuous water supply. >> the city all spend nearly $2.5 million to test that pipeline. insulation is expected to start next spring but we won't know if it works if there is another big earthquake in san francisco. >>> oakland firefighters came to the rescue of two if window washers that were stuck on a building. the winch on their platform failed and they were stranded. it drew a crowd of anxious onlookers. >> imagine what in the world that felt like and praying to god that all would go well and he would make it over. >> a firefighter repelled down the side of the building, hooked each man up to a rope which pulled them to safety.
month marks 25 years since the earthquake and san francisco is trying a new approach aimed at keeping the water running. the city's public utilities commission will test a brand of earthquake resistance iron pipe from japan. it has special joints that can flex and should allow water mays to move when the ground does. the first test will be at san francisco general hospital. >> we thought that was probably the most important facility in the city to make sure that they not only have fire...
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public utilities commission to step down. a rally is planned outside the agency headquarters in san francisco to demand michael peasy be released from his post. his term is up at the end of the year but state senator jerry hill wants peavy removed immediately. >> and coming up, giants fans riding high after a dominating win in pittsburgh. >> pitching, hitting, defense, now they are headed to round two. >> job well cdone. we'll get to play another game at home in the playoffs. >> there you go. hunter pence leading the charge. how did we get here? strong pitching from maddison bumgarner. >> the giants flew straight home to get ready for the game against the nationals. jake peavy will be on the mound for game one. for the other side, matt williams in his first year managing the nationals. >> nice to have the trump card. >> it was nice to see. stayed up late a little bit. you know why, though? >> because we watched. >> and we're the official giants station. we'll have live reports from washington, d.c. starting today during all of our evening newscasts. >> very, very exciting stuff equally exciting, christina, is the fact that we h
public utilities commission to step down. a rally is planned outside the agency headquarters in san francisco to demand michael peasy be released from his post. his term is up at the end of the year but state senator jerry hill wants peavy removed immediately. >> and coming up, giants fans riding high after a dominating win in pittsburgh. >> pitching, hitting, defense, now they are headed to round two. >> job well cdone. we'll get to play another game at home in the playoffs....
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comes after yesterday's meeting in san francisco where a leading consumer group expressed its growing concern with both pg&e and the state public utilities commission. the group claims e-mails disclosing improper contact between the head of the puc and former pg&e executive are the smoking gun in this scandal. >> pg&e does not deserve to be trusted. that is the lesson of what has been revealed. >> there needs to be an independent investigation and an independent monitor. >> the state puc denies. >>> joe biden is waking up in san francisco. he attended a fundraiser for the democratic national committee at the fairmont hotel. earlier in the day he a i peered at an -- appeared at an event in bakersfield. the vice president will travel to portland, oregon. biden's visit comes two days before president obama is scheduled to arrive in san francisco on friday for another democratic fundraiser. >>> the fbi is asking for the public's help to identify an isis militant featured in a propaganda video that may be american. the fbi is using facial recognition technology and voice analysis to try and identify the man. he first speaks in arabic and english. >>> po
comes after yesterday's meeting in san francisco where a leading consumer group expressed its growing concern with both pg&e and the state public utilities commission. the group claims e-mails disclosing improper contact between the head of the puc and former pg&e executive are the smoking gun in this scandal. >> pg&e does not deserve to be trusted. that is the lesson of what has been revealed. >> there needs to be an independent investigation and an independent monitor....