that's why we're using the cpuc high fire threat map that was provided to us this year. were also working with local fire departments, with elected officials to ensure that we can communicate. another big and new, important part of this program is the public safety power shutoff. this will only happen in extreme cases, but if there's an area that is determined to be of extreme wildfire risk, what we will do is we will shut off the power in that community. before we do that, we will proactively communicate with everyone involved. for example, what happened in the north bay, we saw very high winds. so, if there is a situation that we deem to be extremely risky, we will do this proactive power shutoff so that we can better protect our communities and reduce that risk of wildfire. damian: how big of the moving forward process is openness and transparency, you sitting here answering some of these questions that might not be easy to answer? mayra: right, our focus right now is communicating transparently with our communities, especially with our customers. we have been focusin

the cpuc's considering forms to the charge, and this is the charge that pg&e levees on customers' billsmonths, staff from the sfpuc and the city attorney's office have been working with our colleagues from other communities to prepare testimony that was submitted into the proceeding by the california community choice association, calcca. that testimony was filed on april 2nd, and calcca presented a proposal featuring a number of strategies intended to reduce electricity costs for all rate payers in the investor in utilities while supporting the transition to what we're framing as a new vision for california's retail electricity market that of course prominently features cca's. the existing pcia methodology adopted by the cpuc, it calculates what is called the net unavoidable power procurement costs. you could also think of these as sort of the above market costs of the commitments that approxima pg&e's made to serve customers, and it calculates those costs that are attributable to the customers that leave utility supply service for a cca program or a third-party provider in the direct a

right now, the cpuc is holding a public forum to talk about power poles in neighborhoods. it's going on right now at the county government center on heading. >>> bart is stepping up its efforts with its troubled civic station. how do you stop drug addicts from shooting up at that station. this video went viral showing people using drugs in broad daylight. as of now, no meetings have been scheduled between bart and the state's fire marshal to discuss this matter. police have also increased foot patrols at the city's bart stations. >>> take a look outside on the live camera looking toward the bay bridge there. a big decision coming up on election day. it could cost you $9 to cross the bridge if voters approve a ballot measure called regional measure measure 3. so what's the fine details here? the fine print? mark matthews is in san francisco. >> reporter: the bulk of the money would go to fund extensions and improvements of the bay area's rapid transit system. >> our trains are more crowded than ever before, our buses are more crowded than ever before. >> reporter: san franc

: kathryn sandoval says some of the problems have not been fixed in years, which is one reason the cpuc wants to establish a state-wide database documenting poir po documenting power pole inspections. >> we know there is the potential for power poles being overloaded. but we have not been able to locate a single database as to who owns the pole, what's on it, what's its condition. >> reporter: documentation that would indicate this pole is leaning or this one has rope instead of steel cable or this pole has not had equipment transferred to its new structure. but some still wonder if the database would be enough to spark better maintenance. pg&e says it inspects its power poles at least once a year. right now at the santa clara county government center, there is a state-wide public forum being held to talk about power pole problems, but also to let people here in santa clara county know what types of problems they should report and be on the lookout for. it's going on at the county government center in san jose. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> skyranger