and pg and e and the puc. but where the transformer would go. developers have the ability to revisit refinancing policy. we should have a conversation about refinance being policies this are in accomplice. lot of the buildings themselves a lot of the properties have equity. i know there are restrictions on refinancing and so instead of asking the general fund and asking tupps take this pool of money for affordable housing, there should be further conversations with the developers themselves. and i'm not absolutely convinced that this their is in the i way this becomes shared infrastructure. i understand it is a franz former serving this building but wonder if there is i way to adjust it is serving more than the build and men serving the immediate area or ties in the immediate your. we are looking at this in too restricted way. how much extra money is this costing affordable housing funds for 4840? if you could come. >> the question is 8.98 million and 5 five 5 larkin is 4.26 million. start with where is the update on the negotiations with puc an

they say during a meeting with pg&e reps, they were told pg&e's risk model does not factor in egress, of local safety fire specialists, including egress considerations, to validate its risk models. >> prove it. melanie: this man coordinates for oakland. >> we were told this area was not a higher priority area, and we take exception to that. and honestly, if none of those wires were above ground, none of them would release a spark that would cause a wildfire. melanie: since 2017, pg&e has been blamed for more than 30 wildfires. it's 2023 wildfire mitigation plan does not sit right with montclair residents, who say they have seen what has happened. >> i do not want to have to tell the story to my kids and grandkids, again, that we knew what would happen, had a perfect example, and not had anything done about it. melanie: for the i team, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. liz: yosemite valley reopens this morning after flooding fears and the big melt did not live up to the forecast. national forecast close the valley floor because of those concerns. conditions are ok now, so the park service i

tara: a pg&e spokesperson said in an email a pg&e spokesperson said crews have completed , repairs and restored power to customers impacted by wednesday's equipment damage but are now investigating a new outage at the gateway location, leaving these generators to keep pumping out the power. tara campbell, abc 7 news. liz: federal regulators are racing to seize and then sell san francisco's first republic bank as soon as this weekend. abc news reports the fdic is exploring two options, one to control the bank and the second to sell it off, then to take -- to take full ownership of it second,. last month, fdic took control of first republic bank and silicon valley bank, both of which were failing. customers had withdrawn $100 billion in deposits. in the south unified school district is facing a teacher shortage. it needs to hire 200 teachers for the next school year, according to the latest numbers from the california department of education. the district faces several challenges, including nearby districts that can pay significantly more anteaters simply not being able to afford to live

pg&e plans to bury 10,000 miles of power lines for safety.nd hills has been left out of those . and a little massi manhunt is derway in texas after neighbors asked a mano stop shooting his rifle only to have him start shooting at them. >> temperatures will be much cooler tomorrow with a stronger onshore vote. we are also tracking the chance of rain and ugh. no signal. i don't have home internet. oh, that's a red flag. your mom looks a lot like me. yeah, couple of hotties. thank you? there's dead spots all over this place. there really are. oh wow. nothing. are you getting a good signal? no, i'm not. it's time for real home internet. get xfinity internet for just $25 a month with no annual contract during our xfinity 10g network launch celebration. only from xfinity. dion: nearly 32 years ago people were killed and thousands of homes after a fire hit. pg&e is finally set to bury thousands of power lines across the state, but the oakland hills montclair neighborhood is not out of the plan, and people who live there want to know why. so far, mor

and pg and e and the puc. but where the transformer would go. developers have the ability to revisit refinancing policy. we should have a conversation about refinance being policies this are in accomplice. lot of the buildings themselves a lot of the properties have equity. i know there are restrictions on refinancing and so instead of asking the general fund and asking tupps take this pool of money for affordable housing, there should be further conversations with the developers themselves. and i'm not absolutely convinced that this their is in the i way this becomes shared infrastructure. i understand it is a franz former serving this building but wonder if there is i way to adjust it is serving more than the build and men serving the immediate area or ties in the immediate your. we are looking at this in too restricted way. how much extra money is this costing affordable housing funds for 4840? if you could come. >> the question is 8.98 million and 5 five 5 larkin is 4.26 million. start with where is the update on the negotiations with puc an

pg&e said two things. first, "once power is restored and a meter reading is obtained, the system then uses the meter reading." second, pg&e said it automatically adjusts your next bill to charge you only for your actual electric use. larry said his recent bill was lower, though he's unsure of the math. larry: so i got maybe 150 bucks back. chris: pg&e declined to discuss larry's account with us, but recommended he contact them so a specialist can take a look. we asked the state's utility watchdog about people's billing confusion. it said: "at this point, the public advocate's office does not yet have any insights on this." if you want to see how much electric pg&e is billing you for in real time, log in to its website, pge.com. once you're in your account, click the link that reads "energy usage details." a daily bar graph should load. solid blue lines are days where pg&e got a reading; shaded blue lines are those "historical" estimates. want to dig deeper? click a bar. it'll break down your use, real or e

candice: coming up, pg&e is cutting down trees to reduce fire danger.e crews leaving another fire hazard behind? we investigate. ♪♪♪ candice: whatever month, whatever season, it seems pg&e is always in the headlines. the question now: is the utility trading one fire hazard for another? pg&e is cutting trees around its power lines to reduce the chance of sparking a fire, but it's also leaving behind debris, and there are worries that the debris could become a new wildfire hazard. here's investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken. mark amador: this tree's leaning over. it's gonna hit this house. i'm just wondering why they haven't completed the job. jaxon van derbeken: how long has it been? mark: two and a half years. jaxon: mark amador said he welcomed pg&e crews when they came to cut trees away from power lines around his home near lake berryessa. but he and his neighbors are frustrated by what happened next: nothing. crews simply left the hacked trees behind, like this one that amador says quickly died after being cut and started leaning towards his hom

candice: coming up, pg&e is cutting down trees to reduce fire danger.e crews leaving another fire hazard behind? we investigate. ♪♪♪ candice: whatever month, whatever season, it seems pg&e is always in the headlines. the question now: is the utility trading one fire hazard for another? pg&e is cutting trees around its power lines to reduce the chance of sparking a fire, but it's also leaving behind debris, and there are worries that the debris could become a new wildfire hazard. here's investigative reporter jaxon van derbeken. mark amador: this tree's leaning over. it's gonna hit this house. i'm just wondering why they haven't completed the job. jaxon van derbeken: how long has it been? mark: two and a half years. jaxon: mark amador said he welcomed pg&e crews when they came to cut trees away from power lines around his home near lake berryessa. but he and his neighbors are frustrated by what happened next: nothing. crews simply left the hacked trees behind, like this one that amador says quickly died after being cut and started leaning towards his hom

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improvements are generally paid by pg&e as a retail customer. we are also customer and those costs are borne out by the housing project. reporter: the supervisor says it is red tape that could be avoided. >> a lot of people feel like it is kind of nonstop additional requirements that are asked by pg&e. it is unfortunate. reporter: that's why senator scott weiner introduced a new bill to hold pg&e accountable by setting an eight week deadline to turn on power or compensate for resulting damages. >> if they don't meet those timelines, there will be fees and penalties. that has really gotten pg&e's attention, they don't want that piece of legislation to pass. dan: coming up -- for t time ever in playoff history, the warriors and the kings get ready to face off this weekend. with the teams located so close geographically with one another, we checked in with fans to see who they are rooting for and how they are getting ready for the ama: we are three days away from warriors playoff and that means the warrior take on the kings this saturday. dan: with

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we contacted pg&e, it took a second look and credited her $278. the rep did not provide us a statement. you can watch your gas and electric bills in real time on the pg&e website. pge.com. once you're logged in, click energy usage details, and you will see a daily bar graph. solid blue lines are actual readings, shaded are estimates in outages and meter malfunctions. click on a bar, see your use hour by hour. she shared her bills online, you can, too, scan the qr code now to fill out our form. i guess one of the two anchors watches their bill in real time all the time, i guess janelle. >> not me. >> all the time. >> high five. >> i got to pay it but i look at it. and you've been doing this story and follow-ups, i have it on the to do list to look at details. we have power outages and i want to see how much i was charged. >> are you saying i'm lax in pg&e accountability? >> the details don't matter to you as much. >> i plead the fifth. >>> spacex canceled a launch today of the starship scheduled to lift off from its base in south texas. but nine mi

pg&e is set to bury thousands of miles of power lines across the state.t the oakland hills montclair neighborhood is not part of the plan and people who lived there would like to know why. so far, more than 1300 have signed a petition, a change.org petition, asking pg&e to put underground power lines in montclair. dan: we have the latest developments. >> i was born right here in this area. >> cynthia harrison's family has lived in the mod pair neighborhood of oakland hills for 70 years. >> we worry about fire risk every single day. >> t 11 oakland hills fire painful memory fort would be a f >> harrison started a change.org petition asking pg&e to underground power lines. she said she had more than 1300 signatures in less than three weeks. >> for us, fire is a matter of life and death. >> pg&e says it's 10,000 mile underground in programs aimed at making the electric system safer by prioritizing underground date in areas where it can have the greatest impact on reducing wildfire risk and the neighborhood did not make the list. >> we are trying to understan

by pg and e. and for local generation we have local projects wore trying to do and we have gotten reports of delays just for normal businesses to be able to connect to the pg and e system. and we know that there are a lot of applications this went in for behind the solar projects to take advantage of the 2.0 tariff that changed. so -- pg and e has a lot of demands for interconnections and that may impact the ability of the projects to move forward quickly as we like them to. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, vice chair fielder, commissioner williams >> hi. thank you for this presentation. i was wondering i don't know if i caught this the excess energy prowsed by solar, where do you where do you store it? so. we are contracting for a lot of storage resources. so some of the storage is combined with the solar project. the it it is i hybrid facility with solar and bat row storage and contracting for stand alone storage to store excess renewables that are produced by the projects this will receive

is it pg&e? christie? >> this is one to sections with where the power is out, and we are about a block away from pg&e where we can see the trucks are working and it will take some time to get everybody back up. >> they said 10:00 in the morning saturday and at least by 10:00. >> and now, they are being told that we are losing a lot of business. >> yes, a lot of business. >> and you, for saving money, yes, it is hard. >> and so it is frustrating. >> i checked my fridge and everything is fine. i threw in some ice bags. pg&e says it will not be back until saturday so that is concerning. >> reporter: they were notified saturday night that some of the underground equipment was damaged on clay and montgomery streets. they say they immediately responded and by this morning they cut the number without power to about 500 customers, but not everyone is pleased with the utility response. >> it is unconscionable. >> reporter: and aaron peskin who also lost power says they have a number of questions to answer. >> they

men pg and e piingil pay on my utility bills. i mentioned earlier this is to be continued item to learn more about our partner ships with pg and e. this is in the the optimal solution. i had occasion to stroll through the project a few days ago and say it is i think i met you. >> yes. >> noise to see you. toured the project. >> right. iot first one of the tours. and looks good and looks like it is near completion the orange barriers up and plantings to be done but machine who lives there we live there and eatingtory see them completed exit was eager to seat painting but for the wet pin it was closed off. thank you very much. it is i good project open, we will suggesting. i'm glad tell in the prevent it from being closed. commissioner turner. thank you. and i do walk harrison and walk my dogs every morning i see this every day. and i have a couple questions like points of clarification today and over time. the report is clear about pge and their impact what i don't see you are asking for more time but not more money who is absorbi

those improvements are generally paid by pg&e as a retailer customer.are a wholesale customer cost or worn by the housing project. >> the supervisor says it is red tape that could be avoided. >>>> a lot of people feel at his nonstop additional requirements that are asked by pg&e. >> that is why senator scott wiener introduced a new bill to hold pg&e accountable by setting an eight week deadline to turn on power or compensate for resulting damages. >> if they don't meet those timelines will be fees and penalties. that has gotten pg&e's attention. they don't want that legislation to pass. >> in the south bay. how much of a difference that will make to water bills. >> thousands of people told to evacuate because of this fire in indiana and they still can't go home. get more with nature's bounty. from the first-ever triple action sleep supplement... to daily digestive support... to more wellness solutions every day. get more with nature's bounty. >>>> people living within half a mile of this fire still can't go home. it has been burning for more than a day

pg&e says that at 35 and contra costa county is at 30. the majority happened in march when there were more breaks between storms. >> tha call 811 so that they can come out here. >> same neighborhood. he says he knows the importance. he tells us that two years ago a project he did outside of his torah part utility line. he avoided a fine but it is a mistake he does not want to see happen again. pg&e says it is not just everyday homeowners not calling. >> 55% of contractors do not call 811. >> the service is available 20 47. pg&e says to give them a call 48 hours before doing that work. ama: an opportunity of a lifetime for a san francisco family invited to an easter celebration at the white house. how the community came together to help for likes or followers. their path isn't for the casually curious. and that's what makes it matter the most when they find it. the exact thing that can change the world. some say it's what they were born to do... it's what they live to do... trinet serves small and medium sized businesses... so they can do

president aaron peskin says it took way too long for pg e crews to arrive over 40 minutes before pg e actually have their units on scene by then the fire and spread to 3 and they came to the determination that it was too late put it out the minute burn itself out because power to over 9,000 customers. the majority got power back thursday, but there are still customers who could be without power. >> until saturday, leaving several intersections without crosswalk. countdown. >> this makes it very dangerous for people who are visually impaired traffic. i had support me like i'm really grateful for his health, but i usually do that on my own. it is very important, especially for someone who is visually impaired. that's independence for me. the power is also out assume u.s. house. she tells us the food in her fridge is now spoiled. so she had to go get groceries in the fridge has food in it. it's defrosting. i can do nothing about straight road win in sun barbershop is without power as well. but the hair cuts have not >> supervise or peskin says this long of an outage is unacceptable. pg s

by pg and e. and for local generation we have local projects wore trying to do and we have gotten reports of delays just for normal businesses to be able to connect to the pg and e system. and we know that there are a lot of applications this went in for behind the solar projects to take advantage of the 2.0 tariff that changed. so -- pg and e has a lot of demands for interconnections and that may impact the ability of the projects to move forward quickly as we like them to. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, vice chair fielder, commissioner williams >> hi. thank you for this presentation. i was wondering i don't know if i caught this the excess energy prowsed by solar, where do you where do you store it? so. we are contracting for a lot of storage resources. so some of the storage is combined with the solar project. the it it is i hybrid facility with solar and bat row storage and contracting for stand alone storage to store excess renewables that are produced by the projects this will receive

pg needed a ride that fire had spread to 3 more underground vault. and the decision was made to just let it burn itself out. next at 5 or live in kansas city where it's night 2 of the nfl draft niners have 3 picks to make tonight with the latest there. intelligence. the revolution is upon how the unavoidable emerging technology has now made its way all the way to capitol hill and police want people's trying to find a guy. we brought fireworks to a local school and now a kid is badly hurt. keep it here. kron 4 news at 5 is next. >> tonight at 5.31, person is dead following a shooting at a san francisco walgreens sit reportedly involved the store security guard and a 24 year-old woman. our kron four's haaziq madyun has the latest now from the ongoing investigation and witnesses who saw what happened. >> we now know the name of the victim of the deadly shooting at walgreens. next to the westfield shopping center on market street in san francisco. according to the sf medical examiner, she is 24 year-old china, brown of san francisco. sfpd investigators s

plus, hundreds of pg e customers. they are still in the dark tonight in san francisco following last night to quitman failure. why some people were told they they're going to get their power back on till saturday was city supervisor is slamming pg and e for there slow response and we are marking what was a pretty hot day here in the bay by checking out of east bay hot also don't miss lee in tonight's dine and dish. that's all coming up on kron. that's all coming up on kron. 4 news at 9. (water splashing) hey, dad... hum... what's the ocean like? ♪ are there animals living underwater? ♪ is the ocean warm? yeah, it can be very warm. ♪ you were made to remember some days forever. we were made to help you find the best way there. ♪ >> from the bay area's local news station. we now with breaking news. >> that breaking news is in san francisco tonight where police are investigating a shooting on market street right in front of the westfield mall. thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 9 o'clock. i'm grant lotus vi

change that org petition asking pg&e to underground these lines. she said she had with 1300 signatures in less than three weeks. >> for us fire is a matter of life and death. >> pg&e said it's under granting program is set to make its electric program safer. montclair did not make the list. we sug pe's lic h at doug harmonis home says the o high-voltage lines which crisscross the neighborhood is especially concerning. >> very old infrastructure. very high-voltage. >> a spokesperson with pg&e tells the i team it met with community members to discuss risk reduction work in the neighborhood and continues to invite their feedback. pg&e says it has completed two overhead system hardening projects and one under grounding project in mount claire -- any montclair. installing 14 sectional i think the devices to target shutoffs and installing a high definition camera to monitor and respond to wildfires. the utility says it has added re-weather stations to better predict severe weather and installed enhanced powerline safety settings that can turn off power w

. >>> tonight, pg&e are taling about the outage that started last night at around 10:00 p.m. when they were notified of damage of underground equipment in clay and montgomery in san francisco. at the peak, 9,000 customers were without power and tonight, 9,000 customers are still in the dark, and some are told that they won't get power back saturday and pg&e says that the outage is linked to underground vault fire. the commissioner is concerned about some of pg&e's response and some questions that the utility will need to answer. >> doubtlessly, we will be holding the hearings and finding out from pg&e why it took so long to respond and why they did not have redundant power sources. this is supposed to a first-world nation. >> meantime, some customers and businesses said that the wait has been frustrating. the city's operation center was also working to try to provide some support to those affected. >>> as the race for the white house heats up, so do the troubles for candidates and potential candidates. florida governor ron desantis is facing a lawsuit with disney, and former

for some, and the big power outage in san francisco, and the city leaders are pointing the finger at pg&e. and the national guard is coming in to help san francisco, and the state lawmakers are trying to help with the fentanyl crisis and we are tracking all of the developments out of the state capitol and you will have that story only on nbc bay area. we have the update of a toddler shot while riding in the family car in oakland. police believe that the family is not the target of the shooting. the little girl is still in the hospital. we have the reporter who is in oakland and you were the only reporter to speak to the family, velena jones. what have you learned? >> she just underwent two surgeries, the first one on monday, and a second one that lasted over seven hours there. is significant internal damage to her organs and the doctors are working on trying to fix that in which her intestine which just needed yesterday, and the doctors are looking at how long the recovery will need and possibly another surgery that may be on the way. >> what were they doing when the shooting happened?

. >> at risk but left off the risk for one of pg&e safety plans.s into the reason why. >> the multimillion dollar boost the bay area public transit are getting from the state. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> pg&e plans to miles of power lines for safety but a neighborhood in the oakland hills has been left out of those plans. >> thanks for joining us. we know the danger of wildfires in the bay and because of them pg&e is said to bury lines set to bury lines across the state. >> within a thousand people have signed a change that order petition include them. >> melanie woodrow spoke with some of them. >> i was born right here in this area. >> cynthia's family has lived at the montclair neighborhood of oak hills for several your spirit >> we worry about fire risk every day. >>>> the 1991 oakland hills fire is a painful memory for many here. >> it would be a catastrophe if this happened again. change that org petition asking pg&e to underground these lines. she said she had with 1300 signatures i

pg&e officials say it will give relief to customers who needed the most.cost is as low as $15 a month and as high as 92. if approved, it will go into effect by july of 2024. ama: steph curry packed the house tonight at oakland grand lake theater for the opening of the documentary steph curry underrated. >> i'm constantly trying to find the space to be able to survey my life, survey what's going on. to let my mind think about how i got here. ama: it chronicles his rise to stardom from his college days at davidson to last year's championship run. the oakland mayor was there as was joe jacob among others. ryan kugler produced the film. he says it might be hard to think of him as an underdog but it explores that and daring to dream big. >> that idea is what the film is about. sometimes, it's ok for your dreams to be unlikely. it's ok to persevere in the face of people telling you that what you want is impossible. ama: the film will get a wider release later this year. dan: that gets us to tonight's advancer at 11:00. looking ahead to the days to come. we are s

pg&e is looking at a new pricing plan based on income. a family of four earning less than 28,000 a year would pay $15 a month. those earning between 20-$69,000 a year would pay about 30,000 a month. the next, up to one to 80,000 a month, they would have a $51 monthly bill. families making more than that will pay $92 a month. asdevon tells us, this is just the beginning. how your bill is khaki later. it will be based in part on how much money you make. we talked to customers who say they are not thrilled with the idea. >> i am leery, but i think it is a good idea. >> she says she is supportive of the idea of make utility bills more affordable for people who earn less money. >> i'm sympathetic to people who need help paying their power bills. >> in practice, she wonders a bit about how much of that responsibility she was shoulder, how much her bill would half to go up in order for someone else's to go down. >> i am leery that i would end up paying more because pg&e in the past, they have not been very customer generous. >> that is entirely

pg&e officials say it will give relief to customers who needed the most.s as low as $15 a month and as high as 92. if approved, it will go into effect by july of 2024. ama: steph curry packed the house tonight at oakland grand lake theater for the opening of the documentary steph curry underrated. >> i'm constantly trying to find the space to be able to survey my life, survey what's going on. to let my mind think about how i got here. ama: it chronicles his rise to stardom from his college days at davidson to last year's championship run. the oakland mayor was there as was joe jacob among others. ryan kugler produced the film. he says it might be hard to think of him as an underdog but it explores that and daring to dream big. >> that idea is what the film is about. sometimes, it's ok for your dreams to be unlikely. it's ok to persevere in the face of people telling you that what you want is impossible. ama: the film will get a wider release later this year. dan: that gets us to tonight's advancer at 11:00. looking ahead to the days to come. we are suppose

pg&e saying the proposal would ring and updated billing structure for residential customers. a fixed monthly charge. the cost everyone pays for grid maintenance and operations would be income based. it would lower the average amount residential customers pay for each kilowatt hour of electricity by a third. low income customers could p as little as $15 and no more than 30. moderate income orders with a $51. the top 25%, $92. pg&e admits in come customers would have an increase of 24% but it would reduce bills for everyone else. >> it does the fundamental affordability crisis could >> they say they have their own proposal which includes capping how high they can hike utility rates. >> we support the concept of having lower monthly bills for low income customers who are struggling to make ends meet by having a slightly higher monthly bill for the high end income and leaving the middle income customers right where they are. >> the pg&e proposal is based on a decision by the public utilities commission. >> you are familiar with criminal justice. next in the eye team looks at rest

pg&e says each degree you lower your thermostat can save you 2%. drop it 5 degrees at night, and you might save 10%. if you're able to, pg&e recommends 68 and lower. blankets to the rescue. when you leave your home, try to keep the warm air inside, close the curtains, shades and blinds and set the thermostat to 56 while you're away. the department of energy recommends a look at your water heater. many are set to 140 degrees by default. well, consider 120 instead. if 120 is warm enough for showers and doing the dishes, uncle sam says you might save 22%. check the water heater manual for how to change the thermostat. you might need some tools like a screwdriver. the energy department says power off the water heater while you're working on it. if you have an older water heater, you can cut heat loss by wrapping in insulation or a blanket. pg&e says you can save 10% on your bills if your attic, walls, doors and windows are sealed. caulk is cheap, and it easily fills those gaps where warm air can escape or cool air weasels in. click this qr code, you mi

kristen: now pg&e says they are seeing a troubling trend, as many resume yardwork. sidelk.eymiguopez aas entive for pe using radio frequencies, he's eloping -- with yellow paint.es they are at this house after the homeowner called 811, when pg&e called that number, they mark utility lines before digging all in an effort to keep someone from hitting a line. >> that could be a lot more than 35 -- $3500 but you could also cause a gas leak or a power outage and this could result in injury to whoever strikes that line or even death. reporter: the work is a free service pg&e says not enough customers are taking advantage of. especially in santa clara county. >> santa clara county right now has the highest number of dig ins at 37 for the whole pg&e service area. reporter: pg&e says as of march 31, alameda county is at 35 line strikes and contra costa county at 30. many happened in march when they were more breaks between storms. >> finally the ground is drying out a little bit and we are getting out there andoi those ths e me call so they can come out here -- 811 so th out

. >>> a state and local officials begin mandating electric only appliances, pg&e is experiencing longacklogs to approve upgrades necessary for a lot of the older homes. john ramos reports on one couple in the south bay who are feeling the shock. of trying to switch to electric. >> reporter: here in the bay area, and across the state, the drive to ban gas appliances is picking up steam. but a lot of people who are looking to go all electric are finding out that it can be a pretty bumpy ride. the homes are older along this quiet street in sunnyvale. mike's house is more than 100 years old. and he has to climb down under the house to get to his furious and water heater. so he and his wife karen thought they'd do the right thing and replace all the gas appliances with electric. but it turns out the problem doesn't lie with the appliances. >> so that's it? >> that's it. >> reporter: to accommodate the new demand the electrical panel needs to be updated and is something they were willing to pay an electrician to do. >> then we started getting into the various pg&e rules that make it difficu

pg&e says it is still investigating the cause of the outages. in san francisco, alyssa gord, nbc bay area news.>>> barbara lee is on her senate run, lawmakers and civil leaders gathered at the african- american art and culture complex this afternoon. several nonprofits are throwing their support behind lee, including london breed and diana becton. >> she's been a leader in the fight for social justice, not just today, but for decades. with her experience, with her passion, with her dedication, barbara lee is the perfect candidate to represent all of us.>> congresswoman lee is running for the seat. adam schiff, and keegan porter are also running for senate. the annual white house correspondents dinner is now over, and while there were lighthearted omens, tonight took on some serious issues. known for sharp joe's x and resting the present, tonight's dinner highlighted freedom of the press across the globe. president biden highlighted his story, along with the story of britney greiner, recently freed from detention in russia.>> members of our admin

then pg&e says set the thermostat to 56 while you're away. the department of energy recommends a look at your water heater. many are set to 140 degrees by default. consider 120 instead. if that's warm enough for showers and doing dishes, uncle sam says you might save 22%. pg&e says you can save roughly another 10% on your bills if your attic, walls, doors and windows are sealed nicely. caulk is cheap and it easily fills those gaps where warm air can escape or cool air weasels in. if you qualify as low income or receive government assistance, click this qr code. you might be eligible for saves of 20% to 35%. >>> happening tomorrow, alameda county is ending its eviction moratorium. the policy was put in place in the beginning of the pandemic to temporarily stop evictions. it was an effort to protect tenants at risk of becoming unhoused. property owners have been rally against the moratorium for months and are calling on the county to reimburse them for any loss of rental income. >>> game six between the warriors and kings is back at the chase c

when pg&e is expecting electricity to turn on. abc7news at 4:30 starts now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> one of the worst road in the nba during the regular season will have one of the biggest games of the playoffs. >> steph curry leads the warriors to a 20 point game seven victory over the sacramento kings. the dubs advanced to the semifinals against the lakers. you saw the exciting game seven on abc 7. it's get to larry beil with the highlights, post game reaction and what a game. >> unbelievable. the warriors got a historic performance from steph curry. to win in sacramento, a very difficult arena to win in. won onto the lakers. have aontage of stuff here starting with his pregame warm-up and the shotmaking is unbelievable. here, the little one headed scoop to the hoop. behind the back to lose the defender in traffic. flip it up, flip it in. i don't think we are going to show every basket but it would be entertaining. the deep three. warding off the defender. using the

pg&e has a lot of explaining to do. j.r.: those with pg&e telus their crews are working around the clock to get the power back on. they say the cause of this fire is still under investigation. in san francisco, j.r. stone, abc7news. kumasi: now to the state of real estate, abc 7 is looking into the closures and the financial impact on the city. what have we learned? jobina: 30% of downtown office space is vacant. that includes 350 california s a 24 story tower that once sat on some of the most valuable real estate. the building was worth around $300 million in 2019. it is up for sale now and bids are expected to come in around $60 million. a huge drop. the sale could set the rate for other commercial real estate in the area. >> two geese have laid the golden eggs for san francisco, the tourism industry that is rebounding and the other was the downtown office economy. that one is in more trouble and is going to come with profound financial impacts to san francisco government's tax pace. jobina: the supervisor says the ci

it took pg&e a lot longer. the utility is the most experienced putting out electrical fires. >> pge unique responded at 8:52 they would be there in 15 minutes. they did not show up until 9:32. it took them over 45 minutes to come to their unfired. >> a small army of pg&e workers was brought into deal with the crisis that continued to affect a segment of the financial district, but the police and fire were also in the dark along with three schools. parking control officers were brought into manage the congestion with the street lights out. >> i heard from somebody on the sidewalk that it may not be until saturday for us, so -- >> what are you going to do? >> i don't know. i have not made plans for that yet. i am worried about other people in the building because there are elderly and infirm people in the building. >> pg&e confirmed the damage was extensive and it is investigating the cause of the fire, meanwhile i'm of the port confirmed that three cruise vessels are scheduled to arrive this week and in the port

then pg&e says set the thermostat to 56 while you're away.epartment of energy recommends a look at your water heater. many are set to 140 degrees by default. consider 120 instead. if that's warm enough for showers and doing dishes, uncle sam says you might save 22%. pg&e says you can save roughly another 10% on your bills if your attic, walls, doors and windows are sealed nicely. caulk is cheap and it easily fills those gaps where warm air can escape or cool air weasels in. if you qualify as low income or receive government assistance, click this qr code. you might be eligible for saves of 20% to 35%. >>> we are following developing news this morning, including two shootingss in oaklandnd overnig. in one casase a teenagerr is th injuredd person. just ahead, we'll bring you up to date on the new investigations now under way. >> and frustrated fans not letting the a's leave without a fight. the gathering happening today to get them to stay put. >>> game six with the warriors and kings is back in san francisco at the chase center. the tip-off ti

pg&e telling those affected they likely will not get power back until saturday. this is all the result of an underground transformer explosion. the company says the damage is extensive, which is why it is taking so long to fix. >> half the lights in my room went out. about 10 minutes later, the other lights started to fade. i heard an explosion. a few minutes later, i heard a loud explosion. and someone running down the hall saying get out of the building, there is smoke. >> pg&e was able to restore power to about 9000 homes and businesses by around nine :00 this morning. many customers are expected to remain in the dark until saturday. the cause is still under investigation. >>> the man accused of attacking former san francisco fire commissioner was released from jail today. and this is an ever evolving story. joining us out to catch us all up, ann, obviously, this release is the charge of the kansas by suspect have been dropped by any means. >> no. does case is still going through court. the next hearing is set for late may. that is because carmen ianni did not

there's a ton of smoke coming out of all the manhole covers along the street. >> pg&e was able power abou9,0 businesses by about 10:30 this morning by connecting them to other power sources. the remaining 500 or so expected to have power restored by 10:00 saturday morning. and the cause of the explosion still under investigation. >> thanks anne. >>> it will be nearly a month before we know what is next for the man accused of attacking former san francisco fire commissioner. garrett dodie was released buzz the prosecution couldn't get their star witness into court. our justin andrews was there. >> reporter: don calrmenani did not show up in court so his attacker will be released. the next hearing is slated for late may. the prosecution asked for a continuance saying carmenani was not able to show up because of medication he is taking from his injuries for the attack. dodie cannot have contact with him. the judge also ordered dodie to stay off the street where this attack happened. his attorney clay hathaway talked to our cameras right after court. >> hopefully either, we have a dismis

president aaron peskin says it took way too long for pg e crews to arrive over 40 minutes before pg ectually have their units on scene by then the fire and spread to 3 and they came to the determination that it was too late to put it out the minute burn itself out. it caused extensive power to over 9,000 customers. the majority got power back thursday, but there are still customers who could be without power. >> until saturday, leaving several intersections without crosswalk. countdown. >> this makes it very dangerous for people who are visually impaired traffic. i had was court me like i'm really grateful for his health. but i usually do that on my own. it is very important, especially for someone who is visually impaired. that's independence for me. the power is also out assume u.s. house. she tells us the food in her fridge is now spoiled. so she had to go get groceries in the fridge has food in it. it's defrosting. i can do nothing about straight road win in sun barbershop is without power as well. but the hair cuts have not >> supervisor peskin says this long of an outage is unac

this changes could be coming to your pg and e bill that utility company pg e along with southern californiadiego. gas and electric have filed a plan with the california public utilities commission. bills. if this is approved to it, have 2 parts. customers would see a fixed monthly charge based on household income. and then at on usage charges from there households earning fewer than $28,000 a year would pay a fix, charging 15 bucks a month. those with incomes up to 69,000 a year would pay $30 a month and $180,000, household incomes would pay 51 bucks a month. anything higher than anything higher than that would be $92 a month. and then again, the charge is added on after that, the 3 to la teaser also proposing a 33% reduction in rates based on monthly usage. they say many customers would pay less for power, but people with higher incomes could pay more. state regulators are not expected to issue a decision until july of next year. >> alright, weather time as we get a live look outside downtown san francisco on this beautiful spring day. yes, just a luscious and the weekend is upon us. and b

pg&e has a lot of explaining to do as to how they allowed the fire to burn this long. reporter: those with pg&e tell their crews are working to try to get the power back on. they also say the cause of the fire is still under investigation. j.r. stone, abc7news. dan: if you take part, you will like this. bart is improving its train schedule with new times during peak commute hours. you won't have to wait any longer than 20 minutes for trains. there will be more frequent trains on nights and weekends. yellow line riders will wait only 10 minutes on weekdays before 9:00 p.m. more transfer options. this new schedule rolls out in september. ama: tomorrow, tech workers in the bay area will be looking for new jobs. a bunch of new layoffs. dan: lift cutting a quarter of its workforce, slashing a thousand jobs. they will get 10 weeks of pay. the san francisco-based rideshare company says it is restructuring to better meet the needs of riders and drivers which means saving money as well. we are keeping track of tech layoffs because of the impact on the bay area. the layoff track

what pg and e is proposing that could cost more for many customers, less for others. plus a crack down on fentanyl trafficking targeting the sinaloa cartel nets charges against several of el chapo's also san francisco leaders coming up with yet another plan to tackle homelessness and won't be cheap. >> san francisco mayor london breed today announced a new plan which she claims will drastically reduce homelessness in the city. kron four's mod-yoon explains. >> welcome home. so he's going agree since 2019, the city has made progress towards the ambitious goals of investing in homeless prevention programs, transitioning people into services and creating more housing. >> but we know that people still see a number of folks who are struggling on the streets and want us to do more. and we need to do more now, mayor breed and the city's department of homelessness and supportive housing are announcing home by the bay, a new 5 year strategic plan to not only prevent but also in homelessness in san francisco. >> the 5 goals include reducing the unsheltered population by 50%, re