report on recent san francisco public utilities commission activities, events and announcements. >> thank you, mr. president. item a the report and will be presented. >> all right. good afternoon, commissioners i'm black wood the audit director thank you for cve having me as the quarterly performance report as of december 20, 2313, audits have been completed and additionally 38 are and the remaining 7 are commence in the second quarter or later on and as of the close 8 were financial audits and one was from the revenue oversight committee and at this time 11 financial audits in progress or scheduled to commence this year with 6 performance audits one additional revenue bond oversight he and one focused. here are details the audits completed in the soak quarter in november the technology services division applied the fiscal year 2023, 2024 intersecurity ordinance this is an annual assessment required by the controller's office to make sure the dignity and associated data this audit is in no longer with the financial institution. concert framework and the national institute of standards and

i like to announce the san francisco public utility commission acknowledges if owns and stewards of thelocated within the territory of the oholone tribe and other familiar desidants mission san jose band of alameda county. every citizen residing within the greater bay area, has and continues to benefit from the use and occupation of the oholone tribe aboriginal lands since before and after the san francisco public utilities commission founding in 1932. it is vitally important we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands on which we reside and acknowledge and honor the fact the oholone people established a working partnership with the sfpu c and are productive and flourishing members with the greater bay area communities today. madam secretary, can you call the first item, please? >> item number 3, approval of the minutes of march 12, 2024. >> commissioners, are there corrections or additions to the minutes of march 12? seeing none, donna, can we open this item to public comment? >> we have remote callers who want to speak to item 3, please raise your hand if you wish to speak?

saint ann's concrete campus into a stormwater schoolyard thanks to a grant from the san francisco public utilities commission . >> excited for you guys to see it. >> reporter: sarah bloom is the senior watershed planner with the puc which has awarded 20 -- grants to schools, art groups and parks. the main goal is to divert storm water. >> climate changes here. we will see more and more intense storms. green infrastructure is one of the many tools in our toolbox we have to manage stormwater, especially during these larger storms. >> reporter: last summer, heavy equipment ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the city's antiquated sewer system , backing up drains and flooding streets. one way to manage the wrong office to build special gardens where the rain soaks into the earth or is captured for reuse . at saint ann's, workers created and planted several gardens. the students helped select native plants , which will be grown in special soil. >> they will bring in specially engineered soil called bio retention soil which is a mixture of different types of compost materials and sand that allo

and the san francisco public utilities commission is making it more affordable with their electrify mya $1000 rebate to eligible customers, towards the purchase of an e-bike. based on customers enrollment in their low income discount programs, through clean power sf, and in addition to the customers utility address, and in equity priority community. smith wick says and ebay -- e-bike makes transportation available to many more people. >> it is a beautiful idea because anybody who can ride a bike , no matter how old or how young, this is the way to go, because you don't need to work unless you want to and you work as much as you want to. >> reporter: the puc has partnered with six local bike stores for the program including the bike connection, manager nick ron klain says, they had a rush of business because of the program, he says making personal transportation more affordable is changing lives. the amount that can be the way they get to work that is the way they can get to the doctor's office or take their kids to school. >> reporter: while the stores are even doing what they can to b

and the san francisco public utilities commission is making it more affordable with their electrified my ride program. it offers a $1000 rebate to eligible customers towards the purchase of an e-bike. it is based on customers enrollment in the low income discount programs through clean power sf and another . in addition to the utility address , in it equity priority community. he said an e-bike makes individual eco-friendly transportation available to many more people. >> it is a beautiful idea because anybody who can ride a bike , no matter how old , no matter how young, this is the way to go. you don't have to work unless you want to. and you work as much as you want to. >> reporter: the puc has partnered with six local bike stores for the repo program. including the by connection. the manager, said they had a rush in business because of the program and he said making personal transportation more affordable is changing lives. >> that could be the way they get to work and how they get to the doctor's office or take their kids to school. >> reporter: said the store is doing what they

i like to announce the san francisco public utility commission acknowledges if owns and stewards of the

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission purchased the grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told it's not for sale. and that price is too low so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. san francisco's taking another step towards building more housing on treasure island. mayor london breed is pushing plans forward to make treasure island. the largest source of new housing in the bay area. this is part of the housing for all plan. the mayor launched last year. t

. >> since 2019, san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission purchrsed the grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told it's not for sale. and that the price is too low so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> coming up, 2 north bay man accused of killing a police officer while on vacation in italy when they were teens. now back on trial in rome. we have the latest on the case. >> now, the primary election day has come and gone. we have a better idea of how voter turnout there. a

. >>> a former san francisco public utilities commission chief is going to prison. he was convicted on fraud charges as part of the fbi wide ranging investigation into corruption in san francisco city government. a judge sentenced him to two years in prison. kelly stepped down in the 2020 investigation and a total of 10 individuals including former public works director's have been implicated in that scandal. >>> former president trump is defending himself after several inflammatory comments that he made over the weekend and at a rally he used the word bloodbath wild talking about chinese car manufacturers. >> we are going to put a 100% terrace on every single car that comes across the line and you will not be able to sell those. if i get elected. if i don't get elected it's going to be a bloodbath. that's going to be the least of it, a bloodbath for the country. that will be the least of it but they are not going to sell those cars. >> mister trump insists that he was referring to imports killing the auto industry but the biden campaign rejecting that and releasing

. >>> now maybe the time to buy an electric bike, the san francisco public utilities commission is offering low income families in $1000 rebate that will cut the cost of an e bike down to about $500. they hope it will help make eco- friendly transportation more accessible. about 25,000 san francisco residents are eligible to apply for the program on the website. >>> students in elementary school got to go home with a brand-new pair of shoes, volunteers with fedex tears, the nonprofit arm, distributing shoes at hillcrest elementary, part of a nationwide program called operation warns, providing clothing to families in need. they've donated to more than 500,000 kids across the country. >>> nasa is recruiting some extra star power, recognize this guy, ahead of the eclipse next month, the message for anyone hoping to catch a glimpse. >>> a look inside 30 rock, lester holt preparing nightly news, and investigation of who is tryingto get business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. the go-tos that keep us going.

. >>> following a corruption conviction the former chief of the san francisco public utilities commission will earn his sentence today. the jury found him accepting bribes in exchange for influencing public bidding process and steering contract awards as well as bank fraud charges come according to the northern district of california. he could face up to 15 years in prison. >>> we are off to a cloudy and cool start this morning but into this afternoon is a daytime highs start to rise, we will get rid of the clouds and it will be a mix of sun and partly cloudy skies at times into the santa clara valley where we are hitting the 70s today. just like yesterday and the day before. if you had a long 101 up into san francisco or even redwood city, it is just a little cooler. we look continue to see a daytime high with cooler weather in the next couple days. match that with wet conditions around the corner and we have rain and the forecast heading into this friday, saturday and sunday. but we have plenty of days ahead of that. it will stay driver is as we head into tuesday and wednesday with a mi

. >> harlan kelly, a former san francisco public utilities commission official will be spending 4 years in prison. he was found guilty on federal fraud charges after the fbi charged him for misconduct in 2020, it was found to have been taking gifts in exchange for city contracts and lying in order to get a loan as part of his sentencing. kelly will also have to pay a $10,000 fine. >> oakland city leade s are increasing police patrols along the city's hagan burger corridor here. that's the main route to and from the oakland airport. but it's also become a hot spot for robberies, car thefts, forcing several restaurants to close their doors recently, city officials are pledging to add foot patrols, install security cameras in spent 2 million dollars to add safety ambassadors and private security. >> this is a key gateway to oakland and it's a vital element to our city's economic engine. we still have a lot of work in front of us and we will continue to do more. this is just the beginning. >> the california highway patrol, which has occasionally deployed officers in oakland to assist the op

the san francisco public utility commission, sfmta, the sheriff who you will hear from shortly and district attorney, we are all a team, and we are going to work as a team to address challenges to continue to drive crime down and now we have a very very powerful set of tools to help do just that. think about this, over 70 percent of crime involve vehicles. over 70 percent of crime involve vehicles. we have not had the ability starting today we have the ability to do which is track the vehicles, give officers advantage so we, we can catch people if they commit crimes in the city. we hope this will be a deterrent because san francisco a great city. we don't want people coming into our city committing crimes and people in our city commits crimes and if we do, we want to make sure we give our district attorney and her team the evidence they need to success fell prosecute these cases and we will be able to do that with this technology. crime has been dropping steadily this year and with this technology and our use of it, we think that tend will continue and think it will be expotential. i want t

all thanks to a grant from the san francisco public utility's commission. >> we are excited for you guys to see it when it is built. >> reporter: sara bloom is the senior watershed planner with the puc that awarded 20 grants to schools, art groups and parks. the main goal? divert storm water. >> climate change is here. we are going to see more and more intense storms, we can expect that. green infrastructure is one of the tools in our tool box that we have to manage storm water during the larger storms. >> last summer, heavy equipment broke ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the city's sewer system backing up drains and flooding streets. one way to manage the run off is to build special gardens where the rain soaks into the earth or captured for reuse. at saint ann's they created and planted several gardens, the students helped select native plants that will be grown in special soil. >> they will be bringing in specially initialed soil and that is a mixture of different types of compost materials and sand that allow the storm water to flow through it really, really q

the san francisco public utilities commission, the latest organization to condemn yet another rate hike for all pg&e customers. green light to raise rates an average of $5 a month starting next month. those same regulators just granted a 13% increase in january, raising the average bill then by $34. and there's another rate increase in the works, amounting to an average of $10 a month. that's to pay for last year's storm damage, pg&e says. consumer advocates are among those criticizing this hike. >> why should pg&e get another rate increase when they reported profits of over $2 billion for last year? >> we did request comment from pg&e. we got a written statement that reads in part, delaying the recovery of costs could negatively impact our ability to secure competitive finance rates and increase the costs for capital investments. >>> authorities are looking for a gunman who fired shots on a bay area freeway. it happened yesterday around 1:40 in the morning on westbound interstate 980 at the 11th street exit. it started when the suspect rear ended the driver first and then stopped along

. >> a bay area environmental group says it plans to file a lawsuit against the san francisco public utilities commission over sewage that goes into the bay during heavy rainstorms. according to the organization, san francisco baykeeper 72 million gallons of sewage is discharged into the bay every year. they say the sewage contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash. they claim the city is violating the clean water act. they say the city of san francisco has a combined system that treats both sewage and storm water at the same time, which is different from other california coastal cities, the sfp you see says the discharge is authorized by the environmental protection agency. and that's the system is designed to prevent trash from escaping into the bay. the city of oakland has lifted an advisory for lake merritt after the water turned red from a minor algae bloom. >> lake tech of the organization responsible for the fountain in the lake that prevents out. he tells kron 4 that a mix of things like nutrient runoff and wastewater treatment plants typically caused this algae growth. adding that the bloom

. >> a bay area, environmental group says it plans to file a lawsuit against the san francisco public utilities commission over sewage flowing into the bay during heavy rainstorms, according to the organization's san francisco bay keeper, 72 million gallons of sewage is discharged into the bay every year. they say the sewage contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash. they claim the city is violating the clean water act and that the city of san francisco has a combined system to treat both sewage and storm water. at the same time, which is different from other california coastal cities, the sfp you see says the discharge is authorized by the environmental protection agency. and the system is designed to prevent trash from escaping into the bay. city of oakland is lifting an advisory for lake merritt after the water turned red from a minor algae bloom lake tac, the organization responsible for the fountain in the lake preventing algae tells kron 4 a mix of things like nutrient runoff and wastewater treatment plants typically caused the algae growth. adding blue, adding that bloom but will likely come

the san francisco public utilities commission explained what happened. quote, the cause of the break appears to be the failure of an eight inch valve connected to a 16 inch water transmission line. the scope and schedule for all repairs, including for the hillside into the park, is still being determined. maxine shaw saw what happened after the deluge of water came down and crews turned off the flow. >> well, there's a big pit next to someone's home, so probably there's, they're going to have to shore up the home. >> crews taped off parts of the area and were working on putting up fencing. >> so i want that fence line all the way down here. >> about three years ago, there was another water main break around here at sloat and 22nd avenue, about 700,000 gallons of water flooded stern grove park with mud and water. the geyser from that probably went up about 150ft. >> so that brought down a hillside and filled this whole valley with mud. >> the last stern grove festival concert of that season was canceled. show and other neighbors vividly remember that wate

. >> the former head of san francisco's public utility commission has been sentenced to four years inon and fined $10,000 for his role in a corruption scandal. harland kelly was convicted by a federal jury last year for accepting bribes and gifts from contractors, and for lying about the value of his four year sentenceúis lower than the six and a half years the prosecutors were seeking. kelly was orderedúto turn himself in by mid june. >>úa new approach to address the problem of abandoned vehicles left oakland. what one city council member is now proposing also had a woman assaulted near a popular walking moon bay. >> the action police are now taking in an effort to keep people safe, and a big storm hitsúthe rockies in tonight's west coast draft, we take a closer look at the springtime snow levels and some colorado business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. it's the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer. trust. hang out. and check in. they all choose the advanced network solutions and round

environmental group that monitors pollution in the bay area is threatening to sue the san francisco public utilities commissioneper, a nonprofit, says the city has water act.c it says the utilitis commission discharges more than sp1úbillion gallons of combined stormwater runoff bay. baykeepee discharge pollutes the water and raises nitrogen levels, causing algae blooms that have killed thousands of fish in just the past two years. a spokesperson from the sfpuc says the commission system is specially designed to prevent trash from escaping, and says cherry picking select information without conveying the whole picture doesn't benefit the environment. policy makers or the public. >> all right, our time is 709l partúof interstate 680 will be closed the entire weekend. the shutdown begins atc 9:00 tonigh. at 4 a.m. the planned closureay will include all southbound lanes and onramps of interstate 680 in pleasanton, starting at the interstate 580 connector to the koopman road junction just before highway 84. now that road repair work is a year long project to replace road. have yn on it? do youúknow what it is betwe

anne's concrete campus into a stormwater schoolyard all thanks to a grant from the san francisco public utilities commission. >> we're excited for you guys to see it when it's built. >> reporter: sarah blume is the senior watershed planner with the puc which has so far awarded 20 grants to schools, art groups, and parks. the main goal is to divert with stormwater. >> climate change is here. we're going to see more and more intense storms. we can expect that and green infrastructure is one of the many tools in our toolbox that we have to manage stormwater, especially during these larger storms. >> reporter: last summer heavy equipment broke ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the city's antiquated sewer system backing up drains and flooding streets. one way to manage the runoff is to build special gardens where the rain soaks into the earth or is captured for reuse. at st. anne's workers created and then planted several gardens. the students helped select native plants which will be grown in special soil. >> they'll be bringing in specially engineered soil called bio retention soil. that'

the san francisco public utilities commission explained what happened, quote, the cause of the breakh valve connected to a 16 inch water transmission line. the scope and schedule for all repairs, including for the hillside, into the park, is still being determined. maxine shaw saw what happened after the deluge of water came down and crews turned off the flow. >> well, there's a big pit next to someone's home, so probably there's, they're going to have to shore up the home. >> crews taped off parts of the area and were working on putting up fencing. >> so i want that fence line all the way down here. >> about three years ago, there was another water main break around here at sloat and 22nd avenue, about 700,000 gallons of water flooded

. >> these are the things that the san francisco public utilities commission is doing. ave a responsibility to san franciscans and to people in this community. >> i had a grandmother who lived in bayview. she never moved, never wavered. it was a house of security answer entity where we went for holidays. i was a part of bayview most of my life. i can't remember not being a part of bayview. >> i have been here for several years. this space used to be unoccupied. it was used as a dump. to repurpose it for something like this with the bistro to give an opportunity for the local vendors and food people to come out and showcase their work. that is a great way to give back to the community. >> this is a great example of a public-private community partnership. they have been supporting this including the san francisco public utilities commission and mayor's office of workforce department. >> working with the joint venture partners we got resources for the space, that the businesses were able to thrive because of all of the opportunities on the way to this community. >> bayview

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission e grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told it's not for sale. and that the price is too low. so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> on deputies are looking for a murder suspect. they released an image of that person. they say the death happened on february 9th in the ashland community not far from the bayfair shopping mall. police say that they found a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. there. offici

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission e grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purcease their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told us it's not for sale. and that the price is too low so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> more 8,000 homes could be soon coming to san francisco, new ones. mayor london breed announcing plans to make treasure island, the largest source of new housing in the bay area. the goal is to create the new homes on the island by 2030. 50 min at san quentin rehabilitation center

environmental group says it plans to file a lawsuit against the san francisco public utilities commission flowing into the bay during heavy rainstorms. according to the organization, san francisco bay keeper, 72 million gallons of sewage is discharged into the bay every year. it says the sewage contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash claims the city is violating the clean water act. the he says the discharge is authorized by the environmental protection agency and that the system is designed to prevent trash from escaping into the bay. and advisory has been lifted from a oakland's lake merritt after some of the water in the lake. it turned red. >> the caller created fears of an algae bloom, but water expert from a lake tech who has been monitoring the lake tells us the lake is now safe and explains what causes an algae bloom. use the term algae kind of. >> kind of general term, this specific species i know flatulent. that is president. it's a small microscopic organism. there are tens of thousands of species, some of them can be harmful and some not there typically always present

san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> new at ten, an environmental activist group is threatening to take legal action against the san francisco public utilities commissionancisco baykeeper, a nonprofit which monitors pollution in the bay, says the city has repeatedly violated the clean water act. after reviewing documents from the epa and the sfpuc, baykeeper found in a typical year, the utilities commission discharges more than 1 billion gallons of combined stormwater runoff and sewage into the bay. the runoff includes feces, bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash. baykeeper says this pollutes the water and raises nitrogen levels, leading to algae blooms which have killed thousands of fish over the last two years. the activist group acknowledges that the utilities commission treats the runoff, but says this does little to make the sewage less harmful for the environment. a spokesperson from the sfpuc says the commissions system is specifically designed to prevent trash from escaping, and that, quote, cherry picking select information without conveying the whole picture doesn't benefit the environment. policymakers or the public. >> people living in rvs

environmentalist group says it plans to file a lawsuit against the san francisco public utilities commissionr sewage that goes into the bay during heavy rainstorms, according to the organization's san francisco bay keeper. 72 million gallons of sewage is discharged into the bay every year. they say that sewage contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash. they claim the city is violating the clean water act. they say the city of san francisco has a combined system that treats both sewage and storm water at the same time, which is different from other california coastal cities. yes, a few sea says the discharge is authorized by the epa and the current system is designed to prevent trash from escaping into the bay. and advisory has been lifted for oakland's lake merritt after some of the water in the lake turn red. the color created fears of an algae bloom. you like kersh. a water expert from lake tech tells us that the water is now safe. he explains what causes analogy board. >> use the term algae kind of kind of general term, this specific species i know flatulent. that is present. it's a

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission purchased the grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told it's not for sale. and that the price is too low. so far pg and e hasn't entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> its 9.20, and that was electric. this is gas. gas prices are surging nationwide hitting a 4 month high. the price hike could affect the economy's recovery from inflation, although gas prices usually go up around this time of year because the higher demand and the switch o

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission purchased the grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told it's not for sale. and price is too low. so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. justice is launching a ent of 2- criminal investigation into boeing following an incident as you may know where a door plug blew out mid air and alaska airlines flight that was headed from oregon to southern california. the wall street journal reports boeing told congress last week

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission purchased the grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for g. so you got to pay more to fill er up the price hike could be aware. real. weigh on the economy and its recovery. although gas prices, we usually see go off around this time of year because there's higher demand and they're just switch over to more extent. expensive blends a fuel. so let's check bay area prices as they stand right now. $0.5 more then last week and $0.30 more a gallon than we were paying last month. so taking a look at the various prices in counties around the bay, san mateo county is the most expensive at 508, a gallon on average right now. and then just going down san francisco's kind of in the middle of the pack. still a couple cents higher than 5 bucks. and then solano county has the cheapest gas at 4.85. a gallon. >> well, happening right now, infant baby swing is being recalled because of babies p

recallúsupporters told ktvu there confident the recall vote. >> the former head of san francisco's public utility commissionen sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal. harlan kelly was convicted by a federal jury last year for accepting bribes and gifts from contractors, and for lying about the value of his loans. the four year sentence is lower than the six and a half years prosecutors were seeking. kelly was ordered to turn himself in our time is t meeting of the antioch police oversight commission has been held. seven volunteers are on thatc commission. they were swon in last month and during their police chief, brian addington, introduced himself and then invited each commission member to go out on a ride along with the police officer, antioch mayor lamar thorpe police commig expects them to do.sion what he >> i'm here to ask all seven of you to join me as we rebuild our police department and as we rebuild. trust. your roleúhere is to help rebuild trust because trust has been violated. now the police oversightúcommission was formed after a series of problems involving anti

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission purchased the grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told us it's not for sale. and that the price is too low so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> well, gas prices are surging nationwide hitting a 4 month high. the price hike could affect the u.s. economy's recovery from inflation. but gas prices usually do rise this time of year anyway because of higher demand. and switching to more expensive blends of fuel. mea

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission the grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told it's not for sale. and price is too low. so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. and the north bay. you have members of the label, teachers union, the planning a rally for more pay and student success this week. >> union and the vallejo city unified school district. they declared an impasse of the in a february. groups are scheduled to meet with a state appointed mediator

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission purchased the grid and take over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told it's not for sale. and that the price is too low so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> gas prices are surging across the nation hitting a 4 month high. the price hike could affect the u.s. economy's recovery from inflation. although gas prices usually rise around this time of year due to higher demand. and that switch to the more expensive summer blend of f

san francisco has been exploring another option having the san francisco public utilities commission over the distribution of electricity in the city and county of san francisco. >> made a formal offer to pg and e to purchase their grid for 2.5 billion dollars. they have told it's not for sale. and that the price is too low. so far pg and e has and entertain the buyout. but san francisco is pushing forward. we think we can provide the service at a more reliable cost-effective rate. we are structurally advantaged as as a local government and providing that service under the local government model. in the meantime, another rate hike request is still pending before the california public utilities commission. >> this one would see another 7.2% hike in electric bills. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> the department of justice is launching a criminal investigation now into boeing following the incident where a door plug blew off mid air during a flight from alaska airlines. they were going from oregon to southern california when that happened. the wall street journal reports boeing told congress

. >>> following corruption, conviction and former chief of the san francisco public utilities commission will learn his sentence. a jury found kelly accepted bribes in exchange for influencing public bidding process and steering contract awards as well as bank fraud charges according to the northern district of california. he could face up to 15 years in prison. >>> street safety advocates will hold a vigil at the cited of a horrific crash. we see the community putting up other vigils honoring the affected family. this is after news that a third victim, a mother, died from saturday's crash. those close to the family say they were heading to the zoo to celebrate the parents' wedding anniversary. an suv ran into the family of four. the father and toddler died on the scene. the rest were rushed to the hospital. we spoke with neighbors in the area when it happened who say they were very distraught about the entire situation. >> just very heart breaking, very difficult for us to unsee what we saw. >> you want to hug your kids closer and really be mindful of every moment you have with each oth

a bay area environal fie a lawsuit against the san francisco public utilities commission over sewage that goes into the bay during heavy rainstorms. according to the organization's san francisco bay keeper. 72 million gallons of sewage is discharged into the bay every year. they say that that sewage contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash. they claim the city is violating the clean water act. they say the city of san francisco has a combined system that treats both sewage and storm water at the same time, which is different from other california coastal cities. the sfp you see says the discharge has authorized by the environmental protection agency and that the system is designed to prevent trash from escaping into the bay. taking a live look outside right now. looking out towards ocean beautiful day out there today. kyle is here now and let's just rave about the forecast for a little while. the weekends? gonna be great. i got and it's going to be so fantastic. it's already fantastic. we do a little wind out there, though. we're going to kick that. >> as we get into the evenin

environmental groups are saying they plan on to file a lawsuit against the san francisco public utilities commission over sewage that goes into the bay during heavy rainstorms. according to this organization, san francisco baykeeper 72 million gallons of sewage is discharged into the bay every year. they say that the sewage contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash. they claim the city is violating the clean water act. they say the city of san francisco has a combined system. the treats both sewage and storm water at the same time, that's different from what other california coastal cities do. and now the public utilities commission is saying this discharge was authorized by the environmental protection agency and that the system is designed to prevent trash from escaping into the bay. and now to the south bay where the director of the santa clara county valley water board has been stripped of her roles and assignments for misconduct. the board voted yesterday to center rebecca eisenberg for discriminatory harassment, abuse of conduct and improper direction to staff. independent investigation

anne's concrete campus into a storm water schoolyard thanks to a grant from the san francisco public utility commission. >> we are excited to see it when it's built. >> reporter: sara bloom is the senior watershed planner with the upc that awarded 20 grants to schools, artworks and parks. the main goal is to divert storm water. >> climate change is here. we will see more and more intense storms. green infrastructure is one of the many tools in the toolbox that we have to manage storm water, especially during the larger storms. >> reporter: heavy equipment broke ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the sewer system. one way to manage the run off to is built special gardens where the rain soaks into the earth or captured for reuse. at st. anne's, workers created and planted several gardens. the students help select native plants which will be grown in special soil. >> they will bring in specially engineered soil that is a mixture of different types of compost materials and sand that allow the storm water to flow through it quickly. >> reporter: the rain that falls on the schoolyard and

anne's concrete campus into a storm water schoolyard thanks to a grant from the san francisco public utility commission>> we are excited to see it when it's built. >> reporter: sara bloom is the senior watershed planner with the upc that awarded 20 grants to schools, artworks and parks. the main goal is to divert storm water. >> climate change is here. we will see more and more intense storms. green infrastructure is one of the many tools in the toolbox that we have to manage storm water, especially during the larger storms. >> reporter: last summer heavy equipment broke ground and construction began. big storms can overwhelm the sewer system. one way to manage the run off to is built special gardens where the rain soaks into the earth or captured for reuse. at st. anne's, workers created and planted several gardens. the students help select native plants which will be grown in special soil. >> they will bring in specially engineered soil that is a mixture of different types of compost materials and sand that allow the storm water to flow through it quickly. >> reporter: the rain that falls on the scho

following a corruption conviction, former chief of the san francisco public utilities commission will learn his sentence. a jury found he accepted bribes in exchange for bidding contests. he could face up to 15 years in prison. >>> street safety advocates will hold a vigil at the site of a horrific crash in san francisco. you see growing vigils at a muni stop. a third victim from saturday's crash has died. the family was heading to the zoo to celebrate the parents' wedding anniversary. >> reporter: there are two make shift memorials. the main one at a bus stop and a smaller memorial about 60 feet away. the crash happened over there but the impact set the toddler flying. he landed and died right here. witnesses, neighbors, well wishers dropped off flowers, stuffed animals and toys. safety advocates left a white stroller and three pairs of shoes, one for each victim that died in the crash. many came to pay respects. across from the bus stop, she ran out when she heard the crash. >> it's very heart breaking and difficult to unsee what we saw. i am still shaking just thinking about it. >>

well, a bay area, environmental group says they plan to file a lawsuit against the san francisco public utilities commissionver sewage and goes into the bay during heavy rainstorms. according to that organization's san francisco baykeeper 72 million gallons of sewage is discharged into the bay every year. the citizen which contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash. they claim the city as violating the clean water act. they also say the city of san francisco has a combined system. the trees, both sewage and storm water at the very same time, which is different from other california coastal cities. the sf pc says the discharge is authorized by the environmental protection agency and that the system is designed to prevent trash mix caving into the bay. well, u.s. senators held a hearing on the need for a 32 hour work week. the no reduction in pay. senators who support a shorter workweek say the hearing was to bring attention to an issue not discussed in decades. senator bernie sanders said it's time to cut down the number of hours. americans are required to work weekly, but several republicans disagree.

experiencing these problems pollution in the bay area is threatening to sue the san francisco public utilities commissionollutes thet& water, raises nitrogen levels, and that causes past two years. now, a spokesperson from the sfpuc says the commissions system is designed to prevent trash from escaping and says, quote, cherry picking. select information without conveying the whole picture doesn't benefit the environmentl policymakers or the public. >> time now. mold has been founf san jose's affordable housing projects at random lane in monterey road. the mold was found in five of the 117 units and people close to that project also claim there's a wage theft problem affecting construction workers. san jose mayor matt mahan says the city is investigating. >> the city'súrole people accout with code enforcement. i understand there's also been a wage theft complaint. we'll spfollow up on that. and city staff will ensure that the contractors on the job pay everybody fairly. >> now, city officials still say the project will probably bet& finished over the summer. andt& final inspections will take place before

a bay area environmental group says that it plans to file a lawsuit against the san francisco public utilities commissionng heavy rains that we have. we have big storms according to the group, san francisco bay keeper, 72 million gallons of sewage is discharged into the bay every year. they say contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals and trash, and they claim the city is in violation of the clean water act. they say the city of san francisco has a combined a system that treats both sewage and storm water at the same time, which they say is different from other california coastal cities. but the sfp you see says the discharge is authorized by the epa and that the system is designed to prevent trash from escaping into the bay. >> well, checking bay area weather now. let's head over to john who's got outlook for this weekend. >> yeah, no storms anytime soon. john not heading our way. even the wind that we had a lot of yesterday is already starting to calm down. going to set us up for a gorgeous, calm weekend and all that sunshine that we've got. it's not going anywhere. your view from the east bay hills, just

san francisco, will be able to hit the roads and highways on the peninsula, but the move and the timing of it are getting pushback from state and local officials. with approval from both the california public utilities commission and the dmv, waymo's self-driving taxis now have the green light to operate on the peninsula, but the county supervisor is not on board. >> looks like we're bringing the san francisco circus to town, right? so -- at higher speeds. >> reporter: he says he's not against the technology but thinks it's rolling out too quickly. >> my greatest worry is you take highway 101 and you use it as your science project, you're taking it to san francisco where it's 15 to 35 miles an hour, now you're taking that to a speed that kill, frankly. >> reporter: the cpuc's decision came as somewhat of a surprise. in mid-february, the agency issued a 120-day suspension of waymo's expansion request not as a pun ty measure but so the commission would have ample time to review it. local concerns have not been addressed. >> we believe we will have the ability to appeal this administrative ruling. >> reporter: he's not alone with his concerns. state senate store dave is pushing a bill, sb 915, that seeks to give

the main group backing the recall signate practices are allowed. head of the san francisco public utility commissionntenced toúfour years in prison and fined $10,000 for his role in a corruption scandal. harland kelly was convicted by a federal jury last year for accepting bribes and gifts from contractors, and for lying about the value of hisúloans. the four year sentence is lower than the six and a half years prosecutors were seeking. kelly was ordered to turn himself in by mid june. scientists and engineers areest converging on the south bay for nvidia's gtc conference 2024. the company's skyrocketing performance on wall street is being driven by its gains in artificial intelligence. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live now outside the convention center in downtown san jose with more on all of this. jesse >> julie, good evening to you. a lot of eyes and ears all locked in on the new ai chips that nvidia during their conventiont& throughout the week. >> a lot of people who are watching the markets nervous about the market related to interest rates, but some on wall jose riding the tech wave on