and that was again, we always set aside a night for the california commission to get together and update and talk and communicate. and again, we do communicate well already. but this is always, it is always good to sit down with the faces and the names and not just be on the phone and be together and that is always valuable and of course, mable and i and other folks were members of panels and so we made presentations of our own. >> we will fill the position of our education out reach person, coordinator. and hopefully as soon as possible. in fact, we would be doing that now, except that the human resources requires us to hire from a set pool that they established. and there is not one. >> so we can't hire until there is a pool. and they are is supposed to be one in the coming months. i believe that if we are careful, we will also be able to fund the vacant investigator position that has been vacant for years and i anticipate that this is enough to do that. the caviot is that we got through the budget hearing of the board and the budget has not been adopted yet. next week after the board

the california coastal commission sued to drakes claiming they were not following environmental regulations. >> developing news, oakland police want the public to help identify vandals photographed in the protests after the george zimmerman verdict. they have released these images to abc7 news, showing a man throwing a trash can at a store window on saturday night. in this picture, another man scrawls graffiti on a street. police want to see pictures or video you may have of other crimes being committed. >> a waiter downtown hit in the face with a hammer will be back at work today, drew was standing outside monday night with other employees trying to stop people from breaking more end withs and that is when someone attacked him with a hammer. >> the guy actually hit my frames and that saved my cheekbone and my eye potentially great not being there anymore. >> he says beside the bruise on his face and cut over his eye he has trouble chewing but the swelling going down and wants do look like himself next week when his band has its debut cd release show. >> trayvon martin's parents speak out f

in the spring california public commission okayed uber. >>> stanford is america's top college in california. for the first time two nonivy leagues, stanford and pomona college got one and two in the top colleges ranking. this is the first time two california schools took the top spots. cal is the best state school. ucla is number four in top public institutions and 34th overall. the national association of colleges and employers say california schools have higher rates. >>> with our good weather and the emphasis on healthy eating you would expect people living here to live longer. a new study confirms it. look where you live and look how long the study says you'll live. in marin county women have a life expectancy. longer living tends to correlate with affluense. still it is a decade higher than some parts of the nation. and in san mateo 84 years for women and 80 for men. >>> weather drier and warmer. >> very comfortable helping that life expectancy probably. the humidity tends to drag down your body a little bit. to we had lower humidities and fog at the coast line. marine layer from the b

government agencies such as pacific gas and electric, our san francisco public utilities commission, our california public utilities commission as well as the environmental protection agencies. we are now home to more than 35 solar companies and five of the top 10 solar module manufacturers in the world have their offices here in san francisco. we're home to energy major developers and installers, including sun run, sun edison, teetion energy, basse electric, [speaker not understood]. so, to the solar companies already here in our great city, thank you for investing in our great city. ~ teague as those who are not yet located in san francisco, we welcome you. ~ with open arms. (applause) >> please consider joining your great colleagues in being part of the world's most innovative and dynamic solar clusters in the world. we continue to be a great city. we're very proud of our partnerships and our solar companies and our service providers, out of their work. we're not stopping here with these milestones. we're going to heed the call of our governor. we're going to get to goals yet to be imagined, and

the california public utilities commission recommendation calls for the money to come from pg&e shareholders$2.2 billion penalty. pg&e responded by saying, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e, the staff of the california public utilities commission has lost sight of our important shared goal of making pg&e's natural gas operation the safest in the country as quickly and as possibly as we can. the newly revised penalty recommendation takes $300 million away from safety improvements and sends that money to the legislature for general fund spending. the full board will vote on the recommendations before the end of the year. >>> a scare at the international space station today. an italian astronaut was an hour into his spacewalk when water started to fill his helmet. >> i feel a lot of water on the back of my head, but i don't think it's seeped from my back. >> are you sweating? are you working hard? >> um, i am sweating. but it feels like a lot of water. >> at first the astronaut thought parmitano's drinking water bag was leaking, but there is too much water for that to be the source. nasa still

california strawberry commission taking the shortage to washington to engage with lawmakers to try to convince them ut should be part of a discussion on immigration reform. >> berkeley city officials are trying to put a stop to a trend. they're called miney dorms. news blog reports president dents are complaining it causes parking, trash and noise problems. >> a bay area university beat out those ivy league schools nabbing the nation's top college for the very first time to nonivy leelg schools topt list. stanford university comes in number one followed by pomono college with princeton and yale following. best public university, uc berkeley. forbes magazine says it reflects a shift to stem majors stem signs for science, technology, engineering and math. >> listen to this. san francisco and google teeming up to provide free wi-fi at dozens of locations throughout the city. official as announced they received a gift to put transmitters in 31 parks and recreation centers. >> a lot of the prior debate that never moved forward was because of questions over business models this is a free gi

. >>> a judge has issued a stay for now, from the california coastal commission until a federal lawsuit is resolved. >> a courting to draw's bay owner, after the federal government refused renew his lease on the property, he's fighting. >>> it could soon be illegal to bring make-self weapons, and items that could be used as weapons, paint prayers, hammers and other items. >> this comes after monday's protests over the george zimmerman verdict. >>> san francisco's da set up a test today. apple is offering activation lock on its iphone five and samsung's offering low jack on the galaxy s 4. >> the test results are expected tomorrow to see if they could break the software. >> for the first time, the major smart phone manufacturers are viewing a problem they feel is now part of their responsibility. >> half the street robberies in san francisco involve smart phones or other electronic devices. >> even with the software, thieves may still target the phones to sell for parts. >>> google earns reports disappointed investors and shares fell in after hours trading. >> the companies ad prices fel

in california of this year, the california coastal commission issued a cease and desist order and restoration against drake's bay. the orders accused of business of harming the environment. >>> more and more people are riding ac buses. the transit district said figures show a 6% increase in ridership over the last 12 months. that's about 10,000 people a day. an ac transit spokesperson credits more dependable service and better buses for the upswing. others say it may have to do with the economy. last month, ac transit reports having an average of 182,000 passengers a day. >>> well, except for some fog near the coast, most of the bay area has sunshine. berkeley, emeryville, oakland, alameda. some of that fog burned off. harbor master off to the right in that building. i've been through that gate many teams. a friend of mine has a boat there. the fog has retreated back to the coast. there's still plenty to go around. i'm sure the santa cruz coastline will get in on the sunshine. it's going to get thicker as nights and morning build in. tonight, tomorrow, could have some areas of thick fog. trop

. >>> the california publics utility commission revised its earlier opinion regarding how much pg & e will have to play for the explosion. we nope the autility will play at least $300 million. the consumer editor will explain what changed today. >> reporter: the overall pack kicks remains over $2 million for the penalties, but the previous plan to charge customers, that was killed. >> reporter: the latest proposal is still subject to final commission approval, but which communications director says the decision essentially reverses an earlier highly controversial proposal that basically said. >> pg & e would pay the fines and penalties to its self using the money to cover shareholder costs. >> reporter: today's propose selling cancels that. >> pg & e revenue requirements will be reduced. >> on top of them absorbing the costs, the eye utility will alsoly a $300 million opinion to the state -- will also pay a 300 million fine to the state. pg & e just released a statement saying the staff's failure to account for the staff costs would force pg & e shareholders to spend $4 billion. going

one is that the california public utilities commission -- by pg & e the right to retain an option to create an organization that would market against cca's the commission rejected the proposal on the basis that it wasn't in compliant with the commission order. the commission order says you tell us that you don't intend to market against cca's or tell us how you would set up an organization in order to do that fairly. i haven't heard whether pg & e intends to file anything sooner or later. are there any questions about that? no. also the staff received approval for an implementation plan for the public utilities commission in november. that sort of -- we do have a duty to provide those implementation plans to the commission so they understand our business plan and how we will protect consumers, but they really don't have direct authority over the commission in that regard. this commission. >> finally you are all aware that pg & e and a number of other parties filed a settlement that would create a green tear off of pg & e service and that will need to be heard whether they will adopt

our planning commissions review under the california quality act sequa announced the adequacy and completeness of the examinations. this is a legislation hearing and to over turn needs 6 votes of this

the california public utilities commission's recommendation calls for moneyfd,Ñ to come fro pg&e shareholders go to the state's general fund. it is the largest fine imposed by the puch and part of the original penalty. pg&e responded say, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e the staff of the california public utilities commission has lost sight of our important shared goal of making pg&e's natural gas operation the safest in the country as quickly as we possibly can. the newly revised penalty recommendation takes $300 million away from safety improvements and send money to the legislature for general fund spending. end quote. the full board will vote on the recommendation before the end of the year. >>> controversy over a new student member of the university of california's governing board. uc board plans to vote on the new student member. the senior would be the first practicing muslim to hold the post which would allow her to participate in meetings. but because she's a student regent designate she would not able to cast votes. some jewish groups opposing her nomination not because of religion

the california public utilities commission's recommendation calls for the money to come from pg&e shareholders and go to the state's general fund. it is the largest fine imposed by the puc and is part of the original $2.2 billion penalty. pg&e responded saying, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e, the staff of the california public utilities commission has lost sight of our important shared goal of making pg&e's natural gas operation the safest in the country as quickly as we possibly can. the newly revised penalty recommendation takes $300 million away from safety improvements and sends that money to the legislature for general sfind fund spending. the board will vote before the end of the year. >>> 2200 firefighters battling a fire out of control in california. the fire that broke out monday west of palm springs destroyed seven homes but there is good news. crews say the fire's burning away from more homes in the area. so far the fire has charred 14 square miles. right now it's only 10% contained. no word on the cause. >>> wednesday brings us a warm-up. meteorologist christina loren here with

our planning commissions review under the california quality act sequa announced the adequacy and completeness of the examinations. this is a legislation hearing and to over turn needs 6 votes of this board. our consideration of the appeal of the use authorization involves an analysis whether the planning commissions determination was appropriate. the second hearing is quasi and we're required to afford the project sponsor due process to over turn the authorization of the continual condition 8 votes of the board are required. while into need the consideration and the members of the public who wish to speak and the consideration of the patents my suggestion is we condolences hearings. the public planning department and sponsor each receive a fair opportunity to address the appeals. first, the pales will have up to fourteen minutes to peel and next the members of the public meaning i request the board to regret the project may speak up to 2 minutes. we ask the speakers address the progress. we'll have 15 minutes to address the analysis and for first year it's authorization of the plan unit devel

>>> we investigate $165,000 in free trips by the president of the california public utilities commission. >> he accepted free travel to some of the world's most exotic location. the problem is, he's president of one of the most powerful regulation agencies in the state. >> what he did is legal. but is it ethical? tonight, tony kovaleski digs into michael peevey's travel records. >> by all indications, you're paying him to travel the world. we want to know, is he selling access to one of the most powerful positions in california? >> you have a job to do. it's pathetic, what you're doing. >> reporter: you might remember michael peevey. what's the message you sent coming here to napa than going to speak to the senate? >> you're very antagonistic. >> reporter: he wasn't very fond of us after we found him at a day-long trip at a napa resort and winery. tony covelekovaleski. you have a moment? and he wasn't happy to see his receiving an award, three years after the san bruno explosion. will you answer my questions, sir? >> i find you extremely insulting. >> reporter: how will the president of

the california public utilities commission was asked to drop the $2 billion fine that stems from the san bruno explosion. lawyers from the safety enforcement division have asked to withdraw the plan and aallow a new proposal by next monday. the problem is whether the penalty punishes pg&e. lawyers discovered the fines would be tax deductible and comes with credits and perks. >>> san francisco giants pitcher chad gaudin has been charged with gross lewdness after police say he inappropriately touched a woman at a las vegas hospital. he was apparently drunk and fondled a woman she was on a gurney. attorneys say gaudin was being treated for confusion. he appeared in 29 games this season. >>> a giant of the tech world is dropping anchor. samsung is opening u.s. operations in san jose in a big way. in in the animation video it shows the ten story building. the tech giant already has a small presence in the silicon valley. it only employed a couple hundred people. thousands of people are expected to work at this new campus. samsung executives say opening head quarters in san jose was a no b

the california coastal commission also complained the farm was not environmentally sensitive. the judge says the federal permit has to be resolved first before state issues can be addressed. >>> the sunnyvale city council is considering new dog parks. they have a human population of 140,000 and a dog population of 30,000. currently there is only one fenced dog park in the entire city. proposed improvements for that park are in the works. there are two possible sites for a new dog park. city council will discuss these new proposals next tuesday. >>> okay. take a look. it's a girl, a baby gorilla is the newest addition. the healthy gorilla was born yesterday, and it's the first for the mama. the 14 year old mother was also born at the zoo. here's dad. he was also dad to the last gorilla born at the zoo. the western lowland is critically endangered species. a gorilla in captivity is estimated to live 40 to 50 years. no word yet on the name for the baby girl. >> she is perfect. >>> still ahead at 6:00, dramatic new photos just into the newsroom showing the moment before the allene

. >> i think they read california energy commission report that said people who buy these vehicles lookctor -- different generating factor, i think that bmw is doing, trying to look different, be different, you are in this bmw, you feel like you are only one driving it. neil: with prius, i mean, and the leaf, they look like cars, that are cars. great gas mileage. without doing insullin insulling thing, they do the job. >> i think it comes down to. i think they are trying to be cool. it may be the in thing, 2013, and the young hip crowd is going green. so let's just do something different, and should how they come up with this, bottom line, if it does not sell in a have to change it, if it does, more power to them, they are smarter than me. >> issue two. from unemployment line on line. amazon promising 7,000 jobs in more than a dozen state its beefs up its distribution centers, you could argue any job is a good job. >> i would argue that, 7,000 jobs from north dakota, kentucky, and, any job in the marketry no is good, we need more stem jobs, science, technology, that is going to help our

responded this afternoon saying, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e the staff of the california pub utilities commission has lost sight of our important shared goal of making the natural gas operation the safety estimate in the country as quickly as we can. the newly revised pencil recommended takes $300 million away from safety improvements and sends that money to the legislature four general fund spending. >> we have new details on a moe -- on a motive of the double homicide. what prompted the man to pull the trigger. it's speculated that he was upset about the value of the jewelry he had purchased. white showed no hesitation last friday in taking the lives of two innocent women. both employees at the jewelry store. they say he shot and killed the women and also stabbed them nearly decapitating one of them. the man at the store, was critically injured as well. he was set arraigned on 16 felony counts today, but that arraignment was postponed until next week. >> oakland businesses left to board up the mess after another night of vandalism and violent protests. demonstrators upset over the verdict in th

pg&e responded today saying, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e, the staff at the california public utility commission has lost sight of the important shared goal of making pg&e's natural gas operation safest in the country as quickly as we possibly can. the public utility commission is considering what the fine will be. >>> >>> nearly a year after he quit suddenly, the head of ross valley sanitary district has been arrested in the philippines and charged with embezzle meant and mown laundering. he is accused of taking a $350,000 housing loan he never used for housing. his bail is set at $1 million. the marin county district attorney used financial records to track richards down to a beach resort. here is what that looks like. it is outside sebu in southern philippines. he is in manila and should be back in the bay area in the next couple weeks. >>> a you lot more -- a lot more to bring you. coming up, the jewelry mart murders. >> the guns and the knives and all stuff. what is happening? >> the emotional reaction from family and the shocking motive and the disturbing details in friday's attack. also h

pg&e responded today saying, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e, the staff at the california public utility commission has lost sight of the important shared goal of making pg&e's natural gas operation safest in the country as quickly as we possibly can. the public utility commission is considering what the fine will be. >>> nearly a year after he quit suddenly, the head of ross valley sanitary district has been arrested in the philippines and charged with embezzle meant and mown laundering. he is accused of taking a $350,000 housing loan he never used for housing. his bail is set at $1 million. the marin county district attorney used financial records to track richards down to a beach resort. here is what that looks like. it is outside sebu in southern philippines. he is in manila and should be back in the bay area in the next couple weeks. >>> a you lot more -- a lot more to bring you. coming up, the jewelry mart murders. >> the guns and the knives and all stuff. what is happening? >> the emotional reaction from family and the shocking motive and the disturbing details in friday's attack. also how a

pg&e responded today saying, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e, the staff at the california public utility commission has lost sight of the important shared goal of making pg&e's natural gas operation safest in the country as quickly as we possibly can. the public utility commission is considering what the fine will be. >>> nearly a year after he quit suddenly, the head of ross valley sanitary district has been arrested in the philippines and charged with embezzle meant and mown laundering. he is accused of taking a $350,000 housing loan he never used for housing. his bail is set at $1 million. the marin county district attorney used financial records to track richards down to a beach resort. here is what that looks like. it is outside sebu in southern philippines. he is in manila and should be back in the bay area in the next couple weeks. >>> a you lot more -- a lot more to bring you. coming up, the jewelry mart murders. >> the guns and the knives and all stuff. what is happening? >> the emotional reaction from family and the shocking motive and the disturbing details in friday's attack. also how a

. >>> facing heavy pressure the california public utilities commission is proposing new rules for regulating ride sharing services. the staitz says companies such as lift, side car and uber are under its jurisdiction. the commission concluded these services must be licensed. proposals include requiring drivers to undergo criminal background checks, there would be zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol, ride sharing services also need a minimum insurance of $1 million. the earliest the state puc could consider the proposal is september. . >>> san francisco cab driver blasted their horns outside the cpuc office near city hall in protest of ride sharing startups yesterday. the taxi drivers seat ride sharing services as illegal taxis that steal their business. >> unfair regulation, unfair competition, not paying insurance, there are passengers in the event of an accident. >> the san francisco cab drivers association believes ride share drivers should go by the same rules as cab drivers. . >>> not much has chd the coast for almost three weeks. san francisco has not seen a 70-degree temperature sinc

the california public utilities commission is proposing new rules for regulating ride sharing services. the state says companies such as lift, side car, and uber are under its jurisdictions. they concluded the services must be licensed. proposals include requiring drivers to under go criminal background checks. there would be zero tolerance for drug and alcohol. they also need an insurance of a minimum of $1 million. san francisco cab drivers are protesting ride sharing startups. they blasted their horns outside the cpuc office near city hall. the drivers see the smart phone enabled ride share services as illegal taxis that steal their business. >> unfair regulations, unfair competition. that covers their passengers in an event of an accident. >> they believe ride share drivers should go by the same rules as cab drivers. but the cpuc wants to regulate them in a new category called transportation regulation. it could pass the proposal at a meeting on september 5th. >>> time is 4:35. there new rules. the faa won't let the airlines land at the same time another jet is landing on the paral