aggregation, a status update on cleanpowersf program, a status update on proceeding at the california public utilities commission and a status update on state legislation. [chime] >> good afternoon, and director of cleanpowersf. a few things to update on, we continue to move forward with finalizing the services that we need, the call center in tracking which puts customers and and out, working with noble america's on that. having some good discussions with them on that. will waiting for action on the board of supervisors as well as the contract for the energy and supplies. it is up for the first year in force of the committee, and subsequent board of supervisors to follow. we have had continuous discussions with local power on their ideas around enhancing the bill the associated with the program. in fact, staff had a meeting with some of the advocates this morning on that subject. both of my remarks are in response to the request of the last meeting about opt-out and such. we wanted to give an update on the last little bit. analyzing the types of customers that make up the the average customer base here in san f

the $2 billion pipeline upgrade will mean new safety standards as required by the california public utilities commission. a lawyer planning to file a claim against the seabrook and today that claim is the first answer in the city over injuries to an iraqi war that it better in during the occupied protests last fall. the oakland tribune reports the lawyers for scott olson planet federal suits new information shows olson was hit by a beanbag not by tear-gas canister as earlier believed. a chilling remark about the at a movement in your city police investigate what they say is an online threats made specifically against police officers. daily news reports a message by occupy protesters to retreated last saturday night and said the protesters will make a difference if they don't kill a cop or two. >>> and she speaks queen elizabeth the second will deliver a speech to both houses of great britain's parliament tomorrow the address is expected to be the only time to poke a knowledge the 60th anniversary of the beginning of her reign meanwhile the wife of prince william or have her on speaking different today t

. >> and now, the city of san bruno is expected to get a compensation from the california public utilities commission and this is a national transportation safety board which said that the p.u.c. did not adequately police the utility company. i'm live in san bruno abc 7 news. >> and airline employees received some training today to help prevent one of the fastest-growing crimes in the world, human trafficking. joining officials to provide first training of the kind at the airport. the program developed as a front line of defense to enable airline and hotel workers to identify behaviors and traffickers and victims. one victim shared her story. >> myself being trafficked, i have a deep desire to help others especial from monster who are dealing with buying and selling human beings. >> the congresswoman says it's estimated 100,000 victims are taken across international border efrz year, forced into sexual slavery. >> a veteran administrator has been deem moated after giving five raises in two years time to an employee with whom she was having a sexual relationship. our media partner reports that diane i

the california public utilities commission listened to both sides when two weeks of hearings began today>> don't make ratepayers pay of missing inspections. >> any work to bring our system up to current standards or where it should be now. >> pg&e claims they'll only pay for upgrades to meet new standards. >> and firefighters put out a garage nir a home this morning. sky 7 was overhead, crews were called to the fire shortly after 9:00 a.m. there investigator says one occupant tried to fix his car. this tank placed next to the water heater which then exploded. five people were inside of the house, one with just minor injuries. he tried to put the fire out. >> a judge sided with san jose city workers giving them a day in court that could lead to rewording of a pension reform measure. measure b aims to reduce costs asking to pay more towards pension. attorneys for city workers describe in favor of passage and believe it might violate labor contracts. >> it's not to put anything on the ballot that he chooses to. if he decides to try to do something on pension issues there are obligations he

charge customers more assemblyman jerry hill and utility reform network will urge the california public utilities commission to reject the plan at tomorrow's hearing. the proposal charges customers 95 percent of the cost policies fairness. if there is adamant they shouldn't profit from any of this because it that it does it. >>> is a $2.2 billion pipeline upgrades to meet new safety standards as required the storm system that runs the bay area last week is finally moving ounce these blustery conditions of the been done in its wake some parts of the bay area's saw some showers but not the downpours that have so this last weekend is be careful if you are along the shoreline or you might get soaked lettuce coupled them to set up. how surf advisories expiring today for the bay area this wells are still big national support weather service says they reach 15 to 17 ft. earlier today. with some swells into 20 ft.. >>> wouldn't expect such a big wave without his case brave something and it would end up a little more. >>> we that we would discuss a little of it. >>> people along the shore line should be wary of the

pg&e, let's not forget there is another group of officials called cp you seek, the california public utilities commission, which it represents the us and has been overseeing pg&e and setting the rules that they follow including the profit margin >> de establish that profit margins back 10 or 12 years ago and they can change that and they indicated that it may be time to not allow them that profit and bring it back which would then be a fairer system basically >> but would work get done? >> absolutely because we will be paying or somebody will be paying for it but right now they expect us to pay about 95 percent of this. it will pay only $263 million out of $5 billion, that is why we will be fighting it >> what is it that you want to see come out of this? >> on want fairness. a fair settlement. they should not profit from any of this. part of that arrangement is about $228 billion of record integration plan and we have been paying them to keep good records and we see what we got for that so we should not be paying for that again, as we should not give them a profit, we could get that down to 50-50 or more

-- a status update on the clean power program, status update on proceeding at the california public utilities commission, and status update on state legislation. chairperson campos: we will now hear from michael campbell of the public utilities commission. >> i am the director of clean power sf, through sfpuc. a few things to report on. we are, as you all know, waiting for the board of supervisors to hold hearings, and hopefully approve the shell contract that is before the board, continuing to work forward on finalizing the contract with noble america to support the back office services. while we are working on that, we are also working on developing and figuring out the precise plans for how we are going to target the rollout and how we send up out notices. the ultimate up out estimates have so far -- in public, we have been talking about pretty conservative numbers, assuming that all parts of the city are the same as the city on average. there may be ways of targeting neighborhoods or other things that could have opt out rates be a bit lower than numbers that have been on the press. we are continuing

, the mayor says the city will continue to seek an additional settlement when the california public utilities commission fines pg&e. the september 2010 explosion took the lives of eight residents, destroying 38 homes and damaging another 70. that explosion is considered one of the largest natural disasters in u.s. history and today city leaders are hoping this announcement will help the city and neighbors move one step closer to recovery. cbs 5 will continue coverage on this story, so stay tuned for our later newscasts at 5:00 and 6:00. for more, we're live in san bruno, back to you. >> kate, you mentioned that this was a city of san bruno press conference. i'm just curious if there were any victims present during the announcement. >> reporter: no, at the moment, we asked a couple of organizers of the event if any residents were present. and none were present at this conference today. >> all right, live in san bruno, kate, thank you. >>> taliban fighters are vowing revenge after a u.s. soldier allegedly killed 16 civilians in two villages. nato calls the murders a blow to its efforts to build up trust w

on the heels of the announcement, the california public utilities commission released a report on the utility alleged record-keeping failure. they say pg & e does not know the location of reutesed pipe, the number of leaks, pressure information and other information critical to pupline safety. >> how can you possibly be keeping the pipeline sfaf you don't know what pipelines are made of. where they are or how old they are? we're concerned about every inch of pg&e's territory. >> this is part of the investigate into whether the record-keeping was unsafe, violated the law and whether it caused or contributed to the they san bruno disaster. >>> criminals target bun particular store aisle. why they are stealing laundry detergent and what they were all getting in return. >>> captivating the yiej conversation. bay area startup is a fastest dproeing website in history and it's the secret that millions of women are sharing. >>> and a feeding frenzy. too close to shore. the unbelievable video that for forced a popular vacation destination to shut down. >>> winds are picking soup hopefully you

the california public utilities commission has been investigating whether the company's recordkeepingiolated any laws and contributed to the rupture in san bruno. pg&e faces millions of dollars in fines for violating safety rules. >>> a long-time medical marijuana advocate is vowing legal action against a san francisco hospital after she says they kicked her out for using cannabis. ucsf committed angel rach to help monitor her seizures. during her stay, rach tried to use a medical marijuana vaporizer. she claims she had permission to use the vaporizer by a doctor, but a pharmacist told her she had to stop. rach refused and she says the hospital then kicked her out. >> you can't just threaten me. that's just not fair. i have a right to medical care, i have the right to be able to have my medicine. >> rach says she suffered a seizure after ucsf made her leave. she then went to st. mary's hospital. doctors released her last night. ucsf released a statement, saying even a vaporized form of medical marijuana releases particles into the air that are damaging to the lungs. the statement went

and here is what we found out from the california public utilities commission.elephone companies have 30 days to respond to complaints and must show proof of the charge, or credit the disputed charge in any associated late charges or penalties. verizon did the latter after we contacted them. >> it was great. yes. that is about time. >> verizon told us we apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused mr. delaney and we appreciate 7 on your side bringing this to our attention. verizon encourages customers to monitor their accounts through the my very on tool on its web site. >> i am happy with service, just billing is a littl little... -- needs work. >> and if there is a consumer problem, e mail me. and got to be on your toe. >> and just head tonight what is new in video games? >> the competition building >>> the large west gathering of developers in gaming today is at a turning point. in a lobby, hard core gamers clutched controls transfixed on titles like "modern warfare 3" but here there is a growing realization that this is only a small part of the future

and after protests grew, california public utilities commission last year told pg&e to let customers keep old meters if they wish. >> we hope that this opt out alternative is something that they can participate in so they can get relief when it comes to their concerns around where wireless technology. >> the p.u.c. approved the fee. >> i opted out of having a smart meter not opting in to paying 75s oodz complaining it's unfair to-to-force to pay a fee or live with a device they consider harmful. pg&e says fees are needed to maintain the old system and send out meter readers. >> there is requiring certain changes because we have to adust our it. >> the utility began pressing for a decision. >> to opt out of a smart meter program press one. >> thousands received this recorded message and this letter selling customers to pay or let the meters in. >> today we have a choice for customers that don't want a smart meter. >> people want to fight this to see injustice of it. >> and. >> and pg&e has not said how it will respond. pg&e agreed to pay to opt out. >> thank you. >> sure. >> up next,

. >> so david contacted "7 on your side" and here is what we found out from the california public utilities commissionephone companies have 30 days to respond to complaints who have unauthorized charges. they must show proof of the authorized charge or credit the disputed charge in any associated late charge or penalties. >> he did the latter after we contacted him. >> it's great. >> verizon told us by e-mail we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused him and we appreciate "7 on your side" bringing this issue to our attention. verizon encourages its customers to monitor their accounts through its verizon tool on its website. >> i'm happy with verizon service, just the billing department needs work. >> if you have a consumer problem, e-mail me by going to abc7news.com. >>> up next, latest movie from a bay area man behind such blockbusters and "finding nemo". don an which he has is on f [ female announcer ] off limits? not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, you can have brownies again. ♪ fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. carol. fiber

sitting here vilifying pg&e and let's not forget another group of officials called the california public utilities commission which represents us who has been overseeing pg&e and setting rules. pg&e follows those roles including that profit margin so where is the responsibility there? >> establish that profit margin 10 or 12 years ago and they can change that and they indicated that it might be time to be fair and not allow them that profit and bring it back which would then be a fair system basically >> but with the work gets done? >> absolutely, we will be paying for the work for someone will pay for it but right now they expect us to pay 95 percent of it. they will pay only $263 million out of $5 billion. that is why we will fight it >> what is it that you want to see? >> on want fairness. a fair settlement. this should not profit from any of this and we should, part of that arrangement is about $222.8 million of record integration plans. we had been paying for them to keep good records over the years and we see what we got for that so we should not pay for that again. we could get that cost down to 50-50

the california public utilities commission has been investigated if the record keeping violated any lawsuted to the explosion in san bruno. they are facing millions of dollars in fines for violating safety rules. >> the government filed a 25 bilateral dollar settlement over the mortgage crisis. 20billion will godward helping homeowners. it'll reduce the loans of a million who owe more on the mortgages than their homes worth. right now about 11 million homes are under water. about 750,000 who were improperly foreclosed on were receive $2,000 each. >>> a warning is out for dog owners along a popular hiking trail in berkeley. it's all because of what's nesting in a nearby tree. a hiker today points out the tree where this it great horned owl has made its home. a nest made of tree bark on top of a popular hiking trail. this is a spot where s.o.p. hiaest lets her dog go free. park rangers warning people to keep their pets close. >> i usually take off but i didn't . >> i just try to keep dogs on the leash through the areas waited where they are nest nests. >> reporter: some have said they have

the california public utilities commission has been investigated if the record keeping violated any lawsontributed to the explosion in san bruno. they are facing millions of dollars in fines for violating safety rules. >> the government filed a 25 bilateral dollar settlement over the mortgage crisis. 20billion will godward helping homeowners. it'll reduce the loans of a million who owe more on the mortgages than their homes worth. right now about 11 million homes are under water. about 750,000 who were improperly foreclosed on were receive $2,000 each. >>> a warning is out for dog owners along a popular hiking trail in berkeley. it's all because of what's nesting in a nearby tree. a hiker today points out the tree where this it great horned owl has made its home. a nest made of tree bark on top of a popular hiking trail. this is a spot where s.o.p. hiaest lets her dog go free. park rangers warning people to keep their pets close. >> i usually take off but i didn't . >> i just try to keep dogs on the leash through the areas waited where they are nest nests. >> reporter: some have said the

consumer watchdog group will hold a news conference in san francisco today urging the california public utilities commissione's plan to charge rate payers 95% of the cost to upgrade the pipeline system. problems with the aging pipelines were exposed during the deadly san bruno explosion back in 2010. >>> 5:33 right now, a new stretch of toll lanes is expected to open tomorrow. four miles worth of the new lanes were supposed to open last thursday on 237 and interstate 880. but the grand opening was delayed because of bad weather. express lanes allow car poolers but also solo drivers who pay a toll through their fasttrack account. >> always hate to start your morning off on a monday with downer news, but gas prices, yes, still on the rise nationwide. aaa says prices rose 7 cents over the last week. reaching an average of $3.83 for one gallon of regular unleaded. that is 31 cents more than one month ago. the all-time nationwide high $4.11 a gallon. that was set in july of 2008. now, of course, prices right here in the bay area far higher than that nationwide average. but right now, well hopefully they seem to

back in february, 2011, the california public utilities commission accused muni of operating an unsafe rail operation. muni denied those allegations but agreed to upgrade aging tracks as well as replace cable and improve communication with the state regulators. >>> and starting today, santa cruz going green. a plastic bag ban taking place this morning and several hundred businesses are making that switch. the local environmental groups pushing for this change citing concerns over beach litter and dangers to marine life. more communities have similar measures in place. >> getting a little break today, at least, in the south bay? >> looks that way. we're watching for more green to show up on the radar, at least in the north bay later on. so far this morning, actually so dry. we're seeing clouds to start the morning, which brought our temperatures up in most spots. later today, we'll see rain dropping in for areas north of santa rosa and the south bay looks dry. seven-day forecast does bring in more rain and not just rain, but cooler temperatures and lowering snow levels coming up again t

urging the california public utilities commission to reject pg & e's plan to charge rate payers 95% ofost to upgrade the pipeline system. problems were, of course, exposed during the deadly san bruno explosion back in 2010. >>> san francisco sheriff returns to court in a few hours for sentencing in his domestic abuse case. he pled guilty to one count of false imprisonment in exchange for dropping three other charges. he's expected to be sentenced to three years' probation, 100 hours of community service, anger management classes, and a fine. >>> still up in the air, whether san francisco mayor ed lee will file official misconduct charges, which could lead to mercarimi losing his job. >>> a woman claims a man lured her to a secluded spot and raped her. officers say the woman was attacked early sunday morning aon broadway near 14th street. the woman says the man spoke in a low voice and carried a handgun. she was treated at a nearby hospital and so far police have not made any arrests. >>> in the meantime, police have called off their search for a missing gilroy woman whom that believe w

the california public utilities commission has been investigating whether the company's record-keepingnd contributed to the rupture in san bruno. pg&e faces millions of dollars in fines for violating safety rules. >>> i guessed wrong on this one but there is a new list of music's top money-makers so we're gonna tell you which singer came out on top based on income from tours, album sales and publishing royalties. >>> plus the reason three bay area teenager are being honored at the white house this morning. really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. andre iguodala ig [ ♪ ♪ ] >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2", 7:52. tonight the santa clara city couple will hold another special meeting on the 49ers stadium project. they are expected to sign off on the final budget and funding plan. the price tag for the new home has now jumped to $1.2 billion but the big project is now on the fasttrack with construction set to begin in just a few months. the current go

. >> a discussion to authorize the san francisco public utilities commission and an understanding with the california medical center to perform sewer improvements related to the cesar chavez improvement project, authorize the general manager to except and expand it funds, increasing the contingency and authorize staff to provide support subject to supplemental appropriations, the cesar chavez improvement project. decreasing the contract and a time extension 4 total contract duration of 598 consecutive calendar days subject to board approval of a supplemental appropriation and adopt environmental findings under the california environmental quality act. >> i think you may be aware we are doing a lot of work on cesar chavez. st. luke's hospital wants to rearrange its campus and this would allow us to get money from them and move our sewer lines and out of the way so we could do our work. >> thank you. any questions for the general manager? any public comment? >> i need to abstain? -- >> all those in favor? the motion carries. >> all those in favor? of the motion carries. >> the next item will be a close

they will have a news conference in san francisco today, urging california public utilities commissionn the cost to rate payers. they were ordered to make repairs to aging pipelines in the wake of the deadly san bruno explosion. >>> we have the biggest traffic issue, all of the slowing for southbound 101. both directions, northbound coming through men roe low park, earlier accident cleared. southbound, left lane blocked at marsh. another accident on third that cleared from the roadway, but again the one at marsh has been there close to an hour. tow truck stuck in traffic. there's a disabled vehicle further north from 92. san mateo easing up on that side. oakland side seeing a slow down past the coliseum. things are bottling up around high street. expect it to build. 8:30, that's when we see it happen, even on a monday, laura. >>> for the latest traffic and news, check out nbc bay area on facebook. see you in about a half hour. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to si

. >> the state public utilities commission today improved a plan to help thousands of california's bettererstand their bills. under this they will offer the bills in spanish and chinese. they are the top two nonspoken languages here in california. the revised bills will be appearing later this year. >>> a bay area congressman is pushing for better oversite at our cemeteries. they found 250 problems all across the country includes missing head stones and mismarked graves. the san francisco national cemetery had 50 something and east bay congressman serves on a house subcommittee overseeing that audit. >> people have families that are veterans and in the military but the general public, it just gives you comfort that our country is doing the right thing by people who have served. >> he tells us contractors and hue mon error -- human error are to blame. you can read more on line. >>> a web video has now gone viral. the 30 minute video by the group invisible children has more than 40 million views and counting on you tube. the war lord is accused of kidnapping children or soldiers and sex sla

. >>> dempsey says california is the first day in the nation to protect your home appliance data it requires a court order or warrants before the public utilities commission will release its. but the same restriction not stop federal spying. >>> big brother implications are all over that frankly so i wouldn't be thrilled about is. >>> the law was still evolving for example in january the u.s. supreme court ruled that police has been a warrant before using gps to checkey its privacy groups are trying to get the same standard for cellphone records that show your whereabouts so colossally set to catch up with technology. >>> the come up with something new and its is never ending. >>> think sharon. coming up the plan was originally a go then came the opposition tonight to the decision was neighbors had to say about the possibility of a new wal-mart. >>> and rescue gone wrong. the jump in to save three people out to save someone else. and apple announced its plan for dividends. white people who don't directly invested companies have reason to celebrate. from the weather center taken a good look at the clock and your tv screen because it in less than 30 seconds

california berkeley with a degree in civil engineering. i started with the department of public works in 1984. in 2003, i was asked to come to san francisco public utilities commission to take the meat on the program. i'm responsible for all the large capital projects for water, waste water, and power. it's about $12 billion of capital projects. we have a lot of projects. our water system improvement program, 80 products that span seven counties. we have a staff of about 400 city employees and about 500 consultants. puc is really embracing technology. we wanted to make sure we really had a system that would elevate all issues so we could address them in a timely manner. as you know, time is money. we have a construction management information system. it is a great tool to help us address construction and make it successful, as it is today. cmis is one of the first major tools we put in place. the next one is the san francisco online invoicing, where we are now working with the contractor and consultant to have them submit their invoices online. we are also working on electronic bidding systems. another way we can reduce the paperwork and all the other issues tied wi