and many have criticized the california public utilities commission to not require them to replace them sooner. >> eric: the city attorney says he wants to meet with the california public utilities commission as soon as possible to determine what is holding up the process. >> kristen: they are trying to determine if the latest spraying effort was effective. fogging trucks sprayed pesticides in brentwood and discovery bay late into the last night. a man and woman have now been identified as the first bay area victims to contact or contracted west nile virus this year. health officials in placer county have confirmed they have the first death from the virus. 74-year-old a sheriff's office volunteer died after spending ten days in the hospital. >> eric: it's 4:44. >> and new energy developed in the bay area that could take a major bite. >> and new royal scandal, reveelgs photos of a another popular royal and we mean really revealing. palace says they go over the line. >> and controversial bill that nancy pelosi and a lot of leaders are pressing governor brown to sign. the new color changin

i just wanted to close and said that robert minturn the california public utilities commission, the leadagency -- robert mentioned the california public utilities commission. they do an environmental review on the various alternatives to analyze in environmental impacts of each. as he showed you, two of the routes are upland routes and would involve installing a transmission line under city streets, so there would be quite a bit of construction activity among those routes. probably your construction impacts associated with the submarine alternative. robert also mentioned the transbay cable project. we have done a transmission line along a submerged route. port commission approved a project like that in 2007 that later the board of supervisors considered. and if the commission so direct support staff, we do not have a resolution in front of you today -- this is just an information night. but if directed, we would enter into negotiations with pg&e over potential terms of agreements. and then participate in the cpuc and other regulatory process is to make sure the port and the city are well

utility says the city department of public works is holding them off because of street paving ordinance. there are 43 miles of cast iron pipe at the california public utilities commission says present a clear and present danger. >> it's also earthquake prone area. we know from the horrible fire of 19 06 that when the gas main rupture they can burn the entire city. >> pg&e has not made this the priority that it should have been and quite frankly many of us have criticized the california public utility commission for not requiring them to replace these pipes sooner. >>reporter: san francisco city attorney dennis rerare a wants to meet with the cpuc to determine exactly what is holding up this process. >>> right now spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread of west nile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second human case of west nile virus and health officials in placer continue confirm they have their first human fatality. 74-year-old howard stolt a sheriff's office canine volunteer died from compli

utility says the city department of public works is holding them off because of street paving ordinance. there are 43 miles of cast iron pipe at the california public utilities commissionpresent a clear and present danger. >> it's also earthquake prone area. we know from the horrible fire of 19 06 that when the gas main rupture they can burn the entire city. >> pg&e has not made this the priority that it should have been and quite frankly many of us have criticized the california public utility commission for not requiring them to replace these pipes sooner. >>reporter: san francisco city attorney dennis rerare a wants to meet with the cpuc to determine exactly what is holding up this process. >>> forw spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread of west nile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second human case of west nile virus and health officials in placer continue confirm they have their first human fatality. 74-year-old howard stolt a sheriff's office canine volunteer died from complication of t

utility says the city department of public works is holding them off because of street paving ordinance. there are 43 miles of cast iron pipe at the california public utilities commission says present a clear and present danger. >> it's also earthquake prone area. we know from the horrible fire of 19 06 that when the gas main rupture they can burn the entire city. >> pg&e has not made this the priority that it should have been and quite frankly many of us have criticized the california public utility commission for not requiring them to replace these pipes sooner. >>reporter: san francisco city attorney dennis rerare a wants to meet with the cpuc to determine exactly what is holding up this process. >>> right now spraying for mosquitos wrapping newspaper east contra costa county to prevent the spread of west nile virus. fogging truck are spraying pesticides in several neighborhoods. brentd with and discovery bay. late tonight contra costa county health officials confirm a second human case of west nile virus and health officials in placer continue confirm they have their first human fatality. 74-year-old howard stolt a sheriff's office canine volunteer died from compli

and a status update on proceedings at the california public utilities commission. supervisor campos: i will turn it over to michael campbell of the san francisco public utilities commission, as well as jason fried from lafco. >> hello. michael candidate, director of cleanpowersf at the sfpuc. i have a short update. hopefully a sweet update. in terms of where we stand, as you know, we have been waiting for the board of supervisors to act. during that interim time, the good outcome of that time has allowed us to go back and renegotiate with shell and get better terms regarding the collateral amount. notably, we have been able to discuss with shell and get them to agree to reduce the amount of collateral that would be going into escrow from $15 million down to $7 million, a reduction of $8 million. that is 3 positive. it increases to $4.5 million. that frees up $6 million from the initial 19.5 appropriation. the appropriation ordinance that will go before the commission, before the board of supervisors , it keeps the $19.5 million appropriation, but we are using that a

utility regulators from california found no problems after claims of the pg&e pipelines had not been properly inspected. after inspections from working on the pg&e at 2011. the california public utilities commissiono not find any defects when they will work claimed. however, the san bruno explosion film will be screened in redwood city. this documentary is called " trial by fire " featuring actual footage by the actual event. admission = $5 it is tonight at 7:00 p.m. some unusual weather. beautiful sunset last night with that bright pink sky and that double rainbow. we have more of these even sent and from our kron 4 yours. viewers. >> yes, over cloud coverage is showing some mid-upper level clouds with that moisture. that is what we're going to be watching for that mirminor chance. stormtracker 4 not showing that much however there are just areas of green on the old diablo range. and on the upper right-hand corner some of those lightning bolts that we are concerned with. near sacramento. however, we can see just those bits and pieces of moisture. not much reaching the ground. it will mainly be the cloud coverage that we are going to be dealing with as we have more of this in our direction. howev

initially, i looked at the california public utility commission rules and things like that too, although i understand san francisco and the water department has its own way of operating and the ability and authority to do so, their policy was to not allow -- that if it's going to be, if a property owner is going to be liened to have the property owner notifyd and put in a public, have it notified in a public circulation and thanks like that. you can't put it on the property tax rule. they do that because they understand the department's need, certain powers, there has to be balance and equity among certain groups. i guess the water department is able to put this on the property tax role too. without getting into details because i know my time is limited. there's a lot of things i'm uncovering. this just seemed quite unfair. it tilts the balance of fairness away from the property owners who are semi-innocent in this situation. >> your point is clear and we will take a look at that and get a report back. >> should i have -- i have the stuff you sent. would there be any help in me submittin

the california public utilities commission says this is only the beginning. >> there is now coming on like gang busters. by the end of the decade, most dominant in california will be solar. >> the state school is to harness renewable resources and looks like we're going to do it. >> and there is plenty of solar out there today. >> there is sandhya patel here with the forecast. >> and there is that same sun did destabilize the thunderstorm. there is a live picture of clouds up above. it's trop call moisture, we've had thunderstorms this afternoon roll through the area towards san jose area. there is some clouds, partly sunny skies and high temperatures in san jose 75 degrees, we've been getting reports check out live doppler 7 hd of rain drops. we've had lightning strikes as well. there activity going on over towards east of sacramento and stockton area there are numerous strikes so this is an unstable atmosphere, watch the moisture across santa krudz mountains and working up towards san jose area. that is where we saw thunderstorms. taking you down the street level now going towards e

. >>> the california public utilities commission says there is no evidence pg&e improperly welded or fudged inspections on any new pipelines. the puc launched the investigation based on accusations from some union workers. the utility issued statement saying all of us a at pg&e are serious about meeting or exceeding standards for quality work. this investigation only involved welds on new pipelines not older ones replaced following the san bruno explosion. >>> family and friends plan to resume search for young man from lafayette who vanished during a weekend rafting trip. sunday afternoon. his friends last saw him near a popular hangout. deputies and volunteers searched the river and nearby area for him since he disappeared sunday. they plan to go back out this morning. >>> los angeles bank manager is okay this morning after a bizarre and terrifying heist. two masked robbers abducted her from her home at gunpoint and held her overnight. in the morning they strapped what they said was a bomb to her and demanded she go to her east l.a. branch to take money and place it outside for the

officials will be reviewing the incident with the california public utilities commission. >>> it is quite cool out there right now in portions of the bay area, especially closer to the coast line. the low 50s in daly city, richmond, novato. the fog is already spreading into the bay shores. visibility reduced along the coastline. through the north bay, fog throughout the bay area. tomorrow morning, more widespread than what we saw this morning and is going to be cooler. >>> fbi investigate ors confirm they have brought in heavy machinery to an area where human remains were found earlier this year. at this point digging for more human bones has not started. j. r. stone has the latest. >> reporter: a deputy parked at the end of flood road in san joaquin county has investigators search for remains related to killer wesley sherman tine. >> he is not making this up. >> reporter: one of two men dubbed speed-freak killer for a meth-indeed killing rampage -- induced killing rampage during the '80s and '90s. pedia says tuesday's fbi site survey is in the same spot. >> gary: it definitely is, defini

and a status update on proceedings at the california public utilities commission. supervisor campos: i will turn it over to michael campbell of the san francisco public utilities commission, as well as jason fried from lafco. >> hello. michael candidate, director of cleanpowersf at the sfpuc. i have a short update. hopefully a sweet update. in terms of where we stand, as you know, we have been waiting for the board of supervisors to act. during that interim time, the good outcome of that time has allowed us to go back and renegotiate with shell and get better terms regarding the collateral amount. notably, we have been able to d

also, we have gotten two ceqa approvals for this location from both the california public utility commission and the city planning department, both which found that this installation does not have a significant effect on the environment, including the evaluation of the visual impact. if the denial goes through, the visual impact, but i would like to show you a new case, and in recognition of this type of installation that just came down from the court of appeals, in robinson versus the city of san francisco, this installation is three times larger than our installation, and the court of appeals recognized that, quote, the installation, like this one and other ones, would be perceived in existence of existing overhead wires and poles and that the visual impact would be minimal, so we request a hearing to evaluate the installation in light of the other surrounding law. thank you. president hwang: is that a public case? >> yes. it has not come out yet. the disease into -- a decision to publish was, i believe, monday. president hwang: thank you. director goldstein: thank you. mr. cooper? >> than

provide the power they do distribute it so you still need to pay them a fee set by the california public utility commission. that commission reassesses those fees and recently found that some folks in marin county were paying too much. the average home refund will be $140 and the average business will be $18,000. popcorn is about to get more expensive. due to the drought the kernels are in short supply and even people oil used to pop it is in short supply. retail prices will likely see a significant bumps just in time for a holiday season. if you have a consumer story, give us a call or head to cbs s.f. dot com. our volunteers are working on a story about a man who sold a car and then had to pay towing fees accrued by the new owner. i smell a story about owner responsibility. >> a lot of runners are around the bay area today and it is good weather for running. >> if it has been too cold for you so far this month the date for you it is tomorrow. nineties are likely inland which is where we're looking now. right now we are in the '80s. san francisco is chilly and foggy, 61. san jose is well below normal at 7

. >> california public utilities commission office in san francisco. the legislation sponsored and signed by the governor over the weekend requires the cpuc to apply federal safety recommendations, limit bonuses and better evaluate performance. the log will help prevent the 2010 tragedy from happening again. >>> bay area band green day has issued an apology for incident caught on camera over the weekend at a concert in las vegas. here's that video. it shows green day front man billy joel armstrong having a melt down on stage. armstrong waz parently upset about the band's time being cut short. the band now said it was not cut short and that armstrong checked into a substance abuse clinic. >>> the san francisco giants vision-clefrnling win means the team's first post season baseball game at at&t park will happen less than two weeks from now and tells us could bring a million visitors to san francisco that weekend. >> line drive. that's it. >> from the catch to the cash, here the giant's dugouts were getting a jump on october baseball. >> i'm going to get

. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission still has not fined pg&e for the failures that led to this tragic explosion, and the total cost of the explosion for pg&e is estimated or could be estimated to be more than $1 billion. and we also spoke to the mayor about how the community continues to heal. we'll have more on that at 6:00. and, again, the memorial is tomorrow afternoon from 5:00 to 7:00 in the evening at san bruno city park. we're live in san bruno, arturo santiago, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> 19 museum workers were arrested after barricading themselves inside the deyoung museum in golden gate park last night. the museum workers have been in a labor dispute with management for almost a year. it happened during the friday nights at the de young museum event at 7:00 last night. police say the workers were cited for trespassing more than 100 workers at the de young museum and the legion of honor have not been able to come to an agreement oa new contract and there was no comment from management today. >>> more than 300 san jose children and their parents rec

but pg&e still has not been fined by the california public utilities commission for a long list of failures cited by federal regulators that led to the explosion. eight homes have been rebuilt. 13 more are in the planning process and even more are waiting on pending litigation. but the trauma of the explosion is still being felt today. >> we're really trying to build physically the neighborhood back. but the psychological part of rebuilding is very, very difficult and has been difficult and will continue to be difficult. the more we get together as a community, the easier it is for us to heal ourselves. and it's important to never, ever forget what happened, why it happened, the fact that it could have been prevented. >> reporter: pg&e have settled a number of lawsuits. there are more civil cases scheduled for trial at the beginning of next year. when it's all said and done, the explosion could end up costing pg&e an estimated $1 billion. again, the two-year anniversary is tomorrow. it will be at san bruno city park from 5:00 to 7:00 in the evening. a remembrance plaque will also be unveile

again acknowledge your work and we thank you and we know that there is hope for the california public utilities commission because you will be starting there very shortly and that is a very good thing for them, and our hope is that you will do for the people of the entire state of california what you have helped to do here in san francisco, so before i turn it over to you, or we take public comment, i want to let me colleagues give an opportunity to comment. commissioner schmeltzer. >> thank you. i would like to add to that excellently written and read resolution, which really covers so much of what mike campbell has done here over the years he's been here. i first worked with him when he was at the california puc before he went to the san francisco puc back during the energy crisis where he tirelessly worked on renewable energy and energy efficiency and all of the other things that the state was trying to do to deal with the energy crisis, and i couldn't have been more pleased when he came to the san francisco puc and added his expertise and i am noticing what i hope is not a trend of people that we are

they also said that both pg&e and the california public utilities commission share the blame for whatever they still have not fined them for the mistakes of that day. >>> later today the city of san san bruno is holding a remembrance event there. that park is three miles away from the blast site. some of the people who live in this neighborhood told us this morning they are a little disappointed with the location. >> we don't feel that it should by at the park. we feel it should be -- it is -- i don't even know how to explain it. it is a memorial for us is where it happened. >> now nellie bishop says she and their neighbors plan to have their own ceremony like last year at 6:09, the exact time of the explosion two years ago. they plan to meet at the intersection at the bottom of the highly. the site where it exploded. they will come there today just like last year to remember everyone impacted. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a father and son wind surfing trip lasted hours longer. it was the father who got caught out there. they had been surfing together but he decided to head o

. >> california public utilities commission says there used to be more than 800 miles of the pipelineh california and

. >>> the prior to san bruno the california public utilities commission and some consumer watchdog groups are not paying attention to safety was about rates and money and go to this means and it was always about rates and money and not about safety so are they doing to ensure the five and a different spot possibly can add the crate them as far as trying to fix them >>> it's a slow process in the city of san bruno with took minutes to each true to character reposed in santa ana to the infrastructure was so neglect for some years to win the take years and decades before it can be resolved to put our we feel safe and that there's a comparable and that's the troubling part of diverted hundreds of millions of tons of millions of years from safety operation and maintenance to profits and bonuses and that hasn't changed. the profit incentive is the driving force for much of the bonus program for executives. >>> one of addresses the issue of trying to distance and a vast profits because of limited utility can increase their profits is to cut expenses. how to pass the law to change it >>> the bill

this the priority it should have been and quite frankly many have criticized the california public utilities commission for not requiring to replace the pipes sooner. >> eric: san francisco city attorney says he wants to meet with the with them as soon as possible. >> kristen: health officials are trying to determine if the latest displaying efforts in contra costa county was effective. fogging trucks sprayed late into the night last night. a man in solano county and a woman in contra costa county have now been identified as the first bay area victims to contracted west nile virus this year. health officials in placer county have their first death from the virus. a 74-year-old man a sheriff's office volunteer died after spending ten days in the hospital. >> eric: time is 6:37. a gray start to this friday morning. what does it look later on today. >>> i think we'll see more sunshine. yesterday the high clouds are still out there but they are going to blow off to the east. the winds is coming from the north to west. a stronger sea breeze and very shallow and won't make it into east bay valleys. there is

. >> kristen: city attorney says he wants too meet with the california public utilities commission asn as possible to determine what is holding up the process. >> eric: health officials are trying to determine if the latest spraying effort was effective. they sprayed in parts of brentwood and discovery bay late into last night. a man and woman have now been identified as the first victims to contract west nile virus this year. health officials in placer county they have their first death from the vice. a man died after ten days in the hospital. >> kristen: we have this morning's bloomberg business report coming up next. >> eric: plus a new royal scandal, revealing photos again of another popular royal. why the palace says they go over the line. >> and new energy bar that could take >>. >>> california forecast, look how drive it is right now and how hot. mid 90s, to 100 in fresno and palm springs. let's head up to the sierra, 80 in yosemite and mid 70s by the time on sunday. yosemite will be temperatures in the 90s for the better part. weekend. heading down to l.a., unusually warm with

. >>> not to let them off the hook but prior to san bruno the california public utilities commission and even some consumer watchdog groups are not paying attention to safety was all about rates and money. go to this means and it was always about rates and money and not about safety. so what are they doing to ensure 500 different spots >>> they're working and trying to fix them >>> had degree the moon out there fixing them >>> they're working hard to solve the problems the to slow process. what took minutes to destroy it will take years to rebuild in san bruno but the infrastructure was so neglected for so many years and it's going to take years and probably decades before it could be resolved to a point where we feel safe and there's a comfort level and that's the troubling part because they diverted funds and the millions of dollars of the many years diverting $56,000,000.30 years from safety of operation and maintenance to profits and bonuses and that hasn't changed. the incentive to still the driving force for much of the bonus program for executives. >>> you have several those i

but according to the california public utilities commission, there are lots of other devices requiring numbers also. liked gas pumps that use credit cards, atm machines and point- of-sale devices, anything that has to verify a sale electronically. but they have a solution, they will overlay a new area coat 669, over the entire 408 area affecting cities from gilroy and los get us and all of up to san jose. >> i have had my cell phone number for at least 10 years .. >> no one loses their existing number but starting october 20th you will have to use the entire area code every time you dial. even if it is only across the street. philip is worried about losing business. >> what happens when the dial my number? without the 408 first? how many contacts will i miss from that? >> from fax machines to gates with security pads and dial up modems, please tell me you are still much using one of those, they will need to be reprogrammed sometime in the next five weeks. >> a dial up modem? that is so 1990's. >> remember the original cell phones cyber this big? >> i think of them now. they are now pap

there is a report this morning the california public utilities commission say there is is dozens of miles of unsafe pipes right under the streets of san francisco in and a city ordinance is preventing pg&e from finishing the work. pg&e bans under ground work like pipe returns in over 3,000 road segments. according to the san francisco examiner general council frank lynn sent a letter asking the city attorney to tell the department of public works to allow pg&e to do its work. pg&e say trace already replaced more than 500 miles of gas pipelines in san francisco. there are 36 more miles to go. >>> look at this. a very dangerous look at this. this is in miami beach, florida. a driver of a car had to carefully back away from this burning electrical wire. the wire fell down, started a fire near businesses. the road was blocked off. the power was disconnected. that car had to slide away backwards. luckily no one was hurt. >>> a woman who is critically injured in a deadly accident in walnut creek is making progress in her recovery. there is a memorial on a sidewalk. the mother-in-law 52-year-old

they will review the incident with the california public utilities commission. >> technology may allow golden gate ferry riders to crack the code and ride for free there are security flaws in the very specific type of clipper. >> a security flaw has been discovered in the limited use clipper cards which could allow writers or golden gate ferry passengers to ride for free. be a new generation of smart phones could be used to essentially rolled back the number of trips taken on a limited use of transit car. >> the smart phones must have nfc technology like the samsung dallas the. they must be loaded with the south whersoftware program. >> i would take my limited use clipper card it right near the phone or touch to the phone and it would reload additional rights on the card for free. then i can walk right over there walk right through the toll gate and drive muni for free. the match thousand commission has known about this footage of rafeal for more than a year and so far few writers if any have taken advantage of the flock. >> certainly there are certainly thousands of limited tickets us

commission. california became the leader in energy efficiency. we put in tax credits and policies of the public utilities commission to favor alternative energy, independent power production. which is obvious today. when they promoted code- generation it was something very novel. 30 years ago. now you have a different name for a period in his third party power production using power in a driving way to recapture the most efficient way. innovation is important. i have to also, every time we heard the word innovation, i have to put a plug in for tradition. i have a very traditional education. i spent a lot of years in silence speaking latin up in the hills, living within the medieval framework. i do respect the past. we study it. if you are grounded in tradition, you feel quite confident in change and innovation. if you are insecure, you are very reluctant to embrace the unknown. i do think we need to in our education and politics, we have to have a new appreciation for our traditions and the patterns that describe our culture and our being as americans. having said all that, we have saved in california te

officials with the san francisco public utilities commission say they still don't know what caused that to break. >>> after more than two years of negotiations, california state university faculty members overwhelmingly approved a new contract. the faculty association says that 91% of those voting by mail okayed the deal. the contract covered about 23,000 professors and lectures in the system. four-year agreement does not contain a salary increase but mostly preserve current benefits. >>> now to where the police today released a photo of a gun that investigators say is the weapon drawn by a man who was fatally shot by two officers last sunday. police showed us the suspect's pel let gun next to the photo of an actual handgun. the suspect's weapon is of course on the right. officers say 23-year-old man pulled pellet gun from his waste band after the car he was riding in was stopped by police. officers opened fire killing mario ra mer row and wounding another man. detectives say ramero was a gang member on probation for carrying a concealed weapon. police have scheduled a press conference for tomorrow morning to discuss this case but we're talking to the p

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

through the public utilities commission, through local regulation, we react and try to do everything we can to solve problems. if you are talking about deals like if you come to california, we will pay 7000 for any job, we have a little bit of that but it is hard to pay people for their business activities. we do not have enough money. they're doing that all over the state. cutting deals. we are doing that in some respects. it is our race. how does michigan spent so much subsidy attracting -- michigan is not doing that well. you have some money but what about other things to invest in and take care of? we want to make our regulatory climate more transparent. we have a long way to go. we are open and ready to go. there is a lot of people who want to keep the regulation complicated or make it worse. it is -- this could be something, you have to fight and crush opposition to change regulations. it is not a paper exercise. it is a contact sport. you have to understand that. the world is like that. we look for things and wherever we can, will do it. it is very hard to cut people a tax break. we have been in the hole for 10 years. i think you have to cut and find more revenue