item i wanted to make mention of by way of update is some of our activities at the california public utilities commission. we did go forward with the filing of our revised implementation agreement, implementation plan at the california public utilities commission. it is under review there and we expect it to be certified by their executive director before the -- by january. we have seen a proposed decision from the california public utilities commission that implements the provisions of the cca code of conduct that were adopted in legislation, sponsored by senator leno, so we expect that proposed decision to become final in the next 30 to 60 day time period so we will have clarity on those rules of engagement are before we launch our program, and we are closely monitoring the green tariff pricing proposal that pg&e sprited to the california puc for approval. that is the program when it was initially proposed by pg&e would have pg&e offering to san franciscans an opportunity for 100% renewable product that is greening up their portfolio to using renewable energy credits, so they have placed a proposal bef

it's within the purview of the california public utilities commission. our role really is only as an active party there to try and influence their decision. >> so we wouldn't procure the services and audit and whether pg&e is following through on the commitment not to shift the rate for the rate payers and opting into our system? >> i don't know that we would be barred from asking for audits, but it would be a discretion -- it would be at the discretion of the cupuc. they can audit but we don't have independent audit rights over -- >> [inaudible] >> we do for the franchise agreement. >> right. but we could recommend for the puc to take some action. >> i see the city attorney has advice for us. >> the proposed position is audits every two years with the code of conduct rules and rules of compliance. >> and that includes those factors that i raised? >> the code of conduct rules are the ones that would prohibit the utility rate payers for paying for marketing against a cca program. >> all right. i didn't see the specific language so if you could provide it

one proposed route if approved by the california public utilities commission would involve submerged port property. this is a map showing the potential routes between portero substation and embarcadero substation. you see the submerged route in blue and enter the bay north of pier 30 and south of pier 28. go along a route that is very lose to the current trans bay cable route but several hundred feet away and then enter -- or leave the bay at 23rd street, connecting to a new substation right near the po tero substation. there are two other routes at&t is looking at you through the process. they're shown in red and green here. the big difference between the routes is submerged route would require construction activities along about seven city blocks whereas the other two routes would involve major construction activities along 40 city blocks . so it's a complicated project. it's an expensive project. it would involve about a 3-mile cable run either submarine or under ground. it would connect to a new 230 kv bus at the embarcadero substation, and that's being constructed as part of a s

the department of environment to spend a grant in the amount of $2,977,000 from the california public utilities commission through pacific gas & electric company to continue with an energy use and demand reduction through energy-efficiency program in the city and county of san francisco for the period of october 15th, 2012 through december 31, 2012. >> mr. rodriguez, welcome. >> thank you, guillermo rodriguez, department of the environment. the department is requesting the committee's approval to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,977,000 from the california public utilities commission through pacific gas & electric company to continue an energy use and demand reduction through energy-efficiency program through the period of october 15 of this year through december 31 of this year. it working cooperatively with pg&e and additional funding is being allocated to the city to accelerate approximately 450 businesses and multi-family projects totaling about 3 million megawatts in savings. the savings of the 450 projects is significant just to give you an example of what 3 megawatts of savings equival

. >> reporter: i spoke to the california public utilities commission. they said they have legitimate reasons for doing this, that they are trying to keep the public safe. they believe in what they're doing here. so if the companies do not pay or appeal, they could face more fines. and after that, they couldn't really follow me what happens. it'll be interesting to see what happens. i'll keep you informed. >>> the u.s. postal service is reporting a record loss for the tiscal year -- fiscal year, close to $16 billion. this is happening despite what the postal service says was a year of record product tifl and growth -- productivity in shipping and packaging. it blames congress. they're also planning to cut 150,000 workers through 2015, and raise the price of first-class stamps. >>> people are already lining up for black friday sales. this is more than a week before black friday! some people are grabbing spots near the entrance of this best buy near san diego county. the store manager says it's the earliest he's ever seen this happen. last year, there were

this is a heavily regulated project under the jurisdiction of the california public utilities commission. they are the lead agency for the purposes of conducting ceqa work. both the city and the port would have a number of permit approvals, either encroachment permits or building permits. there are a variety of state agencies including the regional water quality board that would have to approve the project in all likelihood and the army corps of engineers would weigh in as well. these are federal waters and have jurisdiction over projects like this in federal waters. we have negotiated a proposed term sheet that includes the use that i have described. about half million square feet of submerged land that is used to lay three separate capables. it would be a 40 year agreement with option to renew for 26 years. annual rent would be established by a formula in the term sheet and based on industrial up land land. we are projecting that value is between $50 a square foot and $75 a square foot. and that would generate $583,000 rent to the port and on the high end $872,000 to the port which wou

plan and statement and authorize general manager to file the updated plan with the california public utilities commission for certification. >> thank you. barbara hale assistant general manager for power. this is the item i mentioned -- >> president torres: that you articulated earlier at the beginning of the hearing. >> yes. if you have questions or would like more detail i'm happy to give you that now. >> president torres: this is continues november 30th with both supervisor and lafco. the mayor's office obvious is involved. chair will entertain a motion. >> thank you. >> so moved pngetsd moved by commissioner courtney. >> secretary hood: is there a -- >> president torres: commissioner caen has a question. >> commissioner moller caen: looking for the resolution. >> thank you. >> commissioner moller caen: i second the motion. >> president torres: seconds the motion. all those in favor signify by saying aye. >> ayes. >> president torres: the motion carries 'til the next day. >> secretary hood: item 17 adopt procurement plan to allowst puc corn renewable portfolio standards. >> barbara hale, this is the i

approve the implementation plan that's required under state law to be filed at the california public utilities commissione that i distributed. i also wanted to give you a preview of the materials we'll be going over at the joint meeting, between the puc and lafco that's on november 30. wanted to give you an opportunity to preview it. we will be asking you to take action on november 30, on our customer notification and education plan, and to release the remaining fund for our communications contract. so what i have before you is -- i think very consistent with the direction you've given us and with the amended legislation, the amended program. so the customer notification and education plan that we are developing is based on the market research and community engagement that we've already conducted. it inc. rates this new -- incorporates this new component of early notification period. this early notification period is intended to be consistent with mayor lee's direction with

the california public utilities commission is zeroing in on ride share ams. issuing lift, uber and side car, cease and desist orders earlier this year. now aing a $20,000 fine for illegally operating. citing concerns about proper licensing and insurance. lift says it is following the rules. >> we have a million-dollar excess liability insurance that covers the individuals using our platform. the p.u.c. for the entities they do regulate has a requirement of $750,000. >> reporter: zimmer says list is not a taxi company. merely a platform that lets passenger and drivers connect so the regulations don't apply. drivers are put through dmv and criminal background checks. >> they've been really innovative and i don't know that they want to be punished for that. that doesn't seem right. >> reporter: it may be a bumpy road ahead. now tonight, lift says it is appealing the fine and it is in talks with members of the cpuc. in the meantime, it says it will continue to operate. recording live in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> we have a developing stor

. >> there is a growing movement to remove the president of the california public utilities commission, michael peavy faces harsh criticism for the performance before, and after the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. governor brown has been silent on the issue until now. abc 7 news is live in san bruno tonight. heather? >> peavy critics say this is a case of the fox watching the hen house. recent evidence they point to the fact he appointed himself as commissioner in charge of the pg&e penalty phase and he pointed a negotiator for settlement talk who's had to withdraw because of a conflict of interest, pointed out by those same critics. after the pg&e san bruno gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes, ntsb concluded one contributing facter was, quote, lax oversight by cpuc. now, two years later the neighborhood started a petition drive calling for the removeal of peavy. governor jerry brown has not responded about peavy, but a common wealth club audience member described the lack of oversight as an embarrassment, asking what would remedy that. >> we hav

>> dan: there is a growing movement to remove the president of the california public utilities commission. michael peavey faces harsh criticism before and after the san bruno explosion. governor brown has been sigh len the on the issue until now. here is heather ishimaru. >> reporter: after the san bruno gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. they concluded one of the contributing factors was lax oversight by the cpuc. now, they have called for a commission drive for remoefl of the commission president. he still hasn't responded about peavey but they described to the lack of oversight as an embarrassment and disgrace and what would recommend day di that. >> i don't agree with that premise. we have very zealous and knowledgeable rh on the puc. >> i'm shocked. i'm trying to get to the point where governor brown. >> kathy lived up the street from the blast site. she started a petition drive and so far it only has 632 signatures. >> the fact you may have a problem make a good news story but it shouldn't be expected. things happen. we are human beings and then

been iceboat to the california highway patrol an-the california utility commission is believing that they are trying to keep the public safe. if the company does not pay or appeal the could face more fines and they could not tell meet after that. they will wait and see how this plays out. i will keep you updated gabe slate tech report >> there were many unpeople- on happy people of united. - non non have the people of united for passengers. nearly 10 flights delayed the problem was of a cargo loading computer it was the third big computer problem for united, this year. san francisco police say a woman led them on a chase that ended in two different crashes. and it ended up with a bicyclist crashing in. the driver was a woman been sarina bourros. was arrested. will tran. >> this is where she was ultimately arrested. at south bend and as you can see the damage that she impacted our hitting this truck she also managed to lock knocked out electricity to this traffic light. that is why they have been working all day. cerena barros... of around 2:00 a.m. when the c h p that she blew onto one on ramp. and it was actually sho

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

california utilities emergency association. next to him is david brig, regional and local water system manager for the san francisco public utilities commission and finally but not least, romel an jell lus, manager for san francisco wireless. i have drafted several questions for our panel to answer and will hopefully have time at the end to take questions from the audience. before we start our panel discussion, i wanted it share with you what we are doing in san francisco to advance our lifeline's resilence we are the first major u.s. city to (inaudible) post katrina where he saw firsthand where a critical role these systems played in the city's recovery. i am honored to chair the council because i feel it's crucial that the public sector work side by side with our private sector partners to do everything we can today to ensure we will meet the needs of our residents in the days, weeks and years after a disaster. the objective of the lifeline council are to develop and improve collaboration in the city and county across regions regularly -- to develop and improve collaboration in the city and across the region by regularly convening a group o

we bring in the park service and the state of california, which at this point we don't need to do, we just need the san francisco public utilities commission to get off their butts and start to think about the future more effectively. this really boils down it a 21st century versus the 20th century view of water. sean says our future is secure. it isn't. anyone who thinks our future water supply is going to be coming from the tuolome river is crazy. the one thing we know about climate change is we have to change our water sources. again, we don't recycle any water. we're going to start importing water from daly city next week. we have some plans on the books to do 4 million gals by 2035. that's a fraction. the san francisco business times recbltly said san francisco's plans for the future are baby steps and it's disgraceful. prop f is about getting us away from that vision and getting us to plan for the future. >> sean, as a wrap up, the dollars that we're talking about here, whether it's a values debate, that's one thing, that's some of the language that i respect. but when i look at the dollars, i'm not sure, could you dra*e address how

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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