she is live in san francisco outside the california public utilities commission. anne. >> reporter: these kind of rules carry a lot more weight right now. a lot of gravity since the purpose here is to try to prevent the next devastating wildfire. the proposed rules being considered today by state regulators, tree branches would have to be kept farther away from power lines and newly installed lines would have to be spaced farther apart. priority would be given to power line repairs needed in high risk fire zones before making repairs in areas less at risk. and those repairs would have to be finished within 6 months in extreme fire zones. state regulators first began considering these rules after a series of devastating wildfires down in southern california. in 2007, ten years ago, they were tied to power lines arcing and falling. similar to what's been reported in the wine country wildfires here in october. no official cause of those fires has yet been determined. now, earlier this month, cpuc regulators made a new rule based on power companies basically telling t

the california public utilities commission relates t.n.c.s in california and the city does not regulate them. they've collected some documents regarding the accessibility of t.n.c.s but we have not always been able to get access to these documents. i just want to talk a bit about the impacts that t.n.c.s have had on the broader ecosystem of on-demand transportation in san francisco and, sorry, this chart is not as clear on the tv screens here but these -- the blue line that you're seeing on the bar, the chart here, is the number of wheelchair trips that have been provided through our paratransit taxi program from about 2011 to 2017. and you can see the red line, that was when uber-x service was launched in san francisco in 2012, and then a year later, and this is really hard to see but it's kind of where the dropoff stops is around 2014, when san francisco m.t.a. introduced some incentives to try to beef up or to make our ram taxi program a little bit stronger. we can't say that -- we definitely can't say that t.n.c.s are responsible for this entire dropoff and there were a lot of thing

. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission that oversees the charter buses shows the companylicensed and insured. we reached out to charter brothers for comment but have not heard back. abc 7 news. >> people in san francisco and across the country remembered this year's fifth anniversary of the deadly mass shooting in sandyhook elementary in connecticut. we were inside saint dominick catholic church where house minority leader nancy pelosi spoke to a group called moms demand action. they organized about 200 interfaith vigils nationwide calling for tougher gun laws. >> when little children and their exceptional teacherser gunned down, you would think that that would be the limit. >> you will remember, 20 students and six teachers died when a mentally disturbed man opened fire. >> the city of oakland has agreed to work with a meade ator selected by the city worker's union that is on strike tonight. the city leaders will attend the meeting monday. despite the positive step. they promise to stay on strike until further notice. because of the job action. libraries and rec centers

the california public utilities commission which oversees charter buses shows the company is licensed and insured. we've reached out to charter brothers for comment but have not heard back. in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> developing news on the prince, hillsborough police believe they've captured a man suspected of kidnapping this girl 20 years ago. kevin lin is in custody after being arrested in southern california last night. he's one of three people suspected of holding christine chu for ransom. she was found unharmed in a hotel in san francisco international airport. >>> developing news out of oakland tonight. the strike by city workers is in its fifth day. we're hearing from people that garbage is starting to pile up on the streets. 3,000 workers walked often the job on tuesday. besides garbage collection being on hold, libraries and rec centers are on hold. parking meters are not being enforced. >> it should never get to this point. there should have been mediation earlier with former mayor willie brown. this should have been resolved, this is a disservice not

. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission which oversees charter buses shows the company is licensed and insured. we reached out to charter brothers for comment but have not heard back. in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> a strike by 3,000 oakland city workers is in its 50 day. in a statement, the union requested a mutually agreeable mediator. because of the strike, libraries and rec centers are closed and streets are not getting cleaned. we've heard from some people that garbage is starting to pile up. >>> millions across the southern and northeastern united states are dealing with record amounts of snow, power outages, and flight delays. in georgia, one person has died. reporter kim hutcherson with more. >> reporter: some 70 million people are under a winter storm warning, watch, or advisory in the northeast on saturday. pair that with record amounts of snow in the south. people in the northeast are preparing for what's headed their way. >> i bought a snow blower and i'm waiting for it to be delivered on monday between 9:00 and 1:00. i'm too old to shovel

the california public utilities commission rejected a request from gas and electric to force customers to shoulder $379 million from three deadly filed fires ignited by power lines in 2007. regulators upheld the decision by two judges who said the utility mismanaged its own equipment and couldn't pass that along to rate payers. cal fire is investigating whether power lines contributed to last month's north bay wildfires. the company could be on the hook for billions of dollars in damages if found at fault. >>> jimmy kimmel is taking on senate candidate roy moore on twitter. a comedian disrupted a recent moore event. moore tweeted despite d.c. and hollywood elite's bigotry towards southerners, jimmy, we'll save you a seat on the front pew. kimmel responded, okay, roy, but i'm leaving my daughters at home. ps, wear that cute little leather vest. moore has denied allegations of sexual misconduct from several women. >> las vegas police show a man who robbed a casino at gunpoint. cameras follow a man in the wig as he made his way to the poker room. he pulled a weapon on staff and demanded m

manager says she can't act on the proposal because the contractor didn't go to the california public utilities commission first to get approval. the manager says hillsborough was forced to make a decision, she'll deny the application. she says the contractors has failed to meet requirements. homeowners are strongly opposing it. >>> the davis family resource center in the east bay is looking for last-minute toy donations for 800 families. abc 7 was at the center as the word went out for more toys yesterday and the big giveaway is this morning. volunteers still need to fill about 700 bags with toys and books. >> we are looking for secret santas because it really takes a village. there are nearly 3,000 kids on the list, and our goal is everyone gets a bag of toys. >> they are especially short of donations for teenaged boys who like sports equipment, gift cards, et cetera. you can drop off new unwrapped toys at the center which is at 3081 teagarden street in san leandro. you can also donate online so they can purchase toys. they are really looking for some last-minute help this morning. >> i hope people come

one thing we might do even though the california public utilities public commission does rule over these drivers is maybe put a tax on out of town drivers that is so high they don't want to do it. that would solve part of the problem. it won't solve all of it, but that kind of thing is the way we should be thinking, and i think my point is that the folks in this department and in the transportation department that are working on this policy need to be anticipatory and need to be proactively working toward policies that are going to limit or hopefully even eliminate these ride hail vehicles, which are putting our taxi drivers out of work, which means putting local workers out of work even further. and really having a massive impact on traffic congestion and on global warming, global warming, climate crisis impacts from vehicle emissions. this stuff is pretty obvious. you don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand this. and so the last thing i would say about transportation policy is that we also need to be proactive about heading toward an essentially car free city where we only ha

in november bart failed a test run of the new 10 car lineup with the california public utilities commission as a result, bart was required to write up what wrong to investigate the response. in detail the hardware and software errors. software wise, trains failed to identify seven of the 10 cars. hardware wise, doors failed to open when the trains stopped. bart says neither of the issues were safety related, but the problem could affect service. four months two investigates has been holding bart and canadian manufacture of rda accountable for promises made regarding the fleet of the future. first, 60 cars were promised by the end of the year. then 20. then 10. bart spokesman jim allison says they are still hoping to get those 10 cars in service by december 15 with just over a week until that date and a history of missed deadlines critics say they are not holding their breath. both bart amp lombardi a sent us a statement saying they are concentrating on testing now. bart has not rescheduled a test run with the cpuc. when they do regulators say they can still ask more questions and request mo

california public utilities commission is the primary governing body over what happens to the poles, but what happens in reality was installed in the way it's installed is something that would go through the northern california joint pole association review process. and the photo that the gentleman showed earlier outside of the window was not the subject pole we're talking about right now, but it was the one mentioned earlier that we discussed three months ago in front of you and hasn't been resolved yet. in any case, we agreed in that case, and we'll do the same here going forward, that we'll try to work more closely with nor cal association to figure out whose wires are where and can they be fixed and can some of that slack go away? it's not always easy because we don't have the authority to tell another utility how to go about their business, but we have close relationships with the jpa, so we have some ability to try to work with utilities to fix that up a little bit. so we've committed to trying to reach across the table and do a better job of that. i would caution that it's dif

for this pole, it's owned by pg & e and the california state public utilities commission has the rules for the attachments to these woodening pg & e-owned poles. so they're the ones setting the rules for the telephone lines. the wireless facility that's under review under article 25 in planning is just this antenna and the radio transeiver. article 25 defines a wireless facility as antennas and related equipment for personal wireless service. so wireless is a definition of, without wires, through radio waves. >> that isn't the question. the question is, if you put that back up on the screen, so we can all see it, is the aggregated impact of mismanagement of the pole, my perception, because it looks like a bird's nest. it completely desecrates the excellent view corridors, not my word, your word, it's in writing. and the idea -- i know we're here to talk about the antenna, but the aggregate damage and desecration and we keep on adding stuff and no one is taking it away. would love it find out who is in charge or will another department add something else next week? who says no? where do

. >> the california public utilities commission which oversees charter buses shows the company is listened and insured. we reached out to the charter brothers for comment. but haven't heard. cornell barnard abc 7 news >>> a pedestrian is dead after hit by car on san francisco's busy streets. abc news was in the city sunset district after a car struck the victim at 19th avenue. witnesses say the woman driving the car stayed on the scene after the tragedy at about 4:30 this afternoon. police still haven't determined who was at fault. >>> we are getting new details today about a shooting spree that left five people deed in a california kilo. the sheriff issued a final report stating the gunl fumble died by his own gun. no officers exchanged gunfire with the man and all indications are he acted alone. neil killed his wife november 13th and went on a shooting rampage killing four others. >>> people in san francisco and across the country remember this year's fifth anniversary of the deadly mass shooting at sandy hook elementary. abc 7 news was inside this church the house minority leader nancy

the california public utilities commission voted to implement new rules designed to prevent wildfirese regulations call on utilities to increase the space between power lines and tree branches and also requires more inspections of utility poles and power lines. companies will have to make repairs quicker. utilities have six months to make these changes in certain high-risk areas. >>> the governor's office of emergency services will conduct a review of the way people in sonoma county were notified of the deadly fast-moving wildfires in october. the sonoma county board of supervisors asked for this investigation. critics question why county emergency officials decided not to use a government alert system designed to send messages through tv, radio and cell phones. the same system used for amber alerts. the fires killed 24 people in sonoma county and destroyed more than 5000 homes. >>> the environmental protection agency will conduct an internal review of its response to hurricanes harvey, irma and maria. the epa office of inspector general said the review will focus on whether or not th

. >>> today the california public utilities commission agreed on new fire safety regulations.e told you about this idea last month when it was first proposed. the new rules split the state into three levels of fire danger. and the highest level, there will be stricter rules about the placement and maintenance of power and telephone poles and how closely they can be to trees and shrubs. several lawsuits blame pg&e for poorly maintained power lines that may have started the wildfires. >>> during spare the air days in the winter, wood burning is obviously banned, unless it's your only source of heat. >> so tomorrow will be the eighth straight day. let's talk to spencer christian about when things are going to change up, spencer. >> it won't take long, if our observations are accurate, we should see a sharp improvement in air quality by saturday. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have clear skies right now. we have a bit of haze, of course, that's the been the pattern for a while. and it's been really mild in the daytime, but it's been turning sharply colder during the late nigh

. >> new at 6:00, a whistle blowing complaint against the california public utilities commission is going to court. karen kilometerton seen here is a achieve administrative law judge. her complaint alleges that she was up lawfully fired in august because she was cooperating with investigators who were looking into collusion between regulators and executives from pg&e. she claims the cpuc's action with pg&e may have contributed to disasters, including the san bruno explosion and the north bay wildfires. she also alleges racist discrimination at cpuc. >>> it was chilly in places around the bay this morning. abc7 news was in walnut creek where even frosty was frosty. this cold, icy windshield. take a look. this guy pouring a bottle of warm water on to the windshield to try to melt it. experts recommend you use an ice scraper because the warm water could crack your windshield. >>> we're on day six out of seven consecutive spare the air days because of smoke from the southern california wildfires. the air pollution does make for beautiful sunsets, however. let's check with abc7 seven news anch

kpix 5's anne makovec is live at the california public utilities commission in san francisco with moreanne. >> reporter: today this panel will be considering some strict new rules that could eventually help prevent devastating wildfires in california. of course, the first thing that we think about when we hear about things like this, wine country wildfires in october. so no official cause of those fires has yet been determined. there were reports of lines arcing and falling as those fires were breaking out under extremely windy conditions. the newly proposed rules, branches further from powers line and lines farther apart. priority to power lines repairs needed in high risk zones before less risk areas and must be completed in six months. this after a series of devastating wildfire in 2007. they were tied to power lines arcing and falling. earlier this month, the cpuc ruled that a san diego power company cannot charge its customers for the many costs that they incurred in those 2007 wildfires because the company was found partially at fault. so that could eventually set a precedent tha

. >>> today the california public utilities commission agreed on new fire safety regulations.e told you about this idea last month when it was first proposed. the new rules split the state into three levels of fire danger. and the highest level, there will be stricter rules about the placement and maintenance of power and telephone poles and how closely they can be to trees and shrubs. several lawsuits blame pg&e for poorly maintained power lines that may have started the wildfires. >>> during spare the air days in the winter, wood burning is obviously banned, unless it's your only source of heat. >> so tomorrow will be the eighth straight day. let's talk to spencer christian about when things are going to change up, spencer. >> it won't take long, if our observations are accurate, we should see a sharp improvement in air quality by saturday. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have clear skies right now. we have a bit of haze, of course, that's the been the pattern for a while. and it's been really mild in the daytime, but it's been turning sharply colder during the late nigh

challenging but also means there's all those communities with their voice in front of the california public utilities commission, in front of the legislature. side by side with us with like interests, like perspectives and that is the upside of that. to put our program in a little bit of context, the next slide gives you the information about where we are today relative to the bigger operating c.c.a.s. as i reported, 80,000 accounts, 65 megawatts average demand, our annual revenue is about 38 million and our supply costs about $25 million. and then you see the m.c.e., sonoma peninsula and silicon valley figures. as we grow, that 80,000 accounts becomes 360,000. and that average demand goes from 65 to 420. that puts us on par with these other larger operating programs. so that is the -- that is the growth that we are talking about. that is the item later on in the agenda. where you'll get a little bit more of a chance to talk about the supply issues. but this puts it in some context for you. with that, i'm happy to take any questions you may have. >> to the chair. >> this is great. thank you. very exciting. i wo

. >> new at 6:00, a whistle blowing complaint against the california public utilities commission is going to court. karen kilometerton seen here is a achieve administrative law judge. her complaint alleges that she was up lawfully fired in august because she was cooperating with investigators who were looking into collusion between regulators and executives from pg&e. she claims the cpuc's action with pg&e may have contributed to disasters, including the san bruno explosion and the north bay wildfires. she also alleges racist discrimination at cpuc. >>> it was chilly in places around the bay this morning. abc7 news was in walnut creek where even frosty was frosty. this cold, icy windshield. take a look. this guy pouring a bottle of warm water on to the windshield to try to melt it. experts recommend you use an ice scraper because the warm water could crack your windshield. >>> we're on day six out of seven consecutive spare the air days because of smoke from the southern california wildfires. the air pollution does make for beautiful sunsets, however. let's check with abc7 seven news anch

expand into would need to agree and we would need to receive certification from the california public utilities commission that that expansion is authorized. >> are there any reasons why we shouldn't? >> at this point, we're focused on making sure we meet the objective of serving all of san francisco. once we have a full program serving all of san francisco, it might be appropriate for the city to consider expanding to other jurisdictions. i would note that all of the counties contiguous to us are already launching programs of their own. so marin, san mateo, alameda, for example, all have programs. that are either operating or about to operate. >> ok. so, there's really no need for us to expand this? >> at this time, i don't see a need. i see a need to make sure that we expand to meet all of san francisco's needs in the near term. >> ok. if -- if you ever think that we need to -- we need to do this legislatively in san francisco, let us know. >> ok. thank you. >> thank you very much. it's interesting how far we've come. i remember as a candidate filling out questionnaires as to whether or not i support c.

the california public utilities commission has not provided a proposed decision on that. in time for it to be implemented january 1. so, we expect there will be a proposed decision issued soon. and that there would be a new pcia some time probably in january. so that was kind of an interesting wrinkle to the pcua issues. with that, i'm happy to answer any questions you may have. thank you. >> may i ask a question? what was the reason for the postponement for pcia? >> so, we haven't -- we were keeping an eye out for the proposed decision and none has been issued. we haven't heard -- i haven't heard an explanation. pg&e sent a letter to the commission saying since we haven't heard anything, we won't be proposing new rates for the first of the year. and so we are assuming everything is delayed. the california p.u.c. will have their last commission meeting on this year of december 14. any action would require a proposed decision to be published for comment, has to stay in the public domain for 30 days and can't be acted on in that period. so we know we're at least 30 days awa

. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission which oversees charter buses shows the company is licensed and insured. we reached out to charter brothers for comment but have not heard back. cornell barnard, abc7 news. >>> developing news now from the fire zone in southern california. firefighters are beginning to get the upper hand on those major wildfires burning from ojai to oceanside. this morning more than 790 stretch structures have been destroyed with 175,000 acres burned. governor jerry brown visited the site of the thomas fire in ventura and said wildfires in california are, quote, the new normal. the thomas fire, the largest of the wildfires, at 155,000 acres, has jumped from ventura into santa barbara county. >>> some of the military's newest technology is helping fight those wildfires in california. drones like this one from the air national guard give officials another look at the flames from the sky. the drones hover twice as hipg as most helicopters. special sensors can see through the smoke and deliver live rid video fees to commanders on the ground. >>> alabam

. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission which oversees charter buses shows the companynsed and insured. we reached out to charter brothers for comment but have not heard back. cornell barnard, abc7 news. >>> developing news from the fire zone in southern california. firefighters are beginning to get the upper hand on those major wildfires burning from ojai to oceanside. they have still been devastating. this morning more than 790 structures have been destroyed with 175,000 acres burned. governor brown visited the site of the thomas fire in ventura and said wildfires in california are, quote, the new normal. the thomas fire, the largest of the wildfires at 155,000 acres, has jumped from ventura into santa barbara county. >>> some of the military's newest technology is helping fight the wildfires in california. drones like this one from the air national guard give officials another look at the flames from the sky. the drones hover twice as high as most helicopters. special sensors can see through the smoke and deliver live video feeds to commanders on the ground. >>> now

in november bart failed a test run of the new 10 car lineup with the california public utilities commission result, bart was required to write up what went wrong. two investigates that response the detailed both hardware and software errors. software wise, the trains failed to identify seven of the 10 cars. hardware wise, doors failed to open when the train stopped. bart says neither of the issues were safety related, but the problem could affect service. four months two investigates has been holding bart and canadian manufacturer of rda accountable for promises made regarding the fleet of the future. first, 60 cars were promised by the end of the year. than 20. than 10. the bart spokesman says they are still hoping to get those 10 cars in service by december 15. with just over a week until that date and a history of missed deadlines critics say they are not holding their breath. both bart and bombard her sent us a statement saying they are concentrating on testing now. bart has not rescheduled a test run. when they do regulators say they can still ask more questions and request more testin

. >>> well, the recent wildfires are bringing tougher regulations to california public utilities commission that voted unanimously on new rules including increasing the space between power lines and vegetation, requiring more inspections of power lines and utility poles, and requiring companies to make repairs quickly. >>> let's head over now to meteorologist mark tamayo. and even here in the bay area, we're still concerned because we have winds. >> each update is showing .00 for each day through the next week or longer. maybe winding up december with no significant rainfall under a tenth inch. things could change but that will be a concern. our next big concern is not too far away. that will be tomorrow night and into saturday. here's the wind forecast map. you will see brighter colors in the picture representing stronger winds. they are coming in from the northeast a fire direction we don't like. here in the bay area, wife a fire weather watch to talk about beginning tomorrow night, lasting through sunday morning 10 a.m. so that's in place for the north bay hills, the east bay hills and t

failed a test run of the new 10- car lineup with the california public utilities commission.hey were supposed to write-up what went wrong to investigate the response, it details the hardware and software errors. software wise, the trains failed to identify seven of the 10 cars. hardware wise, doors failed to open when the train stopped. b.a.r.t. says neither of the issues were safety related, but the problem could effect service. for months, 2 investigates has been holding b.a.r.t. and canadian manufacturer accountable for promises made regarding the fleet of the future. first, 60 cars were promised by the end of the year. then 20. then 10. b.a.r.t. spokesman says there is still hope in getting those 10 cars in service by december 15th with just over a week until that date and a history of missed deadlines, critics say they aren't holding their breath. the canadian manufacturer sent us a statement saying integrating new and advance technologies into existing systems can present challenges. i'd like to confirm that we are working diligently to meet those challenges and to succ

in november, bart failed a test run of the new ten-car line-up with the california public utilities commissionhat went wrong. 2 investigates obtained that response. it detailed both the hardware and software errors. software-wise, the train failed to identify seven of the ten cars. hardware wise, doors failed to open when the train stopped. bart says neither of the issues were safety related but the problem could affect service. for months, 2 investigates has been holding bart and bombardier responsible for the fleet of the future. 60 cars were promised by the enof the year. then 20, then ten. bart spokesman jim allison says they are hoping to get the ten cars in service by december 15th. with just over a week until that date and a history of missed deadlines, critics say they are not holding their breath. both bart and bombardier say they are concentrating on testing now. when they run a test run, regulators can request more testing before the cars can carry the public. candice nguyen, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> changes are coming for people who ride bart. starting january 1st, all fares will go up

. >>> a call for the state to file charges against former members of california a public utilities commission. this stems from the and bruno pipeline explosion back in 2010. pg&e was convicted of strouk ago federal investigation into the disaster and pg&e was find $3 million. but in letter to the state attorney general san bruno's mayor and two legislators say the puc has been obstructing a state corruption probe into the agency by spending tax dollars to fight search warrants in court. .utilities commission says it only wanted to make sure the warrant was legal and that it was turning over the right documents. >>> an update on the breg news in oakland where 300 feet of shoreline has slipped and collapsed into the estuary. it sent some containers, four of them into the water it's unknown what was in the containers. sky ranger over the scene. you can see the emergency crews and vehicles there. they're trying to contain the materials. they don't know what they are. but the coast harded are guard has been deployed. alameda also assist wg oakland fire. our jodi hernandez is there right now gather

california fires. the state public utilities commission found san diego has an electric shareholders will have to pay $379illion in costs. stemming from wildfires in 2007. three fires destroyed within 1300 homes and killed two people. cal fire concluded the fires were caused by electrical lines.>>> recovery efforts moving full speed as crews worked to remove tons of debris from the fire zone. or than 5000 homes were destroyed. removing all of that rubble means a backup at the county dump.>> reporter: here in santa rosa's fire devastated coffee park neighborhood were crews with heavy equipment working seven days a week and even thanksgiving to remove the debris from warehouses used to be.>> they will segregate the metals. they will segregate the foundation and the concrete. eventually get down to ash and debris.>> reporter:>> almost like an orchestra. a lot of moving parts and pieces. but mac the ash and debris are taken to the county landfill. the landfill is overrun by trucks. drivers have to wait hours to drop off their loads to the tune of 6000 tons a day. some people have expressed concern debris for