>> so the city and the sfpc is working with our cal cca colleagues on, you know, developing approaches, legislative approaches to address things like the p.c.i. a. i would say it is a very, very high priority for the clean power sf program as well as other operating ccas in california. >> i saw some social media activity from senator scott weiner that looks like he would support municipalizing bg and e and having a public power program. if there is a willingness to do such a big step he might be a champion for addressing the p.c.i. a. >> yes, we have been working with senator wiener. he has been a great champion for us as well as a great convener much others with -- other elected officials within the cca community to provide a sounding board, thought partner on what kind of changes the cca community might want that the legislators would be ready to act upon, and we are in the final days of putting together the legislation that the ccas will be requesting be introduced to address p.c.i. a and other concerns about the marketplace. the bankruptcy, of course, kind of made everybody go some

state law structures and frames the cca program and in state law the ccas don't exist in public utility service areas for maybe some straightforward reasons. the local government is already providing the service. the idea with the cca model is local governments providing the energy supply portion of the business and investor owned utilities territory. >> that clarifies it. with barbara's comment it requires it to be used as a billing agent. i just wanted to doublecheck. thanks. >> great question. i had the exact same question. one other question in just trying to understand sort of the difference between hehche and clean power sf. it seems like we have two programs because of the history of how they developed in san francisco. it is not necessary. whether or not we municipalize which i have been very public about hoping that we will and hope that lafco will play a role in getting us to a point where that is possible. would we start a process of merging those two bodies anyway? >> in any ways we are merged in terms of operational components. people doing the purchasing and selling for he

cca womaned the officer of touching her inappropriate after he gave her a ride. the officer is suspended while it's under investigation. >>> the search for a girl has renewed. d.c. police have searched tunnels under the d.c. general shelter in. the man believed to be behindti the abd had access to the tunnels. >>> yesterday a meeting ended with no deal to reopen the government. >>> and you're done paying for parking in metro stations on saturdays. today begins free parking at metro parking lots andgarages. >>> that is it for us on this saturday morning. we'll be back in 25 minutes with a local news update and back again at 9:00 for for news and weather with lauryn ricketur >> of . enjoy the day. we're going to have rain until about 3:00. >> let's get som breakfast. >> let's get som breakfast. >> please. people aren't talking about giant's >> let's get som breakfast. >> please. easy grab and go chicken wings, perfect for game day. they're not talking, because they're eating. oh, hello. at giant, it's the little things that make entertaining easy, leaving more time

seattle last night put on a spectacular fireworks show with the space needle as the foe cca point. >> and eva pilgrim has a look at some of the other celebrations. >> reporter: braving the rain and confetti, more than 1 million were on hand to watch the world's most famous ball drop. >> whether it is freezing, clear, or rainy, we love it. >> reporter: 7,000 officers there to keep the party people safe making use of 1200 cameras and 50 k-9 units. the all night party spanning from new york to new orleans to los angeles jam-packed with this year's hottest artists like sean mend mendez. but not everyone tn the rain cor interfere as new kids on the block and christina aguilar are a rocked times square. the sky lighting up around the globe fromia to hong kong and in dubai, on lookers in awe of the largest pyrotechnic display ever. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >>> and if you want a prosperous new year, you may want to eat black eyed peas. >> it is a traditional meal in the south. the peas are said to bring prosperity and co prosperity collard represent money. >> and we have a tradition i

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