at the workshop earlier demonstrated, cpuc owns a range of property. the commission is responsible for managing these properties for the benefit of the rate payers. they all come back for approval by the commission. the proposed pilot program to advance the city goals with sustainable food production. in july of 2009, the mayor o

at the workshop earlier demonstrated, cpuc owns a range of property. the commission is responsible for managing these properties for the benefit of the rate payers. they all come back for approval by the commission. the proposed pilot program to advance the city goals with sustainable food production. in july of 2009, the mayor of san francisco issued a general order, which has them take action consistent with the goal francisco. it required all of the departments, including the puc, to conduct an audit of our land that would be suitable for food producing land, and in april of this year, the san francisco board of supervisors passed the agricultural ordinance, which amended the zoning code to allow small-scale farming in areas previously deemed residential. since january of this year, we have been working closely with different partners and with commissioner vietor, the agricultural alliance, to work with us to tell us how the puc can better align itself with the city ordinance, and we did a quick assessment looking in city properties and at issues su

hill says despite the government recommendation, pg&e never acted, and the cpuc never forced the issuehe introduced a new bill to force compliance with federal regulation. pg&e will replace 1,200 miles of the pipeline. >> it's 5:35. pg&e reacting to a new line of safety question this is morning. they say after going through utility records it found new evidence that pg&e installed salvaged or junk transmission pipes between 1948 and 1956. state regulators say it raises serious safety concerns, especially because pg&e has been unable to certify no other reused or deficient pipe remains in service. the findings raise fears, problems like the one that cause the san bruno explosion could be going undetected. the agency wants to release the documents to the public. >> if there's anything in the documents that present a safety concern, we'll take it down to make the situation safe. >> the cpuc wants to hold a hearing in early november to push for the documents to be made public. >>> fasten your seat belt. aviation buffs take wing on this. the bay area's very first x-plane event can kicks off

we manage the cpuc land. as you know, they own a lot of land. we do leases and permits for this land and also, we do community work as in community gardens, things of that sort, so i have worked with the crisis center and community gardens in san francisco to put in permits and things of that nature. now we are embarking on the improvement projects. we have been clearing a lot of the land encroaching on our right of ways, so we do try to get people off of our land so that we can fit our pipeline in. commissioner elsbernd: thank you. tulip yeh. all right. mr. campana, you are listed. you have another opportunity, if you would like to. ok, very good. mr. gallagher still has not arrived. seeing no other applicants, -- sure. is there any public comment? >> good morning. my name is simon. i would support the appointment of -- commissioner elsbernd: that is two items from now. we are almost there. i will call you up when your time comes. any other members of the public that would like to comment? >> my name is james, i have been working as a president

that fire could have been prevented if the cpuc had acted to replace the type of pipe that leaked. 20 years ago, it was recommended the plastic pipe be phased out. the bill would require pg&e and other companies to look at legislation made by the ntsb. >>> mayor gene quan named his temporary replacement. assistant police chief, howard jordan will serve as acting police chief for the city. he's been serving as assistant chief. it's the second time jordan will serve as interim chief. the first stint came in february 2009. it was during that time four officers were killed on the same day. >>> get ready to roll up your sleeves and get your flu shot. interesting enough, this year the flu vaccine is exactly the same one as last year. you need to get the vaccine again? marianne favro is here with the answers. typically they tell you you have to get it every year. the fact that it's the same flu strain? can you take a pass? >> no. if you want full protection. both the fda and cdc are recommending you get the vaccine again. because your levels of protective antibodies declined in a year. and t

. >> the cpuc is seeking a hearing to push for the documents to be made public. we are live in san jose tonight, george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. >> for they make the documents public and then what happens? >> first of all, we talked to pg pg&e, they are trying to figure out what documents they are referring to. they will have a better understanding and be able to respond. >> in the interim, it's more wait and find out? >> more wait and find out. right now it's unknown what documents they are referring to. pg&e want to know what documents they are referring to and responding. >> not comforting to a lot of people who video questions as to what's under their house. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, 50 exotic animals now dead including 18 tigers and 17 lions. a tragic end to panic and carnage in ohio. >> there is a lion on mt. perry. >> we are hearing the 911 calls that describe animal sightings citizen night after thompson freed his stock of exotic animals before turning a gun on himself. he described the hunt for the animals as a kill or be killed situation. they fired

our health centers, our community centers, 10 of them, and the smart thing cpuc did with this energy efficiency team, they did the auditing, so they knew what the base line was and how we would measure the improvement, and i want to talk about them. they have been doing this not just from went and that money came in. barbara hail -- hale, others, you are part of that energy efficient team, and i want to express my thanks for working with the rest of the city and the building owners and everyone working together, because it is with those audits, and then wit and a great mind, to bring down what could have been in large single contract, we broke it down to represent opportunities, something the supervisors and i have been working on, and that resulted in 76 bay area workers getting jobs. that is that we use our federal money not in it -- not only in a responsible way, the money we were rewarded, but we use it even more responsibly. we kick up the standard by engaging the people who use the building in their habits and their culture and using it. it can be improved, and then we use our

the cpuc claims they found evidence that installed salvaged our junk pipe between 1948 and 1956. many of the lines are still in use. that's raising serious safety concerns. the pgmpde says using salvage pipe was common in past decades. they also are dealing with any risk posed by salvage pipes. >>> no major damage, but people are still talking about to two earthquakes near berkeley. the second after 8:00 last night. both were less than a four magnitude. people all over the the bay area felt the shaking. they had depths of six miles. and they had interesting time i ing. >> you never know. did you feel it? zbli did not. >> i don't think anything could have woke me up then. let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> no matter what you're doing later on today you're going to feel the warm up. we have a nice day ahead of us. good sleeping weather as we wake up tomorrow morning with cloud cover. this is what we're looking at this morning. you can see old glory flying in the wind. fog is what we're watching for. through livermore looking good from san francisco to oik land. visib