a wildlaá:x& t lease, cementing our application to the cpuc.the cpuc ultimately has sold jurisdiction on the routing of this project and that they will get the economic and engineering feasibility of the different routes. they will have the ultimate choice. one of them will be the port. they will be interested in what the lease costs are in terms of that lease as well. >> and robert is available to answer any questions that the commission may have when we're done with the presentation. i just wanted to close and said that robert minturn the california public utilities commission, the lead agency -- 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

assemblyman jerry hill says they put the cpuc on notice. he blames lax regulations and the cause of the san bruno gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people two years ago. >> this is now the law and a requirement. and assemblyman hill said the law is aimed to change the culture at pg&e. and a spokesperson says it is working with the cpuc to make change autos we're working to change the culture at pg&e so that safety is put first in everything we put in the field. >> they have yet to fine pg&e for its role. >> coming up next expansion of a trader joe's peanut butter recall. >> nice work when you get it. the golf course for a very good cause, the story coming good cause, the story coming up. this is a lot of food for 4 bucks. yeah... think they made a mistake? i don't know - maybe. the fried cheese melt is back for just 4 bucks. 1 of 4 big 4-dollar meals on the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. open all night. >>> a peanut butter recall has been expanded to include 76 tichgs of peanut and almond butter started with creamy peanut butte

the laws require the cpuc to limit bonuses for pg&e executives and better evaluate safety performance. >> this will give them the tools to refocus pg&e's priorities from profit to safety. >> last year he sponsored legislation requiring safety valves on pipelines and giving x release to the victims. >>> res dependents are hearing the -- residents are hearing the latest into safety practs at chevron refinery. coming -- practice at chevron refinery. coming up ktvu's cara liu will join us live from the community meeting. >>> fundraisers for flight 93 say they are short on cash. flight 93 was bound for san francisco when terrorist took over the plane. the first phase of the memorial at the crash site has been completed but family of the victims say $5 million is needed to finish the flight 93 memmier -- memorial. >>> scientists are seeing if japanese tsunami debris has come aboard. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler has more. >> reporter: you can see the occasional bit of plastic on the beach but volunteers cleared beaches from santa cruz to monterey. >> reporter: in a warehouse

>>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 complication of the west nile virus. >> violence in libya and new information from officials about how 4 americans lost their lives this week during that attack. >> bart spends 1 million dloors clean up a big mess at some of the station. >> the company that found out the hard way what happens when saz.e >> there is new information tonight about the 4 americans who died in libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all killed. another former seal ty

. >> this legislation will give the cpuc the tools to focus from profits to safety. >> last year hill sponsored legislation. >>> there is another community meeting in richmond today about the chevron refinery fire. the august 6th fire sent more than 16,000 people to hospitals for treatments. the meeting will be held at the richmond memorial auditorium at civic center plaza and doors open at 5:15. >>> in a separate case, investigators want to figure out who knew about a bypass pipe used at chevron's richmond refinery. the "chronicle" reports the environmental protection agency launched a criminal investigation earlier this year. that's after bay area quality district managers say they found a pipe inside the refinery that routes hydrocarbon gases around pollution monitoring equipment. surveillance tapes from the refinery show gases flared from that pipe at least 27 times without monitoring, experts say. >> we're awaiting the results of an e.p.a. investigation that will look at whether this conduct was intentional or negligent. >>> chevron says the pipe was for balancing pressure but th

i think there are a lot of conflicts in anyone who has any business before the cpuc or the sfpuc is oftentimes conflicted out. we have a couple people that might fill that vacancy. i made a couple changes. we formed a new subcommittee, which is going to be headed by alex landsburg. he's going to not meet every month, but have a quarterly meeting and kind of look at those issues that are very important to the community. replacing, he was the wastewater subcommittee chair and he's being replaced by javier pruit hill, who is a recent appointee and the water commit, david pillpel will be heading the water committee. i'm sure you will have lots of procedural comments that will come out of that committee. it will be good to have new blood come out of that committee and we're going to give that a try. the power subcommittee will be run by doug cane. the resolutions that came forward. a resolution in support of alternative nonpotable water. it was brought forward and i think hasn't been voted on by the supervisors yet. we had a resolution and support of ssip validation program and also an excess land

s office, cpc -- cpuc. we have our best practices study under way.everyone is looking forward to that along the lines of improving service. the public voices often not included in these discussions about the taxi industry. obviously an important voice and there is medallion reform which is in part what we are comfortable -- contemplating today. just the basic, to put it in simple terms. a medallion is a permit to these permits are held by individuals with the small exception of some older permits. and generally these permits since 1978 have been non- transferable. there is a little over 1500 medallions currently in use at their managed either by the medallion holder through an affiliate lease or their accompanying a method on behalf of the holder. the pilot that folks have been referring to was established by this board in 2010 and allowed to transfer of medallions again. fees medallions were non- transferable. under this pilot in allowed transfer by certain holders to transfer their medallions in exchange for a fee. apportions windt -- portion wena

>>reporter: san francisco city attorney dennis rerare a wants to meet with the cpuc to determine exactlyis 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 the west nile virus. >> violence in libya and new informatio about how 4 americans lost their lives this week during that attack. >> bart spends 1 million dloors clean up a big mess at some of the station. >> the company that found out the hard way what happens when apple no longer wants your saz.no >> there is new information tonight about the 4 americans who died in libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all killed. another former seal t

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 all giants up. >> tickets for the division series went on sale online today but only for season holders.

>>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 complication of the west nile virus. >> violence in libya and new information from officials about how 4 americans lost their lives this week during that attack. >> bart spends 1 million dloors clean up a big mess at some of the station. >> the company that found out the hard way what happens when apple no longer wants your saz.no >> there is new information tonight about the 4 americans who died in libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all ki

and then also whether the city should be doing this as opposed to relying on the cpuc which obviously has very broad jurisdiction in terms of quickly moving the dial on renewables. and so if you could comment on that. >> sure. if we could bring up the slide that's on the screen right now, or get it up on the screen. this is the slide where i was talking about how we have made a lot of purchases. so we've been out and we have done things related to solar on our rooftops at moscone center and other places, on top of sunset reservoir, cogen facilities, a microhydrofacilities. there are a number of ways that we want to go out and generate power. if you look at that, we've committed to spend over $90 million, and those are great programs, but their impact is the equivalent of less than -- greenhouse gases from less than 7,000 homes. here, you're talking about spending very little. and again we're hoping 13 million of the 19 never get spent. and you get an impact 90,000 household on day one if the program goes through. the efficiency of this program is so much more efficient than any go sol

jerry hill has three bills and all of them would require the cpuc to take greater responsibility in holding pg&e responsible. >> it's all of our responsibility to hold pg&e and lawmaker as ktable for ensuring safety of gas pipeline that's run beneath our homes. >> pg&e says there is no position on my of the bills but is making changes under leadership of new ceo. >> our goal is to become one of the safest operators in the nation, we know we have a long way to go until we get there. but we won't stop until we get there. >> i think they're moving in right direction but pg ask e lost its way before, for 20 years and want to make sure they don't again. >> this city is holding an event to mark the two year anniversary on sunday. >> and heather, thank you. >> there is opening night at the democratic national convection. an hour from now, first lady michelle obama takes the stage but first, the delegates will hear from tonight's key note speaker mayor julian castro. mark matthews is in charlotte live, covering the convention. very big night for women at dnc. >> it is. the health and human services

cpuc validated our commit tomt qaul quality.ain this investigation only involves welds on newer pipelines not older ones being replaced following the deadly explosion. >> chef onron just released a report on the massive fire in richmond saying the investigation into the cause of the leak and source of the ignition on august 6th still ongoing but highlights a time line of the incident. response actions and an overview of air quality data. chevron says it will not be able to summarize measures to prevent a recurrence until the investigation is complete. >> tonight here on abc 7 news a neighborhood pays tribute to failen officer, we're live in this hometown as friends and family gather to remember him. >> coming up, a consumer needs help with dmv. 7 on your side is coming up. >> stay with us. abc 7 news at 6:00 continues [ female announcer ] every day, there's a new reason not to make a home-cooked meal. work, errands, a greasy bag of deep-fried easy. ♪ fortunately with hamburger helper's 40 varieties a home-cooked meal is never ou

the cpuc today has validated our commitment to quality.tigation only involves welds on newer pipelines not older ones being replaced following the san bruno he explosion. >>> moving on, have you wondered why during rush hour no one is rushing anywhere? there is a question the city of palo alto has been asking when they looked at the traffic nightmare every morning and afternoon around some elementary schools and tonight as abc 7 news reporter jonathan blume explains they are testin a new you high tech solution to the perplexing problem. >> class dismissed, for kids the best part of the school day but for parents waiting in the traffic jam not so much. >> the traffic here is outrageous at times and -- and kind of scary at times actually. >> reporter: the principal in palo alto, a school that was built for 300 kids and now holds closer to 6 h hundred. and more than half of them ride solo to and from school with a parent who is is now sitting in this. >> the backup here is just unbelievable. >> reporter: overton was thrilled when the city ask

. >> san francisco city attorney says he shares the safety kevrnlts he wants to meet with the cpuc asn as possible to determine what exactly is holding up the process. >>> faulty kitchen appliance believed to be the cause of devastating fire overnight at private school in menlo park. investigators say it appears a pinch cable lead to go electric range where the fire started at the school. flames then swept through the school main building just before 4 this morning destroying a third grade classroom and several administrative offices. the school principal says the fire is taking an emotional toll on everyone especially the teacher whose room was destroyed. >> devastated. hard work she put into making that environment really special for the kids and now now it's gone. so that's really hard. >> the school will be closed until at least monday. in the mean time officials need to find a temporary home for the third graders when classes resume. damage to the building is estimated at more than 40 400,000 dollars. >>> oakland hills a lot of smoke 2 alarm fire burned a home honor folk drive. t

in a letter to the city attorney, the cpuc claims pg&e wants to replace the lines but the city department of public works will not let the utility fini finish. they have a paving ordinance going on. now, in response to the accusations, city attorney dennis herrera says he shares those safety concerns and he wants to try to determine what's holding up this process. >>> well, it's certainly going to be a good weekend to head to the beach. warm temperatures in store for us here in the bay area. >> yeah, and if you want to stay indoors, you can be like jon kelley and glue yourself to the couch. you're going to watch some football this weekend, let's face it. nice cool beverage. you've got a good plan because we've got those 49ers, oh, yeah, they're taking it to candlestick park on sunday. if you don't have tickets to that game, don't worry about it. you can just keep it on nbc bay area, we are holding that game. yeah, jon's big screen sounds good, i'm coming over. 6:49, i'll bring the dip and the chips. as you can see here from this live picture over the hp pavilion, temperatures are crisp. w

in a letter to the city attorney, the cpuc claims pg&e wants to replace the lines, but the city's department works won't let the utility finish the project because of a street paving ordinance. in response to the accusations, city attorney dennis herrera says he shares the safety concerns and wants to determine what is holding up the process. >>> one of the real deadheads could be on his way to jail this morning. former grateful dead drummer mickey hart is being accused of assaulting a man after a concert in kentucky. this happened last week while hart was in town performing at a harvest festival. police say after the show a man filed an assault report alleging hart assaulted him. a warrant has been issued for hart's arrest. >>> here's a question for you, ever wondered what an $11,000 cup of joe tastes like? scott mcgrurks did you bring enough to share? >> i've got two coffee cups right here that are ready to go. our gadget this gadget friday is, as you might have guessed, an $11,000 coffee maker. it's not available yet, but you can preorder. your friend is preordering a $600 iphone, you can

the cpuc has not fined pg&e for the miss tables two years go.epresentative hill sponsored three bill that are now on the governor he's desk, aiming at improving pipeline safety. one would require companies to adopt safety requirements and another would require safety performance and the third bill would require regulators to look at a utilities safety record before athrowing utility to raise its rates. to commemorate the the event, some will have a memorial ceremony at 5:00 today. ally rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a surf trip lasted longer than expected when one was washed away by the waves. the father and son have been wind surfing together but the father decided to head out one last time on his own and around 6:30, the son reported him missing. a crew and helicopter start to search for him but didn't find him until 9:30. the current had taken him towards the san mateo bridge. he was taken to the shore, cold and tired but otherwise okay. >>> overnight we heard from the mother of two small children who police said were kidnapped by their fat