the bill would give the cpuc the ability to tasking existing state agency is a procurement backstop. at the hearing last week for the bill, we focus and how the bill will be amended to address any stakeholder concerns and should be seen as a starting point for discussions. c.c.a. is providing some ideas for different amendments to make it a little bit more tenable for c.c.a.s. we currently believe that a central buyer is unnecessary, however, we will would be willing to support one who is responsibilities are limited to procuring unmet local resource adequacy capacity. so we will definitely be continuing to engage on this bill and report back to as the session progresses, any questions on ab 56? great. ab 1362 is another bill we wanted to draw your attention to it would not be applicable to clean power s.f. because it applies primarily to c.c.a.s that are in development, but cal c.c.a. is opposing this bill. it would over stern s.p. 790 which was signed into law into 2011 and has the cpuc with adopting a code of conduct to prohibit investor-owned utilities for marketing against c.c.a

s safety division, and then to the cpuc who reviews the documents officer a three-week period before the vehicle is put into service. of those 50, we typically have a small number that are available for training. we have some that are in various forms of maintenance, in some cases to do retrofits on things that we're learning about the vehicles in realtime. and then we have some in service. over the last several weeks, we've had more vehicles than i'd like to see not in service because of flat wheels. the vehicles on the seaman's vehicle -- the braking system on the seaman's vehicle is different than our brada system. it is designed to minimize falls on board. when an operator hits the emergency brake, or when the automatic train control system brings the vehicle to an emergency stop. when we first introduced these vehicles into service, we were seeing flat wheels primarily from issues that we're working through in the su subway. so the automatic train control system would experience an issue on the train that it didn't understand, and it would take the most prudent course of action,

as well as vegetation managementsot mark toney/the utility rate network :45the problem is the cpuc didnt do the review they were supposed to do, the audit they were supposed to do to make sure pge told the truth.sot mike danko/attorney for wildfire victims :46it gave pge no pushback it voted unanimously to let them raise the rates, i think this is jus a warmup its going to happen again and the next one is going to much more significant.attorney mike danko who represents wildfire victims says p, g and e is also asking to increase annual profits from 10 to 16%sot thats why got us into this trouble is pge unrelenting quest for profits.sot gov. gavin newsom/(d) california earlier this week the governor said they wouldn't happen... if that rate request was approved it could see monthly bills go up nearly $20 dollars a month... sotyou start adding all these rate increses and pge is in danger of bankrupting its own customers.147/own customers (grant) (grant) the fremont police department revealed dash cam and body cam video from an officer involved shooting on april 18th. and we now know that t

i will say during the testing processes and the certification, the cpuc was very much involved. >> i think that's how i would describe it as well. they are invited to, and often attend, many of the tests that we conduct. and then they also review all of the documentation to confirm that the safety tests were completed. >> chairman: thank you. commissioner haney. >> thank you, chair peskin. i think probably my questions are more more for the m.t.a. representative. obviously we can't have these kind of questions around safety with regards to our trains. anyone who saw the incident that took place, it was absolutely shocking and horrific and unacceptable that we would put our residents and passengers in this kind of situation. i don't remember or recall having any situation like this with the prior trains. it seems to me there are a lot of issues, and sometimes every time people board, of kind of being in some way stuck between the doors and they open up and they don't, as i recall, ever have shut on somebody and dragged them along. so this sa very is a very, very serious concern, and t

. >> in the cpuc's meeting today, the 5 commissioners voted unanimously to allow pg&e to add more than one third of $1 billion to customers bills. the utility told me it is gratified that the cpuc believed it and granted the reasonable and fair request. >> the problem is there was no reasonableness review. it is part of the commission's job to do a reasonable nest reasonableness review. >> reporter: $373 million will be used to pay for pg&e's costs for 9 fire, wind and rain events in 2016 and 2017 to restore power, repair facilities and trim trees, remove trees and clear brush from underneath power lines to prevent future outages and fires. customers will soon be paying this off at an average cost of $3.50 a month over 12 months starting soon . >> they also just asked for what is called a cost of capital increase . >> that means because pg&e is lower credit rating makes its borrowing cost much higher, it will pass those costs onto consumers. but wait, there's more. this just approved rate increase does not include any damage from the massive fires of 2018 which will generate its own ad

the utility told me it is gratified the cpuc believed it and granted the reasonable and fair request. >> the problem is there was no renewable reason boldness review. it is the commission's job to do a reasonableness review before a cost can be passed to customers. that did not happen. >> reporter: $370 million will be used to pay pg&e's cost from 9 fire, wind and rain events to restore power, repairs facilities and trim trees, remove trees and clear brush from underneath power lines to prevent future outages and fires. customers will soon be paying this off at an average cost of $3 $.50 over 12 months starting soon. >>> we do bless they also asked for a cost of capital increase . >> that is because pg&e's lower credit rating makes the borrowing cost much higher and they will pass increase costs to consumers. but wait, there is more. this just approved rate increase does not include damage from the massive fires of 2018 which will generate its own additional emergency write request and on top of that, every 3 years, pg&e files what is called a general rate request and that one, as cur

. >> if you want to protest, send a copy of the letter you're senning to the cpuc and send one to us. i have done that. i have not heard back at this poin point. >> well, if it's any comfort, they even wanted money about for the mud system because it was used to buy emergency water supplies as bell as financing with drought operations. live in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> developing news in san francisco. the department of health is warning of possible measles exposure. a con tarngs patient rode caltrans and visited these places you see on the map including hay s you see on the map. >> reporter: the most important information is according to the didn't of public health, this person with measles did visit several places skpoeding many to this virus muni has sent an alert. >> we're getting information out to our riders along the 947 lines to let them know there was someone riding with measles and if you're feeling any of the symptoms that normally come with something like the measles to go see them. >> someone boarded the train and entered the building. the san francisco depar

if approved by the cpuc, the average monthly bill increase would be about $12, effective january 2020. and, if an earlier request made in december to help reduce wildfire risk goes through, the average bill would go up $10 per month, bringing the total to $22. >> it's terrible. i wouldn't like that at all. no, they have to think of something else. especially probably should have this be, the stock owners pay a lot of that. despite government gavin newsom's office released a statement that reads in part, pg ideas are increasing -- asking increases in cost to ratepayers in order to generate profits for investors while victims claims is it in bankruptcy. this budget is it outrageous that pete yanity is looking for yet another bailout from ratepayers for its negligence when it comes to wildfires. >> mark tony is executive director with the utility reform network. he says pg andy should be working on their rate increase is not raising. several households had their rate increase because they fell behind other bills. >> reporter: pg&e said it is open to discussing alternatives with state off

now, in its filing with the cpuc, pg&e is also asking for a rate raise so it can attract more investors to help fund these capital improvements. governor gavin newsom blasted the utilities rate hike request, arguing that rate payers should not be on the hook for this while wildfire victims go bankrupt and pg&e tries to generate profits for its investors. reporting live here in walnut creek, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> all right. time to ditch the jacket, though, bob. it's hot out there. this is a plan that could change the landscape of the embarcadero in san francisco. it is surrounded by controversy. it is the new homeless navigation center that we've been talking about that could be decided today by the city's port commission. >> because naturally -- do you want me to talk or not? >> reporter: that is of course mayor london breed trying to calm down residents during a community meeting earlier this month. the center is planned for the sea wall lot 300 along the embarcadero. it would eventually serve 200 clients. but when it opens, the number would be right around 130. this does

however, the cpuc is now investigating the incident. even when muni's acting director of safety gave us a safety demo last week, it closed in on her hand. muni is now adding a safety edge on the doors that would in theory detect when someone or something gets stuck between them. seven of the new trains have them. no timeline on when the rest of the fleet will get them. >> they don't really like -- >> what don't you like about them? >> they don't seem safe to me. >> this security video was obtained by the san francisco woman running for the door, getting her hand caught and the train keeps running. >> oh my god! that's pretty dangerous i'd say. >> san francisco supervisor matt heaney says the board is now holding off on giving muni the $62 million they asked the city to fast track to get them 151 new trains. the seaman's made trains were first rolled out in 2017. >> of course we want to see exactly what they're going to do to do further testing, what sort of additional safety measures they can add to the cars, how we can trust they're go

and it been proactive in supplying information about our infrastructure to the cpuc cal fire and the butte county district attorney. >>> a case of the suspected golden state killer. prosecutors said they plan to seek the death penalty against joseph d'angelo. he is accused of committing 13 murders as well as and burglaries across california. in the 1970s and 1980s. prosecutors say d'angelo was identified through a dna match. today he stood silently in front of the courtroom as relatives of victims looked on. >>> we are thrilled with the decision to seek the death penalty. the golden state killer is the worst of the worst. of the worst. that ever happened. >>> harrington said his youngest brother was murdered by the golden state killer in 1980. the prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty comes a month after governor newsom suspended all executions in california. >>> attorney general william barr stunned a panel when he said he believes the u.s. government spied on the trump campaign. his m ignited new controversy over the russia investigation.>> reporter: today's hearing with att

>> they say that they are happy that the cpuc granted its "reasonable and fair request." it is not clear when the rate height will take effect. >>> amazon claiming to make one day shipping a new standard for new prime members. they plan to spend the money next quarter to make the investment. the change will roll out across north america before expanding globally to more than 100 million prime customers. >>> walmart is looking to the future for the new store design. the retail giant says it is opening a 50,000 square-foot store in long island, new york. the approach is called the intelligent retail lab. they say that we use artificial intelligence tools, and the system will be powered by 100 servers with 400 graphics processing units and 10 cooling towers. >>> we're learning more about the much-anticipated uber ipo. they will price the shares between 44 and $50. that would value the company at as much as $90 billion. they say that they will pitch themselves to investors as the amazon of transportation. >>> warriors gear. some of the best selling gear across the nba the sea

the utility says they needs funds to cover wildfire -- ifppve the cpuc, the average monthly bill increase would be about $12 effective january 2020. if an earlier request to reduce wildfire risk goes through, the average bill will go up ten bucks a month bringing the total to $22. >> it's terrible. i wouldn't like that. no, they have to think of something else. >> it's outrageous that pg&e is looking for yet another bail out from rate payers for its negligence when it comes to wildfires. >> governor newsom's office released a statement that reads in part, pg&e is requesting massive increases and cost to rate payers to generate profits for investors. all while wildfire victims claims sit in bankruptcy. pg&e said they're open to discussions -- >>> in santa cruz, the city has been granted to clear a large homeless encampment next to highway 101. county judge ruled that the camp is a fire danger and a public nuisance. an attorney representing the campers argue the fire concern should be dealt with on a case by case basis. the city says that another site will be available for the homeless. >>

it may be going up again and the company says they'll use it -- if approved by the sit cpuc it couldon average. that would be effective january of 2020. if an earlier -- the average bill would go up $10 a month bringing the total to $22. >> it's terrible. i wouldn't like that at all. no. they have to think of something else. >> it's outrageous that pg&e is looking for yet another bailout from rate payers for its negligence when it comes to wildfires. >> governor newsom's office released a statement that reads in part, quote, pg&e is requesting increases in cost to rate payers in order to generate profits for investors while wildfire victims claims sit in bankruptcy. we reached out toy did not get back to. jackie ward, kpix5. >>> happening today, the port of san francisco is set to vote on a lease with the city overland for a homeless center. the site for the navigation center is just off the embarcadero and c-wall lot 30 is a parking lot from piers 30 to 32. city leaders -- the site will start with 130 beds and increase to 200 over a six-month period. the city is seeking a two-year l

>> the utility told ktvu that they are gratified that the cpuc issued their "reasonable and fair request >>> the wait is over for avengers fans. the avengers: endgame has arrived. in emotional finale for fans and the stars. >>> outside the door, we have the bay area friday. that says a lot. we have low clouds and fog. that will bring us a cool down. several degrees cooler at this hour from yesterday. i will look at what we can expect for today and the rest of the weekend, coming up. >>> a fiery crash in colorado is under investigation after four people were killed. 12 cars and three big rigs were involved in the crash in lakewood near denver. it went out interstate 70. one of the big rigs was speeding and hit some cars which set off a chain reaction crash and explosion then a massive fire. in addition to fatalities, at least six people were transported to the hospital. the driver of the speeding truck survive. >>> this morning, president trump issued a new round of tweets saying that he was addressing reports that the u.s. was billed for otto warmbier's medical care. >> we do not pay mon

the fire occurred and have been proactive in supplying information about our infrastructure to the cpuc, cal fire and dubuque county district attorney. >>> newly released documents shows the fbi investigated the lake community leader in chinatown, rose pack for fraud. the investigation again in 2005 after she qualified for an affordable housing program that provided housing financing for condos at below market rates to first time homebuyers. documents showed she also owned two other homes at the time. the fbi closed the probe 3 years later without charges after investigating finances, tax returns and the city's affordable housing program. rose pack died in 2016, she was 60 years old. >>> annual report issued by the bay area council states the bay area's homeless population is one of the largest in the country and now numbers almost 30,000 people. as ktvu's rob roth tells us, the report recommends cities band together in attempt to tackle homelessness as a regional issue. >> reporter: this man says he has been sleeping in this tent encampment for the past 6 months after he lost his job o

they've been working with the cpuc to address issues like climate change and global warming, which is important to communities like us because we're surrounded by water. obviously, a lot of downtown buildings use a lot of energy but they don't have the option to cover their rooftops with solar because they have such a small lot. it's going to be interesting how we make buildings energy efficient but we're going to do our part, so thanks to mayor breed. >> president melgar: commissioner moore? >> new york is going to start looking at all buildings green. the clue is to how san francisco will pick up on that. we have all of our rincon hill, all of potrero hill, to be fully glazed buildings, so we'll be looking for the director to take the lead on that. >> clerk: if there's nothing else, we can move onto item 7, commissioner's announcements. >> commissioner richards: the two senators have combined efforts, and as i understand it, some of the provisions of sb 50 only apply to large cities above 500,000 or 600,000. bottom line is we'll get more information to you. that concludes my thought

happening today, the future of pg&e heads in the ball as the cpuc meets this morning.y will make changes to the management and structure so fast utility company. this comes after pg&e filed for bankruptcy. the as we have been reported, your bill will soon be going up. regulators are proposing a rate hike. it will raise the average customer's bill by $3.50 a month. but the hike could soon go up even more. pg&e is seeking a second rate increase. >>> in oakland, a police officer is recovering this morning after he was stabbed in the neck by a woman. this happened as he was walking to his car last night in plainclothes after work not far from police headquarters. >> they were on their way to their vehicle when a person armed with a knife approached them and started stabbing them. >> that officer is in stable condition. the woman was promptly arrested. so far no motive in that stabbing. >>> also in the east bay, jury deliberations under way in the case of a serial dui driver accused of killing two children. investigators say wilson was under the influence when he veered off

the cpuc has just started a process of trying to interpret and implement that legislation, so we'll remainvery heavily active in that. there could be a tie of what comes out of our report and potential use of the funds to mitigate the inequities. look forward to that in the next week or so. a couple of app updates. first with regards to muni mobile. which we launched less than four years ago. but continues to have a strong and growing customer base. for example, last month, more than 90,000 customers purchased more than 220,000 tickets using the free app. and we expect over the course of this fiscal year, that ticket sales will exceed $9 million. so something that we haven't really pushed out or marketed very much. it's getting pretty good uptake. this week, we'll launch an updated version of muni mobile with a new look and feel. it will now accept apple and google pay as options for pavement along with credit card and paypal and debit cards. just our way of trying to make it more accessible and available to more folks and easier for them to ride muni. tickets can be stored an used anytime

the president of the cpuc says it's difficult regulating large organizations. >> we really need to understandes it take to make a large organization, a large group of people who are moving forward to provide a service actually do it well, do it safely, do it affordably. >> the second public forum is going to take place on april 26th. >>> measles are on track to set a record for the highest number of cases in 25 years. the world health organization says 555 cases of the measles have been reported in 20 states since april 4th. that's up by 90 cases in just the past week new york city, where a public health emergency is already declared. many of the patients are unvaccinated and live inooyn's communities. in california, the department of public health has confirmed at least 21 cases so far this year, including eight in the bay area. >>> violent storms across the middle of the country have left at least eight dead and dozens of communities in ruins. the spring system brought flooding rains, hail, a string of tornadoes, leaving hundreds of families homeless tonight. you can find a trail of debris,

happening today, the future of pg&e hangs in balance as cpuc meets this morning.is debating making changes to the management and structure of the utility company. this comes after pg&e filed for bankruptcy. the utility is facing several lawsuits related to the recent deadly wildfires. as we have been reporting your bill will soon be going up. regulators are approving a rate hike to pay for the costs related to the fires. it will raise the average customer'sper month. it could soon go up even more. they are seeking a second rate increase. >>> police are asking the public for more information after a violent struggle to arrest a naked man. officers say he was running around a church parking lot. "today in the bay" pete suratos joins us live from antioch with details on this strange case. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we are standing in the parking lot in antioch where this man was apparently running around naked in this area before police arrested him. the church behind my is mount holy rosary church. the suspect, 28-year-old pedro maris was acting

we did, just before this meeting -- i did get confirmation from the cpuc staff that we reviewed this proposal with yesterday, and they also agreed that it was a reasonable and measured approach given the tradeoff in front of us. >> so, um, just the last thing i would say -- i appreciate the path you've taken, but it is still very concerning to me that we have these cars that are out there that have this known issue. and even with a second sensor, we feel we might not be addressing it fully. so safety has to be our top concern here and our top responsibility. and i know we say, of course, that passengers have a responsibility as well with their behavior, but these kind of things happen in terms of people getting stuck in or around the doors. we cannot have doors that close on them and drag them. it is going to be a regular thing that happens. commissioner brown brought up children, the level of concern around safety has to be at the highest level. in the past, we did not have doors that closed on people and dragged them, and we can't have cars out there that will do that in the future

they'll be held at the cpuc auditorium on van ness avenue in san francisco starting at 9:00 in the morning>>> happening today, a second test for the oroville spillway. this past tuesday, the spillway underwent its first test by the department of water resources. it was the first time the nation's tallest dam was put into action since it failed two years ago and forced around 180,000 people to evacuate their homes. this morning at 10:00, flows will be increased to 25,000 cubic feet per second and will remain there if all goes well because of a growing snowpack. >>> still ahead on abc 7 mornings, the new way mcdonald's is helping you indulge in that midnight snack attack. but first, as we head to break, a live look outside this morning from santa cruz. you can see the boardwalk ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. you mighyour joints...ng for your heart... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ing