francisco this morning, demanding that commissioners reject a proposed rate hike by pg and e, the cpuc is considering pg and e's request to recover $723 million in costs to operate the diablo canyon nuclear plant. the facility was set to close next year. pg and e says keeping it up and running, though will help meet the state's growing power demands. clean energy advocates say the plant is too dangerous. >> we don't want any more investor owned utilities. we want utilities owned by the people and for the people so we can have safe, clean, affordable energy for everyone in the state of california. >> the groups are also calling on the cpuc to close the aliso canyon gas storage facility, and to reject a rate hike for san diego gas and electric customers as well. >> it was this opportunity to come together and really unite around someone we believe in. >> calls growing tonight for retiring congresswoman barbara lee to run for oakland mayor. so will she get into the race? and the saying goes, you build it, they will come. a howard terminal stadium didn't happen for the a's. so will it work

the cpuc has not yet taken a vote on the proposal. >> law enforcement agencies are reminding everyonethe holiday season responsibly, and warning that officers will be out in force looking for impaired drivers. the national drive sober or get pulled over campaign is now underway through january 1st. law enforcement agencies around the bay area and across the country are stepping up enforcement and holding dui checkpoints. traffic safety figures show dui related crashes are more common in december than in any other month of the year. new at four a federal lawsuit has now been filed against the state department, accusing it of abandoning palestinian americans in gaza. the sacramento valley, central california office of the council on american islamic relations, or care filed this suit in conjunction with care new jersey and care chicago. they say the state department failed to promptly evacuate americans and palestinian americans from gaza during the israeli bombardment. while it did evacuate americans, including israeli americans, from other conflict zones. the state department has not

clean, affordable energy for everyone in the state of california. >> the group also is calling on the cpuctorage facility, and to reject a rate hike for san diego gas and electric customers. >> a san francisco shellfish company is issuing an urgent recall for certain oysters that may be contaminated with norovirus. s and m shellfish company says. the oysters from british columbia were sold between december 1st and the ninth. the fda says the oysters were sold as fannie bay, buckley bay and royal miyagi oysters. they were shipped to distributors in at least 15 states, including ours. the fda is advising restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell the oysters, and to immediately dispose of them. the fda warns anyone can get sick with norovirus. president biden wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the united states by more than 60% over the next decade. his administration has set strict new standards to cut air pollution from vehicles and power plants, and made the most significant investments in climate and clean energy in u.s. history. mr. biden says the new goal will help keep the c

but to limits they state level the california dmv regulations with the cpuc regulations is kind of anella a v policy looks like san francisco policy. but they have not necessarily got their tools in place to achieve those umbrella goals that includes reducing the dmv and the efficient of v mp so not a lot of empty spaces in the vehicles with high occupancy we hope to see more progress. >> thank you for that i hope we have 20s a at the table to keep an eye on that and maybe less user than the crews table i think they called them vans but they were so proud of that any prototype moving from the small car to this big thing and have photos of this bringing shiny object that is what we call a bus actually; right? like so i know an old but a matter of time before as we have those all over the streets that will be a direct i think threat to public transportation when he defund or losing funding i should say by i want to pu did you. >> one comment on this issue of transit pryor we have elements to dive into that the pa has in terms of dnc with congestion this will request a similar program wi

last night the cpuc issued a rule requiring all ride hail drivers who carry unaccompanied minors to pass a fingerprint background check. customers are reporting that uber contacted them to notify them of that change. we did reach out to uber for confirmation and have not yet heard back. >>> an antioch father is speaking out after he says that his family was seriously hurt when the airboat tour they were on in the florida everglades collided with another boat. tollsons with several other bay area families were in naples, florida, for a youth football program last week when the crash happened. investigators have not said how or why the two boats crashed, only that multiple people were ejected into the water leaving nearly two on dozen people injured, including 16 that had to be taken to the hospital. >> i was thrown, ejected, from the boat. trying to get to my family was a challenge. i felt helpless because my job as their father and as her husband, i couldn't prevent this. i couldn't help them. i was helpless and that is probably and any father would probably tell you that is probably one

the group says they also want the cpuc to reject its proposal to keep the aliso canyon gas station, store or gas storage facility in southern california open indefinitely. they say the facility is toxic, putting communities at risk. we are ready for a new energy system that doesn't destroy our communities. if approved today, that pg&e rate hike would increase monthly household bills by about $4 per month. but it also follows four previous rate hikes this year alone. this latest one, if it passes, would appear on our bills in 2026. the man accused of killing united health care ceo is now back in new york. this after waiving his extradition. now here is a look at the suspect. luigi mangione leaving the pennsylvania courthouse earlier this morning. he'll now answer to 11 criminal counts in connection with the ambush killing of ceo brian thompson. meanwhile, just in this midday, new federal prosecutors have filed their new charges against mangione. that includes murder and stalking. but the charges filed in new york city. will they have priority? one of mangione's defense attorneys is already

the cpuc is considering pg and e request to recover $723 million in costs to operate the diablo canyonuclear plant. that facility was scheduled to close next year. pg and e says that keeping it up and running though through next year, will actually help meet the state's growing power demand. clean energy advocates say the plant is too dangerous. >> only as diablo canyon. dangerous. it's also all it's really doing is providing continued power for pg and e to make more and more profits. we, as the working class people who are already paying so much for our utilities, shouldn't have to pay for the operation of a power plant that none of us want, and that is actually actively dangerous to our health here in california. >> the groups pointed out that pg and e has already raised rates four times this year. all right. here's a look at the stories trending tonight@ktvu.com. one of our top stories. memorial services are set for three college students from piedmont killed in that fiery cybertruck crash last month. they were home from college, visiting their families over the thanksgiving break.

the group says they also want the cpuc to reject a proposal to keep the aliso canyon natural gas storageat risk. we are ready for a new energy system that doesn't destroy our communities. if approved today, the pg&e rate hike would increase monthly household rates by about4 a month. it follows four previous rate hikes this year alone. this latest one would appear on customer bills in 2026. sunshine today, but rain and cooler temps are on the way. meteorologist kari hall has our 7-day forecast. today will be partly cloudy with highs in the low 60s for the inland valleys, and cold again tonight. with the development of more fog for the start of our friday. and then it will be partly cloudy throughout the afternoon. a high of about 62 degrees cooler on saturday. mostly cloudy with times of rain and it looks like those clouds will stay with us into next week with some off and on showers into christmas eve. and by christmas day it is clearing out with highs in the upper 50s. we may see more of those waves of rain in san francisco starting on saturday. it's the first day of winter and through

the cpuc is considering the utility's request to recover $723 million in costs to operate the diablo canyon nuclear plant. that facility was scheduled to close next year, and pg and e says that keeping it up and running through next year would actually help meet the state's growing power demand. clean energy advocates say the plant is just too dangerous. >> only as diablo canyon dangerous. it's also all it's really doing is providing continued power for pg and e to make more and more profits. we, as the working class people who are already paying so much for our utilities, shouldn't have to pay for the operation of a power plant that none of us want, and that is actually actively dangerous to our health here in california. >> the groups pointed out that pg and e has already raised rates four times this year. coming up here at six. it is a south bay nonprofit helping feed hundreds of thousands of homeless people every year. why? martha's kitchen is now looking to pack up and move this holiday season. and a gas station in fremont has been repeatedly targeted by thieves. but that has no

as a more recent note, in the last couple of weeks, cpuc passed a rule that julie friedlander was heavily involved in that had to do with automated vehicles and the traffic impacts that they cause, or that they can cause. again, on the bottom of the slide, you can see some of the examples of what we're currently working on and some recent rulemakings that we participated in. appreciate your support with these, and thank you for your time. happy to answer any questions. directors, i know that was a lot in a little bit of time, but again we're trying to be quick for you out of respect for your own time. we appreciate the briefings that you took with us ahead of time, where we were able to cover some of these items more in depth, and we are happy to take any questions that you might have. we appreciate the time that you've given us. we're a team that's small but mighty. we're at work every day here at city hall and in sacramento, and sometimes even all the way up to the federal government. but we're always here for you anytime. thank you so much. actor, director, acting director. ramos. dire