in a statement mayor london breed and dennis herrera called it an important step towards energy independence. the city began looking into the possibility of buying pg&e equipment to take over providing electricity to the city and after the utility filed for bankruptcy back in january. in response to the offer the utility released this statement today reading in part pg&e has been a part of san francisco since the company founded more than a century ago. while we don't believe it is in the best option of our customers and stakeholders, we will remain open to communication on this issue. >>> after a long break, congress returns tomorrow. what democrats say they hope to accomplish during their first week back. >> plus a close call in san francisco bay this weekend and coming up the video showing the sailboat nearly striking a humpback whale. >> andly be back here with your forecast to get you going for the rest of the week. the five-day forecast is coming up next. we are here to discuss jessie's online time. and out of respect, we will let you make the first offer. thirty minutes. thirty minute

lines in infrastructure for 2 and a half billion dollars mayor london breed and city attorney dennis herrera made the offer late last weekend in a statement yesterday reid called the offer competitive fair and equitable and said it would offer stability to the offer does not include pg e's natural gas system in the city. today the utility released a plan to offer nearly billion to wildfire victims. insurance companies. and cities that battled wildfires that were sparked by electrical equipment. the plan was filed in bankruptcy court. the company now says it could raise more than billion in debt and the strategy will not result in rate increases for its customers. meanwhile, a temporary restraining order was denied to a group that does not want a homeless center build along san francisco's embarcadero safe embarcadero for all is against a plan to build a 200 bed homeless navigation center on the waterfront between the ferry building in oracle park, a member of the group says the judge thought it was urgent enough to hear today and he's now we're scheduled a hearing for later this month. oppon

>> early in the spring of this year, the mayor, supervisor walton, and city attorney dennis herrera called for an independent study with ucsf and u.c. berkeley, and there was a community meeting, so that was ongoing. it was currently happening, and it is independent. >> it would be out of our purview but in the hands of that particular group. >> yeah. >> yeah, and so i'm aware of the u.c. berkeley, and there were some issues that came up regarding u.c. berkeley being a part of that, and there was the question, could not stanford or another agency, organization or university come in and help with that and give their results along with the others? would it have to just be the one chosen? >> okay. that's a question that we could forward -- that you would have to that particular body that is working on that. i don't have that answer, but we can definitely forward that question. >> i have a couple of questions for city ph. and so some of these questions are coming from the comments that were happening during the last community meeting that took place between ucsf, u.c. berkeley and kind of ques

mayor london breed and city attorney dennis herrera released a short statement.rt it reads the city and county of san francisco has taken an important step toward energy independence by submitting an official offer letter to pacific gas and electric for $2.5 billion for acquisition of electric attribution and transition assets that serve san francisco. it's not the first time san francisco has tried to do this but now the utility is in bankruptcy and facing liabilities for wildfires. state senator jerry hill supports the move. >> i'm really pleased that san francisco is making the offer. now's the best time to do it since their in bankruptcy. certainly they could use the money. >> pg&e put out a statement that reads in part, quote, while we don't believe municipalization is in the best interest of our customers and stakeholders we are committed to working with the city and will remain open to communication on this issue. >>> oakland schools are looking into another rope found near an elementary school campus. some community members believe it could be a noose. it

mayor london breed and the city attorney dennis herrera releasing a short statement saying in part, " has submitted an official offer letter to the utility company includes $2.5 billion for the acquisition of assets that serve san francisco." this is not the first time the city's tried to do this but now the utility is in bankruptcy, and facing liabilities for wildfires. state senator jerry hill supports the move. >> i'm really pleased that san francisco is making the offer. now is the best time to do it, since they're in bankruptcy. certainly they could use the money. >> pg&e put out a statement saying in part, it doesn't believe what it called municipalization is in the best interests of its customers. >>> a new "forbes" list of the most innovative leaders is sparking an uproar. there are hundreds of people on the list but only one woman. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us here with some reaction, a look at how it happened in this day and age. >> right. the editor of "forbes" says their lists are not opinion, they are driven by data and methodology but how they use that d