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there are two major components of pg & e's green tariff proposal. the standard green tariff program and the enhanced community renewable energy program. the standard green tariff offering would allow retail electric customers to purchase 100 percent of their energy of portfolio of solar energy project, less than 20 mega watts in capacity and located in pg & e's service territory. in response to the program pg & e will sign contracts for new solar energy capacity. at the outset of the program however pmg pg & e is going to supply energy to the continuing customers who use solar resources. once the project is developed specific he for the program become operational pg & e says it will transition customers to the new resources. during the california puc proceeding california providing rates for 12.2 cents for kilowatt hour for customers. that's about 2.5 cent premium over the base generation rate. the enhanced community renewable portion of the program would target the procurement of smaller scale resources located near the communities with the green ta
there are two major components of pg & e's green tariff proposal. the standard green tariff program and the enhanced community renewable energy program. the standard green tariff offering would allow retail electric customers to purchase 100 percent of their energy of portfolio of solar energy project, less than 20 mega watts in capacity and located in pg & e's service territory. in response to the program pg & e will sign contracts for new solar energy capacity. at the outset of...
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of your report. >> okay. i have one other is the pg & e green tariff. we wanted an update. barbara is not here so jaime can give you an update. >> good afternoon commissioners, my name is michael hines regulatory and legislative fares. on behalf of pg & e i'm going to share some information with you about the status of the green tariff proceeding in the california puc. i'm going to start with an overview and status of the timeline of the application and provide a high level overview of pg & e's actual proposal. so the pg & e's green tariff application has actually been ready for a california puc decision since late may of this year. and under senate bill 43, which was signed by the governor late last year, the california puc was to issue a decision on the green tariff in the month of july. that decision is still pending. based on the status of the application at the puc at
of your report. >> okay. i have one other is the pg & e green tariff. we wanted an update. barbara is not here so jaime can give you an update. >> good afternoon commissioners, my name is michael hines regulatory and legislative fares. on behalf of pg & e i'm going to share some information with you about the status of the green tariff proceeding in the california puc. i'm going to start with an overview and status of the timeline of the application and provide a high level...
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and every month part of your pg&e bill helps pay for it. but are bloom boxes performing as promised? investigative reporter vicky nguyen is here with the story. >> reporter: think of bloom boxes as giant batteries. they're supposed to be a much cleaner source of energy than what we get from the traditional power grid. and every month the part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that install bloom boxes. the question tonight, are they as green as advertised? when the sharks are off the ice or the concert has ended, 90% of the s.a.p. center's power comes from these. they're called bloom boxes. they house fuel cells that turn natural gas into electricity. and they're made by bloom energy. >> the s.a.p. center was actually the first sports and entertainment facility in the world to install this new technology. >> reporter: rich fatello is the v.p. of operations. bloom counts kaiser among its happy customers. >> we're in the process of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and that's important for kaiser perm
and every month part of your pg&e bill helps pay for it. but are bloom boxes performing as promised? investigative reporter vicky nguyen is here with the story. >> reporter: think of bloom boxes as giant batteries. they're supposed to be a much cleaner source of energy than what we get from the traditional power grid. and every month the part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that install bloom boxes. the question tonight, are they as green...
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of tells lu. a big announce -- tesla. a big announcement to come. pgrilled today so they are ready if the real thing happens and she is targeting teachers, police are hoping you can help them catch this woman who has stolen purses out of classrooms at six different schools and now administrators taking a second -- administrators are taking a second look at security. . >> this may save a water supply during the next big earthquake, how it works and where it is installed. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. insurance companies are spending millions of dollars trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46. >>> emergency officials joined pg&e in concord for a drill to prepare for potential disaster
of tells lu. a big announce -- tesla. a big announcement to come. pgrilled today so they are ready if the real thing happens and she is targeting teachers, police are hoping you can help them catch this woman who has stolen purses out of classrooms at six different schools and now administrators taking a second -- administrators are taking a second look at security. . >> this may save a water supply during the next big earthquake, how it works and where it is installed. >> these...
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it killed eight people and destroyed a number of pg&e.illion fine is accepted. they filed a separate appeal say they want more of the passes to go to the pipeline improvements instead of the general fund. they officially believe that this is appropriate. their mother turning over seen pg&e and the state utility constitution. <>: reporter: to questions first question is did you buy that dress? >>: i've pulled all large that i have. i've worked hard for three days now think that more sweater and jacket. city may want to start going to. >>: reporter: orange favor is going around the bay area because the baseball game going on. there probably calling in sick to work. why my showing of the clock that's because it's less than three hours away from this first pitch. the first game in the five cancers that have surfaced as gold giants ta
it killed eight people and destroyed a number of pg&e.illion fine is accepted. they filed a separate appeal say they want more of the passes to go to the pipeline improvements instead of the general fund. they officially believe that this is appropriate. their mother turning over seen pg&e and the state utility constitution. : reporter: to questions first question is did you buy that dress? >>: i've pulled all large that i have. i've worked hard for three days now think that more...
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in the last few weeks as a result of the first batch, the president of the california public utilities commission recused himself from pg & e gas transmission rate proceedings and also had his chief of staff resign. now a second commissioner is implicated in this latest batch of e-mails, mike florio is in several messages between brian cherry and other pg & e staff members. cherry was released from the company last month because of these e-mails that seemed to show a very cozy relationship between him and regulators. commissioner florio spoke with me by phone today about these latest e-mails. >> my biggest concern is that people that don't know me and know my history are going to think somehow i'm being buffaloed by pg & e and in fact, i think my whole professional career has been one of not taking what pg & e says at face value. >> utilities are obligated to report all communications with commissioners and today's e-mails are part of a filing by the company showing that it did not do that entirely. this all comes as the commission is weighing more than $1 billion in fines following the san bruno disaster and response.
in the last few weeks as a result of the first batch, the president of the california public utilities commission recused himself from pg & e gas transmission rate proceedings and also had his chief of staff resign. now a second commissioner is implicated in this latest batch of e-mails, mike florio is in several messages between brian cherry and other pg & e staff members. cherry was released from the company last month because of these e-mails that seemed to show a very cozy...
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our sponsors and the american red cross bay area so to that end please welcome the ceo of american red cross and pg&e vice president of emergency preparedness and response bearing anderson gentlemen come on up (clapping.) good evening. i'm just curiosities i want to see a show which hands who were here on the actual event so a majority of people you may recall after the earthquake the r50kd volunteers ma of whom were personally impacted began to work side by side 8 thousand r50kd volunteers provided supplies houses nearly 70 thousand people and he served over 6 thousand meals and distributed a blanket and closing neighbors helping neighbors american red cross is about training people and preparedness and bringing people into to be volunteers and literally turning around to help their neighbors we helped to rebuild and fund a number of homes in various community around the bay area as well as drilling for new wells and are repairing water pumps the disasters are about people coming together than that about cities falling apart we gambling became stronger and more resilient look around you getting re
our sponsors and the american red cross bay area so to that end please welcome the ceo of american red cross and pg&e vice president of emergency preparedness and response bearing anderson gentlemen come on up (clapping.) good evening. i'm just curiosities i want to see a show which hands who were here on the actual event so a majority of people you may recall after the earthquake the r50kd volunteers ma of whom were personally impacted began to work side by side 8 thousand r50kd volunteers...
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it looks like a lot of the hurdles are outside san francisco government's control, it's more pg&e and state level stuff that would need to be done. i will do my best to identify where there are problems because of that, trying to identify here's the problem, here's a thing that needs to be fixed somewhere else, if it's something that needs to be fixed here i will identify that as well, saying here is something san francisco can fix itself. >> are there other municipality that is might be in the same predicament that we might be in in san francisco that could be joined in an *r a leveraged effort, i think that's something to look at, if there's opportunities we might have to go to scale or something with other places around the bay area that are looking underground. >> i'll add that to my notes to see if there's other places and seeing if there's other people we can partner with should changes need to be made. one of the biggest ones would be a franchise, san francisco is the only one that's in the boat they are in. most of the others have created franchises that need to be changed. bu
it looks like a lot of the hurdles are outside san francisco government's control, it's more pg&e and state level stuff that would need to be done. i will do my best to identify where there are problems because of that, trying to identify here's the problem, here's a thing that needs to be fixed somewhere else, if it's something that needs to be fixed here i will identify that as well, saying here is something san francisco can fix itself. >> are there other municipality that is might...
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. >>> a judge deciding what type of punishment pg&e should get got an ear fuel. they are accused of having secret meetings with the public out tilts -- utilities commission. >> a judge heard testimony about what penalties pg&e should face regarding secret contacts. the violations include discussions on how to get a more favorable judge and trading higher rates for political favors, the judge is considering high rates for excuses. pg owe says the penalties should be tempered by the disclosure of the violations, firing of executors and the hiring of an over sierra. >> over sierra. >> pg&e does not deserve to be trusted. >> there needs to be an independent investigation and independent monitor. >> for says antipg&e forces sudden the upc be trusted. >> the culture is broken. >> there's a huge cloud hanging over the commission. >> the u.s. justice department is investigating the e-mails for potential criminal violations by pg&e. we'll shower rate payer money on you, if you can't to what i think is important. that's corruption. >> thank goodness the feds are involved. t
. >>> a judge deciding what type of punishment pg&e should get got an ear fuel. they are accused of having secret meetings with the public out tilts -- utilities commission. >> a judge heard testimony about what penalties pg&e should face regarding secret contacts. the violations include discussions on how to get a more favorable judge and trading higher rates for political favors, the judge is considering high rates for excuses. pg owe says the penalties should be...
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ever made. >> we would like to see your fan photos at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >>> a request by pg&e delayed the release of 65,000 e-mails between the utility and the public utilities commission. city lowers have planned to announce legal action but pg&e requested a meet to discussion the documents that may show the nature of the relationship with the regulatory agency. the president and three top pg&e executives have resigned over mails released earlier and federal officials cried their cost relationship as the cause of the deadly 20 continue explosion in san bruno. >> two brothers are in jail facing murder in the stabbing death of a man in san francisco's mission district. police arrested the 25 and 21-year-old brothers on sunday. investigators say they stabbed a 20-year-old goodman at 24th street last month. two people of interest were shown and the police received numerous calls. >> 500 pounds of methamphetamine are off the street the past year the most ever recorded in the county. the drugs came from mexico and are worth $18 million on the street. agents arrested 22 people in a series of raids. >>> a
ever made. >> we would like to see your fan photos at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >>> a request by pg&e delayed the release of 65,000 e-mails between the utility and the public utilities commission. city lowers have planned to announce legal action but pg&e requested a meet to discussion the documents that may show the nature of the relationship with the regulatory agency. the president and three top pg&e executives have resigned over mails released earlier and federal...
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>> pg&e's concession through a major political scandal. critics redemand release of thousands of secret e mails >> breaking news out of yosemite. an air tanker may have crashed >> the fire is burning near yosemite's arch rock. >> 60 homes in the community forest have been evacuated the fire spread now to 130 acres. >> authorities shut down highway 140 going into yosemite. we're joined by park ranger cary cobb. thanks for joining us. do you know anything about this missing tanker and the fire fight now? >> there was a plane crash related to the fire in yosemite national park and witnessed by park staff as well as residents of the area. i cannot confirm what type of plane it was or how many people were on board. but it was a plane that is connected with the fire and was witness crashing in the area of the fire. >> that corroborates what we have had heard now witnesses say a plane did crash in this area. what is a concern tonight as we approach night fall about this fire still spread and the ability to fight it from the ground? >> the fire is in an area with very, very
>> pg&e's concession through a major political scandal. critics redemand release of thousands of secret e mails >> breaking news out of yosemite. an air tanker may have crashed >> the fire is burning near yosemite's arch rock. >> 60 homes in the community forest have been evacuated the fire spread now to 130 acres. >> authorities shut down highway 140 going into yosemite. we're joined by park ranger cary cobb. thanks for joining us. do you know anything about...
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of growth there. a couple months ago pg&e removed the electric meter for excessive use of power. but the landlord says he couldn't enter the home because of tenants rights. he only recently entered the house because the tenant failed to pay rent for two months. >> mold on all the walls. up in the ceiling. totally a wreck. it's totally trashed. >> the hazmat team and fire crews were called to examine the home. the house also belongs to a son, a single father of three that is in the army stationed in japan. the tenant may not face criminal charges as well because it's not always illegal to grow marijuana. >>> the u.s. justice department and the pick have both stepped into the investigation into pg&e and its contacts with state regulators. this comes after yesterday's meeting in san francisco where a leading consumer group expressed its growing concern with both pg&e and the state public utilities commission. the group claims e-mails disclosing improper contact between the head of the puc and former pg&e executive are the smoking gun in this scandal. >> pg&e does not deserve to be t
of growth there. a couple months ago pg&e removed the electric meter for excessive use of power. but the landlord says he couldn't enter the home because of tenants rights. he only recently entered the house because the tenant failed to pay rent for two months. >> mold on all the walls. up in the ceiling. totally a wreck. it's totally trashed. >> the hazmat team and fire crews were called to examine the home. the house also belongs to a son, a single father of three that is in...
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next at 5:00, new allegations being made against the officer at the heart of the scandal. >> pg&e lowers the deploy of gas through bay area pipelines after discovering a problem with the line. >> a new survey reveals about shifting attitudes to marijuana policy and the changes it could bring about. ♪ ♪ i ♪ know i can't deny... ♪ that i got a new feeling ♪ deep inside... ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning on friday. who is ready for parade? >> the person dressed in orange and black. >> this person. >> we are excited to get out there. >> the entire abc7 news team. thank you pore joining us this early. >> i am here for eric thomas. the only hitch is we have to be represented for rain. >> we talked to meteorologist mike nicco whether we will get the bulk of it during the parade. >> it will be a big hitch. the best radar headed right into santa rosa and toward windsor all sliding up to the northeast as our prevailing winds are still blowing from the
next at 5:00, new allegations being made against the officer at the heart of the scandal. >> pg&e lowers the deploy of gas through bay area pipelines after discovering a problem with the line. >> a new survey reveals about shifting attitudes to marijuana policy and the changes it could bring about. ♪ ♪ i ♪ know i can't deny... ♪ that i got a new feeling ♪ deep inside... ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the...
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that are designed to prevent this from happening again. >> the fatal explosion of a pg&e pipeline in san bruno in 2010 set everything in motion the mayor calls the relationship between the cpuc and pg&e unholy. and says it threatens public safety state wide. >> that is why san happened >> the judge says it could take five months before she issued a ruling. >> carolyn, thank you. >> still head tonight here on abc7 news, twitter takes the government to court. how much secret surveillance information should it be allowed to reveal? >> a 29-year-old woman with terminal brain cancer. >> hot spell ended now, the cooling has begun i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. >> and we'll be live at at and t park for the start of the giants game. do not touch that remote before you see the report. whoa! yeah i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv and the tablet worked just fine but i wanted to see if the phone will work as well. so i shrunk sharon. every channel's live just like on tv but it's my phone. it's genius. shh! i'm watching
that are designed to prevent this from happening again. >> the fatal explosion of a pg&e pipeline in san bruno in 2010 set everything in motion the mayor calls the relationship between the cpuc and pg&e unholy. and says it threatens public safety state wide. >> that is why san happened >> the judge says it could take five months before she issued a ruling. >> carolyn, thank you. >> still head tonight here on abc7 news, twitter takes the government to court....
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is causing harm to the fish, to the environment and to the marina neighborhood. >> what pg&e did was dump all of the waste from those manufacturing gas plants on site essentially and in the bay. >> reporter: he says pg&e is aware of the problem. >> they have known about it since the '70s. they have been doing it piecemeal and avoiding major questions. >> in the marina district, we have successfully investigated 23 properties and completed remediation on 6. >> reporter: pg&e says they are reviewing the lawsuit. but they are aware of the issues involving old manufactured gas plants in the bay area. >> we are responsibly managing historic operations and we have been doing so in the san francisco marina district since 2010. >> reporter: a brand-new fight over a century old operation. and herring fisher machine say all they want is for pg&e to clean it up. san francisco, don ford, kpix 5. >> a pg&e spokesman says since the program to test for residue from gas plants began in 2010, the company has tested 23 properties in the city. >>> another setback for a bay area billionaire who wants to keep blocki
is causing harm to the fish, to the environment and to the marina neighborhood. >> what pg&e did was dump all of the waste from those manufacturing gas plants on site essentially and in the bay. >> reporter: he says pg&e is aware of the problem. >> they have known about it since the '70s. they have been doing it piecemeal and avoiding major questions. >> in the marina district, we have successfully investigated 23 properties and completed remediation on 6....
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. >> philippe djegal it was a serious stuff fire shooting out of the building. pg&e just restored power to the building which fire fighters needed to fight the flames. a fire of fighter and jim was struck by a power line that fell down. take a look at the video that you see here. the flames are on top of the building and fire fighters say it was tough to get to the top of the building. there are four flights of steps to get to the top to fight the flames. the fire department says the power line on the engine also hindered their firefighting efforts but they were able to control the flames fairly quickly in the main home where the fire started. the fire jumped to the two buildings to the left and right of the home. the homes possibly had apartments and one of the buildings. it was contained to the exterior of one of those homes but made it to the inside of the other. again nobody has been injured at. this at we spoke with jason smith to was inside when the fire began and he said all he could do was evacuate his wife and young son. he talked about his feelings. >>as
. >> philippe djegal it was a serious stuff fire shooting out of the building. pg&e just restored power to the building which fire fighters needed to fight the flames. a fire of fighter and jim was struck by a power line that fell down. take a look at the video that you see here. the flames are on top of the building and fire fighters say it was tough to get to the top of the building. there are four flights of steps to get to the top to fight the flames. the fire department says the...
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every month part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that install bloom boxes. those rebates add up to $230 million over the past seven years. but some critics say the boxes are simply not as green as we've been made to believe. they say bloom has greenwashed the public. when we crunched the numbers we found not all the public performance data matches up with the company's promises. when a you're a company that benefits this much from public money should you answer to questions about how efficient your technology is? >> absolutely. and if you are receiving public money, or even private investor money, you need to own up to what your bottom line is. >> -- declined our interview requests to discuss the efficiency of boxes but the company did tell us the boxes perform lest when they are new and they degrade over time. at 11:00 we'll show you the data from the largest installation of these boxes in the country. we'll show you how that data stacks up to bloom's promises. we investigate tonight at 11:00. >>> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, g
every month part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that install bloom boxes. those rebates add up to $230 million over the past seven years. but some critics say the boxes are simply not as green as we've been made to believe. they say bloom has greenwashed the public. when we crunched the numbers we found not all the public performance data matches up with the company's promises. when a you're a company that benefits this much from public money...
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. >> this happened around 10:00, just half the call came in when a car crashed into the side of a house. pg&e is now responding to the scene because of a severed gas line. a safety zone has been ordered around the gas leak. there is a 100' radius. we will continue to follow this for you on twitter, check out twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> traffic detours with the dream convention that will be the largest software events. in the world. in the world. >>> thanks for joining us. at the mascone center with what to expect. >> kristen, it is crazy down here, crazy, fund, exciting if you are attending a headache and trying to get around i and crazy if you are a local business. >> when the largest software conference comes to town local businesses roll up their sleeves. >> for a couple of days it looks like manhattan with people walking through the intersections. it is great, good for san francisco and the local businesses. >> the restaurant has increased the staff by 25 percent and expect everyone to work overtime. >> they don't have room to store all the eggs they think they will need to senator all
. >> this happened around 10:00, just half the call came in when a car crashed into the side of a house. pg&e is now responding to the scene because of a severed gas line. a safety zone has been ordered around the gas leak. there is a 100' radius. we will continue to follow this for you on twitter, check out twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> traffic detours with the dream convention that will be the largest software events. in the world. in the world. >>> thanks for joining...
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that culture has to change. >> reporter: the lawyer for the city of san bruno asked the judge to bar all private communications between pg and regulators. the utility says there were more than 65,000 e-mails over five years and released another batch yesterday. rate payer advocates want all of them turned over. >> the hearing was just a start into what needs to be a much fuller investigation. >> reporter: but pg & e urged the judge to consider its actions over the past month, including firing three top officials involved in those e-mails and hiring an in-house monitor. >> we held individuals accountable and the company is making significant changes that are designed to prevent this from ever happening again. >> reporter: besides this hearing, the u.s. attorney's office has now opened an investigation. the fatal explosion of a pg & e pipeline in san bruno in 2010 set everything in motion. the mayor calls the relationship between the cpuc and pg & e unholy and says it threatens the public safety state-wide. >> that is why san bruno happened. it was not an accident. it could have been prevented and we never want it to happe
that culture has to change. >> reporter: the lawyer for the city of san bruno asked the judge to bar all private communications between pg and regulators. the utility says there were more than 65,000 e-mails over five years and released another batch yesterday. rate payer advocates want all of them turned over. >> the hearing was just a start into what needs to be a much fuller investigation. >> reporter: but pg & e urged the judge to consider its actions over the past...
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the p-u-c has been crticised for having a cozy relationship with pg&e -- the utility it's supposed to regulate. some accuse the p-u-c of trying to help pg&e after the 2010 pipeline explosion in san bruno. peevey's current term ends in december. president obama will be in the bay area tomorrow. he's on a 3-day visit to the west coast. he was in santa monica and l-a today. the president was at a democratic fundraiser at the home of actress gwyneth paltrow. he's scheduled to fly into s-f- o tomorrow afternoon for a fundraiser at the "w" hotel. among other events. the president will spend friday night in the city. coming up. a high school student and police exchange gunfire near dixon high schooll. plus -- bay area based company tesla. unveils a new sedan. the new features and how it compares to the model-s. also --- a mother's frustration.after police do not make an arrest in an alleged sexual assault that involved the woman's daughter. a lawyer weighs in. it was significant cooler out there today, things will continue to warm up in the weekend. now there's even more of the amazing cinnamon taste you love on cinnamon toas
the p-u-c has been crticised for having a cozy relationship with pg&e -- the utility it's supposed to regulate. some accuse the p-u-c of trying to help pg&e after the 2010 pipeline explosion in san bruno. peevey's current term ends in december. president obama will be in the bay area tomorrow. he's on a 3-day visit to the west coast. he was in santa monica and l-a today. the president was at a democratic fundraiser at the home of actress gwyneth paltrow. he's scheduled to fly into s-f-...
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roughly 7,000 miles of pipeline in northern and central california, pg&e says this technology will expedite inspections the company has been conducting since 2011. meaning more neighborhoods will have their pipelines inspected in a shorter amount of time. >> i can say this is a significant improvement as far as cost, time, and disruption to our customers, so our customers will see the benefit of safer, more reliable service, and they'll also see less destruction to their communities so we're not digging above the pipe. >> reporter: there's also plenty of cost savings according to pg&e, which says this allows for the same job that would be done in a matter of days, to be cut down to a matter of hours, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars. so there's no exact amount given. before you couldn't check every single joint here. this robot will allow that to happen for about half a mile stretch at a time. also we just passed the loma prieta 25th anniversary. of course, we hear a lot about earthquakes and the next big one. this robot could be deployed to quickly evaluate the integrity of pipes af
roughly 7,000 miles of pipeline in northern and central california, pg&e says this technology will expedite inspections the company has been conducting since 2011. meaning more neighborhoods will have their pipelines inspected in a shorter amount of time. >> i can say this is a significant improvement as far as cost, time, and disruption to our customers, so our customers will see the benefit of safer, more reliable service, and they'll also see less destruction to their communities...
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. >> on behalf of the pg&e as this certificates .a >> thank you so much. >> if you're a student and have a teacher making a difference in your life we would really like to hear about it. >> tom for all the distinctions they've earned in life there's a higher standard of home care. brightstar care. from care teams led by registered nurses to unmatched care expertise brightstar care offers home care you can trust, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. your loved one deserves care that's nothing less than extraordinary because they've earned it. for a complimentary in-home assessment, call brightstar care today at 866-621-0228 it is going to smack even harder on friday. prepare to bundle up. it is going to be pretty chilly around here. we've have the i do not think it will be widespread. fuller is there a possibility before the week is over. the fall colors are out there. as a conceit here. send us this beautiful shot. mccall as% in the pretty village shows us the full color is there. well out in morton arboretum. a beautiful shot. her husband
. >> on behalf of the pg&e as this certificates .a >> thank you so much. >> if you're a student and have a teacher making a difference in your life we would really like to hear about it. >> tom for all the distinctions they've earned in life there's a higher standard of home care. brightstar care. from care teams led by registered nurses to unmatched care expertise brightstar care offers home care you can trust, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. your loved one deserves...
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every month part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that installhen the sharks are off the ice, or the concert has ended, 90% of the sap power comes from these. they are called bloom boxes. they house fuel cells that turn natural gas into electricity and they are made by bloom energy. >> the center was the first sports and entertainment facility in the world to install this new technology. >> reporter: rich is the vp of building operations. >> we think improving technology. >> reporter: and a list of blue chip companies would agree. >> we are in the process of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. that's important for kis kaiser permanente. >> i watched that launch on "60 minutes." i looked at the ceo and said this guy isn't telling the truth. >> reporter: the author of a book on bloom cells and outspoken critic of bloom, which he's written about extensively on his blog, "green explored. sncht ". >> i love the word boon-doggle. you add an l and m and you get bloom doggle. >> reporter: each month a portion of your energy bill goes to a state progra
every month part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that installhen the sharks are off the ice, or the concert has ended, 90% of the sap power comes from these. they are called bloom boxes. they house fuel cells that turn natural gas into electricity and they are made by bloom energy. >> the center was the first sports and entertainment facility in the world to install this new technology. >> reporter: rich is the vp of building operations....
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crews spent the morning trying to figure out what caused the buildup of carbon monoxide. >> pg&e has been through the building, checked every pilot light, furnace, water heater. everything is fine. we have no known reason for these elevated levels of the carbon monoxide. >> people were allowed back into their apartments. the coroner will investigate to find out what factors led to the man's death. >>> the medical examiner has now identified a man killed by police as 26-year-old 0shane evans of loekd. he was shot and -- of oakland. he was shot last night just outside of at&t park. officers were in the area looking for car burglars targeting cars of people at the giants' game. investigators say the officers witnessed several suspects break into a mercedes suv and then return to their own car when officers approached. that's when the officers noticed the driver had a gun. police say when he refused to drop it, they were forced to shoot in self-defense. >> the officer fearing for his safety fired upon the driver, striking the driver and another -- we don't know how -- whether it was a rou
crews spent the morning trying to figure out what caused the buildup of carbon monoxide. >> pg&e has been through the building, checked every pilot light, furnace, water heater. everything is fine. we have no known reason for these elevated levels of the carbon monoxide. >> people were allowed back into their apartments. the coroner will investigate to find out what factors led to the man's death. >>> the medical examiner has now identified a man killed by police as...
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every month a part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that install bloom boxes. but tonight an investigation looks into how they perform. >> when you're a company that benefits this much from public money, should you answer questions about how efficient your technology is? >> absolute lip. and if you are receiving public money or even private money, you need to own up to what your data is. >> a man is trapped in a fire. >> there's man inside! >> witnesses say the man in the blue had seemed to appear out of nowhere but calmly pulled the vick trim to safety from a burns house. t firefighters say it could have been much worse. neighbors did not call 911 right away and were trying to put out the fire with a garden hose. >> cases of west nile virus have exploded across the state and they're blaming the drought. 562 human cases have been reported this year, more than twice the number from just a year ago. health officials say this could be linked to a range of factors including climate. the number of birds and mosquitos in the area and of course the drough
every month a part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that install bloom boxes. but tonight an investigation looks into how they perform. >> when you're a company that benefits this much from public money, should you answer questions about how efficient your technology is? >> absolute lip. and if you are receiving public money or even private money, you need to own up to what your data is. >> a man is trapped in a fire. >>...
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. >>> from san bruno to alleged judge shopping, pg&e was in the hot seat answering a slew of questions. a hearing just wrapped up to determine how pg&e should be punished for inappropriate communications with a government agency assigned to regulate it. stephanie chuang is live in san francisco. steph, what did the judge decide this morning? >> reporter: good morning to you, kris. actually, because it's so complicated, both sides had so much to say, it is still going on right now here at the state building in the auditorium, where we have a lot of people involved. here on the steps, though, is where the san bruno mayor demanded big changes after learning the u.s. attorney's office has opened up an investigation into pg&e and the puc's communications with the focus on how pg&e allegedly tried to shop for a judge who would rule in the company's favor. the hearing began two hours ago. the city of san bruno sued the puc, including 41 e-mails between the pg&e and commission that demonstrates what it says is collusion, five years worth of 65,000 e-mails between the two groups and released so
. >>> from san bruno to alleged judge shopping, pg&e was in the hot seat answering a slew of questions. a hearing just wrapped up to determine how pg&e should be punished for inappropriate communications with a government agency assigned to regulate it. stephanie chuang is live in san francisco. steph, what did the judge decide this morning? >> reporter: good morning to you, kris. actually, because it's so complicated, both sides had so much to say, it is still going on...
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of growth. a couple months ago pg&e removed the electric meter for excessive use of power.ed illegal activity. the landlord said he couldn't enter the home because of the tenants rights. he only recently entered the house after the tenant failed to pay rent after two months. >> mold on all the walls. up on the ceiling. totally a wreck. it's like it's totally trashed. >> the solano county hazardous materials team and fire crews were called in to examine the house. the landlord has to hire a clean up crew. the house also belongs to his son a single father of three who is in the army stationed in japan. the tenant may not face criminal charges because it's not always illegal to grow marijuana. >>> the justice department and the fbi they are now joining the investigation into pg&e and its contacts with state regular lay stores. this comes after yesterday's meeting in san francisco where a leading consumer group described growing concerns about both pg&e and the state public utilities commission. the group is claiming that e- mails showing improper contacts between the head of t
of growth. a couple months ago pg&e removed the electric meter for excessive use of power.ed illegal activity. the landlord said he couldn't enter the home because of the tenants rights. he only recently entered the house after the tenant failed to pay rent after two months. >> mold on all the walls. up on the ceiling. totally a wreck. it's like it's totally trashed. >> the solano county hazardous materials team and fire crews were called in to examine the house. the landlord...
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. >>> if you haven't heard of bloom boxes, you're not alone, but you are paying for them in your monthly pg&e bill. they're fuel cells that create electricity. >> the boxes are supposed to help companies be green and cut their carbon footprint, but are bloom boxes performing as promised? vicky nguyen is here with that story. >> reporter: guys, think of bloom boxes as giant batteries. they're supposed to be a much cleaner source of energy than what we get from the traditional power grid, and every month a part of your pg&e bill goes to a state program that gives rebates to companies that install bloom boxes. the question now, are they as green as advertised. when the sharks are off the ice or the concert has ended, 90% of the s.a.p. center's power comes from these. they're called bloom boxes. they house fuel cells that turn natural gas into electricity and they're made by bloom energy. >> the s.a.p. center was actually the first sports and entertainment facility in the world to install this new technology. we think of proven technology. >> reporter: and a list of blue chip companies would ag
. >>> if you haven't heard of bloom boxes, you're not alone, but you are paying for them in your monthly pg&e bill. they're fuel cells that create electricity. >> the boxes are supposed to help companies be green and cut their carbon footprint, but are bloom boxes performing as promised? vicky nguyen is here with that story. >> reporter: guys, think of bloom boxes as giant batteries. they're supposed to be a much cleaner source of energy than what we get from the...
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the virus is not contagious until the person starts showing signs of being sick. >>> pg&e is testing a tool that could help them better detect gas leaks. the idea for the hand-held device came from nasa's mars rover. and the equipment used to detect methane gas. pg&e is using this device to help guide crews to a possible gas leak. it's based on laser technology. the gas detection tool would be ready for use by january. >>> a bay area celebration this morning for new legislation in california that requires rape kits be tested and entered into the national dna database in a timely manner. >> we need serial offenders this morning not to have a free pass, testing every rape kit pulls away the free pass from serial offenders. >> thousands of rape kits are backlogged for years across the state. the bill sponsor nancy skinner says fund will go come from the federal government >>> the suspected white house intruder is expected to appear in court today nearly two weeks after the breach. omar gonzalez is facing federal charges stemming from the incident. in another embarrassment cbs news confi
the virus is not contagious until the person starts showing signs of being sick. >>> pg&e is testing a tool that could help them better detect gas leaks. the idea for the hand-held device came from nasa's mars rover. and the equipment used to detect methane gas. pg&e is using this device to help guide crews to a possible gas leak. it's based on laser technology. the gas detection tool would be ready for use by january. >>> a bay area celebration this morning for new...
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hill said he has too cozy of a relationship with pg&e as illustrated by recently released e-mails revealing secret communications between the to sides. >> the first case of the virus that has been hitting young people in santa clara. the case of enterovirus d-68 was confirmed through laboratory testing. the virus can cause severe wheezing and difficulty breathing. health firms will only say this patient is under the age of 18 and has been released from the hospital in good condition. this have been half a dozen other enterovirus d-68 cases in the area. >> russ concern of the ebola virus spreading further, a day after the death of an ebola patient in texas. the sheriff deputy rushed to the dallas hospital yesterday is still in isolation and part of the team that delivered a quarantine notice to the home where thomas eric duncan was saying. there is worry about the virus spreading more. five of the largest airports in the united states will start to conduct extra screening of all passengers getting off flights from west africa. >>> local hospitals and health departments are updating crisis pl
hill said he has too cozy of a relationship with pg&e as illustrated by recently released e-mails revealing secret communications between the to sides. >> the first case of the virus that has been hitting young people in santa clara. the case of enterovirus d-68 was confirmed through laboratory testing. the virus can cause severe wheezing and difficulty breathing. health firms will only say this patient is under the age of 18 and has been released from the hospital in good condition....
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the explosion killed eight people and destroyed a number of homes. pgllar find is excessive. meanwhile ratepayer groups filed a separate appeal saying they want more of that penalty money to go to pipeline improvements instead of the state's general fund. san bruno officials believe the penalty is appropriate but also want to appoint an independent monitor to oversee both pg&e and the state utility commission. >>> a kron4 story, hundreds of fish dead in lake cunningham any san jose. dead carp, some more than 20 pounds are washing up on the rocks along with various other fish. the san jose parks department is investigating and yesterday a crew was scooping up the dead fish and testing the water. so far there's no ban on fishing at the lake. but park visitor mary miranda finds that troubling. >> i'm worried, don't want to see sick people there so many viruses and people who are getting sick so i would like to get an answer what's going on with these fish and if they're okay to eat. i mean these people are you know fishing out here and there is no signs ar
the explosion killed eight people and destroyed a number of homes. pgllar find is excessive. meanwhile ratepayer groups filed a separate appeal saying they want more of that penalty money to go to pipeline improvements instead of the state's general fund. san bruno officials believe the penalty is appropriate but also want to appoint an independent monitor to oversee both pg&e and the state utility commission. >>> a kron4 story, hundreds of fish dead in lake cunningham any san...
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the best of me is rated pg-13. a matador is dying to be with the girl he loves in the book of life. he has eyes for maria, but he's not the only one and finds he must face three challenges in the land of the remembered to secure his lady's heart. rated pg. >> you're a washed up comic strip character. >> michael keaton has his wings clipped in "birdman," trying to stay relevant by mounting a broadway play, but with ego and ignorance hovering above his production, he may end up spread eagle. "birdman" is rated "r." that's the box office preview. >> i think i know which movies you might be at this weekend. >> i don't know, looks scary for my 6 and 8 year old. >> "book of life." >> we'll see if it's scary. >>> an american tourist can thank twitter for helping him get out of a tough spot in london. >> employees locked the door last night without realizing this man was inside. after two hours he eventually got out after sending a tweet to the book store saying, let me out. despite triggering an alarm and calling police, the man was only rescued by book store employees who saw that tweet.
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within the realm of the scope -- to identify what limitations the city can put on this underground space. you said it's not necessarily the city who would be doing this but it would be perhaps pg&e and if there is any legislation, if there's perhaps around the country that limits how and what is used underground and what i'm getting to is, one of the issues here is there's a $300 activation here or there's a $75 a month fee for high speed inder net that many of these low income communities cannot afford. if we want to see true equity can the sure assure there is true equity through the process of this undergrounding. >> you brought up an interesting question and point around the article that commissioner crews gave around earlier today. if the general public is interested it's over there -- stand over there so you can get a copy of it if you so desire. it deals with an area that i had not intended touching on, which is an actual business of how do you actually hook the people up? what we were looking at, at least what my understanding was, we were looking at this report purely from a how do we get the stuff done underground, what occurs after you hook everything up, that's a c
within the realm of the scope -- to identify what limitations the city can put on this underground space. you said it's not necessarily the city who would be doing this but it would be perhaps pg&e and if there is any legislation, if there's perhaps around the country that limits how and what is used underground and what i'm getting to is, one of the issues here is there's a $300 activation here or there's a $75 a month fee for high speed inder net that many of these low income communities...
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authorities say a man in his 90s went into cardiac arrest during the evacuation and then sadly died of a heart attack. pg & e has not located the source of the gas but believe the change in the wind direction might have blown the gas back down drainpipes and into the building. >>> babies and the elderly are the most vulnerable to carbon monoxi monoxide. you can't see it or smell it. state law requires all homes to now have working carbon monoxide detectors. >>> contra costa county is confirming its first case of enterovirus d-68. health services officials say the case involves a person under the age of 18 who was hospitalized but has since recovered. this is the sixth reported case of enterovirus d-68 in the bay area. the first in contra costa k the respiratory illness has been reported in 43 states with one confirmed death. >>> there are several developments in the ebola crisis tonight. 42-year-old thomas eric duncan died today in texas. he was the first person in the united states diagnosed with the virus. a sheriff's deputy who came into contact with duncan may have also been infected. health official
authorities say a man in his 90s went into cardiac arrest during the evacuation and then sadly died of a heart attack. pg & e has not located the source of the gas but believe the change in the wind direction might have blown the gas back down drainpipes and into the building. >>> babies and the elderly are the most vulnerable to carbon monoxi monoxide. you can't see it or smell it. state law requires all homes to now have working carbon monoxide detectors. >>> contra...
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going to take the data and fourth from that data we want to have a method dodge and one of the lessons learned from pg&e when we come up with a staging site we want to be near we have another group that is being led by another group and basically who gets the priority to field after a recovery and we have another working group so you can imagine along embarcadero street how it impacts others and it is great about the lifeline sample we have the public and private utilities sharing information with each other in particular our vulnerable assets and how can we recover together. we have another group that is and this is the result agency the mayor mentioned spending extending our lifeline council we're happy to get the rockefeller grant and have our officer patrick we're talking about take a look this to a regional level so we're enter didn't want our employees not all live in san francisco but live in the different regionals how we can work together and share information and practices there. and then lastly we're looking at the seawall and our seawall is over one hundred years old our seawall working gr
going to take the data and fourth from that data we want to have a method dodge and one of the lessons learned from pg&e when we come up with a staging site we want to be near we have another group that is being led by another group and basically who gets the priority to field after a recovery and we have another working group so you can imagine along embarcadero street how it impacts others and it is great about the lifeline sample we have the public and private utilities sharing...
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long time projects it i see on the map we haven't differentiated but they have a minimum of thirty days for example, pg&e they send up to 6 months i'm saying thirty days is the minimum. >> we're not hearing about pg&e but we're hearing about the residential and office development and their night time permits those are not emergency that's part of their construction schedule. >> okay for those projects those are the long term projects we're rigging a longer - >> thirty days. >> yes. >> not just city projects but a long-term office so if they apply thirty days in vandals is it the moment they send out the application. >> that's a minimum it's thirty days the six days is for emergency in many times the emergencies they didn't have the time it's immediate that's our goal and . >> and for the letters or the visitations what form do you expect that to go to residents. >> we expect mailers this postcards and it's a true emergency we'll activate it immediately minimum 2 emergency contacts. >> actually our residents appreciate there's a contact number when they get the notification so we real appreciate the pro
long time projects it i see on the map we haven't differentiated but they have a minimum of thirty days for example, pg&e they send up to 6 months i'm saying thirty days is the minimum. >> we're not hearing about pg&e but we're hearing about the residential and office development and their night time permits those are not emergency that's part of their construction schedule. >> okay for those projects those are the long term projects we're rigging a longer - >> thirty...