item 18, existing litigationtor pacific gas & electric. item 20 exist you go litigation pacific gas & electric. item 21, item 22, item 23 exist you go litigation pacific gas & electric. >> any public comments? prior to closed session? okay. a motion? attorney-client privilege ledges. >> both to assert. >> second. you >> you we are back. this concludes closed session. do we have a motion regarding whether the discussion of closed session >> you motion not to disclosed. >> moved. commissioners is there any other new business? >> we need to vote. >> i am sorry all in favor. >> aye. >> opposed. it is approved. >> i will get it right now that i will not be president any more. any other new business? okay. with that, the meeting is adjourned. thank you all very much. >> please welcome, canyon sayers roots. [♪] [speaking indigenous language] >> it is still very important to recognize the indigenous peoples , histories of these spaces and places that we occupy in today's postcolonial secular settler society. it is important that we recognize we ha

to meet legal requirements and retroactively authorize three agreements for clean power sf with pacific gas and electric. >> president m. cohen: please call the roll. >> clerk: safai aye, stefani aye. tang aye. yee aye. brown aye cohen aye fewer aye kim aye mandelman aye peskin aye ronen aye there are 11 aye's. >> president m. cohen: thank you, this item is passed unanimously. madam clerk, next item. >> clerk: item 25, resolution to approve sale alameda county for approximately 2,000 easement under jurisdiction of the san francisco public utilities commission consisting of one approximately 5k square foot road area and one approximately 22,000 square foot slope area on calaveras road in sunol, california and adopt appropriate findings. >> president m. cohen: same house, same call? this item is adopted unanimously. madam clerk? >> clerk: item 26 was considered september 17th and forwarded as a committee report. it's a resolution to approve the second amendment to the agreement for maintenance of state highways in san francisco between the city and the state of california department of transp

. >>> today governor brown signed a controversial bill that allows pacific gas and electric companies to avoid liability if the equipment causes wildfires. here we are in the area that was hit hardest in the last october fire. they are rebuilding, but they consider this a blow. >>> reporter: this is a slap in the face, let's take a look at something over here. this is the park over here and you can see that there is a lot of building going on, but you can also see is that a lot of these houses are far away. this row of houses is not here yean quite some time. this is one of the issues that is going on, with this new, normal, more dangerous weather, this is creating a change that we can all pay and this is not being welcomed here at all. >>> this new wall that this law will increase liability. pg and ee reliability could be as most as -- as much as $15 billion. customers could be on the hook for that bill. prior to the new law, utilities were totally liable for any property damage if the utility equipment, including downed power lines caused the fire. this is whether or not the utility

resource adequacy contracts, executed by the general manager of the public utilities commission with pacific gas and electric company. critical to the planned growth of the clean powpowersf program. two years and five months from august 2018 through december 2020. the combined total cost of the three contracts is 13.7 million. through previous actions, the board of supervisors, to support the expansion of cleanpowersf. and limited delegation authority of the p.u.c. to enter into contracts featuring binding arbitration without going back to the board, subject to a very limited set of conditions. resource adequacy is a state requirement applicable to all entities that provide electric service to customers. and hetch hetchy power. to ensure sufficient electric generation available to the state's power grid when unusually high levels of customer demand occur. resource adequacy requirements are based on demand forecast and methodology through state law. to seek the supply it needed to meet its resource adequacyable gaugeses through 2018 through 2020, conducted or participated in a number of competiti

there is an election in california a few years ago that had pacific gas and electric, one of the major corporations, utilities, and largest in the nation, trying to carve a special favor for itself, eliminating all competition. they got it on the ballot and collected signatures, they were required to disclose where the money came for in support of their campaign and all of the ads. all of the television had paid for by pg and e. e basic opposition said this is wrong. there were editorials written. maybe $20,000 was spent opposing their effort. it went down 2-1 for one simple reason. saying they were pay-go for the ads. disclosure works. citizens united and a couple of other decisions have made it impossible for the american ople to know who's financing members of congress, senate, house. so, here we are. a better deal for the people. health care. infrastructure. jobs. wages. corruption. you are going to hear a lot about this. arcy kaptur is here from ohio. welcome back. ms. kaptur: welcome back. wouldn't i know you would be on the very first moments we get back. how fortunate the citiz

gas pipelines." published today in pacific standard magazine, it looks at the deaths of two men who worked on dapl, theota access pipeline, and the massive oil and natural gas boom that has generated some of the deadliest jobs in the country. for more, we are joined by the report's author antonia juhasz, , a longtime oil and energy journalist. her books include "black tide: the devastating impact of the gulf oil spill" and "the tyranny of oil: the world's most powerful industry -- and what we must do to stop it." wewelcome back to dedemocracy n! it is great to have you with us. began thisut why you peace, why you started this investigation, death and the decode access. >> i have been covering standing rock for some time. i was doing an interview with ladonna brave bull allard and standing rock and she told me in 2014 when she first learned of dakota access pipeline, she knew she was going to oppose it. and the reason why she told me was no one is going to build an oil-over my son's grave because of how close it would pass to where her son was buried. that death got me to thinking about the pipeline its

pacific islands and french polynesia. have you been to those places?>> correct. >> by airplane? >> correct gas. biker interest oceanography, hawaiian and tahitian culture. did you travel by air and a part of those >> cracks. thank you very much. >> it is easier for me to travel in that direction when it is a vacation. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for being here, dr. ford. in my old job as a prosecutor we investigated reports like this. it gave me a window on the types of cases that hurt women and hurt all of us. and i would always tell the women that came before us that they were going to have to tell their story before a jury box of strangers. and you have had to tell your story before the entire nation. for so many years people swept cases like yours under the rug. they would say, what happened inside a house, did not belong in the courthouse. times have changed. just wanted to thank you for coming forward today and for sharing your report with us. i understand that you have kehappened to you. and you tell us why you decided to take that test? >> i was meeting with attorneys. i was i

, they will be devastated they'll just flair the gas instead, because they won't build the infrastructure but they won't be selling it across the pacific or gulf. so from exporters to those who consume, they will suffer. >> 60% of u.s. imports are intermedia intermediate so these tariffs are hitting them and the u.s. worker and the consumer bears the brunt >> that's one argument i think it seems the economists, the businessmen and yourself are on one side. the other side of the argument the president has a much firmer footing. this is where there are other instruments that could be used rather than straight tariffs the president is right in many ways that china has had a free ride on the back of american technology >> indeed. the wto system itself is not fully balanced the u.s. and europe have made substantial commitments, but china not as extensive on top of that, we know china does not have a market economy and the technology transfer policy so there is a legitimate set of complaints complaints that are most effectively addressed working together with europe, japan and other trading powers >> indeed, the committee on foreign investme

gas power. >> they look so cool. the model yacht cl he oldest of its kind in the country, established back in 1898. meanwhile, a 2800 mile journey across the pacific is finally over. >> this is bigger. a polynesia voyaging canoe has made it to the bay area. crowds cheered as it arrived. it took off from hawaii on august 18 and arrived 23 days later, yesterday. the canoe was created using ancient designs and was powered by the wind, the waves, and the sun. the crew use their ancestors ancient navigation techniques to stay on course. >> it started when we had an idea to come all the way across the ocean to see the people in the place of the other side. knowing that the problemsthe challenges, but also the hope and the vision that we have are the other side of the ocean. >> they set sail centuries ago without solar powered boats or monitor medications. >>> they i am major purchase, attempting to enter the publishing build -- business. when the day turns into night, my hash browns turn into my $3 munchie mash-ups. crispy hash browns and tasty white cheese. mashed up with your choice savory egg and bacon, buffalo chicken and ranch, or jalapeños and bac

gas power. >> the senate cisco model yacht club is the oldest of its kind in the country, established all the way back in 1898. >>> in the meantime, 2800 mile journey across the pacific ended in the bay area today. >> thousands cheered as a crew landed from hawaii and ate and landed 23 dalar. a polynesian canoe they use was created using ancient designs and was powered by the wind, the waves, and even the sun. >> you have an idea to come all the way across the ocean, to see the people in the place on the other side. knowing, that the problem, the challenge, and also, the hope and vision that we have are the same on the other side of that ocean. >> reporter: centuries ago, polynesian explorers set sail across the pacific on vessels just like this, without the solar power, and without the modern communications. >>>, it is -- is half-time really the right time to retire? the nfl player who has people talking tonight, including his angry teammates. rience, plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. xfinity delivers the f

gas. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we meet the south korean woman named as the most outstanding woman entrepreneur of the year in the asia—pacificorning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm rico hizon in london. our top stories: hurricane florence is expected to strengthen as it approaches the us east coast. president trump insists the authorities are prepared. vladimir putin insists two men accused by britain of attempting to murderformer spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia are not criminals. a nine—year—old schoolgirl sparked intense debate in australia aft

pacific on c-span. you can also go to www.c-span.org and find videos of past prime ministers questions and other british public affairs programs. >> washington post reporter bob woodward is our washing internal gasmonday at 7:00 a.m. eastern talking about his new book "fear: trump in the white house." tuesday, former independent counsel ken starr joins us to book "contempt: a memoir of the clinton investigation." watch next week, on c-span's "washington journal." monday night on "the communicators," a discussion president onecom developing 5g and the expansion of hotbed throughout the u.s.. >> broadband innovators, providers, are ready, willing and able to work with any legislator, whether democrat or republican, to enhance pro-investment policies guiding the developing future of our internet. the fact is, whether we like it or not, the ones and zeros that transit our broadband zeros and comprise our internet are neither red or blue. we need a nonpartisan approach, when it comes to shaping the rules of the road that will animate the next generations of how and where we want the internet to go. >> watch "the communicators," monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. c-span, where history unfolds da

, united, alaska, american and pacific, and four fuel producers including chevron and shell and plan to work together to use more sustainable fuels to reduce greenhouse gasmissions. >>> a tsa surveillance program under fire. why lawmakers say it is a waste of time. >> first, san francisco's moscone center about to go solar. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. accuweather forecast. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> september is living up to its billing, the busiest time for the s, in the atlantic, hurricane florence a category 3. i threw the plots on there to give you an idea of what is going to happen over the next week or so, south carolina to maine, yeah, a broad range, could be impacted by this storm. we'll have more on the storm heading towards hawaii next. >>ha yakla will be

for a career, lived on pacific coast in san diego when he served, our family really served with my father, in an entire way it was embedded with us. i grew up in reagan era. i had gasle and a half line instead a much longer line and that essence is what is eroding. my oldest son is a college graduate, eagle scout, my second son is in college, eagle scout, my third son senior in high school eagle scout and i have a son turning 11 in january, what do we do? what does my husband do and how do we pass tradition? and just the time between my oldest son and youngest son we see the destruction of another iconic group in this country. [applause] >> bottom line is when is the time to fight because i think we've passed it. i think we've passed the call, for every heart to decide that if you want to preserve the liberty that you have lived under, if you want to preserve the fabric, if you believe that there's a right to religious liberty to religious freedom, to the right to go to a public school of your choice, this is the time and it is local school board is local but that's the nexis tax policy, housing policy, immigration policy, we are struggling with an open-border issu

so having companies like gap, exelon, pacific gas and electric and steel case speak out in favor of carbon pricing was a good start. when the business community shows broad-base support for carbon pricing, it will be very difficult to argue that it's bad for business. but let's remember that the fossil fuel companies bring heavy artillery to this fight. washington state has a carbon feeble lot initiative right now which has provoked big oil to spend $20 million to defeat that initiative, including companies who claim they support a carbon price. among the donors are b.p., philips, and others who have contributed over $3 million each to oppose the carbon price initiative. so against that big oil blowback, it would sure be nice if washington state's corporate leaders stood up on this. starbucks, after all, has a whole web page about climate change and has committed to purchasing 100% renewable energy. amazon has a web page on its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and it, too, is aiming to go to 100%renewable. jeff bezos, one of the richest people, is investing in clean energy along with