pg&e controls the grid. there have been disagreements since san francisco began providing electric service in 1918. it's been challenging for the city. here is the condensed summary of the efforts the city has undertaken to overcome those difficulties in accessing distribution service. with the expiration in 2015 of the interconnection agreement. san francisco now has two ways to get power to our customers under federal law and the associated pg&e tariff. first, through a grandfathering treatment of the customers we serve. second, through ownership or control of facilities. >> and that's prior to 1992? hat's correct. that's when the act was changed to create an open-access framework for distribution service provided by utilities. pg&e and san francisco disagree about how grandfathering applies. san francisco does not see in the pg&e tariff documents what pg&e says is required for electrical facilities. i will expand on that point more in slide nine. but as general manager kelly just stated, based on our rece

any customer can apply for retail service into pg&e. we don't sway them, apply for retail, or apply for -- >> my question is in those five projects that we're talking about right now, why did you originally state that secondary service was necessary and only later require primary service? >> i think it was just an initial entry point on how that application came in, but ultimately it doesn't come down to a technical question. it's what we were talking -- the team was talking about -- it's a policy question. >> so is that typical practice that you tell any customer? whether it's city project or a non-wholesale customer? is it typical when there's an application filed and you answer that a particular level of service is required and then later you change that, requiring a much larger infrastructure requirement? i mean, we're talking the about the difference between infrastructure that would take up half of a parking space and high-voltage infrastructure and materials that would take up a one-bedroom apartment. this is ay direrent level of

known for taking on pg&e and winning, she's joining a legal time fighting to hold pg&e accountable for damages. jean elle joins us from santa rosa. jean, survivors are hoping that brockovich's star power and her expertise may make a difference for them. >> reporter: they are, jessica. as you mentioned, brockovich is famous for taking on pg&e. tonight she met with santa rosa fire survivors, most f from recovered as you can sigh. she told them to keep their heads up and to take on that corporate giant. >> there's some things that you're not going to be able to >> reporter: high profile consumer advocate erin brockovich talked with north bay fire survivors in santa rosa, encouraging them to hold pg&e accountable. eight months after the october firestorms that killed 44 and destroyed thousands of homes, survivors are emotional. >> all of it is overwhelming, and we're not young. >> good days, bad days. >> reporter: cal fire says pg&e equipment caused the majority of the north bay fires. the cause on the tubbs fire has not been determined. >> you were here. you know right from wrong. you kno

she is uncertain whether homeowners here will ever see money from pg&e. but says she is relieved the utility is preparing to pay up, at least in some areas. >> i think if you're at fault you should own it. so if they are found at fault they should take ownership for it andpy pay out the people impacted >> in santa rosa laura anthony. >>> there is worry about wildfires this we can as temperatures are expected to soar. today calfire tweeted out this warning about the hot dry weather. and a car fire on 101 near the hellier exit in san jose started a vegetation fire. it was if i can quickly put out. it shows how easily a grass fire can start. abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with more on the fire danger. sandhya. >>> we are facing critical fire weather conditions, ama. let me show you the live doppler 7. seeing the changes under way already with the fog pulling from the coastline. we have a fire weather watch for the north and east bay bay hills. 11:00 a.m. saturday to 8:00 p.m. sunday. gusty winds with low humidity means any fires starting spre

started because of damaged pg&e power lines and equipment. state senator jerry hill (d-san bruno):pg& e is going out of their way right now in sacramento trying to convince everyone that there is a new normal, that the narrative has changed, that now we have a common problem of climate change that is causing these fires. climate change did not start a fire, it doesn's start fires a fire has to be ignited by something, a spark somewhere. and if pg& e is negligent allowing and causing that spark, they should be responsible for the cost of that fire. (hermela) in the san bruno explosion, pg&e was convicted of a felony and fined 1.6 billion dollars. the latest cal fire report says the company violated state law and has reported that to each county's district attorney. this could mean future charges, convictions and fines for the gas and electric company. live newsroom hermela aregawi kron 4 news a slight warming trend is forecast for sunday along with continued breezy conditions in the bay area. tracking 60s along the coast and 70s inland. a robu

a short time ago pg&e released this statement. "the loss of life, homes and business in these extraordinary wildfires is simply heart breaking and we remain focused on helping communities recover and rebuild. we look forward to the opportunity to carefully review the cal fire reports to understand the agency's perspectives. based on the information that we have so far, we continue to believe our overall programs met our state's high standards." now you'll notice that was a written statement. we have requested an on camera interview with pg&e representatives. they have declined those requests but did release a video statement of one of their representatives reading the statement i just read to you. we have decided not to air that statement because we were not allowed to ask any questions about that statement. live in san francisco, andria borba, kpix5. g and e has already taken >> today's cal fire report points out many problems with pg&e equipment, but pg&e has already taken steps to try to spread the blame. >> the utility has fil

this is a critical time for pg&e. in a scathing report released today, cal fire is blaming pg&e for violating state law in eight of the 12 northern california fires last year. so what now is the big question. nbc bay area's sergio quintana joins us from the cal fire station in santa rosa with the details. sergio. >> reporter: raj, pg&e says that its procedures meet or exceed state mandates for fire safety. but attorneys who represent families who lost their homes in the north bay fires say that this report basically shows that those procedures failed. cal fire investigators call it the october 2017 fire siege. 12 devastating fires that destroyed homes and took lives across several counties. in a statement released by pg&e, the company says it plans to review the findings in detail. >> based on the information we have so far, we continue to believe our yoifoverall programt our state's high standards. it's clear the growing extreme weather threat has created a new normal. >> climate change, the new normal, is not an exc

in 8 of the latest 12 investigated, cal fire found that pg& e violated state law. and has reported it to each county's district attorney. live in the newsroom hermela aregawi kron 4 news (jrstone)new tonight at 8.... in the north bay multiple fire departments were involved in knocking down a vegetation fire on san rafael hill. this is video sent to us by a viewer driving on the freeway. the fire was about 15 acres in size... and did not threaten any structures. however it did trigger a shelter in place... that has since been lifted.as of just over an hour ago... san rafael fire department said the fire had been contained. (michelle) london breed is now ahead of mark leno in the race to become san francisco's next mayor. the latest numbers released this afternoon put breed ahead by 498 votes. just yesterday -- leno was in the lead by 144 votes. the department of elections is still processing about 42- thousand ballots. that includes 14-thousand provisional ballots... which officials say will not be counted until next week. you can track the latest developments on ou

>> well we asked pg&e watch dogs today. they are adamant that rate payers do not pay the charges for this fire. we'll have more on them at 5:00. in fountain grove, santa rosa, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> thank you, wayne. >>> well temperatures will definitely be heating up this weekend. >> let's take a live look from the east bay hills camera on this first day of summer, right. >> that's right. summer arrived. h aoot e days ng lepenc ahead. >>> it's feeling a lot like summer especially tomorrow and saturday. a look at live doppler 7 we have sunny skies from coast to inland. as the temperatures rise over the next couple days we'll of course have high fire danger. the red flag warning will be in effect from 12:00 a.m. saturday or midnight tomorrow night to 8:00 p.m. sunday for the two counties of solano and lake. wind will be out of the north 15 to 25 willie 20-mile-per-hour with gusts to 30-mile-per-hour and very low humidity. this is increased fire danger. a fire weather watch in effect for all of the higher elevations o

i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. >>> the nasdaq is reaching an all time high. the dow jones industrial is also up. six points so far. >>> starbucks' shares sank on tuesday. >> on top of closing companies operating closed locations. >> here is jo lynn kent reporting. >> reporter: the coffee giant is planning to close 150 stores next year. it is most saturated market. the company says that's up from an average of 50 closures a year. >> starbucks's ceo says our recent performance does not reflect the potential of our

blue trucks as pg&e.ruck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on theabout my . they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey vÍctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ to pay practically anyone, at any bank. life, lived victor's way. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> the sudden death of celebrity chef anthony bourdain is shedding light tonight on the rising suicide rate across the u.s. the centers for disease control reports that suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the nation. and death by suicide is one of the few categories

pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergento work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california. boiling point. >>> right now at 6:30. the immigration debate reaches a boiling point, the focus not just on president trump but also on lawmakers struggling to agree on a long-term fix. one hard-line bill has already been voted down. republicans are pinning their hopes on another option designed to solve several problems at once. >>> a busy day in washington, d.c. blaine alexander is here to spell it out for us. >> reporter: mylar blankets, children lying on floors. today protesters dramatizing the plight of children. around them, leaders fighting for a c

pg&e we have been haungtis. blame could potentially be placthem as opposed to on pg&e. all of this will be coming out. emily turner, kpix 5 . >>> we have some shocking video of a dump and run in oakland. a truck with concrete rubble dumped right in the middle of 17th avenue. a home camera was rolling when it happened earlier this week. >> we tried to chase him. they laughed at us. >> no healthy respect for the community. for the guy who drives off laughing, there is no fear. thoakland yor said pu nt out yesterday after homeowners tweeted this video. they said they planned to return later to clean it up. >>> coming up, how the bay area is remembering anthony bourdain and the mark that he left on one san francisco restaurant. >>> and bacteria beach with seven out of the 10 most deleted here in debate -- polluted are here in the bay area. what you should know. right now, comcast business is doubling your internet speed. so you can download large files faster. and power more employees on more devices. all for a new low price. what does that equal? our best internet price ev

. >> pg&e just released a statement reacting to it. it says, the loss of life, homes and businesses in these extraordinary wildfires is simply heartbreaking and we remain focused on helping communities recover and rebuild. we look forward to the opportunity to carefully review the cal fire reports to understand the agency's perspective. based on the information we have so far, we continue to believe our overall programs met our safe high standards. >>> the attorneys for some of the victims of the fires are about to hold a news conference. they are waiting for more of the people there to get in place to attend. as soon as that press conference starts, we will carry that for you live but again, this is going on. they should be beginning hopefully -- well, in the coming minutes or so. >>> in the meantime, cal fire's investigations have now been turned over to the district attorneys in the counties where the fires burned. joining us now on the phone is our legal analyst michael cardoza. michael, is this common for cal fire to forward a cas

we heard from rec and park about pg&e's demands and an extra expense. we heard from the sfusd th theyere doing duplicate contingency engineering on renovation projects just to protecte hool calendar against unpredictable pg&e demands. we heard from mohcd that pg&e was insisting that they install equipment, that would mean losing a two-bedroom apartment. the list of affected projects includes life-or-death essential public resources like our ambulance deployment facility, navigation centers and the police academy, and just about every city department has been affected. i'm introducing a resolution today that calls upon pg&e to change their obstructionist practices and work in good faith with the san francisco public utilities commission. i want them to understand that we are watching them, and we will be tracking every project to be sure that they don't stand in our way. san francisco and pg&e have a long, complicated history, stretching back from the 1913 federal act that signaled the start of san francisco's efforts to create a public power system. ove

. >> those findings could potentially cost pg&e billions of dollars. our andria borba is at the company headquarters in san francisco. andria? >> reporter: well, elizabeth, allen, i am here at pg&e headquarters. ever since that firestorm began people began pointing fingers at the utility giant blaming them for the fires. today's report from cal fire is the first time those suspicions have been put into writing. now the report from cal fire says 12 of the northern california wildfires during the october firestorm were caused by electric power, distribution lines, conductors and the failure of power poles. in some cases these were trees or branches fell into pg&e lines during the high winds preceding the fires, but in at least one instance the pythian fire, cal fire says pg&e line fell but was sparked when the utility tried to reenergize that line. this is just some of the video that kpix5 cameras captured of downed power lines during the october siege and here is what cal fire had to say just a short time ago. >> this has been very intense, very methodi

most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e.truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, it every day of the week. and if me driving a that truck meanat e saherive together, we're building a better california. after he was murdered out of state. 18 year old charlie niederbrach, junior was found dead saturday in arkansas. his family says: he'd been shot. he moved there 3 years ago to live with his father. but he grew up eight bay area family is desperate to bring a loved one home after he was murdered out- of-state, charlie was found dead in arkansas. he moved there three years ago to live with his father but he grew up in fremont, most of his family and friends still live here. they held a ca

and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. ♪ ♪ hi! leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. a personalized financial strategy can give you confidence to take the next step. hi guys! aw yeah! see how access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> breaking news out of san francisco. a tow truck towing a car came unhitched at 28th and dimond at 2:00 this afternoon. the car hit people at a construction site. we have concerned -- confirmed a city worker was hit by the car and died. no word now on other injuries. we are working to learn about the crash and we will bring you that

the winds were coming and the force of the winds that was coming. >> the attorney is already suing pg&e. they picked to pounce on cal fire's announcement that 12 fires were caused by a power in distribution lines.>> everyone of these people is a foreseeable risk that could have been prevented by sound risk management practices. to make an example, the atlas fire in napa county that killed six people and destroyed almost 800 structures. it started in 2 locations. investigators found a tree limb hit lines. at other fires equipment broke apart, a pool snapped, and pg&e reenergized a downed line sparking a fire. >> we look forward to the opportunity to review the report. >> sent out a statement insisting it meets all standards and has made reforms since the fires including the energizing lines preemptively in high a fire hazard conditions . >> it is clear that the weather threat has created a new normal that requires new solutions. >> climate change. a new normal. it is not an excuse. it is a scapegoat. >> for the plaintiffs that lost love ones or homes they open the door wider to what ha

issuing a report blaming pg&e for violating state law which led to much of that devastation. tonight lawyers and pg&e officials are scrambling while the victims in the north bay are getting key information. sam brock is pouring through the report and joins us in san francisco with the breaking news coverage. sam? >> reporter: good evening. pg&e said that it met very high state standards but what this series of cal fire reports basically signifies is that the agency thinks, no, you didn't. cal fire looked at a series of 12 fires overall and found that in eight of the 12 cases or two-thirds of the instances, they believe pg&e is partly to blame at least for the fires. now the possible violations you are mentioning do vary in the atlas fire for example, a tree limb that fell on a power line and that could be due to a lack of maintenance or not properly clearing the trees but unrelated but cal fire found another fire was by a reen earthing a nower line and a conductor fell to the ground and started the fire. these are the eight fires referred to the appropriate d.a. for investiga

most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. a man tried to lure a little girl into his car in broad daylight on a busy street in concord.. (pam) quick thinking on the child's part helped her escape ... and police say, she managed to get a good look at the man in the car.. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story.. a frightening situation...a 12- year-old girl walking home from middle school when suddenly she notices there is a ma

we asked pg nde whether it is considering bankruptcy and what kind. the company will not respond directly or on camera to that specific question. but in a written statement, a spokeswoman says california's rules about wildfire liability are not sustainable. she said, pg&e could be liable for property damages and attorneys fees even if we followed established inspection and safety rules. the company also says it meets or exceeds regulatory requirements for management with large inspection programs. >> downed power lines and faulty equipment were lames for sparking the wildfires. the company wants to work with the state to change the current liability laws. they claim it is taking a big hit, saying in part that liability regardless of negligence undermines the financial health of the state utilities. it discourages investment in california and has the potential to materially impact the ability of utilities to access the capital markets. >> they have a guaranteed profit that is part of being a monopoly in a the to and i will see you in injury asked in th

it's devastating the report for pg&e. calfire investigators point the finger right at the utility for what happened last october. the worst fire siege california has ever seen. in the redwood fire in mendocino county which destroyed more than 300 homes and killed nine people. calfire determined flames started in two places and both caused by trees falling into pg&e power lines. in napa county the atlas fire which killed six people calfire says the fire started in two locations, beth because tree limbs fell onto pg&e power lines. same for the part trick fooir in nape an when an oak tree fell into lines. in sonoma county the nuns fire destroying coffey park and the fountain froef area, caused by the top of a tree break breaking and coming into contact with a power line. that was the same reason given for the pocket fire. which torched 17,000 acres. also in sonoma county, the 37 fire destroyed three structures. calfire blamed pg&e distribution lines in the area. that's a sampling of the finding. they echo when that he founde

started because of damaged pg&e power lines and equipment. state senator jerry hill (d-san bruno):pg& e is going out of their way right now in sacramento trying to convince everyone that there is a new normal, that the narrative has changed, that now we have a common problem of climate change that is causing these fires. climate change did not start a fire, it doesn's start fires a fire has to be ignited by something, a spark somewhere. and if pg& e is negligent allowing and causing that spark, they should be responsible for the cost of that fire. (hermela aregawi)in the san bruno explosion, pg&e was convicted of a felony and fined 1.6 billion dollars.the latest cal fire report alleges the company violated state law and they've passed on that information to each county's district attorney.that could mean future charges, convictions and more fines for the gas and electric company. in the newsroom hermela aregawi kron 4 news ( marty ) today victim's of those north bay fires are taking some time to get their minds off rebuilding. the oakland a's

. >> plus, a warming tonight for pg&e. the utility says it may have to shut off power during the hottest times of the year. stay with us. ktvu fox 2 news is next. 2 news is next. >>> now to tight's top stories. san francisco board of supervisors president london breed has declared victory in the city's mayor's race. the former state senator mark leno conceded this afternoon. he held a slim lead in the electi nht last week but breed soon pulled ahead and has widened the gap during the past eight days. breed is 43 years old and the first black mayor of san francisco. >>> san fre investigating the first deadly a black buick was being towed, unhitched and rolled off the truck and hit a female worker for the city's water department. two other workers jumped out of the way but unfortunately, that femaworker was killed. she is just been identified as joined as an apprentice isito. plumber in 2012 before being promoted to a utility plumber. >>> a san francisco police motorcycle officer was hurt when he was hit by a r at 9:30 this

hundreds of victims have filed lawsuits against pg&e. some israel now have erin brockovich working on their legal team, and she about to speak here in just a few moments. reporting live in santa rosa, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> new at 6:00 tonight, not just a zero star review but a possible hate crime against an uber driver in napa county. the driver says he was taking a couple tolo the silverado trail. suddenly he says the mail passenger asked where he was from. when he responded afghanistan the driver says things took a turn and the passenger blame belligerent. the driver says the passenger told him he didn't belong in the u.s. and started cursing. the driver says that's when he pulled over and let couple out at a winery and claimed the man threatened to kill him. investigators say they are asking uber to identify that man in the car through the app. >>> a gun fight between three teenagers and an east bay police officer leaves one of the teenagers in the hospital. it happened shortly before midnight in union city. that officer tr

not that we trust pg&e necessarily, right? >> reporter: this move is not unprecedented. san diego gas & electric used the same technique in december to cut off power to 12,000 customers who were in the path of a fire to prevent more fires from spreading. on grizzly peak, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> a car fire in livermore spread into brush just off of 580 yesterday afternoon. it burned some hillsides before crews knocked it down. >>> and down in los angeles, crews are still battling this brush fire in the hollywood hills. it started in l.a.'s benedict canyon around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. the blaze forced dozens of evacuations and those orders have since been lifted. >>> fire season, good reminder that it's hot and dry out there. >> we just hiked those hills and i noticed, oh-oh, it's dry, all the brush was turned from green to yellow so scary. it's a little windy. not so much for us but for southern california, that's what they're dealing with and it's hot. we are definitely feeling that all across northern california. you will have it again inland today especially arou

pg&e is one of the nation's largest utilities serving 16 million people. utility service area stretches from eureka to akers field and from the pacific to the sierra nevada. pg&e employees 20,000 people. >>> a warm up today with temperatures in the bay area. 80s out there. a cooler week, but finally a spike in the numbers. santa rosa maxed out at 88. a lot of 80s in concord. everybody will be cooling off heading into saturday. in fact, it has been a wild ride with temperatures the past few days. we warmed up today and we are cooling off for saturday. temperatures will warm up steadily into early next week. expecting more 90s making a comeback. >> here is what is happening on the satellite. this almost looks like a late fall or winter system. we have some cloud cover up here and some green showing up on the radar. there could be enough moisture that we could track some drizzle here in the bay area first thing tomorrow morning. current numbers in the 50s and 60s. san jose is 62. santa -- santa rosa 67. wind speeds are up as well. 16 miles per hour. tonight w

. >>> a warning now from pg&e. it may have to shut off power it's part of a safety s a high program following last october's deadly fires. ktvu's cristina rendon live in lafayette whercuomers across the bay are getting notices. >>> reporter: we're talking about thousands of pg&e customers who live in high fire danger areas like here in parts of the east bay hills. and pg&e says this is a precautionary measure to help mitigate wildfires. >>> reporter: emails and letters are being sent to pg&e customers in high fire danger areas informing them their power may be shut off if there's an extreme weather event like a wildfire. it will affect half million customerwhin tiers and 3 areas shaded in orange and red. >> 's a good idea. our home burned down in the oakland fire. so i'm very happy to have you do whatever is necessary to stop these things from happening. >> reporter: this is the first time pg&e will proactively ut off power as part of their new public safety r shutoff program. the announcement follows last october'

grizzly peak one of the areas residents could find themselves without power in red flag conditions if pg&e decides to shut off the power. when the winds kick up and the temperatures soar to the triple digits and humidity bottoms out pacific gas and electronic says it may cut your power to prevent any wildfires from sparking. >> this is something we would do as a last resort. we know how important electricity is to our customers and we pledge to give as much notice as we can. >> 250,000 customers received letters like this one informing them of this change in policy. those customers live in zones designated as tier three or the highest fire risk. those areas include the oakland and berkeley hills. >> the intention is to give customers a 48-hour notice that this might come back again at 24 hours, saying it might be coming and then tell them officially that it's going to happen about 4 to 6 hours ahead of time. >> the decision to pull the power plug during red flag conditions comes just days after a cal fire report lay blame on pg&e equipment falling and sparking at least 12 of the fires in

. >>> pg&e is warning bay area customers about the new policy. kristen sze is here with which neighborhoods may be affected. >> this is the cpcu map of the bay area. the areas in red are the ones that pg&e is worried about months. pg&e has sent a letter to customers in these areas saying when wildfire danger areas is extremely high, it may cut off power temporarily. >> we will notify customers and then 24 hours in advance we will notify customers again. >> now this is one of pg&e's new fie prevention. in the wake that the utility is responsible for many of last october wildfire that killed 40 people, more than that and killed thousands of homes. let's look at the map, you see the lawrence berkeley national lab is in the affected zone and cals memorial stadium is on the edge. they have their own generator, but home do not. it promises not to pull the plug lightly. >>> multiple mountain lions sightings in one bay area community. >> how many times have these big cats been seen. >>> today we found him ( ♪ ) your heart doesn't only belong to you. chil

the -- i have mentioned in the past the pcia, that's the exit fee that pg&e can charge c.c.a. customers. and the hearings and the proceeding at conclude at this n june of this month and working with the city attorney and c.c.a. we filed briefs in that proceeding. we're expecting a proposed decision from the assigned administrative law judge at the cpuc to be published for comment in august. so that's coming up very soon. and also i'm going to talk a bit more about this... in may the cpuc published a report on customer choice. you may have heard it referred to as "the green book." it's gotten some media coverage. the report raises questions about how the state will achieve -achieve -- its affordad decarbonization and reliability objectives as increased customer choice is occurring within the electricity market. and i think specifically that the report raises fears that c.c.a. and customers choosing to generate their own electricity, say, with rooftop solar, may compromise these goals. so the -- the report is raising an alarm. it says also that there is no plan for mitigating th

. >>> san francisco, fed up with pg andy. power struggle leading to costly delays on some big civic projects. >>> a rake unit skills a skype -- a skyscraper. -- a raccoon scales a skyscraper . hundreds of tenants in palo alto are getting the boot. they're being evicted from their hotel ap >>> our top story at 6:30 pm, hundreds are getting the boot. they are being evicted from homes at the president hotel apartments. this building sits in a quaint area on university avenue near capper street. the residents are all caught by surprise. >> reporter: he heard rumors that changes were coming to the president apartments. after a local reporter started poking around, the bombshell landed in her mailbox yesterday. a letter to get out by november and a relocation stipend of $3000. the new owners want to meet tomorrow to go over the paperwork. >> trying to force people to sign off on the deal which is a crap deal. >> reporter: the president was built in 1929 as a hotel but was converted to apartment units 50 years ago. there are 75 unit

&e bills. >> reporter: the warning comes after a blistering new report that blames pg&e power lines, not extreme weather, for starting 12 of the 16 deadly wildfires. >> climate change and the new normal doesn't ignite a fire. it takes a spark. when you have a utility that has been negligent and broken the law, that causes the spark. >> reporter: center hill pushes legislation that will protect consumers for paying for the negligence. he said another senate bill seeks to do the opposite and it will get ratepayers, not shareholders, to foot the bill for the wildfires in california. >> my bill hardens the grid. >> reporter: bill dodd said his legislation requires pg&e and other utility giants to upgrade equipment and update the utility regulator with spending estimates. critics said it gives those companies a blank check. >> i'm a ratepayer and i don't want to pay any more money. if i know i might not have to go through another event like this, i'm eight pay 1 dollar more. >> we should not be held responsible for their negligence. >> they are trying to convince lawmakers it would make m

pg&e is an integral part of our emergency response team. they are the industry expert with utilities. whether it is a gas leak or a wire down, just having someone there that deals with this every day is pretty comforting. we each bring something to the table that is unique and that is a specialty. with all of us working together we can keep all these emergencies small. and the fact that we can bring it together and effectively work together is pretty special. they bring their knowledge, their tools and equipment and the proficiency to get the job done. and the whole time i have been in the fire service, pg&e's been there, too. whatever we need whenever we need it. i do count on pg&e to keep our firefighters safe. that's why we ask for their help. tomorrow morning at 4-30. >>> the late show with stephen colbert is next. our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> have a great evening, we'll seal you tomorrow morning. -- we'll see you tomorrow morning. captioning sponsored by cbs >> okay, so most people who look up at the cloud, they se

the changes mean branches now cannot be any closer than 4 feet and pg&e says to accommodate for growth they could take as much as 12 feet and neighbors like robert snyder wonder what the end result will look like. >> i don't know how much clearance is, but they can't cut that limb. they cut that limb they might as well take the tree down. >> reporter: the people we talked to say they understand the need to stay safe and prevent fire, but they just don't want it to come at the cost of their neighborhood. >> came from the city and that was really a big part of why we fell in love with this area. >> reporter: it's important to note these maps don't just affect san rafael or even just marin county. they affect the entire state. they went into effect in january and anyone who is moving now into a tier 2 or tier 3 fire risk zone is likely to see these changes as well and the folks who are in those zones are also affected because this same map will now dictate whether or not they're in the zones where pg&e preemptively shuts down power during weather and series of days with bad weather that p

a organization suing pg&e said this report is damning. >> this is not an isolated incident. this is a repeat pattern of failure of risk management. at some point in time you have to throw your hands up in the air and say there is a problem with a culture, it is an organizational failure, it is top to bottom and it needs to change. >> reporter: now the p.u.c. is the state agency responsible for overseeing pg&e and other utilities and told me that cal fire's report will inform them investigation into possible citations or fines if pg&e is found to have broken regulations. p.u.c. could decide whether the gas and electric company could pass along the considerable legal costs that it faces to rate payers. pg&e responded to me within the last hour or so as well on the reports and said, quote, the loss of life, homes and businesses in these extraordinary wildfires is simply heartbreaking and we remain focused on helping communities recover and ren the process of reviewing the cal fire reports and once again to believe they met a high standard for the operations here in california.

and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. we have new information about an east bay teenager arrested for plotting an attack at his high school.. >>> right now at 6:30, it could have happened here. we have new information on an east bay teenager arrested for plotting an attack on high school. he had a list of names of students he wanted to harm. >> he's a freshman, but he was accused of plotting to carry out the attack in his senior year. melissa has more. listen. >> students spoke up. this mother of a freshman at california high school in san ramon did not want to go on camera, but you can hear the relief in her voice. >> i'm gr

it says that pg&e is recognizing that it is liable and responsible for these fires. >> reporter: pg&e says california law unlike the majority of states is unfair to utilities making it a readily available deep pocket for thousands and thousands of claimants. >> back stop insurance provider even if the company followed all applicable rules and regulations managing their infrastructure. >> reporter: that means amongst other efforts, pg&e will try to get ratepayers to pick up a large part of the liability as is done in all other states. >> we will pursue all legal avenues to see it's addressed. >> it's terrible risk management practices. that's the problem we have here. that's what causes these fires and disasters. >> reporter: besides no numbers from the tubbs fire and atlas fire, pg&e hasn't figured in the cost of huge fines and personalities the government will surely levy. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> tom, thank you. >>> people attending pride festivities in san francisco this weekend can sign up to get emergency text alerts. all you have to do is text pride sf to the number 888777

most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. >>> were your media feeds inundated with selfies today? that's because it's national selfie day. oh, jeff! cheryl hurd! i love this. nbc bay area, telemundo 48, we all got in on it. laura garcia with her son. sam brock at the giants game. oh, gabby from telemundo, and of course we have -- >> gabriel. we've got everyone there. >> by the way, millennials take more than 25,000 selfies in his or her lifetime. and if you look at all the selfies, t

pg&e describes the regulator as lag like a transformer. the fact that it blue could not come at a worse time for a utility trying to restore public faith. we want to assure customers that their safety and the safety of our communities is always our top priority, said pg&e in part of a statement today. >> it's stairy. i don't know if i trust the equipment that's right across the street my house. >> as of this morning the santa rosa fire department gave no indication it would fine or cite pg&e. assist fire marshal said that no winds and the cutting down of weeds kept the fire to less than an acre. >> the fact that when we had a fire and kept small is a success from our standpoint. >> so santa rosa caught a break. yet the fire serves as a warning about the hot summer to come and potential fire sources, both natural and man made. in santa rosa, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> sheriff's deputies are looking for clous after several cows were found dead in a rural pastor santa clara county. you're looking at pictures tweeted by the sheriff's off.

most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. the families of migrant children >>> near the southern border last night a vigil for the families of migrant children separated from their parents. the crowd lit candles and held signs in support of reuniting families. >>> closer to home here in the north bay, more than 600 people came together to ask what happens next. >> nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney at the civic center last night. ♪ >> reporter: more than 600 people brought the voices and

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most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e.k is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week. together, we're building a better california. . thanks f s join for -- thanks f joining us tonight, have a great weekend, bye-bye. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- steve martin and martin short. plus music from the record company. and now, look over there -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. hola. hi. very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. relax, relax. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. very nice. i'm glad you're here. i have

we did ask pg&e about brockovich joining the effort. it said the lost of homes and life and businesses in the extraordinary wildfires is simply heartbreaking and we remain focused on these communities that we live and e an ordinance ver and rebuild. requiring residents to keep all firearms in locked storage. any stolen guns would have to reported within 48 hours. today council members will take public comments. it starts at 7:00 a.m. at the council chambers. >> it's a project that could bring thousands of new jobs to san jose. with that comes more traffic. today you can get your say on the impact proposed google transit village will have on the diridon station. it's already congested next to the busy station. tonight the city of san jose is hosting the first of four community forums. this is to get the public's opinion and input on developm t developments happening in the area. first hearing is tonight at 8:00 the next meeting is tomorrow night. >>4:51. we're learning the price tag for high profile construction projects pretty testeep e

we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school.would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. employee is out to ruin his company. >>> accusations of sabotage by el elon musk. tesla says a disgruntled employee is out to ruin his company. a former worker messed with tesla's computer system and stole data. he also says he did it on behalf of another car company. part of the e-mail says there are a multitude of big gas diesel car company competitors. if they're willing to cheat about emissions maybe they're willing to cheat in other ways. we called police to see if tesla reported a crime. the departments said no. tesla has yet to return our calls. >>> whole foods is expanding i

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