service, and relying on pg&e. i think it is a tough dynamic. there may be opportunities to find more agreement and disagreement. that road is very reliant on pg&e. >> i mean, i was just curious, this option has presented such a competitive option competitive option, it seems like there is no other limited independence option because we have not experienced it. >> as you know, we have tried numerous times to sit at a table and negotiate with pg&e and resolve these conflicts. we have not succeeded. i beg your pardon? and litigated, as a result, yes. the next targeted investment as the city shifts towards more - this scenario of reducing costs, there is prospects that are greater for rate modernization. we still have hardships that remain where the city has not made such investments. the third option, acquiring assets for full independence would have us expanding the cities existing publicly owned utility, our hedging program. it would cost us a few billion dollars, we estimate to acquire the facilities that pg&e cur

based on final rates from pg&e we are providing the greatest cost savings to pg&e customers today. ultimately, the end of the day when you're looking at bill increases

based on final rates from pg&e we are providing the greatest cost savings to pg&e customers today. ultimately, the end of the day when you're looking at bill increases across all of our customer classes we are talking a 4.8% bill increase. >> it seems like again, to see if i'm following that, can you go back one

one of these cases build pg part is taken literally.nford offering money for new housing, $3.4 billion towards more than 1,000 housing units,, more to transit program. >>> looking to drop weight, new study suggests getting cup of coffee. >> researchers say helps stimulate brown fat reserves, plays a role in how you burn calories. >> first study in humans that something can have direct affect on brown fat functions. >> and 23 cups of coffee or something? >> enough. >> drink coffee, it's fine. >> i like a limit not that much. >>> check on weather. >> drew tuma, forecast quite pleasant. >> it is. temperatures in downward trend. live doppler 7 showing fair amount of high cloud cover upstairs, sunset was gorgeous. emeryville camera showing the beautiful lights of the bay bridge. it's quiet and calm winds under the canopy. accuweather, tracking the cooldown, does continue over the next couple of days. as we hit wednesday and thursday, numbers below average this time of the year by 10 or 15 degrees. but warming up in time for weekend as pride

based on final rates from pg&e we are providing the greatest cost savings to pg&e customers today. ultimately, the end of the day when you're looking at bill increases across all of our customer classes we are talking a 4.8% bill increase. >> it seems like again, to see if i'm following that, can you go back one slide? it seems like both the pg&e charge delivery charge went up, power generation charge went up, and the pca went down. >> that is correct. >> why did our generation charge go up? >> our generation charge is based off of - we look at pg&e's rate. if you go back to our rate setting methodology, on page 5 of the presentation. nothing has changed in our methodology. if you remember, we are starting off on component one from pg&e is a generation rate. we are applying our percentage rate discounts. and then applying the pci a charges on the franchise fee surcharge to get to our cleanpowersf generation rate. the new components that you all included in the ratesetting methodology, that allowed us to remain competitive, knowing that our rates are determined off the final pg&e ra

they had their power shut off by pg&e. power is slowly being restored tonight but that could take a while. >> you know, the elderly and then it's not okay. they stay here. >> reporter: margarita sanchez is picking up her parents because their home near lake berriessa has no power. >> no power, no internet. we have to go. >> reporter: pg&e cut power early saturday to 1,600 customers living in high fire danger customers in the north bay due to red flag conditions. >> i'm pretty sure they know what they're doing. the pool at this mobile home community is closed. the this resident is worried that losing all her food in the frig. >> i'm doing the best we can with what we've got. you have to buy a generator and i can't afford to buy a generalator. i'm on a fixed income. >> reporter: last summer the county fire forced residents to evacuate but mike says his community shouldn't have to suffer again. >> i've been through half a dozen fires. we've never had a problem with power lines arcing of. >> reporter: pg&e is shutting the powe

pg&e confirms it had a power line in that area.y is trying to determine what cause today to fall. this all comes as pg&e is on a publicity blitz about wildfire safety. >> the utility hosted an open house in napa to talk about preventative power shutdowns and other steps they're taking after the catastrophic fires over the last few years. >> reporter: we're in the silverado neighborhood where some of the houses destroyed by th fire are still untouched. for some people at pg&e workshops, the sdafrlt seem very distant. >> where does the power come from, that's all that matters. >> reporter: pipers are learning their neighborhood isn't high fire risk. but transmission lines to them could be. so pg&e might still shut their power off. >> just trying to keep the freezers alive and save as much food and stuff as we can. >> reporter: more than 100 people brought similar questions to their hotel meeting room in napa. with so many fires linked to power lines and untrimmed vegetation, pg&e is bankrupt and reorganizing and kills power preemptiv

ph pg&e taking measures in the sierra foothills. close to 27,000 customers could be in the dark starting tonight. pg&e expects to restore service to those customers by about midday tomorrow. >>> the forecast for extreme fire danger this week and has cal fire crews on alert for quick responses. steve is that mcclellan airport where cal fire planes are ready to hit the fire lines if needed.>> reporter: ready for action during this red flag warning.>>> the first red flag of 2019. >> reporter: strong winds and high temperatures combined for extreme fire danger. cal fire increased staffing in the foothills. the concern this weekend wildfires sparking in communities at elevations of 1000 feet and below. >>> here we are again. we have to look at operationally. we have to look at it physically and mentally. here we are. june red flag warnings. we are off to the races again. >>>>> reporter: inside the camino cal fire emergency command center data feeds the dispatchers with up to the second statistics on conditions and crew locations.>>> we h

he is going to call with pg&e. they will assess and see if they need to put more people on standby in case of a fire.>>> fires are already sparking around the bay area in contra costa county crews did swift work on this one acre brush fire in moraga. it was rough going at first. we caught them scaling ruggpe se of the canyon bridge. officials say they were lucky someone flying a drone prevented helicopters and airplanes flying into help. >>> and solano county does for alarm fire black and 24 acres near cordelia. this afternoon. cal fire help several fire departments control the blaze. with around 27 fire engines and a helicopter. crews went up against prevailing winds and rugged rocky terrain. up to 50 homes were evacuated. crews had it out in about 90 minutes. >>> new push by bartz do something about a pricey parking garage in walnut creek. writers complained about getting gouged the garage is run by a private corporation and charges about six times more. melissa reports that might soon change.>> reporter: >> it i

the move by pg & e to help keep people safe. >>> the n ew now. we begin with a microclimate weather alert. fire season has arrived like that. crews are keeping an eye around the bay area, watching for flare-ups, in pope county, that watchful eye spotted this, new time-lapse video into the news room. the fire has burned about 30 acres and it is nearly contained. >>> in contra costa county, crews were busy, a fire burned there about five achers in brentwood. the flames are now out. we have live team coverage. live where the power hee kickin coverage with rob mayeda. >> with heat around the bay area, first the active warning we're seeing ed flag warning north bay out to solano county, from n00 tomorrow night. north bay hills into solano county. for the entire bay area tomorrow. bayside and valley locations, a heat advisory, widespread 0s and 90s will be possible and temperatures nearing 100 inland. we have our first summertime spare the air day. worst air quality tomorrow will be in the santa clara valley. all of that as we wrap up the weekend. the

as you said, just moments ago, pg&e announced they'll be shutting off power starting at 6 a.m.row morning to roughly 600 customers in the eastern part of napa county. we spoke to pg&e about this earlier tonight and here's what they had to say. >> because we've seen extreme weather and just an increase in wildfires, we are taking safety precautions by shutting off the power and to help reduce the wildfire threats. >> pg&e said they're alerting customers through emails. coming up, we spoke to the santa rosa fire department how they're preparing for this threat across the weekend, as well as a local business owner here who said the uncertainty of these power outages makes her more nervous. >> reporter: liz, let's talk about the red flag warning first and then those temperatures. the fire danger is going up in just a matter of 20 minutes. red flag warnings for the north bay hills. tomorrow morning gusts 40 to 60 miles an hour will mean the humidity because of the northeasterly wind will drop 20 to 22%. so fires will spread rapidly. sunday as those temperatures come up, heat advisor

it is this kind of destruction that led governments to sue pg&e.oday they agreed to settle this lawsuit to the tune of $1 billion in northern california, 415 million of it will go to communities in the north bay including santa rosa and sonoma county. >> we wanted to make sure the taxpayers were not on the hook for the damage caused. >> reporter: some melted from the heat, many other roads survived the fire's but are now degrading buckling under the weight of all of the dump trucks helping with the rebuilding. >> recovery we resiliency is the number one goal. we wanted to make sure the infrastructure that was damaged is repaired. on somebody else's dime, not the taxpayer. >> reporter: pg&e said we remain focused on supporting our customers and communities impacted by wildfires and helping them recover and rebuild. this is a important first step in a orderly, fair and expeditious resolution of wildfire claims. today's settlement only applies to government entities, roads, buildings, infrastructure. it does not apply to homeowners who have filed a la

pg and e is shutting the power down as a precaution. the equipment has been blamed for sparking wildfires, including the camp fire. the generator is keeping the lights on and food cold here. >> we were able to prepare by getting our generators ready. i don't think you're ever as prepared as you want to be for a power outage. >> reporter: they will start turning the power back on but it could take a while. >> we have our crews on the ground doing in-person live safety patrols to make sure that it is all safe before we turn the power back on. >> reporter: and pg and e says restoring all the power to the north bay could take up to 24 hours. more outages are possible this weekend. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> we have more breaking news from yolo county where a wildfire is spreading rapidly near ramsey. the fire has jumped highway 16 and is reportedly burning towards buildings. the fire has grown to at least 125 acres, and we'll bring you updates as soon as we learn more. >>> in the east bay, firefighters quickly snuffed out a fast-movin

pg&e is responding.e being turns down at coliseum and lake merritt stations. >>> staying in the east bay for another moment, prepare to dial a 1 when making local calls if you have a 510 area code. a new 341 area code is being added in western alameda and contra costa counties and that starts tomorrow. you have to dial 1 first or you'll get a message telling you to hang up and dial again. major cell phone companies automatically incorporated the 1 into dialing, so you shouldn't have to update all your contacts. >> 510 has always been east bay. this is going to be just one more thing that separates the ogs from the newcomers. >> now, as of tomorrow, people requesting new phone numbers will be assigned either 510 or the new 341. >>> comedians have desended on san francisco this weekend for a clusterfest. >> the three-day comedy festival is indoors and outdoors at civic center plaza and bill graham civic auditorium. >> there are settles from comedians like amy poehler and patton oswalt. you can also check o

they don't all work for pg&e. i also have a fair amount of litigation farmed out throughout the office, that is not done on that energy team. but i can get you a break down of hours. >> these two attorneys specifically pg&e. >> correct. >> and not part of what the other energy team is doing. >> that is correct. >> and so the 17200 found that you have, you put the money back in, now, is that self-sustaining. are you paying for attorneys out of that fund and not out of the regular general fund. >> yes, that's correct. not all of them, but i think we have at least three lawyers, yes. three lawyers that we pay for. i always have to sustain that fund or would not be able to employee the lawyers. >> how many people are on the team? >> about 10, 10 lawyers. >> and you said that this fund sustains how many of them? seven did you say? >> no, about three of them. >> three, and the rest from general fund? >> comes from money that is provided to us from the mayor's office and general fund contributions, and sometimes that wor

pg&e equipment spark the fire. it killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 90 19,000 structures. claims from the fire help to drive pg&e into bankruptcy. >>> there is some talk google could get kicked out of the san francisco pride parade. activists and former employees are calling on the parades board to take action. they say even after complaints google owned youtube refuses to take down videos with targeted homophobic harassment. they accuse google of rainbow washing his actions by joining in the pride parade. google remained in the real parade for now. they are listening and talking with google about those concerns. we reached out to google google for comment but have not heard back. >>> contra costa county orinda joined the list of east bay cities flying the rainbow flag. the flag waving outside the orinda chamber of commerce. this would the mayor declared june is pride month in the city. >>> time for weather. if you are not a fan of the heat you might be living in san francisco for that reason. i implore you to get outside and enjoy tonight. the heat is not here yet. when y

an east bay man found out from pg&e. >> yeah, this pleasant hill man is furious after he says a pg&em to believe they were entering his yard to trim his trees to keep them safely away from power lines. >> yeah, he was shocked to later discover they had cut two trees down so he contacted michael finney for help. >> this is actually a fairly lengthy process. amazing. is this a case of miscommunication or a major mishap on the part of the utility? he walks towards the area where his two 70-year-old blue oak trees once stood. this stump is the only evidence of one of those trees. what's left of the other is buried under debris. >> here is where my grandchildren had swings. here is where my great grandchildren had swings. here is where we sat under the tree, my wife and i. >> pg&e power lines hang over his backyard. t the utility determined the trees were too close to the power lines and wanted to take action as part of the fire mitigation efforts. they came to his home in february unannounced. >> i told them first i wanted to have my arborist come o o o satisfy satisfy me. >> he said pg&

pg&e was shut off power to some northbay customers. that outage is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 6 am. pg&e said the power will be out through at least the afternoon. the planned outage is apparently affecting 1600 customers according to pg&e and parts of napa solano and yolo counties. they will continue to monitor weather conditions and may also shut off power to an additioerr and sierra foothill starting saturday night. >>>

that's coming up pg&e and we mentioned it. thousands of pg&e customers will be without power. and it is all to help prevent wildfires. here's a map of the impacted areas. parts of solano and yolo counties. power could be out most of the day. maybe even all weekend. nbc bay area joins us. tonight people are getting the notices from pg&e. >> reporter: yeah. the first notices came this afternoon. one of the reasons why the power may be out for a little while longer is because of course the concern for the continued winds and it will also take some time for the power company to turn everything back on and to make sure everything is safe. a bit of a warning that came as a bit of a surprise for customers today. it w l possible this weekend just south of the city. the four alarm brush fires. it is the reason why they are taking this precaution. she is one of the customers who got a warning that the weekend. >> that's a long time to go without pg&e. but i also understand. >> reporter: it's not yet clear how many residents will be affected by the decision to cut power in the morning. t

. >> pg&e you're found guilty. >> reporter: inside the meeting, pg&e presented itself as the new and improved utility company. the new chair of the board asking the public to judge us by our actions moving forward. the deadly fires in both 017 and 2018 have been linked to pg&e. facing a slew of lawsuits, the company sought bankruptcy protection. now a new ceo william johnson has been hired and ten of the 13 board members are new. johnson told shareholders the new members had experience managing corporate safety programs saying there is no other board in the country like it. our cameras were not allowed inside the meeting so we asked a shareholders outside how they felt about the new editions. >> i think that the board doesn't inspire much confidence as having willing to make good an changes. >> this week pg&e reached a $14 billion settlement with cities impacted by the fires. johnson said he wants pg&e to emerge from bankruptcy as fast as upon so victims of the fires can get compensated. he add the the utility will focus more on prevention to avoid more catastrophic events. pg&e anno

they are understanding when pg&e needs to have shut down. it is a very different tone and to because people do understand how severe this fire could go and they want to do everything they can possibly do to keep at from getting worse than it already is. >> sandy, give our viewers kind of a thumbnail sketch of exactly where the fire is burning. how close is it to people living nearby and containment numbers as well. >> we did evacuate approximately 140 residences. that is just to be on the safe side knowing that we have high gusting wind this morning and we want to make sure that if the flame or fireballs in the wrong direction the people are not put in harm's way. it is a very role type area. you don't have compact homes. if you are familiar with some of the other fires we have. but once the fire runs it can go pretty fast along with the vegetation we have, the heat that we have and the wind driven fires we are experiencing. like i said, we know this could take a turn for the worse and folks are really taking heed when we ask them to evacuat

do you blame pg&e for the fact this isn't open yet? >> unfortunately, i do. >> reporter: contra costa supervisor has seen enough of this unfinished fire station in lafayette, one that was supposed to open last year. anderson says the dispute with pg&e over the placement of a meter has caused much of the delay. >> we got into a back and forth argument about whether, in fact, the meter reader should be placed outside rather than inside. and it should not have required me as a county supervisor getting involved, bringing in pg&e's legal counsel to say, enough is enough. we need to move forward with this fire station. >> reporter: station 16 actually closed six years ago. the victim of various structural issues and budget cuts at the time. but in recent years, the decision was made to reopen the station in lafayette's happy valley neighborhood. long designated as one with high fire danger. >> so there will be an electronic display here where the engine company will be able to map their route to the emergency. >> reporter: deputy fire chief

what pg&e says about equipment earlier in the triple digit heat. >> hot should not stop electricity from happening.>>> why health insurance could be coming to some low income adults who are undocumented area >> our goal is to get more californians insured.>> the kpix 5 news at 7 starts now. with a huge homeless camp building up behind the home depot in oakland.>> for the first time we are hearing from the mayor about a possible solution. >> reporter: as berkeley bans its overnight rv parking in san francisco, and cracks down on overnight camping in its parks, homelespeople are moving to encampments in oakland. you might be familiar with this one at the home depot. one city councilmember is concerned that encampments like this are driving businesses out of oakland. meet k, the unofficial mayor of one of oakland's unofficial homeless encampments. she's been living here behind the home depot in oakland for over two years. >> it has actually grown substantially within the last six months pre- >> is no official count, but by the look of it, at least 100 homeless people are now living in the s

pg&e has not yet settled any claims from the thousands of individual victims. >>> the u.s. supreme court -- he was acquitted of murder and manslaughter, but convicted garcia on gun charges. gaffer see yeah's lawyers argue it would be double jeopardy. in a ruling in a separate case, the supreme court says the state and federal government can charge a person over a single incident in separate trials. he fired a bullet that ricocheted and kwild steinle back in 2015. >>> in the east bay one of the two men charged in the goes ship fire faces more questions from prosecutors today. the prosecution drilled into defendant max harris during crocs yesterday. he admitted he lied to oakland place when he told him the year before the december 2016 fire that no one lived inside the building. he said he feared being evicted. harris admitted he wished he had done more to get people out when the fire erupted. 36 people died. >>> tech innovation meets human compassion. an engineering student changes the life of a 10-year-old burn victim with a bionic hand. >>> a bill undergoes major changes a

she said pg&e has been negligent in maintaining infrastructure. pg&e would not allow cameras inside the building and refused our request for an interview. the company has sent inspectors, they are in the process of repairing more than 1000 safety risks on transmission lines and distribution poles and permanently retire the line blamed for causing last year's deli campfire. elissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> >> law enforcement officers and members of the public pay their respects today to the young sacramento police officer killed in the line of duty, there was a procession as the body of officer tara o'sullivan was taken from the corners office to a sacramento area funeral home. officers lined parts of the route and were there to meet the procession once it reached the elk grove the funeral home. o'sullivan was shot and killed while on a domestic violence call in north sacramento on wednesday. details about the funeral service have not been announced but a vigil has been scheduled at sacramento state sunday night. >>> the suspect in the case,

they need approval from a bankruptcy court to do it. >>> pg&e is warning customers repair for summer outages. that can last nearly a week. will have much more on that after the break. >>> our first look at oakland's safe overnight rv parking site. why the mayor said they have to take risk to combat the housing crisis. >>> weeding out fire hazards with the push of a button. how santa clara county is crowdsourcing is fire prevention efforts. >>> a promising sign if you want a milder weekend. there is zero fog at the golden gate. it is summer time. it should be foggy. there is one change that is keeping the fog out over the ocean. i will explain and have your first weekend of summer temperatures coming up. jill jill has entresto, and a na heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, essukidnms, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor

pg&e says the natural gas will go away quickly and it's not harmful. the venting is all part of ongoing improvements. >>> president trump and oecd mayor libby schaaf are at odds once again over immigration. that's after the president vowed a massive new round of sweeps. he says that next week i.c.e. will begin a process of deporting millions of people. he tweeted, quote, they will be rubd as fast as removed as removed as fast as they come in. >>> tonight mayor schaaf had this reaction. quote, if you continue to threaten, target and terrorize families in my community, and if we receive credible information, you already know what our values are in oakland and we will unapologetically stand up for those values. >>> in the meantime, tonight, the president has fired three pollsters following the leak of internal polling information to news organizations. the polls from march show the president losing to former vice president joe biden in key 2020 battleground states. the president has denied those results in the polls, but in a statement to cbs news, his ca

pg&e sparked a small brush fire.n marin fire investigators say a transformer at panoramic highway spread flames in the surrounding area sunday. also knocked out power to about 1100 people. marin county was not part of the area, where pg&e preemptively turned off power. firefighters told the marin independent journal, they were prepared. they were able to rush and respond within minutes. >>> pg&e rolled out its first public safety power shutoff last weekend because of high-fire danger. 27,000 customers in five counties, had their power turned off as a precaution. now, pg&e says half of the affected customers had their power back on within 36 hours of the shutdown. but customers say it was a huge inconvenience. although many understand why it was done. pg&e is now answering questions about how that decision is made. >> so we're constantly weighing that balance to make the determination of you know, when saturday appropriate time to call for one of these events. >> there are four specific guidelines that pg&e must meet

&e customers to get some major fire protection, pg&e loses income and customers lose service.ss or properties such as food. >> they reported that 50% of the people's power was restored after 36 hours. that means 50% is more than 36 hours. >> reporter: it is not just a matter of flipping a switch . >> once the prime conditions have reduced. >> reporter: the rules state before any power can be restored, every inch of every line within the shut off area must be eyeballed to make sure it is all intact without anything laying on top of the wires that could start a fire. this weekend, relatively few customers and power lines were involved but where there is a lot more population, it will take a lot more time to inspect lines. one expert told me that california is destined to see many more public safety outages this year. tom baker, ktvu fox2 news. >>> students in a new haven unified school district were back in class today after a 3 week teacher stuck. over the weekend, members of the teachers union voted to end the walkout and ratify a new two year contract. the deal calls for a 3%

investigators blamed pg&e for causing that blaze in the town of paradise in butte county. >> pg&e, you're found guilty. >> reporter: inside the shareholders meeting there was a moment of silence for the victims as the utility company once again vowed to improve its safety record. the new chair of the board asking the public to judge us by our actions moving forward. facing a slew of lawsuits, the company sought bankruptcy protection. now a new ceo, william johnson, has been hired and ten of the 13 board members are new. johnson told shareholders the new members had experience managing corporate safety programs, saying there is no other board in the country like it. our cameras were not allowed inside the meeting, so we asked shareholders outside how they felt about the new additions. >> really i think that the board doesn't inspire much confidence in me as having really willing to make good changes. >> reporter: this week pg&e reached a $1 billion settlement with 14 cities and counties impacted by the fires. johnson said he and the board want pg&e to emerge from bankruptcy as fast as poss

we just spoke with one of the demonstrators about their message to pg&e.he city with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, this group is with the no pg&e bailout coalition, they will start a protest, they plan to set 85 pairs of shoes in front of the headquarters here in san francisco to remember the 85 victims of the camp fire in butte county, they say that pg&e needs to be held accountable for wildfire deaths caused by pg&e equipment. the group will lay out the shoes for one life lost in the campfire, speakers will read the names of all the victims. they are timing this demonstration exactly one hour ahead of the annual shareholders meeting so those entering the building will see and hear them. there will also be music and speeches from environmental activists. pg&e has been blamed for sparking wildfires in california and the utility has agreed to pay $1 billion to northern california cities and counties, including those impacted by last year's campfire. i want to show you, there is a lot of security on site, preparing for both the meeting and t

. >> there are lots of towers and equit that pg&e need to replace. i think they gambled for quite a while that the existing infrastructure was sufficient and clearly it's not. >> in a statement, pg&e said they commenced are preparations for repair work which will require construction of a temporary transmission line to provide electric service while the towers on the permanent transmission line are replaced and repaired. again, at this point we have seen people coming by, trying to see what's going on and see if they can get in a hike, but earlier today they had someone from pg&e saying this trail was closed. christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. we have morehe fire. this is a closer look called the caribou palermo line north of sacramento. it runs past orville and paradise and through the plume as national forest. how pg&e inspections since the wildfire have turned up hundreds of safety issues along the 56-mile long transmission line. the utility said, among the most serious issues they discovered, one out of is on this power line. pg&e i

pg&e was shut off power to some northbay customers. that outage is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 6 am. pg&e said the power will be out through at least the afternoon. the planned outage is apparently affecting 1600 customers according to pg&e and parts of napa solano and yolo counties. they will continue to monitor weather conditions and may also shut off power to an additioerr and sierra foothill starting saturday night. >>> the office of emergency services since is detailed information on which areas are set for a shut off starting at 6 am. the area shaded in dark gray around lake berryessa in the communities of circle oaks the wooden valley in gordon valley. it affects 1600 customers. flames burned through trees and brush in the hills of solano county south of interstate 80 and east of interstate 680. if for some evacuations. all were lifted this evening. it was contained as 25 acres. >>> firefighters were able to put out a vegetation fire. it only grew to a little over an acre. if photos from barbara from moraga can see white s

i mean, we pay them, you know, everyone in the bay area is with pg&e, we have to pay pg&e, they make good money. i don't see why they shouldn't have to replace it. >> the repairs started after the camp fire in november. utilities are completely shutting down a problematic transmission line in butte county. taking that drastic shep of completing shutting down a transmission line may seem out of character for pg&e. jaxon van derbeken joins us now in the newsroom. why are they doing this, jaxon? >> reporter: the line was on a tower that was approximately 100 years old. they found a line had snapped. they found 20 serious threats that could immediately cause problems. rather than put all the money and effort into fixing it, they just decommissioned it altogether. >> people have complained that pg&e has not spent enough money on fixing problems. does this demonstrate a question. critics have said pg&e should have been inspecting all these lines all along. their response is, we're looking now specifically to counter the wildfire threat. as a result they found hundreds of serious threats, a

>> reporter: while it was happening the residence got no explanation from pg&e. today the company set a piece of equipment at a substation is failing because of high energy demand in the hot afternoons. they say that is why the power kept going out at the same time each day.>>> hot should not stop electricity from happening. they should be used to it by now. >> reporter: the company set the upgrades to the substation were completed today and there should be no further delivery problems.>>> come back at 2:47 pm. maybe 248. >>>>> reporter: the deadline came and went and the lights are still on. looks like things will be okay. in lafayette they are not used to having this kind of thing happen. they are wondering what is going to happen the next time to temperatures reach 100 degrees.>>> a leak in a pg&e gas line has made absolute mess of the ultima core door canceling train service for both commutes. audra shows us repairs could take a while.>> reporter: this happening. we are in an industrial park off of loss placida's road. the train tracks run next to the pipelin

filing for bankruptcy. >> pg&e is a criminal corporation, time and again. they have caused harm to the people of california, they keep getting bailed out. >> it's a huge insult to injury, we really need to hold them accountable for the death they caused in the destruction as well, and we shouldn't have to foot the bill. >> reporter: jess gagne, one of the organizers say she wants local clean energy in our community and she said pg&e has been negligent maintaining infrastructure, pg&e wouldn't allow cameras in the building and refused our request for an interview. the company sent inspectors to high-risk fire areas, in the process repairing more than 1000 safety risks on transmission lines and distribution poles and permanently retire the line blamed for causing last year's deadly campfire. in san francisco elissa harrington ktvu fox 2 news. >>> in the meantime governor gavin newsom announced a plan to help pg&e deal with future wildfire liabilities, he's proposing a multibillion-dollar wildfire fund to help california utilities cover fire related liability

would pay pg&e to transmit the power and then take that power off of pg&es grid at the davis substation. >> commissioners, any questions? oh, commissioner tsen. >> yes, mr. beck. have we looked at alternatives to energy sources, as well. refre treasure island is a very windy site. it seems like this might be an opportunity when we're looking at electricity to look at those alternative sources, as well. >> yeah. there have been a number of evaluations that have been done. right now, the plan is that 5% of the power on the island will come from power generated on the island. >> you mean, from buildings. >> yeah. the roof of hangar 3, they intend to install solar there. that's almost three acres of solar, and then, many of the buildings will have solar, as well. the city also evaluated the potential of constructing a cogeneration plant on the island. cogeneration, for members of the public that may not be familiar with it, is a conventional generation using natural gas or other fuel to heat water that is then put through a turbine to heat water, and then, the condensed steam will be used t

pg&e shareholders into the building.rotesters also brought large signs detailing the financial impact of pg&e fires. blasting the company for its bankruptcy filing. >>> pg&e is a criminal corporation time and again. they have caused harm to the people of california. they keep getting bailed out. >> it is a huge insult to injury. we really need to hold them accountable. for the deaths that they caused and the destruction as well. we should not have to foot the bill for them. >>> pg&e did not allow cameras inside the meeting and refused our request for an interview. the shoes represent each of the lives taken at the campfire last year. the company said it sent inspectors to high-risk fire areas and preparing more the 1000 issues found on transmission lines and distribution poles. >>> a popular lake and oakland reopened to swimming just in time for the first day of summer. lake temescal was close because of a sewage spill. the latest problem that his fourth a series of closures.>> reporter: summers splashing is just startin

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i'll have your weekend forecast and uv index forecast coming up. >>> happening today, pg&e shareholders with vote. pg&e is currently going through the bankruptcy process facing billions of dollars in liability for some of the rst fires in california history. they are asking to approve a plan for $11 million in potential bonuses for key executives. after a strong debut on wall street, stocks for san based sl sligly downright now. the workplace messaging company closed higher. it is a little more than $37. >> the chain also went public yesterday. let's look at the big board and see how the stock market up abo >>> bart is getting a huge infusion of cash to help overcrowding. they gave them more than $300 million for work on the trans bay tube. it is the first chunk of the grant. the money will pay for more than 300 now cars and a new train control system. the upgrades will allow 30 trains per hour to pass through the train tube up from the current 23. >> right now from 4 to 6:00, it is rush-hour and the trains are packed especially going to antioch, richmond and all that area so this will

we will have more on how pg&e might shut off the power and parts of the northbay. paul is looking at the hottest temperatures of the year. they are coming our way. >>> they will be here sunday and monday. the hottest weather we have seen since last september. i will summarize what you heard about the red flag warning. getting tonight lasting through sunday. high fire danger because of a northeast the wind one version of our offshore winds as high as 60 miles per hour in the northbay mountains. we have the red flag warning in effect. let's of humidity will drop below 20%. fire danger will always be high for the next several months. those two factors will push it into critical. the heat advisory not tomorrow but sunday. sunday and monday the northbay valleys and east bay valley's and santa clara valley from 86 to 100 degrees or hotter. triple digits are possible. that will be a significant change. today we did not hit 80 degrees. it was very comfortable. concorde 79. santa rosa 78. 66 san francisco. 77 livermore. he was what changes tonight. 20 to 30 mile per hour wi

in the nation, more than 3000 pg&e customers are without power. in orinda, pg&e confirms an outage there affecting about 700 customers at this hour. >> part of walnut creek is without power tonight with temperatures around 100 degrees. ktvu's andre senior is there this evening . >> around 5:30 pm monday, power went out for homes and businesses and walnut creek . >> you just can't help customers and can't do anything. >> at this drycleaners, work suddenly stopped, leaving workers without a way to retrieve clothing or charge customers. >> our computers were down. everything was done. >> with the hottest day of the year so far this year, the epitome of bad luck luck is a broken air conditioner . >> it has been out for like a week now. >> reporter: the heat has not just been in the kitchen but the whole house. >> i have puppies that are my babys and i'm worried they might get dehydrated. inside the perfect star heating and air conditioning concord office, calls are pouring in. people are just noticing because they have not use the ac since last year.