pg&eservice and other conditione met. there's been two rate changes under this resolution, both which have been rate decreases. as you can see from the table on the slide, since the authority was put in place, pg&e's power charge and adjustment rates have increased significantly, whereas clean power s.f. generation rates have decreased. and most recently by 16% in january. on this slide you can see the trend in clean power s.f. rates since the sfpuc launched the program in 2016. clean power s.f. rates are the green portion of the bar and pg&e pcia rates are the blue portions. so this is the cost of the generation service. due to the rise since program launch, which you can see here over time, clean power s.f. generation rates have now decreased by a cumulative 12%. next tuesday, the sfpuc commission will be hearing our staff proposal for modification to the current clean power s.f. rate adjustment framework. in developing our rate proposal we've had to balance competing goals. covering clean power s.f. program costs is re

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now pg e doesn't plan to move out of this building right away. but they say they're on track to move into the new oakland headquarters. >> and the 1st half of 2022 in san francisco. amanda hari kron 4 news. >> in san francisco drug overdoses have killed more than twice as many people as covid-19 did in the city last year according to the chief medical examiner's office. 712 people died from drug overdoses in 2020. and this year we've already had 252 overdose deaths, which is 70 more and the same time period last year. many of those deaths have happened in supervisor. matt haney is district. he's pushing legislation to help prevent overdoses. >> people out on the street need to get people into treatment. we need to stop the fentanyl. we need a huge coordinated response on this and it hasn't happened. people keep dying. people are trained. there are protocols in place is not necessarily narcan available. i mean that that that's that is not what it needs to treat this as an epidemic. >> mayor london breed is also looking to fun as street overdose re

. >> another nine figure 5 for pg&e. this time the utility has to pay up for shutting down your power. >> they are calling it vax for the win. the multimillion dollar and send a the governor just announced for vaccine holdouts. when you're born and raised in san francisco, you grow up wanting to make a difference. that's why, at recology, we're proud to be 100% employee owned with local workers as diverse as san francisco. we built the city's recycling system from the ground up, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america but we couldn't do it without you. thank you, san francisco. gracias, san francisco. -thank you. -[ speaks native language ] let's keep making a differene together. >>> look at live at san jose city hall. that will real about take took place at 6:00. nancy pelosi was in san francisco today discussing the threat of anti-asian discrimination and violence. she highlighted the enactment of the covid-19 hate crime act. >> we have to keep talking about it. so people know what opportunities

is vintaged to the year that the customers depart pg&e as a generation customer and each vintage pg&e with regulatory oversight takes a snapshot of its portfolio at that time in both operating resources that are supplying customers at that time and also commitments that had been made on behalf of those customers that may not be operational, may also be eligible for the p.c.i.a.. for example, pg&e may have entered into a 25 year renewable power purchase agreement in 2015 that came online in 2020 and even though that project became operational after the program it's customers would still have a cost obligation associated with that contract. that will run its course until the contract expires or is otherwise removed from pg&e's books does that help a little bit? >> yeah. just a follow-up. does that mean your customers, the more they end up paying for those like their c.p.i.a. would be higher sort of? >> the latest the customers leave. >> commissioner: i assume they basically have a cost, right. if people are leaving their service area you still have the same kind of infrastructure. so if

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comparison to pg&e. and as that compareson has grown, we've had to reduce our rates to stay into the same margin to be competitive with pg&e. go to the next slide. so our policy up until now has been we kept a close eye on that, we've delegated authority to the general manager, the set rates for clean power sf because pg&e changes their rates so often throughout the year that we like to be able to react in real time to follow them right now our delegated authority allows us to set rate its within plus or minus. what that's resulted in has been two rate changes since 2019 when the current authority was set. we had to decrease our rate. this is obviously going to lead to some pretty serious financial difficulties which is on the next slide. if we keep our plus or minus 1%, we can at most be 1% over the pg&e rate. this slide is showing what our annual operating margin, that's our net revenues would be for fiscal year and net funding balance. this strategy really will not work. it results in some pretty sign

pg&eservice and other conditione met.there's been two rate changes under this resolution, both which have been rate decreases. as you can see from the table on the slide, since the authority was put in place, pg&e's power charge and adjustment rates have increased significantly, whereas clean power s.f. generation rates have decreased. and most recently by 16% in january. on this slide you can see the trend in clean power s.f. rates since the sfpuc launched the program in 2016. clean power s.f. rates are the green portion of the bar and pg&e pcia rates are the blue portions. so this is the cost of the generation service. due to the rise since program launch, which you can see here over time, clean power s.f. generation rates have now decreased by a cumulative 12%. next tuesday, the sfpuc commission will be hearing our staff proposal for modification to the current clean power s.f. rate adjustment framework. in developing our rate proposal we've had to balance competing goals. covering clean power s.f. program costs is req

pg&e's aging equipment was to blame. pg&e is also showing chilling at home he does for last year's zogg fire and shasta. that charred more than 56,000 acres. pg&e is working to upgrade its equipment to help prevent future flareups. >>> new evidence of california's drought emergency, the mercury news is reporting that millions of people in the south bay will be hit with mandatory water restrictions. that is because the federal government is cutting water deliveries. the santa clara valley water district was relying on those deliveries. the district will now consider which instructions to implement at the next meeting on june 8th. >> you don't need to look far to find out the reason why. >> we will start by taking a look back at last night and early this morning total lunar eclipse. i love this picture. this was from fremont peak state park. there is the moon turning that deep shade of red. i love this picture because it just shows the perspective overall. in the center of our galaxy kinds of puts everything into perspecti

now pg e doesn't come to move out of this building right away. but they say they're on track to move into the new oakland headquarters. >> and the 1st half of 2022 in san francisco. amanda hari kron 4 news. >> some shocking new numbers out from the san francisco chief medical examiner's office show that drug overdoses killed more than twice the number of people than coronavirus last year in the city and this year's expected to be even more bleak. kron four's maureen kelly had an up close life or death encounter with that drug epidemic today. >> here's video of first responders on the scene after the young man was starting to wake back up. they loaded him into the ambulance and gave me a replacement box of nar can it's a medicine that helps reverse the effects of an opioid overdose today. this patient will not be added to the grim tally of fatal. accidental overdoses. this year. that is already looking to set a record. we don't want according to numbers released from the office of the chief medical examiner's office last year 712 people died from

now pg e doesn't come to move out of this building right away. but they say they're on track to move into the new oakland headquarters. >> and the 1st half of 2022 in san francisco. amanda hari kron 4 news. >> and it was awesome to be able to be here with everything back open and everyone and with the jobs and set back again, just for the ballot lot of fun and it's great time. >> francisco's largest hotel opened its doors today for the first time in more than a year. the 2000 room helton union square is reopening gradually opening 2 of 3 of its towers to start off. and then that one of its restaurants. it's a symbolic move, though. you know, prepandemic you think about the bustling city, right. san francisco hotels right around 85%. occupancy rate right now. officials say that number is gradually growing. but still horror close to 85% last week. hotel saw occupancy rates around 37%, which is a considerable jump from the 20% we had in february. this is leaders say they do not expect a full return to normal to a long ways away. 2023 nearly half of

that is in addition to $12.7 million spent to set up the trust according to pg&e. likely millions of dollars in operating expenses not yet reported by the trust this year. >> i don't know what they are doing. the woman in charge of the thing is getting over a thousand dollars an hour? two weeks ago she was in hawaii on vacation and people are sitting here with no place to live? >> yanni admits she went to hawaii in march but said she was working the entire time. >> i was in contact with my staff the entire time i was there. i answered every email i got. i was on the phone everyday, so it wasn't like i wasn't working. i was working. i can actually understand that they are waiting and wondering what is going on and they are concerned if i am the person who is approving the claims that maybe i wasn't doing that. and, in fact, i was. i approved claims the whole time i was there. >> she said she did not expense any part of her trip to the trust. >> reporter: why is this taking so long? >> agree it has to get faster. i am not disputing that. >> reporter: what is the solu

. >>> pg&e is selling off its iconic san francisco headquarters for $800 million. they plan to move to oakland next year. it now needs approval from the state regulators to sell the one .7 million square foot complex to a delaware based buyer. it includes 77 beale street and 245 market street. emerging from bankruptcy pg&e is aiming to cut cost and is proposing to use the net gains from the sale to offset customer rates. the new pg&e headquarters will be at the kaiser center high- rise at lake merritt. >>> live look at the san francisco skyline. where a lot of renters are about to see relief. the city will begin accepting applications on friday for $90 million in federal relief funds. qualifying households would receive up to six months of assistance including three months of future rent based on income and other factors. >>> san jose city councilmember is urging santa clara county to opt into laura's law which provides court ordered mental health care for community members who needed the most. >> are county offers a suite of voluntary treatment options. but these

. >> so will pg&e implement power shutoffs ahead of these strong winds? they say no power shutoffs are planned at this time. we'll let you know if that changes. you can keep track of the wind, the heat, the fire danger this weekend with our nbc bay area app. it is free. you can even get the forecast specific to your neighborhood. >> now to a fire in the east bay, where firefighters say power lines went down and pg&e was called to fix them. you can see those flames just bursting out of the home. this was around 11:30 last night. no word on any injuries. happening today, the city of alameda is considering changing the way police respond to 911 calls. the vice mayor called a special meeting with the city council for this afternoon. the hope is to move forward with recommendations on how police take action. some of those recommendations are to provide immediate crisis intervention training for all dispatchers and officers. to create protocols for mental health crisis calls, and to create a citizen's police accountability board. this all comes after the death

that way, and then there is the vicinity of notebooks which is a long story but it is a former key pgfficer who got a deal during blast what to get access to the archives of the kgb and he was supposed to have his materials vetted by the kgb before it was released and various things happened instead he hijacked it. it's a long story. it was fantastic for us. it's all translated and it's published. there are other sources from that from the soviets. of course from the united states side right of freedom of information act documents, from the fbi, from the cia, and then there are memoirs, some of it was from interviews, former tv general, provided some information, cia officers, fbi officers who told me things that i didn't want to include in the book but they provided me with leaves. >> despite what many people in the world think the cia is reluctant, like really reluctant to participate in journalistic operations but many -- have had no such reluctance. as you noted this evening, it was certainly one of those. the soviet agency task for decades had a presence around this building from

tell them you'll contact pg personally and work it out.'s the case. >> the price of a area homes continues to rise and it looks like getting going down anytime soon. recent study in contra, costa county shows that home prices there. >> we're up by 20% in the last year. kron four's michelle kingston takes a look at what's behind the big jump. >> a turnkey home like this. we expect will go within 5 to 10 days. low interest rates, a lack of inventory and intense demand. the reason realtors say homes in the bay area are going fast and for high ticket price just based off a simple zillow search there. about 3 dozen single-family homes for sale in walnut creek right now. all but one of them at or above 1 million dollars. this one right behind me is about to hit the market for just under 1 million dollars. and the realtor representing the owners say it's going to go fast. it's not. mention. >> but, you know, it's it's what a basic family would need would put into law and we put in some significant upgrades and it it will do for most families acco

but again, great question. >> so ladies and gentlemen, if you do not want the pg version, but the pg-13 version or beyond, i would suggest that you pick up the book, and also that you remember her call out to everyone in the audience and watching online, don't ignore your archivists. we would welcome you to go downstairs to our research center. our archivist is not here today, but he will be here tomorrow. you can find his information online. ladies and gentlemen, if you will join me in thanking dr. dixon. [ applause ] >>> cspan is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more. including sparklight. >> the greatest town on earth is the place you call home. at sparklight it's our home too. right now we're all facing our greatest challenge. that's why sparklight is working around the clock to keep you connected. we're doing our part so it's a little easier to do yours. >> sparklight supports cspan as a public service along with these other television providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. >>> weeknights this month, we're featuring a

. >>> pg&e packing up and moving from san francisco, it's next bay area home, next. >>> is people are heading back to work, smart train wants to make sure commuters >>> the bay area district and metropolitan transportation commission launched a flexor commute program this morning. >> the largest air pollution and greenhouse gases in the bay area. it is time to launch a stronger effort to encourage committing alternatively. today, we are launching two new initiatives. first, we are introducing a program. >> this all comes as santa clara county ends its mandated work from home orders. other counties are expected to follow soon. >>> on the road to recovery, people are getting back to work on public transit and one transit agency is making changes to make sure you hop on board . as kpix 5's emily turner tells us, the north bays smart train introduce schedule in fair adjustments today. >> reporter: for most of the year, platforms like this one were empty for smart or had very few writers. smart wants to make sure as many commuters as possible are hopping on board. >> i love it. >> reporter

the probation is tied to the pg&e criminal conviction in 2016.last month sonoma county prosecutors charged pg&e with multiple counts tied to the kincade fire which may have started from faulty equipment. pg&e denied committing any new fast-moving grass fire in solano county along westbound interstate 80 at the american canyon road off-ramp. it started when a woman pulled off the road with car trouble and a fire started under the hood. the wind carries embers into the dry brush along the freeway, burning about five acres. luckily no one was hurt. >>> we've got breaking news this morning. president trump will not be allowed back on facebook or instagram. social media's board decided to keep donald trump off their platforms. he was removed, you'll recall, after the capitol siege. scott mcgrew will have more coming up in ten minutes. >>> 6:06 right now. now to the pandemic. nearly 31 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in our golden state. that's close to 13 million fully vaccinated. president biden is laying the ground work

the it's suspected that many victims don't report cases because there's some perished but don't be pg have to know that they do not request financial information over the phone or through e-mail and they don't demand payment for late bills on the spot. if you get somebody contacted you insisting you pay a bill or give them information over the phone or email reply back that you don't believe them, that you will contact pg on your own to verify that that information really is needed. we'll be right back. someday, looking back on the pandemic, you'll want to be proud to say i did everything i could. i found the strength. i looked out for everyone. i did what i could to keep my family safe. i will say, i did my part. while covid-19 is in the air, please, protect yourself and others. wear a mask, keep your distance, and get vaccinated when it's your turn. santa clara county. stay strong. spread hope. >> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. if you are taking bart. we have an update for you. age bart delay. this is on the antioch line in both directions and that's because of a disabled

the probation is tied to the pg&e criminal conviction in 2016. last month sonoma county prosecutors charged pg&e with multiple counts tied to the kincade fire which may have started from faulty equipment. pg&e denied committing any new crimes and the next hearing will take place next month. >>> we have new details on a fast-moving grass fire in solano county along westbound interstate 80 at the american canyon road off-ramp. it started when a woman pulled off the road with car trouble and a fire started under the hood. the wind carries embers into the dry brush along the freeway, burning about five acres. luckily no one was hurt. >>> young teenagers and preteens are one step closer to getting the shot. president biden says if the fda approves that expansion he'll make some 20,000 pharmacy sites available for the shots. it's a move some stanford doctors agree with. >> for the 12 to 15-year-old children the pfizer vaccine has worked quite well demonstrating no cases of covid in the vaccinated children and ten cases in the placebo recipients. >> the

the discount is from the pg&e rate. so to back up a little bit, and -- i'm sorry but hunter's point, by the way, used to be served by pg&e until we took over. not from wapa. >> i got that. and in this agreement and reiterate they get a 40% discount for residents on treasure island and that will be going forward. and discount from the shipyard to get as a comparison. i do not have that answer. i can get back to you. >> another thing for the record share and this is something we talked about with regard to the conversation in the agreements and it is interesting when we were talking about treasure island, it never came up with the residents have a significantly discounted electricity rate. and so to me is even more of a reason why moving toward 100% and to island was a big benefit. this was very educational. wasn't aware that wapa exist and provided service to the island. good to know the residents out there are getting a discount. i know often they will get notifications they have outages on the island. do you have any c

pg&e still need s approval from the state. they are looking to cut costs after filing for bankruptcy. the new headquarters will be at the kaiser center high-rise in oakland. >>> coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area a popular western wear shop closing its doors after almost a hundred years in business. >>> and let's look outside before we head to break at the city of san francisco from our treasure island camera. it's 4:41 on this tuesday morning. we will be right back. check out my new mini munchies with mac & cheese bites. ♪ one more bite- ♪ ♪ just ♪ ♪ gimme one ♪ ♪ more bite. ♪ woah. ♪ cuz i can't wait forever. ♪ my $4 mini munchies. only at jack in the box. ♪one more bite.♪ ♪just give me one more bite.♪ ♪cause i can't wait forever.♪ mac & cheese, now in a tasty bite. part of my new $4 mini munchies. only at jack in the box. . >>> this morning a loved landmark is going out of business. its been a fixture for 92 years. the pandemic, competition from online shopping and the demand for more restaurants forced him t

pg&e says not at this time. although, windy conditions are expected, pg&e isn't going to turn off power at any point this weekend. we will keep you posted if that changes. another great way to keep track of the wind, our free nbc bay area app. you can get weather specific to your neighborhood, more accurate than your iphone weather an. >>> tracking developing news right now in san francisco. sfpd say officers shot someone at varny and third in the south park neighborhood. it happened just before 1:00 this afternoon. you see some ground level video here. investigators say officers encountered a car of a known car burglary suspect. it's unclear what led to the shooting, but the person who was shot is expected to be okay. two other suspects took off. >>> okay. let's shift gears and talk about the coronavirus. no appointment needed now in contra costa county. it is now offering walkup vaccinations at all county run sites. anyone aged 16 and older can get their shot even if they don't live or work in contra costa cou

. >> still ahead, pg and e is warning customers of a neighborhood scam. we'll have details on what you should be looking out for. >> and here comes the fog. what does that mean for the weather where you live we'll check that out coming up next. >> pg and e has a warning about another local scam. it is a particular concern ahead of monday's tax deadline. a spokesperson explained what we should be looking out for. >> if you get a phone call demanding payments or we're going to off your electricity pretending to tpg the employee. it's not we will never payment right away. and right now we are doing any disconnections. we want to your power due to do a billing issue. we have customer protections in place because of the pandemic through jim. so we are urging any disconnection. so if somebody calls you or somebody texts you. we're seeing a lot more text messages now people trying to get money, trying to get your personal information and they're saying, you know, we need to pay right away. we're going to talk or power hang up. it's not evening. >> all right. tha

here are some reminders from pg about possible scams. a deanna contreras mentioning just a few there. but. >> also don't forget the look out for extra fees. text message scam says she said as well as the overpayment track. we have information on this scam, on our website at kron 4 dot com. all right. let's go and take a live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge seeing that to thaw out there. >> mother nature's a c is here, as is our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow in lawrence. boy. >> you feel cool down the coast today. no doubt. yeah. that fog really changed everything especially along the coastline still hot in some spots and then we're back in the upper 80's some 90's in some of the interior valleys. but what a change that marine air. you see making its way inside the bay right now. just the thin deck of low clouds and fog. but that's going to deepen over the next couple days and really help to cool down temperatures all around out there. you've got the hugging the coastline. see a little swirl off the coastline of wha

. >>> pg&e is sending out a warn being fake utility workers trying to steal your financial information get that data to file fraudulent tax returns and cash them. the utility says one impersonator last month scammed a customer out of $1,000 in foster city. authorities believe there are many more cases out there. pg&e says they will never ask for financial information over the phone or email and it will not demand payments for late bills on the spot. we'll be right back. 4:54. majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down you money with security from chase. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. [sfx: psst psst] allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! all good >>> chinatown renaissance 2021 tells "sf gate" the vacancy rate was 16% in february before the

. >> pg&e is targeting high risk wildfire areas by cutting down trees. unfortunately the early preps are coming at the same time baby animals being born. this one is sammy the squirrel. is he only two days old and has to be kept warm. he was found alone. workers at the wildlife rehab and release in nevada county say they are overwhelmed animals coming in because the trees are being cut down. >> it robs them of their home and their parents. the first wave of babies that come through now are able to get out of the nest before it gets really hot. they are just cutting things down without looking at them. >> pg&e said that it trains employees to spot nests, writing pg&e environmental teams inspect the areas prior to any tree work to ensure its clear of active nests. >>> in the next half hour, new numbers showing the powerful impact of coronavirus vaccines. >>> santa clara new requires employees to fracture who has been i'm morgrgan, and ththere's me to me ththan hiv. more love,e,... momore adventuture,... more c community.. but wiwith my hiv v treatment,. th

. >>> update now on the latest court hearing involving pg&e.pany is now facing additional scrutinq for allegedly violating terms of probation after it's criminal conviction in 2016. just last month sonoma's da filed criminal charges against pg&e for its role in th2019 kincaid fire. that allegedly started by the company's defective equipment. if the federal judge finds the company violated probation he could take more action against pg&e. the next court hearing is in june. >>> we have continuing coverage on that breaking news from facebook. more on their decision to keep former president donald trump off the platform. >>> the and coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area safety issues taking off again for boeing. why the new hurdle is forcing more jets to be grounded. (beep) there's so much awesome stuff to stream nowadays. but the cost of it all can really add up. that's why xfinity helps you save. sign up for internet and get a free flex 4k streaming box. enjoy access to your favorite apps, even disney+. entertainment that starts at fr

. >> we are told that a pg power line was damaged at the scene. impacting electricity for someone 1000 customers tonight. the berkeley police department now asking anyone with information on the crash to give them a call. >> a big story we're following oakland's last professional sports team could be on the move the a's exploring the possibility of relocating outside the east bay where they've been playing since the late 60's. we have kron 4 team coverage beginning with sports director jason dumas who has details. jason. >> yeah, they say rooted in oakland but it looks like they might be uprooted from oakland today. a's owner john fisher. major league baseball said that the team is taking steps towards possible move out of oakland. the a's have played in the town since 1968. so the prospect of them leaving is a really tough pill to swallow, especially after losing the raiders and warriors back to back. but today, major league baseball made it clear that plans for a new stadium are moving fast enough for them. the mlb statement reads in part major

pg moving its headquarters to oakland by the 1st half of next year. >> well, the one year remembrance of george floyd's death is tomorrow at floyd you may remember was murdered after being pinned under the knee of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin last year floyd's brother terrence spoke in brookland ahead of tomorrow's event. he's asking that his brother and the other victims of police violence not be forgotten. >> i want my coach the state will, but i want the other coaches that's supporting us to stay woke. to keep this movement. float edition. to keep my brother's name ringing. is of everyone. because you can't my brother's name ring. it will keep everybody else's name reagan. briana taylor's song, bell. are we you can go through the whole list. >> president biden will be hosting the floyd family at the white house tomorrow is his administration marks the one year rememberance of his death. >> coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, a victim of a hit and run in san francisco is in the hospital fighting for his life. his mother now speaks out her please. drivers to

. >>> four sonoma county's have reached a multimillion dollar settlement with pg&e over the kincaid fire. the cities of hillsboro, cloverdale and santa rosa have reached a joint $31 million settlement over damages caused by the 2019 wildfire. the fire burned nearly 80,000 acres and destroyed almost 400 structures, four people were injured. >>> lafayette city officials say pg&e is not doing enough to curb the risk of this year severe wildfire season. the bay area news group reported in a recent special council meeting on wildfires, a pg&e representative described the process of filing a ticket of customers report an outage or have customers questions about the service. the councilman says the process is broken, pointing out the agency's failures. east bay, contra costa fire and lafayette police also presented plans to protect the community and prepare for this year's fires. >>> with that, we check in with meteorologist mark tamayo responding to a small fire about half an acre on albertson expressway. this weekend, we will get a little warmer around here, right? >> yeah. yeah, that is the

pg. any wants to warn you of a scam going on in various parts of the bay area, especially ahead of monday's tax deadline. earlier we spoke to deanna contreras with pg she explain to us what to look out for. if you feel like you're being scammed. >> if you get a phone call demanding payments or we're going to come off your electricity pretending to employee. it's not we will never payment right away. and right now we are doing any disconnections. we want to your power due to do a billing issue. we have customer protections in place because of the pandemic through jim. so we are urging any disconnection. so if somebody calls you or somebody texts you. we're seeing a lot more text messages now people trying to get money, trying to get your personal information and they're saying, you know, we need to pay right away. we're going to talk or power hang up. it's not evening. >> again. here are some reminders from pg e about possible scams. diana did mention a few but also don't forget to look ou

thanks a lot a 49 pg and e is warning.r scammers pretending to be utility workers. >> they're really trying to steal your financial information pg e says that some impersonators out there all ready to cede one customer out of a $1000 in foster city and that was just one of several cases in the last week that was brought to the attention of authorities. it is suspected that a lot of these people don't even if you're the victim because maybe you're embarrassed pg e says they do not request financial information over the phone or by email and they would not demand a payment for a late bill on the spot. >> for your money this morning. bay area, home prices continue to rise with no signs of slowing down a recent study showed that contra costa county alone. we have home prices. they're up nearly 20% in this past year. realtors say low interest rates lack of inventory, intense demand. those are all reasons why homes are going fast and the price keeps climbing in these bit of bidding wars. >> we've hit a new foundation here in ter

customers utility company says it pg e impersonator deceived one customer out of $1000 in foster cityhich was one of several cases in the past week brought to the attention of authorities. officials say it's 6 suspected that many victims do not even report cases due to being embarrassed pro pg e does not request financial information over the phone or email, nor would they demand payment for late bills on the spot. next. what one east bay city is considering to try to better and more compassionate spawn to emergency calls that seem to be mental health related plus. >> the popular oakland hang out that has seen an uptick in violent crime recently and. look, ma no so tesla without a driver. the chp. now let's have a word with the guy in the back seat and where he may >> new tonight. tonight, the chp is investigating this you see the guy there in the back. he was doing pilots stun according to chp videos, pictures shared with kron 4. >> show. this guy in the back seat of a tesla. nobody in the driver's seat just carelessly cruising along very freeway. not such a great idea and we're gett

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. >> well, jonathan, we've monitoring pg e's website. there are still hundreds of people that are without power tonight. police telling us on scene that one of the passengers involved in this crash died on scene. the driver of that vehicle had to be rushed to the hospital. they 2 later died. we spoke with some neighbors there in the neighborhood who say that it's well known that marine avenue is steep and at times could be dangerous and it's likely that speed was a factor in this crash. >> berkeley police investigators cordoned off a stretch of warren avenue following a horrific crash a female passenger was killed and the male driver later died at the hospital. the mangled vehicles on scene and the impact beforehand catching the attention of neighbors. i heard a really big bang. it was just one sound. i mean, 2 people did. >> the passengers in the other vehicle, a mother and her chied suffered only minor injuries but were taken to the hospital anyway. >> one of the vehicles also hitting a power pole knocking out electricity for hundreds

although according to pg and e more than 13,000 customers in nevada county.e currently without power. and the chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. i know you've been tracking this, too. and. >> but he here yet so well known fault zone areas called the tomahawk valley fall. there's also it's called the dog valley fall. >> and they've been found that they can have as high as a 6 to maybe a 7 point magnitude earthquake. i mean, those are some big shake or so is known that they do have those shakers there. we're seeing that the all along that area right here. we've seen a couple of them right in this direction and numerous aftershocks. with that. the last big one was back in the 1986. that was a 4.5, then you're back to 1966 and they had one that was a 6 plus. so this is known as an area of active fault location. it's staying active tonight. we just had another 2 point. oh, on the magnitude scale in truckee. so likely going to see some more of those throughout the night tonight, maybe for the days ahead here as things continue to settle down. and we should point

the move is expected to lower costs for the utility company and a statement pg. and e says that this will help, quote, chief cost savings that directly help reduce customer bills. the company says it wants peace public utilities commission to distribute more than 300 million dollars from the sale. so with its customers, ripple effects continue to hit the pump following the recent colonial pipeline cyberattack. >> the average price of regular-grade gasoline jumped $0.8 over the past 2 weeks. that jump is attributed to the ransomware episode that forced colonial to shut down and restart its texas to new jersey oil and gas pipeline. here's a look at the average gas prices in the bay area and open the price at the pump is $4.24 for a gallon of regular in sa francisco. it's 4.30 san jose for 23 and the highest in sandra fell for 32 a gallon. unfortunately, gas prices in california are about to climb even higher. that's because the. >> gas texas set to increase july 1st bringing up to more than $0.51 a gallon. the gas tax has had incremental increases since taking effe

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pg and e equipment has started around 2000 fires and the last five years ah, few causing catastrophic property. do you feel like you understand the depth of the anger in this region against this company? i'm learning. i'm learning. i'm getting doses. you know of it, um i can understand it. i can appreciate it. it shouldn't. um, people shouldn't fear the power that brings him life. and so it's on us. to reestablish. that trustworthiness. here's an example of that work in action. the utility is required to keep tree branches four ft from power lines in the highest fire risk areas like this. but they're taking it a step further, leaving no branches hanging over the lines were stepping into

i'm cognizant that we are on c-span, so i want to give the pg version. but make sure you are following along with where we are going here. the stories we're not great stories. the guys were generally thought to be getting involved in some nefarious activities. frankly, most americans didn't care because it wasn't their sons. that's somebody else is boy in those guys were doing thankless work and probably deserve to have a bit of disreputable fun. right? most americans didn't care. but as we get closer to 1917, this is the progressive era in the united states. some religious organizations, some social welfare organizations, are starting to get very concerned about things like public health, things that were going on in military camps were concerning. and what really changed is that uncle sam says i want you. right? when selective service came in, now americans who had said we don't care what's going on on the mexican border, suddenly they do have to care because now your son might be drafted and sent to one of these camps. the average american really star

. >>> happening, pg&e is getting a jump-start on their official start to the season. for folks in the east bay, don't be alarmed if you see a low flying helicopter this morning. it begins inspections in san leandro starting at 8:00 a.m. >>> at 7:10, much more coming up. yellow is on the horizon, one bay area community on track to lift restrictions, a bar and how your social life could soon be changing as soon as next week. >>> welcome back. it's 7:12 on your saturday morning. good morning walnut creek. the sun is shining. you can see some cloud cover there, what most of the bay area will be seeing today. a mix of clouds, sun and winds this afternoon. your full forecast on this first weekend of may in about five minutes. >>> moving from orange to yellow, two bay area counties could soon move to the least restrictive yellows here. marin county is close to the shift and san francisco could go yellow as soon as next week. that means bars in the city will be able to open their doors without serving food. this bar has only been able to serve drinks to customers outside, chi

the last announcement focused on pg&e and focused hetch hetchy, and ignored michael carlin and staff around the agency. i hope that mike will remain, continue his work, and know that he is valued, to me and hopefully the other citizens and rate payers. >> hello. am i connected now? >> operator: we can hear you. you have two minutes. >> good afternoon,ition commissioners. during the san francisco public utilities commission, we'll have an opportunity to reverse the mismanagement of the tuolomne river environment. my name is dick allen, i'm a resident of san francisco district 7 and a member of the lake merced task force, formed in january 2000 and served as cochair of the water committee. the tuolomne, the river we drink our water from, has also been providing an important system, the tuolomne ecosystem, under the management of the san francisco p.u.c., has been allowing a massive reduction of the fish population in the river. historically, well over 100,000 salmon used to spawn in 2000. just over 1,000 spawned in 2020. commissioners, please read my letter to paula kehoe. you should h

. >> well, the well pg e is issuing a cold water warning for anyone who's thinking about cooling offe's many rivers rising temperatures are causing the sierra snowpack to melt faster and that's making the water in our rivers and streams dangerously cold. plus pg e is taking advantage of all this melting snow by releasing water from reservoirs to make more electricity. but that's leading to quickly changing water levels and that could prove deadly when coupled with icy temperatures. >> spring is our peak drowned in season because the water is running so cold and fast people are unprepared we tend to have cold water water drownings as a every think you are cold. water had to. >> it could just get to feet across. >> and it was earlier this week that a 17 year-old drowned in the american river near sacramento. authorities say the cold water might have been a factor first responders say you should always wear a life vest. and even if it's yves bulky and uncomfortable, they say you have a 95% chance of surviving a potential drowning. >> well, every year there are at least 20 billion shoes

the impact knocked out power to pg&el work to restore it later tonight. >>> a wild chase in sacramento. a thief tries to steal a sailboat but doesn't make it to far. he got caught by a bridge. here's what the vessel look like stuck on the iconic tower bridge. >> that didn't stop him. when officers arrived the man jumped overboard and swam a day. he was eventually caught. the owner of the boat since the second time that the same guy has tried to take the boat. >>> reporting live from levi stadium. the push to get teenagers vaccinated in santa clara county. the gifts they could receive if they get the shot? >>> nice weather around the bay. the august spreading him. we were using that camera 24 hours to track a grass fire. i like this purpose a lot someday, looking back on the pandemic, you'll want to be proud to say i did everything i could. i found the strength. i looked out for everyone. i did what i could to keep my family safe. i will say, i did my part. while covid-19 is in the air, please, protect yourself and others. wear a mask, keep your distance, and get vaccinated when it's yo

the tree took down power lines, forcing several people to shelter in place until pg&e could safely turnlines off. crews are there now, working to restore power and clean up debris. it is closed until further notice. man, so much damage of the last few days with all of that went. >> we have seen a lot on there. the sizes that she does something else. that is a significant tree coming down. >> meteorologist eddie patella here with heloise wenzel last. >> i know people are tired of these winds. i think they will ease a bit as we head into tomorrow. and by sunday we are looking at much lighter winds here in the bay area, typical of what we expect to see around this time of year. i want to show you what's bringing the winds into an area of low pressure that is producing thunderstorms, bringing snow to sierra nevada that even what weather down south. you will notice, as we show you the view right now the area of low pressure just spinning in this area, i'm going to get you in a little bit closer, because i want to show you how much this is a very active pattern in the mountains at this hour.

pg&e responded. turning off power to the creek along the fire.re was a line running through fire and i watched that burn. you can see more on my twitter feed. rob is a head of a source for all things fire and weather related. make sure to he's keeping us up to date on the changing winds. >>> it's mother's day. people are taking time to celebrate moms. it's much different than last. >> reporter: she came with her aunt to eat outside this mother's day. >>vaccinated. that's helped a lot. i feel like things are starting to get back to normal. >> it's so nice the see people out. my niece is treating me to this wonderful breakfast because my sons are not around. it was a very pleasant surprise this morning. >> reporter: a big change from last year when he stayed home. pandemic restrictions were new. >> mother's day, it might be the best day that we have. >> reporter: at main street kitchen and bar they have mother's day packages. they've been seating customers inside and outside as restrictions ease. the big challenge that we have is during the week be