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the california public utilities commission has issued a proposal that if approved place pg and e into the first step of an enhanced oversight and enforcement process. it will be based on the company's failure to prioritize clearing vegetation around its highest risk power lines as part of its wildfire mitigation work back in 2020. kron four's gayle ong has more. sandra fell santa rosa and castro valley are some of the areas considered a high risk. >>near pg e's power line circuits, this enhanced proposal is one of 6 steps of the process but this is the first step. >>with the cpc is saying hey we want to know how you plan to kind right the ship and also why are you doing it this way makes no sense at all and so that looking for an explanation of what's going on mike danko when that for wildfire victims is referring to the 16 page draft proposal. >>from the california public utilities commission proposing pg need to go into an enhanced oversight process. the commission approved pg e's bankruptcy plan of reorganization would conditions and modifications that decision established oversigh

the community public utility district set a mandatory-consumption rate of 76,000 gallons of water a day customers. right now, people are using less water but if they go over that, mandatory measures will go into effect. and jeff ranieri joins us now. and you have been talking about the fact we haven't gotten enough rain this season. and likely going to be heading into drought territory. >> yeah. the rainfall just going to be too large for us to catch up, at this point. even with any kind of march miracle. we are just so far behind so i did want to start off with a look at our drought. and really, where we are right now on the stats. you can see, 57.87% of california is now in a severe drought. a rain season, 6 to 16 inches behind. 72% of normal. we are looking at some rain chances the 6th through the 8th. but again, it's not going to solve all our problems. k see as we get a closer look here. mostf bay area, in mood rate drought but we do have severe detroit in parts of the north bay and also through the east bay. so, crop damage, definitely, likely. trees are becoming stressed. and as

for cities and public utilities? >> there is a fund in the bill just passed a while ago, stimulus bill, $638 million for public utilities. mostly on the waste and wastewater side. may be more for power. we are tracking in the proposed stimulus bill, $500 million available for public utilities. we think that's too low, given sort of the need across the country so we are working with our different groups and lobbyists in d.c. to see if we can have the money raised. the question that has come up is how is the $638 million going to be dispersed and we are working on that and it will come through the state and get to the utilities as soon as possible. >> thank you. and mr. sandler, back to the question regarding looking at forecast for the future. when that happens, could you -- could we maybe have an item so that we have a good idea of where people are thinking that's going? >> definitely we can. we can keep you apprised. >> the presentation. great. thank you. any further comments or questions? then madam secretary, publ

hearing to consider and possible action to adopt mid michael amendment to the san francisco public utilities commission fiscal year 2021-22 operating and viet nammatic budgets. item 12, public hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the san francisco public utilities commission ten-year capital plan for fiscal year 2021-22 through fiscal year 2030-31, and item 13, public hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the san francisco public utilities commission ten-year financial plan for fiscal year 2021-22 through fiscal year 2030-31. mr. sandler? >> actually, madam president, this is michael, and if you would allow me, i want to provide a very brief overview. the budget proposal for our racial equity is influenced by two key drivers. the office for racial equity and this commission's initiative on racial justice. the first comes from the legal mandate of the city's office of racial equity. at the end of december, we submitted our plan to the city's office of racial equity. to implement this work, we detailed in our plan we must start by adding additional resources, developing

populists called for government ownership of the roads, arguing that railroads were essentially public utilitiesed and needed by all. likewise, they called for government ownership of the telephone and telegraph systems, which, by their nature, tended to be monopolistic. in herbs of curbing political corruption, they called for the direct election of u.s. senators by popular vote, rather than being elected by state legislatures. and to create a more level player -- playing field for industrial workers, they demanded collective bargaining rights. in the meantime, they also had a state-level level party to build. this was not as simple as it might sound. at the state party's founding convention in dallas in 1891, they confronted the most fraught issue they would face. what would be the parties approach toward african-americans? though we tend to think of the post reconstruction era as a time when blacks were stripped of political power under the -- and the structures of the gym pro system -- jim crow system were being constructed, black people's votes mattered. harrison sterling price ashby, stub

or say an sabotage of public utilities or military actions or could it be both.an sabotage of public utilities or military actions or could it be both.n sabotage of public utilities or military actions or could it be both. sabotage of public utilities or military actions or could it be both. >> we got to see what they did firsthand when they broke into us. they were very focused. they had specific individuals that they targeted. they had keyword searches that they did when they broke in. so this was not a group that operated like a tank through a cornfield. they had a plan, they had collection requirements. and to some extent i would say they were disciplined and focused on those collection requirements. not a fishing expedition to just grab whatever they could grab. >> and just to add, i think it is important to realize as technology companies, we all leverage big data. the adversary does as well. and while they are collecting this information, they are also storing it, indexing it and they have the ability to go back to it. so if a new specific order comes into target a company, ta

you have been fairly critical of the state's public utility commission, which oversees ercot.ght. what do you make of the ceo's answer there? >> well, disappointing because they certainly could have done more in preplanning and prepreparation. you know, the problem is the state of texas made some significant structural changes ten years ago in 2011 after a similar set of circumstances arose back then. but there was not enough adequate reserves to prevent these blackouts. i know i filed bill 1896 back in 2011 that called for ercot having more adequate reserves. so if he's saying there's nothing more they could have done, that's ridiculous. more planning, more preparation, more excess power to prevent these sort of blackouts. but it's not just ercot. it's the public utility commission as well that provides direct oversight, and then it even goes the state leadership, to the texas house of representatives and the texas senate that also didn't change their policies. climate change is real. these storms are coming with greater frequency and greater intensity. the system should have

they say we know you're angry, so are we, and they shift that to the public utilities commission sayingto fight this for and alongside our customers to reveal why such price increases were allowed to happen. in your estimation who do you think is responsible for this? is it the governor? is itle federal government? >> i think it is a combination. i don't blame him for anything. fully disclosing the types of risks, but they just pass along the wholesale prices to the customer. so i don't really blame griddy. i think it is part the public utility commission that is not a government entity, it is a not for profit corporation that makes the total policy on our power grid. i think that it needs to be a state agency. >> more regulation. scott, thank you so much for being with us. we're sorry you had to deal with this. we know you had a go fund me and some of the money has been raised to help pay this bill, we're happy to hear about that, thank you for being with us. we hope the ors facing similar bills are getting the same help as well. >> joining me is congressman alred. who should be paying

commission, and that public utility commission of course is accountable to the legislature so the texass been getting involved in framing these new rules and ercot would have to decide about how to implement them >> a lot of criticism has been labeled to the fact that ercot is its own power grid, texas the only state with its only power grid infrastructure. i have learned how complicated this mashrket is the last 24 hours. if i say something wrong, forgive me there you go, they can't buy power from other states like other states can or these other grids can. can do you think ultimately ercot will surrender its position as the lone wolf in the lone star state? >> i think that's fairly unlikely i think that texas likes to be independent of the federal regulation, and even if the capacity to import more energy had been available to them, the markets in neighboring regions have also been affected by these cold conditions and are also very tight >> yeah, a lot of blame being placed on just the entire system there, but the weather playing havoc, lack of preparedness. you've got natural gas wh

griddy energy charges her on a variable rate plan the rate is set by a public utility commission >> reporter: can you afford that >> absolutely. that's three mortgage payments >> reporter: for now millions of others are facing one more night below freezing before a winter nightmare finally starts to end. >> morgan, i understand there are new concerns now >> reporter: with temperatures rising above freezing the next several days, all those water in pipes could cause more damage when they start to thaw >> i spoke to the mayor of austin who told me why they are still not through this mayor adler, what do you folks need most right now as you head into the weekend >> water, we need water more than anything else the one we with dealing with right now is the absence of water in the city. we need people that are volunteering and helping one another. >> you got pipes that had been frozen for days, presumably they're starting to thaw and that could bring its own problems is it possible that this is going to get worse before it gets better? >> we have two-thirds of the city that does not have water i d

the southern california public power authority has provided similar services to public power utilitiesnce 1980. there is a long history of joint power agencies like cc power operating for the benefit of public power rate payers right here in california. with those benefits in mind, cc power's initial focus will be on projects that support grid reliability. next slide please. the agencies from northern and central california identified here have been working together to form cc power. all of the others have received approval and executed the j.p.a. agreement. if approved by this commission and the board of supervisors, we will seek approval from the other members to have cleanpowersf join as the ninth member of cc power. next slide please. by joining cc power, cleanpowersf would have an opportunity but not an obligation to participate in larger projects that may not otherwise be possible or cost effective for cleanpowersf to pursue alone. for example, cleanpowersf's integrated resource plan, which the commission adopted in august of last year calls for cleanpowersf to procure 15 megawat

populists viewed it as did most americans, as a necessary public utility. the populists, the arrival of the modern industrial edge meant that the growth in corporate power, public power needed to be wielded in ways that went beyond just the postal service. as stump ashby cogently explained, "with the progress of invention, with machinery destroying the trades and transferring labor to congested urban centers, with the locomotive displacing the car, and telegraphy destroying distance communication, collusion has become the life of trade and in fact of all political economy. things have so changed that the principles of government which were best adopted a century ago cannot possibly be suitable today." this very modern vision was not destined to prevail. at least not yet. to succeed in our two-party system, the people's party would need to replace one of the major parties, the way our system works. in 1896, populists thought this was on the verge of happening. they thought they would replace the democrats as the second major party along with republicans. both

the most distinct public advocate's office has been pushing the california public utilities commission to rein in communications companies last summer, wireless providers were ordered to install backup power to their towers, now a new effort for wire line services. losing this critical lifeline during these ever increasing times of emergency is not acceptable, which is why the commission voted on requiring 72 hours. back up power on wire line networks in high fire threat district's that means maintaining landline phone and internet service. when lights go out the decision. ah, unanimous, yes to protecting the most vulnerable. when these networks go out, they are left literally with nothing. and therefore their safety is a great question. it also cripples efforts of emergency responders. communications companies now have eight months to back up critical facilities, schools and hospitals. there were also required to better communicate with customers improve emergency coordination and participate in preparedness exercises. it's definitely a first step. very critical need a first step, but

the most the stink public advocate's office has been pushing the california public utilities commissionrein in communications companies last summer, wireless providers were ordered to install backup power to their towers, now a new effort for wire line services. losing this critical lifeline during these ever increasing times of emergency. is not acceptable, which is why the commission voted on requiring 72 hours back up power on wire line networks in high fire threat district's that means maintaining landline phone and internet service. when lights go out the decision. ah, unanimous. yes to protecting the most vulnerable when these networks go out. air left literally with nothing. therefore their safety is in great question. it also cripples efforts of emergency responders. communications companies now have eight months to back up critical facilities, schools and hospitals. there were also required to better communicate with customers improve emergency coordination and participate in preparedness exercises. it's definitely a first step. very critical need a first step, but a lot of wor

they're talking about the public utility commission which has oversight over ercot. they have a state agency run by three commissioners appointed by the governor of texas. so the governor abbott appointed the three commissioners who oversee ercot. so we need to look at them and the governor and certainly the legislature, which i'm a part of it. we all need to look at what everyone could have done differently on all levels to prevent this terrible catastrophe in texas this week. >> but first and foremost, for some just surviving another day which is so sad. we're talking about texas here. the energy capital of america at this moment. thank you for coming on. >> well absolutely and i'll say that texas is a great state and the the people are great and we need the government to live up to the strength of our people. >> texas is a great state. thank you very much. >>> coming up for us, weather is delaying vaccine distribution across the country. i'll talk to the largest health care system next. >>> and later a sign of how the coronavirus is impacting americans. average li

>> well, what bugs me is that rather than taking responsibility for the public utility commission that oversees ercot which he appoints the members to, he's just trying to boogeyman where he can. this is a time we need leadership in the state. we need the governor to act like he does when we have a hurricane blowing through. when he stands up there with the head of public safety and the state guard and says, i'm going to lead and we're going to give you direction what to do. he's been woefully slow and late on this thing, so now he says he wants to investigate the grid operator. well, in fact he's had all the tools in place with the public utility commission, which again he controls and appoints, to do so during these last decades. again, your other guest said it right. in 2011 we had a really bad blackout situation. we were supposed to invest and the recommendations from both the state and federal investigations were you need to weatherize, you need to insulate, you need to de-ice. we didn't do any of that, we didn't spend any of that money and didn't look at it as an emergency. now p

i'm grant lodes and vicki liviakis the california public utilities commission. >>is issuing a proposal that if approved would place pg and e into the first step of an enhanced oversight and enforcement process it would be based on the company's failure to prioritize clearing vegetation in the highest risk areas near power lines as part of it's wildfire mitigation work in 2020 kron four's gayle ong is live in sandra fell with reaction from utility expert scale. what are they saying. >>well grant and vicki they say this is a step in the right direction on sandra fell is one of pg and e's areas that are listed as high risk near those power lines santa rosa and castro valley are also on the list. this proposal is one of 6 steps in the process. >>this is the first step cpc is saying hey we want to know how you plan to kind of right the ship and also why are you doing it this way i mean it makes no sense at all and so that looking for an explanation of what's going on mike danko in that for wildfire victims is referring to the 16 page draft proposal. >>from the califo

in fact, he has had all of the tools in place with the public utility commission and he controls and appoints to do so during the last decades. again, in 2011 we had a really bad blackout situation, supposed to invest and the recommendations from the state and federal investigations were you need to weatherize, you need to insulate, deice. we didn't do any of that, didn't spend that money, and didn't look at it as an emergency. people are suffering, dying throughout the state and pointing fingers rather than leading or accepting responsibility which is what we need leaders to do. >> david, representative, thank you both for your time tonight. >>> ahead, a closer look at the failures that led to the disaster in texas. firsthand account of the last 72 hours after this. but if you get home and your "ooh" is more of a "hmm..." you have 100 days to change your mind. that's the visionworks difference. visionworks. see the difference. (announcer) do you want to reduce stress? shed pounds? do you want to flatten your stomach? do all that in just 10 minutes a day with aerotrainer, the total b

the most distinct public advocate's office has been pushing the california public utilities commission last summer, wireless providers were ordered to install backup power to their towers, now a new effort for wire line services. losing this critical lifeline during these ever increasing times of emergency is not acceptable, which is why the commission voted on requiring 72 hours back up power on wire line networks in high fire threat district's that means maintaining landline phone and internet service. when lights go out the decision. ah, unanimous. yes to protecting the most vulnerable. when these networks go out, they are left literally with nothing. therefore their safety is a great question. it also cripples efforts of emergency responders. communications companies now have eight months to back up critical facilities, schools and hospitals. there were also required to better communicate with customers improve emergency coordination and participate in preparedness exercises. it's definitely a first step. very critical need a first step, but a lot of work still to be done. now this

populists viewed it as, most americans as a necessary public utility. e populists, the arrival of the modern industrial, simply met with the growth of concentrated corporate power, public power needed to be wielded in ways that went beyond just this postal service. as stash be -- cogently explained it quote with the progress of invention, with machinery destroying the traits and transferring labor, to congestion urban centers, with a locomotive displacing the -- car, and electric telegraphy, destroying distance and communication, collusion has become the life of trade. and political economy. things have so changed, that the principles of government, which were best adopted a century ago, could not possibly be doable today. and quote. we this very modern vision, was not destined to prevail. at least not yet. to succeed in a two party system. the peoples party would need to replace one of the major parts. this way our system works. in 1896 populists, was on the verge of happening. they thought they would replace the democrats, as the second major party. al

so -- and they're actually controlled by the public utility commission. the utility commissioners are appointed by abbott. but all of it is directed by policy. it's all directed in statute. so our unregulated and disparate system is all a product of decades of history and to say now -- >> to be clear, those people he put on the oversight board, they don't even live in your state. they don't even necessarily live in the country, right? >> that's correct. and i've already brought a bill -- when i found this out, i was alarmed. i'm here in the district in my house experiencing the same stuff that our residents are experiencing. and instead of making frivolous statements about windmills while our people are freezing or flying off to cancun while people in the state are suffering, i'm here with the constituents, living with them, experiencing what they experience, and i'm going to bring -- i'm going to bring that voice to austin in this session. and one of the first bills that i'm filing about this is to require the commissioners, the board members of the publ

>>from the california public utilities commission proposing pg need to go into an enhanced oversight. the commission approved pg e's bankruptcy plan of reorganization would conditions and modifications that decision established oversight process that would require the company to report corrective actions intended to ensure. utilities safety performance, the company facing more than 50 billion dollars in claimed losses from a series of deadly wildfires ignited by its outdated electrical equipment if there was ever a company in need of enhanced oversight, it's surely pg and mindy spatt is would turn utility reform network. she says cpu sees proposal. >>took too long we really don't want have every year the same things not been this a combination of tires and hopefully in the next 30 days pg e will be able to explain itself in a statement, the utility says quote. >>pg e shares the cpu sees focus on safety in recognizes that we must take a leading role in reducing the risk of wildfires. throughout our service area. we understand that the most important responsibility that we have of the

the plan has to be approved by the state public utilities commission.consumer groups say the company should not be allowed to pass along the costs of the upgrades to the customers, the california state university system says it's not going to be raising tuition. for the upcoming academic year. nearly 500,000 students are enrolled in the cal state system, which includes 23 campuses. the university says it has taken a financial hit because of the pandemic, with reported losses and increased cost of more than $758 million. last year. however it did receive federal aid from last year's relief bill. that of san francisco school board is now defending the controversial decision to rename 44 schools in the city. what president gabriella lopez told the new yorker magazine. the board needed to remove the names of slave owners, racists and white supremacists. but critics told the new yorker, the school board received little guidance from historians. some wonder how the names of baber ham, lincoln, dianne feinstein and others got on the school renaming list. still

the california public utilities commission has issued a proposal that if approved. >>would place pg any into the first step of an enhanced oversight and enforcement process. it would be based on the company's failure to prioritize clearing vegetation around this highest risk power lines as part of its wildfire mitigation work in 2020. our gail ong is live in sandra fell with details on this scale after all we've been through after all pg and he's been through it's hard to believe we're talking about this. >>jagr and definitely and the step in the right direction of sandra fell and santa rosa and castro valley are some of the bay area cities listed where a pg e has some high-risk power lines circuits and this is one. step ahead of 6 in this process. >>but this is the first step with the cpc is saying hey we want to know how you plan to kind of right the ship and also why are you doing it this way i mean it makes no sense at all and so that looking for an explanation of what's going on mike danko in that for wildfire victims is referring to the 16 page draft proposal.

the public utilities commissions i expect we will be over the next four years.an jose water would increase the average customer's monthly bill by almost $30.30 percent. that's on top of a 60% rise in rates since 2015 merrill accardo says that public. ring will likely be scheduled for the end of march. state lawmakers will soon be considering new legislation aimed at ending online sexual exploitation and trafficking. bill was introduced this morning by south bay state senator dave cortez. he he says the bill seeks to end human trafficking in the digital age. yes. before 35. law person to bring a civil action for damages against any person or entity that makes obtains a blowed re uploads or distributes in any form. sexual content of them on a platform of which they did not did not freely give their permission for this content to be shared if passed by the legislature, the ending sexual exploitation act will award damages to victims and offender will have to pay $100,000 for every two hours of online exposure of illegal content. after given notice to take it down,

into switching to gas but declared gas prices to be too high for now even representatives from public utilities are pushing for change. these problems need to be solved on a government level. i think that instead of worrying about the economy the health of our citizens should be the top priority because the smog and particles go straight into our lungs and can cause respiratory diseases which are very dangerous . these air quality sensors regularly show that the concentration of cancerous particles in the air is several times higher. they are than the norm and nongovernmental foundation has been having them installed on private homes since the end of last year there are now $25.00 monitors up and running in and around bishkek. people are tired of living with this it's the 4th year the smog situation is like this and there's no solution in sight the 1st year the authorities totally ignored the situation and said the air is actually fine but now they can't ignore the problem anymore by installing these monitoring devices giving people the possibility to complain to the government. but environment

into switching to gas but declared gas prices to be too high for now even representatives from public utilities are pushing for change. these problems need to be solved on a governmental level. i think that instead of worrying about the economy the health of our citizens should be the top priority because the smog and particles go straight into our lungs and can cause respiratory diseases which are very dangerous . these air quality sensors regularly show that the concentration of cancerous particles in the air is several times higher. they are than the norm and nongovernmental foundation has been having them installed on private homes since the end of last year there are now $25.00 monitors up and running in and around bishkek. people are tired of living with this it's the 4th year the smog situation is like this and there's no solution in sight the 1st year the authorities totally ignored the situation and said the air is actually fine but now they can't ignore the problem anymore by installing these monitoring devices giving people the possibility to complain to the government about air qual

into switching to gas but declared gas prices to be too high for now even representatives from public utilities are pushing for change. these problems need to be solved on a governmental level. i think that instead of worrying about the economy the health of our citizens should be the top priority because the smog and particles go straight into our lungs and can cause respiratory diseases which are very dangerous . these air quality sensors regularly show that the concentration of cancerous particles in the air is several times higher. they are than the norm and nongovernmental foundation has been having them installed on private homes since the end of last year there are now $25.00 monitors up and running in and around bishkek. people are tired of living with this it's the 4th year the smog situation is like this and there's no solution in sight the 1st year the authorities totally ignored the situation and said the air is actually fine but now they can't ignore the problem anymore by installing these monitoring devices giving people the possibility to complain to the government about quality.

into switching to gas but declared gas prices to be too high for now even representatives from public utilities are pushing for change. these problems need to be solved on a governmental level. i think that instead of worrying about the economy the health of our citizens should be the top priority because the smog and particles go straight into our lungs and can cause respiratory diseases which are very dangerous . these air quality sensors regularly show that the concentration of cancerous particles in the air is several times higher. than the norm on nongovernmental foundation has been having them installed on private homes since the end of last year there are now $25.00 monitors up and running in and around bishkek. people are tired of living with this it's the 4th year the smog situation is like this and there's no solution in sight the 1st year totally ignored the situation and said the air is actually fine but now they can't ignore the problem anymore by installing these monitoring devices giving people the possibility to complain to the government about quality. but environmental activis

physician came this week from the public utilities commission. it applies to people in areas of high wildfire risk. the same areas more likely to fall under pg&e power shut off. wired service providers have eight months to meet the back of requirement for hospitals, fire departments, other critical facilities. they provide service for those wireless networks. >>> a 90-year-old los angeles man was frustrated with his slow internet speeds. he took out an ad in the wall street journal to get something done and it may have worked. he enjoys streaming movies and internet tb but he says watching online content lately has been like watching a slideshow. he blames at&t and their ads, claiming to have lightning fast speed. after not getting anywhere with customer service, epstein decided to spend $10,000 to release ads in the wall street journal, addressing at&t's ceo directly. >> he just said well, there's only one way of getting through to them, and so i said, let's put in and to the wall street journal, in the new york city edition, that will reach the

unions say privatizing public utilities will make a bad situation worse. >> for 10 years, 13 millionrench people have been -- meaning they are unable to pay their bills. since 2004, the price of natural gas has gone up 80%, while the cost of electricity has gone up 40%. when a private company gets into the business of selling electricity, it is coming to make money. >> thanks a lot. that is it for now. stay tuned for more will news on "france 24." ♪ 02/10/21 02/10/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> this cannot be the future of america. we cannot have presidents inciting mob violence against our institutions because they refused to accept the will of the people. amy: the u.s. senate has voted to move forward with the impeachment trial of donald trump for inciting the deadly insurrection on the u.s. capitol. w

damage raising new details about the texas power grid nbc news has learned in late 2020 the texas public utility commission, governor appointed, ended its relationship with texas reliability entity, a non-profit making sure energy companies follow state guidelines, including winterization. >> when you fire the entity that's supposed to ensure reliability in the system with no backup plan, that was a failure of oversight as well. >> reporter: in dallas vaccination sites now back open, prioritizing thousands who missed their shot due to weather and tonight we've learned that four board members of ercot, the agency that manages the state power grid, have resigned each of them lived out of state texas governor greg abbott says he welcomes the resignations and plans to further investigate. lester >> morgan chesky in dallas tonight thanks, morgan. >>> up next, could the vaccine come to you? the innovative way to get high-risk communities vaccinated for nearly a decade, comcast has been helping students get ready. we've connected 4 million low-income students to low- cost, high-speed xfinity internet.

switching to gas but declared gas prices to be too high for now even representatives from the public utilities are pushing for change. these problems need to be solved on a governmental level. i think that instead of worrying about the economy the health of our citizens should be the top priority because the smog particles go straight into our lungs and can cause respiratory diseases which are very dangerous. these air quality sensors regularly show that the concentration of cancerous particles in the air is several times higher. they are than the norm and nongovernmental foundation has been having them installed on private homes since the end of last year there are now $25.00 monitors up and running in and around bishkek. people are tired of living with this it's the 4th year the smog situation is like this and there's no solution in sight the 1st year the authorities totally ignored the situation and said the air is actually fine but now they can't ignore the problem anymore by installing these monitoring devices giving people the possibility to complain to the government about their quality

thank you day and this just in to the kron 4 news room, the california public utilities commission has issued a proposal that if approved would place pg and e into the first step of an enhanced oversight and enforcement process. >>it would be based on the company's failure to prioritize clearing vegetation on his high-risk power lines as part of his wildlife mitigation a wildfire mitigation work in 2020 by placing the company into the enhanced oversight process, the cpu see will require corrective actions intended to ensure that the utility continues to improve its safety performance. >>well it was a lovely warm day today. so we want to check in on what the forecast is going to be the rest of the week practice traumas here that look rebecca yeah, ken and pam it was a gorgeous sunny day today and a lot more mellow as far as the winds go as a little bit breezy in some spots but not nearly. what we saw yesterday our live camera right now over a beautiful shot of downtown san francisco, the star suit our tower camera. >>and it's not swing in the wind like it was yesterday. it's definitely

materials like on roofs and siding, cal fire, the governor's office of emergency services, and public utilities commission are all taking a closer look at this. >>> getting tested for the coronavirus has become commonplace come up but what about at a bart station? covid-19 testing started at the west oakland and coliseum bart stations today. bart is using what it calls a mobile mega bus. the testing will rotate the other bart stops in alameda county. bart tweeted their stations parking lots will also become vaccination sites, when vaccines become more available. switching gears back to paul heggen, and it looks like we ha ofin ming oway which we also need. >> a few, none of which are really going to be all that heavy by themselves, but hopefully, once they add up on top of one another, it will at least help to erode that rainfall deficit to some extent. tonight locally dense fog developing" father up in the atmosphere as well. plenty of cloud cover still on tuesday, the sunbreaks back to on wednesday and then the rain chances ramp up, later in the week. the first moving and thursday, likely in

>>california public utilities commission has issued a proposal that if approved but place pg and e into the first step of an enhanced oversight and enforcement process. it would be based on the company's failure to prioritize clearing vegetation on its highest risk power lines. as part of its wildfire mitigation work back in 2020 by placing the company into the enhanced oversight process. the cpu see will require but it calls corrective actions intended to ensure that pg and e continues to improve its safety performance. >>closer to the weekend. we want to take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, not much traffic son getting ready to center may be made to looks like it's already set. but still it's nice out there checking things on the weather map and telling us how it looks for backup definitely beautiful out there still because it's been so clear today. >>in fact we saw the sunshine all day today with mostly clear skies. thanks to the offshore flow that's keeping. >>all the clouds and the fog out of the bay area but this is another shot of the here the berkeley hills camera

. >> reporter: steven weitzmann is a former regulate were the public utilities commission. >> i think it makes sense to want to understand how dense the trees are, how many different trees could be causing problems for you. >> reporter: while pg&e doesn't object to the order, the state's top emergency official warns putting it in place could trigger massive and more frequent power shutoffs that could be counterproductive, endangering the public by hindering first responder, stranding medically dependent people in their homes, and crippling the very cell phone service needed for evacuation. prolonged power outages could pose significant challenges and could have dire consequences. the head of the governor's office of emergency services wrote to the judge, adding that his order may require pg&e to drastically expand the scope in duration of power shutoff. he worries they could be use as a crutch, rather than investing in long-term efforts to reduce fire danger. wiseman says balancing the issues won't be easy. >> we have a long way to go. so yes, it's a very precarious situation, and unf

the northern california power agency is a agency consisting of 16 public utility members in northern california, providing wholesale power and energy-related services to its members for more than 50 years. the southern california public power authority has provided similar services in southern california since 1980. so there is a long history of joint power agencies like c.c. power operating for the benefit of public power repairs in california. c.c. power's initial focus will be on projects that support grid reliability, such as long-duration energy storage. the nine c.c.a. agencies from northern and central california identified here have been working together to form c.c. power. all of the other eight c.c.a.s have received approval and executed the g.p.a. agreement. c.c. power was officially formed on february 1st. if approved by the board of supervisors, it will seek approval from the other members to have clean power s.f. join as the ninth member of c.c. power. by joining c.c. power, clean power s.f. would have an opportunity, but not an obligation, to participate in larger proje

it's really a matter for the legislature, for the governor, for the public utilities commission to address. it's not something ercot can address on its own. i hope our leaders step up and not to try to happen to wind and solar operate orgs where a tiny fraction of the power that went down, we can look at this as a systems challenge and realize we need both gas and electricity to be working together. >> daniel cohen, thank you very much for talking with us. >> thank you, rosemary. >>> if you'd like to help victims of the crisis in texas, you will find a list of vetted organizations at cnn.com/impact. >>> and still to come, confirmation hearings begin today for u.s. attorney general nominee merrick garland and republican lawmakers have lined up hard-hitting questions to see how the judge responds. and get back t to your rhythm. feel the power. beat t the symptoms fast. >>> in the coming hours, u.s. president joe biden's pick to lead the attorney general's office is merrick garland. senate republicans previously refused to hold a nomination hearing. now garland will be questioned on how he pl

listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar, are considered to be routine by the san francisco public utilitiescommission and will be acted upon by a single vote of the commission, there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission or the public so requests, in which event the matter will be removed from the calendar and considered as a separate item. >> any items that you would like to see taken off the calendar? no? seeing none, madam secretary, please open this item up for public comment. >> clerk: members of the public who wish to comment on this matter, dial 415-655-0001, meeting i.d. 146-039-0630, pound, pound. mr. moderator, are there any callers? >> operator: madam secretary, there are two callers. first caller, your line is open. you have two minutes to speak to item 9. >> eileen [inaudible] san francisco coalition neighborhood, speaking on my own behalf. i am reqi

the public utility commission of texas is investigating.o avoid the problem. at one point, more than 4 million customers were without power. they hope to have that pulley restored today. >>> showing part of niagara falls appearing frozen in time. weeks of frigid temperatures here. you can see all of that water flowing around a wall of ice. the beautiful view may not last for long. although they predict warmer temperatures the next few days. >>> it's been a busy monday so far. look up traffic with gianna. >>> looking at those pictures. if you are heading towards the bay bridge, metering lights are on. it's a lot earlier than usual. we had a traffic alert at the 101. now all the lanes are clear, that's good news. getting little bit better. it is still busy on the upper deck. it's at 32 minutes now going into san francisco. you can see a lot of company making that ride. there is a traffic hazard before harrison street. we have debris reported from the left. you can use the bridge or the transit. getting just a bit crowded on that westbound sid

the public utility commission of texas is now investigating.n a statement they say it encouraged customers to switch to paying a fixed plan to avoid the problem and at one point more than 4 million customers without power. >>> new video showing part of niagara falls appearing frozen in time. weeks of frigid temperatures. you can see all that water. for . autiful view may not last they predi warmer teg up to figmate i are the goal is to protect penguins that are at risk of extinction. the iranian architect hatched a plan to give them a floating igloo. it is a two-part concept. to give them enough space to keep eggs warm and an inverted one underwater so they can search for food while a swinging pendulum uses waves to power fans to stop the ice from melting. >> this underwater system is independent. cave tow t a eltiice. >> the idea is just a concept for now but he hopes to bring it to life. >> did your car make a list? they picked the best cars of 2021 and the brand that snagged the number one spot may surprise you. mazda topped the annual ranki

into switching to gas but declared gas prices to be too high for now even representatives from public utilities are pushing for change. these problems need to be solved on a governmental level. i think that instead of worrying about the economy the health of our citizens should be the top priority because the smog and particles straight into our lungs and can cause respiratory diseases which are very dangerous. these air quality sensors regularly show that the concentration of cancerous particles in the air is several times higher. they are than the norm and nongovernmental foundation has been having them installed on private homes since the end of last year there are now $25.00 monitors up and running in and around bishkek. people are tired of living with this it's the 4th year the smog situation is like this and there's no solution in sight the 1st year the authorities totally ignored the situation and said the air is actually fine but now they can't ignore the problem anymore by installing these monitoring devices giving people the possibility to complain to the government about quality. but

into switching to gas but declared gas prices to be too high for now even representatives from public utilities are pushing for change. based problems need to be solved on a governmental level. i think that instead of worrying about the economy the health of our citizens should be the top priority because the smog and particles go straight into our lungs and can cause respiratory diseases which are very dangerous . these air quality sensors regularly show that the concentration of cancerous particles in the air is several times higher. than the norm and nongovernmental foundation has been having them installed on private homes since the end of last year there are now $25.00 monitors up and running in and around bishkek. people are tired of living with this it's the 4th year the smog situation is like this and there's no solution in sight the 1st year the authorities totally ignored the situation and said the air is actually fine but now they can't ignore the problem anymore by installing these monitoring devices giving people the possibility to complain to the government. but environmental acti

the texas legislature oversee not just ercot, but the public utility commission. we need to see that there are affordable standards, and what our country can do is talk about the best practices, but also we need to look and see what all these systemic failures are. here in texas, i think that our number one priority is keeping people safe. this is our first priority in government and our texas government failed us this week. >> one of your constituents is senator ted cruz, and you said in response to his trip this weekend, leadership matters. is his apology enough? >> well, i really haven't focused on senator cruz this week, buzz what i'm seeing , we just saw mayor turner who has been such a champion this week, and mayors, city councilmembers, county commissioners. the local leader is doing this at a time when it's really difficult for local governments. there are some real structural problems we need to focus on here in texas when it comes to o ourly. i saw a federal, state and local gove government. i'm working with our division of national management which is w

newsha ajami to the public utilities commission to the at-large seat. mr. did i state that correctly? >> clerk: that will be seat number three. >> chair peskin: that will be seat number three, formally occupied by tim paulson, roll call please. [roll call vote] the motion passes without objection. >> chair peskin: dr. ajami, we will take this matter up next week at the full board of supervisors. congratulations for passing the second of three hurdles. we look forward to your service on the p.u.c. commission. it will be a challenge. we will be in touch. with that, mr. clerk, next item please. >> clerk: thank you. item number 4, hearing to consider appointing one member term ending february 1, twenties 2003 to the park regular creation and open space advisory committee. one seat one applicant. >> chair peskin: this is the district 2 seat. colleagues as i indicated, around the appointment of an individual to the advisory committee, i'm striving in conjunction with the city attorney's office to change our practices around this. we are looking for different solu