. [♪]1-888-273-3658 >> i'd like to call the order of the public utilities commission. 's tuesday july 28, 2020. roll call, please. [roll call] we have a quorum. >> commissioner: very good. announcements, madame secretary? during the coronavirus disease (covid-19) emergency, the san francisco public utilities commission's (sfpuc) regular meeting room, city hall, room 400, is closed. commissioners and sfpuc staff will convene commission meetings remotely by teleconference. commissioners for those the live stream there be a delay. i would like to extend our thanks to sfgtv staff. if you'd like to make a comment dial 1-888-273-3658 access code and dial access code 3107452. you'll hear a speaking tone when it's expired. madame president, your first order of business is item 3, aportfolio of the minutes of -- approval of the minutes july 14, 2020. >> commissioner: commissioners, before you, you have the minutes of july 14, 2020. are there any additions or corrections to the minutes? hearing none i'd like to ask the secretary to open it up to the public comment. >> clerk: for

claim, but leaders of the agency say the blackouts could've been avoided had the state's public utilities commissionile.. the public utilities commission says the recent demand for electricity isn't out of the ordinary but will work with other agencies to figure out what happened."we are committed in the long haul to decarbonize our economy and low carbon green growth, we're not going to back away from that but we cannot do that without focusing on reliability and the partnerships between cal iso, the puc the partnerships are foundational."some lawmakers say regardless of how regulators respond to the investigation... the responsbility ultimately falls on the governor and previous administrations. assemblyman jim patterson is the vice chair of the assembly utilities and energy committee ((assm. jim patterson r- fresno)) "we're the fifth largest economy on the planet and our grid is on the verge of failure. it's not on the verge because of hot days, it's because we've had a political party and two governors who have said large scale hydro, natural gas and nuclear are going to be off the table."the go

. >> these are the things that the san francisco public utilities commission is doing. they are doing it because they feel they have a responsibility to san franciscans and to people in this community. >> i had a grandmother who lived in bayview. she never moved, never wavered. it was a house of security answer entity where we went for holidays. i was a part of bayview most of my life. i can't remember not being a part of bayview. >> i have been here for several years. this space used to be unoccupied. it was used as a dump. to repurpose it for something like this with the bistro to give an opportunity for the local vendors and food people to come out and showcase their work. that is a great way to give back to the community. >> this is a great example of a public-private community partnership. they have been supporting this including the san francisco public utilities commission and mayor's office of workforce department. >> working with the joint venture partners we got resources for the space, that the businesses were able to thrive because of all of the opportunitie

the governor sent a letter to the california energy commission, the public utilities commission and the california independent system operator with concerns the shortages and shut offs over the weekend happened without prior warning and enough time to prepare leaders of cal iso say they constantly warned the public utilities commission that this could happen saying the situation could have been avoided we see now the grid operators. >>and we tell me the regulatory authorities how the grid operates. people to do a lot of different things i guess what i have to do a better job of making our voices heard through all of that news to monday also signed a proclamation allowing utilities and other energy users to use backup sources amid a record heat wave scorching the state but state regulators say rolling blackouts over the next 3 days are certain as the heat overwhelms california's electrical grid with an estimated shortage of 4400 megawatts by monday night energy regulators say about 3.3 million customers could be hit with power outages that could be one of if not the largest rolling black

we are adjourned. 1-888-273-3658 >> i'd like to call the order of the public utilities commission. it's tuesday july 28, 2020. roll call, please. [roll call] we have a quorum. >> commissioner: very good. announcements, madame secretary? during the coronavirus disease (covid-19) emergency, the san francisco public utilities commission's (sfpuc) regular meeting room, city hall, room 400, is closed. commissioners and sfpuc staff will convene commission meetings remotely by teleconference. commissioners for those the live stream there be a delay. i would like to extend our thanks to sfgtv staff. if you'd like to make a comment dial 1-888-273-3658 access code and dial access code 3107452. you'll hear a speaking tone when it's expired. madame president, your first order of business is item 3, aportfolio of the minutes of -- approval of the minutes july 14, 2020. >> commissioner: commissioners, before you, you have the minutes of july 14, 2020. are there any additions or corrections to the minutes? hearing none i'd like to ask the secretary to open it up to the public comment. >> clerk: fo

>> i'd like to call the order of the public utilities commission. it's tuesday july 28, 2020. roll call, please. [roll call] we have a quorum. >> commissioner: very good. announcements, madame secretary? during the coronavirus disease (covid-19) emergency, the san francisco public utilities commission's (sfpuc) regular meeting room, city hall, room 400, is closed. commissioners and sfpuc staff will convene commission meetings remotely by teleconference. commissioners for those the live stream there be a delay. i would like to extend our thanks to sfgtv staff. if you'd like to make a comment dial 1-888-273-3658 access code and dial access code 3107452. you'll hear a speaking tone when it's expired. madame president, your first order of business is item 3, aportfolio of the minutes of -- approval of the minutes july 14, 2020. >> commissioner: commissioners, before you, you have the minutes of july 14, 2020. are there any additions or corrections to the minutes? hearing none i'd like to ask the secretary to open it up to the public comment. >> clerk: for those who would mike make

yet to comment on pg e's claims but the agency says this could have been avoided had the public utilities commission listen to their constant warnings of an energy shortfall meanwhile, the public utilities commission says demand for electricity right now is not out of the ordinary but it will work with other agencies to figure out what happened we are committed the long haul i did the carbon ice or economy. what we refer to as low carbon green growth, we're not going to back away from that. but we cannot do without focusing come and certainly on the issue of reliability. >>and the partnerships between cal iso. partnerships in the california pc, the california energy commission are foundational some lawmakers say regardless of how regulators respond to the investigation the responsibility ultimately falls on the governor and previous administrations, assemblyman jim patterson is the vice chair of the assembly utilities and energy committee. >>the 5th largest economy on the planet or grant is off the firm's of failure and it's not the rich and found him not because we have hot days because we have a p

the public utilities commission and the california independent system operator cal, iso. with concerns that the shortages and shut offs over the weekend happened without prior warning or enough time for people to prepare. leaders of cal iso say they constantly warned the public utilities commission that this could happen saying the situation could have been avoided. we'll lay out in detail, the terms. >>what we're going to do to make sure this simply doesn't happen again see how the grid operators. >>and we tell me the regulatory authorities how the grid operators. people to do a lot of different things i guess what i have to do a better job of making our voices heard through all of that. >>well the governor also signed a proclamation allowing utilities and other energy users to use. backup sources and made this record heat wave. this scorching the state. >>let's turn our focus now to the national headlines, the 2020 democratic national convention underway right now and it's unlikely. >>it's unlike anything we've seen before obviously the coronavirus forcing the party to

public utilities commission. today's date is use, august 25, 2020 . roll call, please. [roll call] . >> we have a quorum. >> very good. secretary can you please make the announcement.

yet to comment on pg e's claims but the agency says this could have been avoided had the public utilities commission listen to their constant warnings of an energy shortfall meanwhile, the public utilities commission says demand for electricity right now is not out of the ordinary but it will work with other agencies to figure out what happened we are committed the long haul i did the carbon ice our economy. what we refer to as low carbon green growth, we're not going to back away from that. but we cannot do without focusing certainly on the issue of reliability. >>and the partnerships between cal iso partnerships in the california pc, the california energy commission are foundational some lawmakers say regardless of how regulators respond to the investigation the responsibility ultimately falls on the governor and previous administrations, assemblyman jim patterson is the vice chair of the assembly utilities and energy committee. >>the 5th largest economy on the planet or grant is off the firm's of failure and it's not the rich and found him not because we have hot days because we have a political.

. >> reporter: this is the state public utility commission finds pg&e 100,000 miles of distribution power lines fail and spark fires at a much higher rate, two and a half times higher mile per mile. state regulators want to know why and demanded the utility demand the root causes of every single one of the fires covered in the five-year study to pinpoint how to best use what regulators contend is a continued serious risk of more pg&e sparked wild fires this season. so far the utilities responded with this consultant's analysis which breaks down the age of the system. this former regulator says that response is unacceptable. >> i am very concerned. >> reporter: she served on the public utilities commission six years. she has seen how fast pg&e past sparked wine fires turned deadly. >> i'm concerned that pg&e is not prepared and left california vulnerable to a bad fire season at the same time that we are facing covid. and, so, it just weighs on the risk. >> in its wild fire safety plan, the utility insists it is going beyond existing regulatory requirements to address the normnew normal. pg

public utilities commission. today's date is use, august 25, 2020 . roll call, please. [roll call] . >> we have a quorum. >> very good. secretary can you please make the announcement. >> mayor breed and the governor looked at the restrictions and the meet is held the conference and televised by sfgov.tv. for those watching the live stream be aware there's a brief time lag between the live meeting and what is being viewed on sfgtv. i'd like to extend thanks to the staff and i.t. staff for their assistance during the meeting. i'd also like to note on the published agenda there was an incorrect dial-in number for this meet. the correct dial in number is scrolling on the live feed. if you wish to make public comment on an item call the number. >> before you have the minutes of july 28. are there corrections or additions to these minutes. seeing none i'd like to open it up to moller caen are there corrections or are there comments. >> please press pound, pound to speak. are there any callers. >> there's one caller wit

weekend with our energy commission and our independent system operator and the california public utilities commission. we have been working with mrs. is large and small and experts across the spectrum to address the immediacy of this crisis, and to understand the conditions that led up to it and ultimately to address the anxiety that each and every one of you are facing. we will make sure that we never come back into this position again. right now, california, we are currently and urgently deploying resources and working to reduce our energy use. i will ask you to participate in that in a moment. let me first give you an overview of what has occurred and happen in terms of those efforts over the course of the last 48 hours. i signed an emergency proclamation that very specifically and demonstrably shifts energy consumption in the state. we are focused on large energy users. we are shifting to their backup power. they can utilize that power rou those are the peak hours. i can explain in a moment why does evening hours become the most precious in terms of our concerns, particularly as it relates to the

yet to comment on pg e's claims but the agency says this could have been avoided had the public utilities commissionisten to their constant warnings of an energy shortfall meanwhile, the public utilities commission says demand for electricity right now is not out of the ordinary but it will work with other agencies to figure out what happened we are committed the long haul i did the carbon ice or economy. what we refer to as low carbon green growth. we're not going to back away from that. but we cannot do without focusing come and certainly on the issue of reliability. >>and the partnerships between cal iso partnerships in the california pc, the california energy commission are foundational some lawmakers say regardless of how regulators respond to the investigation the responsibility ultimately falls on the governor and the previous administrations assemblyman jim patterson is the vice chair of the assembly utilities and energy committee. >>he on the planet or grant is off the firm's of failure and it's not the rich and found him not because we have hot days because we have a political. and 2 gover

the public utilities commission and the california independent system operator. he is concerned about the shortages and the shut offs that we saw over the weekend saying that some people didn't get prior warning or enough time to prepare. leaders of cal, iso say they constantly warn the public utilities commission that this could happen and that the situation could have been avoided. >>we will lay out in detail, the terms. what we're going to do to make sure this simply doesn't happen again see how the grid operators. >>and we tell me the regulatory authorities how the grid operates. people to do a lot of different things i guess what i have to do a better job of making our voices heard through all that. >>governor newsom signed a proclamation allowing utilities and other energy users to use backup sources amid the record heat wave in the state. >>well happening today, the sentencing hearing for the man known as the golden state killer is expected to get underway. back in june joseph de angelo pleaded guilty to 13 counts of murder admitted to dozens of rapes. it

but leaders of cal iso they say they constantly warn the public utilities commission that this could happen and they say the situation could have been avoided. >>we'll lay out in detail, the terms. what we're going to do to make sure this simply doesn't happen again see now the grid operators. >>and we tell me the regulatory authorities how the grid operates. people to do a lot of different things i guess what i have to do a better job of making our voices heard through all of that. >>governor newsom signed a proclamation as well allowing utilities and other energy users to use backup sources during this record heat wave. and while we have go through a rolling blackout some other people were spared one san jose neighborhood though not only they get hit. they're still in the dark it's just about 25 homes but still. >>they're in the sales area and they have been without power for now more than 24 hours kron four's taylor bisacky went there. >>as many prepared for planned rolling blackouts. when neighborhoods power went out sooner and the rest with no warning it just went out. and then

but leaders of cal iso say that they did consistently warned the public utilities commission that this could happen saying the situation could have been avoided. >>we will lay out in detail, the terms. what we're going to do to make sure this simply doesn't happen again see now the grid operators. >>and we tell me the regulatory authorities how the grid operates. people to do a lot of different things i guess what i have to do a better job of making our voices heard through all of that. >>newsome also signed a proclamation allowing utilities and other energy users to use backup sources. amid this record heat wave that's really just scalding the state right now. still ahead. several states are considering a lawsuit against the postal service will tell you why some attorneys general claimed recent changes for secretly designed to slow down services ahead of election day. >>and a little refresher on just how hot it's going to be today triple digits do return for a whole lot of the bay area. >>like our inland east, various parts of the south >>6.45 right now taking a look at the weather an

. >>> also happening today, the california public utilities commission will hold a public virtual meetingith pg&e to talk about planned powder shutoffs. the public's shower of answer last resort tools for utilities to help spread the risk of wildfire. pg&e already says it wants to limit the number of those shutoffs this year will also following safety protocols to prevent wildfires. >>> today joe biden and kamala harris will be briefed on the coronavirus pandemic. so far a big part of their campaign is focused on how president trump is handling the crisis. >> the president's mismanagement of the pandemic has plunged us into the worst economic crisis since the great depression. >>> the biden harris team appeared yesterday together for the first time as his running mate. they say the nation wants new and strong leadership who will better handle the fallout from the virus. and bring together racial groups. >> i had a great choice. but i have no doubt that i pick the right person to join me. as the next vice president of the united states of america. and that is senator kamala harris. >>> the

these includes things like operations that are airport, the public utilities commission, port and the mta. it is also important to note that the $3.9 billion of the $6.2 billion in general fund expenditures are restricted by state and federal reimbursements and voter mandated services for children, transit and seniors. the remaining $2.3 billion represents discretionary fund budget available to pay for the public services san franciscans rely on. the mayor's proposed budget achieved four key objectives. it balances the budget responsibly, avoiding layoffs for city employees and major service cuts, it makes progress on shared priorities of homelessness and behavioral health. it reinvest significant resources toward initiatives that support racial equity and identifying alternatives to policing and it maintains a robust importance to the covid-19 pandemic. the mayor's required by the charter to submit a balance two-year budget. the proposed budget utilizes variety of one time and ongoing revenue and expenditures solutions to balance this projected shortfall while also investing in share

>>the public utilities commission has not responded today. the governor also signed a proclamation allowing utilities and other energy users to use backup that's amid a record heat wave that is scorching the state this was the first time cal iso ordered rolling blackouts in some 20 years. a fire likely sparked by lightning continues to burn in alameda county tonight, the marsh complex fire. it started sunday afternoon and his since then to more than 1700 acres, some folks living in seminole have now been forced to flee their float homes because of those flames. >>kron four's dan thorn lawn tonight with the very latest on the efforts by fire crews to battle that dan. >>well jonathan vicki residents that are living along kill care road were told to evacuate from their homes at one point today. the fire getting dangerously close to their houses. it's a very remote area here on kill core kill care road. the fire out here has been a tough battle because of some of the terrain and what not but people have been able to get back to their homes safely

leaders of cal iso say they constantly warned the public utilities commission that this could happen saying the situation could have been avoided. >>we will lay out in detail, the terms. what we're going to do to make sure this simply doesn't happen again see how the grid operators. >>and we tell me the regulatory authorities how the grid operates. people to do a lot of different things i guess what i have to do a better job of making our voices heard through all that. >>the governor signed a proclamation allowing utilities and other energy users to use backup sources amid the record heat wave that we've been having in the state. >>we head to break, here's a look at what the weather's going to be like throughout the day with future cast for predicting triple digit heat once again as we head deeper into our inland valleys with upper 80's to low 90's along the bay shoreline. he was the >>some 46 is the time we're finally going to get a little relief i don't know how feeling but it's going to be viewed as helps on the weather center to explain a job being a little bit after what we've h

. >> reporter: this comes increasing fire danger leading the public utility commission grilling pacific gas & electric about using public safety power shut off judiciously as people work and learn from home. >> the consequences are not merely questions of inconvenience the questions of can i pay my rent this month and can i feed my family this month and can i power my medical equipment because i need to live. >> reporter: they admit last year's notifications and shutoffs were problematic. >> last year was awful in terms of how we engaged so that became my number one objective to close that gap. >> is a customer i got the notice from them saying the shutoffs would be smaller and more targeted but they said nothing about a heat wave and what about during this heat wave and if we get the wind will it happen? >> reporter: the key to these public safety power shut off are the wind speeds and the very dry conditions and we have not seen a lot of wind with this heat wave and clearly there is not a lot here right now but the wind is the key to making sure to trigger these public safety power sh

these includes things like operations that are airport, the public utilities commission, port and the mta. it is also important to note that the $3.9 billion of the $6.2 billion in general fund expenditures are restricted by state and federal reimbursements and voter mandated services for children, transit and seniors. the remaining $2.3 billion represents discretionary fund budget available to pay for the public services san franciscans rely on. the mayor's proposed budget achieved four key objectives. it balances the budget responsibly, avoiding layoffs for city employees and major service cuts, it makes progress on shared priorities of homelessness and behavioral health. it reinvest significant resources toward initiatives that support racial equity and identifying alternatives to policing and it maintains a robust importance to the covid-19 pandemic. the mayor's required by the charter to submit a balance two-year budget. the proposed budget utilizes variety of one time and ongoing revenue and expenditures solutions to balance this projected shortfall while also investing in share

we have 13 departments to get through and we're hearing the service system, public utility's commissiontreasurer and tax collector, economic and workforce development, planning, children and family's commission, children, union and families, department of public health, department of hopelessness and supportive housing and human service's agency, municipal transportation agency and the airport, the port and as much as possible, we will be hearing the departments in the order listed, but i wanted to recognise that we need to accommodate scheduling conflict and call departments out of order. thanks to all in advance for your flexibility. next we'll we'll be at the second round of the departmental hearing where the legislative analyst will be prepared to present recommendations and cost reductions within each department and board members will have the opportunity to make changes to the mayor's proposed budget. they're in the process of hiring new hires to their department and we were under, i think, impression, understanding that there won't be new new hires and there was a hiring freeze.

throughout the weekend with our energy commission with our independent system operator and the public utilities commission. we have been working with businesses large and small. we are working with expert to address the crisis to understand the conditions that led up to it and ultimately to address the anxiety that each and every one of you are facing and to make sure that we never come back to this position again. right now california, we are currently and urgently deploying resources across the spectrum. we will ask you to participate in that in a moment. we will show you what has occurred and what's happened in course of the last 48 hours. i signed an emergency proclamation that very specifically shifts energy consumption in the state focused on large energy users. we are shifting to the backup power so that they can utilize it during the peak hours. we identify them roughly 3 p.m. we will say 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. i can explain why those become the most precious, in terms of our concerns, particularly as it relates to the sun going down the utilization of solar and the fact that while we have had pe

wave not to mention distance learning and work from home is a priority for the california public utility commission. >> the consequences are not merely questions of inconvenience but questions of can i pay my rent this month or feed my family this month or power my medical equipment because i need to live. >> reporter: pacific gas & electric said power shut off will be more localized and shorter as the height of wildfire season approaches. >> the performance last year was awful in terms of how we did it so in fact that became my number one objective to close that gap. >> reporter: sunrise bistro and catering spent $12,000 to get their patio and parking lot ready for outdoor dining only to add another cost today water misting to keep diners cool. >> we have 12 pop-up canopies to hopefully help with the heat and we had the water misters and we hope for the best. >> reporter: back out here live in walnut creek, a lot of the restaurants have set up outdoor dining and set up those misters to keep diners here because of course these are lifelines for some of these restaurants right now, this outdoor dini

. >> the california public utilities commission however expects psps events sometime and is pg&e's executive, senior vice president michael lewis about it. >> this year going to make events shorter by restoring power to all customers within 12 daylight hours after severe weather has passed, it's a percent improvement over our 24 hour goal from last year. >> especially cal fire take tase with a grain of salt. our focus continues to be the vegetation management efforts of the utilities including pg&e ensuring that they are in compliance with those requirements because if compliance is met then these type of p sps events is significantly reduced. >> post sps restorations will be supplemented by contractors and mutual aid from other neighboring california and other state utilities. pg&e will comply and place special emphasis on protecting hospitals, food banks, medical life line patients and covid testing sites. >> our intend to exceed expectations this year. >> now as to other shutoff possibilities, that one is not enough power to go around. but state power grid operators which means they are a

what is necessary to procure and produce that as well as some of the applications to the public utilities commission. this will never happen again. we are working aggressively to see to it that this is the case. on a typical summer day, we are using about 38,000 megawatts. again, today wi power, we are looking at upwards of 47,000 to be exact. we are projecting 47,284 megawatts of energy being utilized here today. over 47,000 typically. we will see about 38,000 megawatts on any summer day. clearly, we have a lot of work to do. i want to remind everyone of the importance of cooling your home, offices overnight, doing what you can to set your air conditioning to 70 degrees or higher, particularly between the hours of 2:00 and 9:00 as it relates to a we project is the most important time period today. again, try to do your best to avoid using your dishwasher, your dryer, your washing machine, major appliances during the hours of 9:00 and 10:00 to the extent possible. it would certainly accommodate our efforts to get through what we think is the last challenging night as it relates to this energy use. w

we'll be hearing likely in the following order, public p the pc utility's commission, public health, the port and the airport. and then, i also want to say as i said the last two mornings, the process o of deciding on the budget for the city and county of san francisco is somewhat adversarial and the mayor gets first bite and then we looks within that budget for efficiencies. when we find inefficiencies with the help of the budget legislative analyst, we then take out those monies and we will reappropriate to the board's issues and the majority going to the vulnerable communities in san francisco and trying to close the gaps from the mayor's budget with that money. but i do want to say, even though we start this, this process is add veer sailor advet to thank the publi employees. they're so important to city government. thank you for your service, especially during covid-19, where everyone has pitched in together to protect all of those in san francisco and department heads who you may see us having a back and forth conversation that's heat, thank you for all of your service. i know

disrupt as many people during the pandemic this time around the remarks were made during a public utilities commission hearing. pga need does expect to rely on the shot off to prevent its outdated grid from starting any fires 2019 shot off inconvenienced and infuriated more than 2 million northern californians wildfires growing tonight in southern california, the lake fire it is burning in the angeles national forest between santa clarita and palmdale of that is just north of los angeles. more than 5,000 deaths structures are being threatened. 3 have been destroyed. evacuation orders and road closures are in effect in the lake hughes area that fire was reported yesterday afternoon it spread rapidly. angeles national chief robert garcia told reporters this morning this will be a major fire for several days. and you can stay connected on weather alerts for your neighborhood at kron 4 dot com there you can find interactive radar and the latest weather headlines. cautious optimism tonight that the coronavirus transmission may be on a downward trend here in california. governor newsome says that the state

state's energy shortage in a six-page letter to governor newsome leaders of the state's public utilities commission energy commission and grid operator vowed to improve their systems after a record heat wave threatened power disruptions for nearly a week. leaders explain california is relying too heavily on out of state power imports to meet the high demand for electricity on summer afternoons and nights energy regulators are now suggesting newsom's administration reexamined state rules on energy supply. and of course we have continuing coverage on the fires on our website kron 4 dot com that's the place to go you can also download the kron 4 mobile app that way as you asked if you're on the go you moving about throughout the bay area and can take that out with you and check in with you throughout the day we'll take a quick break and we'll be right back stay with us. >>welcome back to the kron 4 morning news, the time now is for 13 good morning, everyone and thanks for saying with us it was nice to get a little bit of relief from the heat yesterday, i mean it was still hot. i definitely felt the di

we'll be hearing likely in the following order, public p the pc utility's commission, public health, the port and the airport. and then, i also want to say as i said the last two mornings, the process o of deciding on the budget for the city and county of san francisco is somewhat adversarial and the mayor gets first bite and then we looks within that budget for efficiencies. when we find inefficiencies with the help of the budget legislative analyst, we then take out those monies and we will reappropriate to the board's issues and the majority going to the vulnerable communities in san francisco and trying to close the gaps from the mayor's budget with that money. but i do want to say, even though we start this, this process is add veer sailor advet to thank the publi employees. they're so important to city government. thank you for your service, especially during covid-19, where everyone has pitched in together to protect all of those in san francisco and department heads who you may see us having a back and forth conversation that's heat, thank you for all of your service. i know

we have 13 departments to get through and we're hearing the service system, public utility's commissiontreasurer and tax collector, economic and workforce development, planning, children and family's commission, children, union and families, department of public health, department of hopelessness and supportive housing and human service's agency, municipal transportation agency and the airport, the port and as much as possible, we will be hearing the departments in the order listed, but i wanted to recognise that we need to accommodate scheduling conflict and call departments out of order. thanks to all in advance for your flexibility. next we'll we'll be at the second round of the departmental hearing where the legislative analyst will be prepared to present recommendations and cost reductions within each department and board members will have the opportunity to make changes to the mayor's proposed budget. they're in the process of hiring new hires to their department and we were under, i think, impression, understanding that there won't be new new hires and there was a hiring freeze.

we'll be hearing likely in the following order, public p the pc utility's commission, public health, the port and the airport. and then, i also want to say as i said the last two mornings, the process o of deciding on the budget for the city and county of san francisco is somewhat adversarial and the mayor gets first bite and then we looks within that budget for efficiencies. when we find inefficiencies with the help of the budget legislative analyst, we then take out those monies and we will reappropriate to the board's issues and the majority going to the vulnerable communities in san francisco and trying to close the gaps from the mayor's budget with that money. but i do want to say, even though we start this, this process is add veer sailor advet to thank the publi employees. they're so important to city government. thank you for your service, especially during covid-19, where everyone has pitched in together to protect all of those in san francisco and department heads who you may see us having a back and forth conversation that's heat, thank you for all of your service. i know

. >>> speaking of wildfires today the california public utilities commission will hold a public virtual meeting with pg&e to talk about planned power shut offs. the public safety power shut off events are meant to be a last resort for the utilities to help prevent the spread or the risk of wildfires. pg&e already says it wants to limit the number of those shut offs this year while also following safety protocols to prevent wildfires. >>> time is now 5:05. the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus so far this morning, 750,000. here in california we are expected to hit 600,000 confirmed cases either today or tomorrow. 10,753 people have diedvirus he. officials say the daily infection numbers this week are wrong. they include backlogged virus cases blamed on computer problems. the governor said he is encouraged by new numbers showing the rate of hospitalizations are down 21%. admissions to icu dropped 15% over the past two weeks. >>> well california is increasing efforts to help small businesses survive the pandemic. the governor will ease regulations and create loan programs including

these includes things like operations that are airport, the public utilities commission, port and theta. it is also important to note that the $3.9 billion of the $6.2 billion in general fund expenditures are restricted by state and federal reimbursements and voter mandated services for children, transit and seniors. the remaining $2.3 billion represents discretionary fund budget available to pay for the public services san franciscans rely on. the mayor's proposed budget achieved four key objectives. it balances the budget responsibly, avoiding layoffs for city employees and major service cuts, it makes progress on shared priorities of homelessness and behavioral health. it reinvest significant resources toward initiatives that support racial equity and identifying alternatives to policing and it maintains a robust importance to the covid-19 pandemic. the mayor's required by the charter to submit a balance two-year budget. the proposed budget utilizes variety of one time and ongoing revenue and expenditures solutions to balance this projected shortfall while also investing in shared

over time the public utility's commission has been basically requiring utilities to get more power fromshut down plants that some of them are relatively new, some are older. i think renewables, they are so heavily subsidized that they can actually -- the natural gas plan. some have been shut down or have been retiring just because isn't demand year round 24-7 for energy and then you have to consider also that batteries, the ewe -- utilities instead of keeping plant open for power, the utility's commission to procure batteries instead. paul: and the problem with batteries is the technology isn't that great and they are very expensive. kim, let me go to you, is what we are going to see around the country and this is what the green new deal is actually promising or is that just polimical on my part? kimberley: no, america this is your future. if you aspire to be california, elect joe biden and it really puts to the floor the fact that you can have climate plans that democrats propose but they are not rooted in the reality of today's situation. our technology is not there and rather than a

. >>> happening today, a special meeting of the california public utilities commission. they are deciding whether to fire their executive director. alice has been executive director of the cpuc since february of 2018. her lawyer says she is being retaliated against because she tried to break up and clean up a broken agency. she has gotten pushback for trying to recover $200 million in fees owed to the cpuc that cpuc didn't collect for almost 20 years. cpuc says it doesn't comment on personnel matters. >>> back to steve paulson for look at the weather. it sounds like it is going to heat up through the week? the weekend? what about the wins for the firefight. >>> they may turn northerly. there are hints of that. september is usually the month, september into october, when all eyes are on firefighting because that is usually the critical time. we had a break for about a week. higher humidity and cooler temps. that's about to end. it won't be too bad today. inland temperatures are popping back up into the 90s. hazy skies. half moon bay, pacifica, san francisco, mid-60s. 50s