the council voted to formally support the resolution that mayor sam liccardo recently introduced. it follows pg&e's public safety power shutoff that left thousands in the dark in the bay area and beyond. it appears san jose elected leaders are not the only ones fed up with the utility. 90% of you want to get rid of pg&e. >> this is according to a poll just released. julian glover is live with those details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's rare that we have a consensus like this. bay area residents saying they are in favor of getting rid of pg&e, this endless cycles of blackouts and wildfires. they are sick of it. the headline here, 9 out of 10 residents in the bay area surveyed say they are in favor of getting rid of pg&e. the biggest problem is we can't agree on what to do going forward from there. let's look at the numbers out by the "l.a. times" and uc berkeley. zeroing in on responses from the bay area residents. 23% saying they would like to break the company up into co-ops each responsible for fixing their own problems in their own neck of the woods. 26.8% of p

. >>> sam liccardo has a plan to turn pg&e into a customer-owned utility. he announced the plan as well as new supporters local and statewide. robert handa joins us from city hall with more details as well as input from an expert who says the group has a very long way to go. robert? >> reporter: yes, when we first covered the mayor's initial proposal last month he had a fairly y fairly impressive list of supporters, but today his progress report shows just how much more needs to be done. the san jose mayor sam liccardo acknowledges he is aiming high to turn pg&e into a customer-owned utility. his initial proposal drew support from about 20 mayors and county supervisors, now it's ballooned to 114 elected officials. the mayor presented operating principles for the transformation such as geographic inclusion. how a governing board would be formed. public accountability to ensure transparency and safety and response related to wildfire protection. >> the power safety shutoffs are not going to stop until this company has hardened the grid and ensured that we can

follows bloomberg's recent endorsement from another big name in the bay area, san jose mayor, sam liccardo>> mike bloomberg has shown he's willing to take on big oil, he's willing to take on the gun industry, he's willing to take on big soda, coke and pepsi. >> liccardo will join bloomberg's team as a california campaign co-chair. bloomberg is skipping early voting states to focus on states like california that vote on super tuesday in march. a recent uc berkeley poll found bloomberg to be favored by 2% of the state's likely democratic voters. >>> we are following the latest on a deadly shootout in jersey city, new jersey. this morning investigators are treating the attack at a kosher grocery store as an act of anti-semitism. the shootout happened yesterday afternoon. six people including a police officer were killed. two others were injured. detectives say it's still unclear exactly what sparked the chaos. officers say shots were initially fired after two gunmen ran and took cover in the grocery store. what came next is what you're seeing now, an hours-long battle turning the area into a

people say water from storm drains and the sewer system got into their homes. >>> number four, sam liccardo formaly endorsed presidential candidate michael bloomberg. liccardo previously supported california senator kamala harris but she suspended her bid for the democratic nomination last week. >>> number five, police looking for this guy who broke in a home two days before thanksgiving. the intruder was posing as a sales person when scoping out the neighborhood. >>> if you are traveling north, you see the brake lights. there are residual delays after a two-car crash just past fruitvale. >>> number seven, blue bottle is pledging to become fully zero waste by the end of 2020. they'll first test the concept at a couple of bay area locations. you either bring your own coffee cup or you pay for one of their reusable cups. we've talked about this in hot topics before. there are more businesses doing this. there's a juice place that doing it in san francisco. that cup you get from them that you rent is like $3, $5, $6. so when you see a $12 coffee -- >> that's why. >> that's a lot. >> then you r

he has recently getting the endorsement of san jose mayor sam liccardo who says bloomberg has a reputation for taking on bullies in biz business. he will appear with former california governor jerry brown at the moscone he center to talk about climate change. and california's own billionaire candidate will be touring northern california. tom stier meets with local democrats in walnut creek at 12:30 this afternoon and is also said to hold the town hall in napa tomorrow evening. >>> prosecutors are deciding to whether to hold a new trial in a high-profile murder case. tiffany li and kaveh bayat were accused of conspiracy and murder . they were in a relationship when li's ex was founded. 12 days of jury deliberation resulted in a mistrial for bayat. he was a -- prosecutors charged tiffany li with murder over custody of her kids but found her not guilty. a gate international attention after li's parents posted the most expensive bill ever at $35 million. the defense attorney to assist that her family's wealth had nothing to do with the verdict executed what one more week to decide whether to r

governor jerry brown, mayor of stockton michael tubbs, and the mayor of san jose, sam liccardo have all announced their endorsement of bloomberg's campaign for president. bloomberg was in san francisco today speaking on climate change. andria borba was there. >> reporter: on stage, michael bloomberg teamed up with jerry brown to talk about climate change and the upcoming election, and its importance to that subject. on stage, former governor jerry brown and presidential hopeful michael bloomberg sat down in front of the american geophysical union to talk climate change. >> we also need elected officials who believe in science and alternative facts. >> the end of the world is not news. and we got a worry and do something about it. >> reporter: the politician and the would be politician are working on america's pledge, a group planning to stop and reverse climate change. >> president roosevelt, shortly after pearl harbor, said no more passenger cars. america is making tanks. at some point we need a president who will say no more fossil fuel cars. >> if we combine local bottom- up leadersh

. >>> mayor sam liccardo has endorsed michael bloomberg. also bloomberg has appointed limb as the california co-chair to his campaign. liccardo previously supported kamala harris' campaign but, as you know, she suspended her bid last week. >>> now an abc 7 news live desk update. >> here is an update on what's expected to be another day of fireworks on capitol hill. two impeachment charges against president trump are expected to be unveiled this morning. sources tell abc news they are abuse of power and obstruction of congress. democrats worked late into the night drafting these articles of impeachment against the president. this after a contentious ten-hour hearing and lots of back and forth. president trump says he's not taking part in the process and is calling it a disgrace. approval of the charges could come as soon as thursday. kumasi? >>> rescue operations have now turned to recovery following this terrifying volcanic explosion. the death toll has risen to six overnight and eight missing, presumed to be dead. the volcano is on an isla

. >>> thank you for that, sam liccardo backing a new candidate for president and, he is cochairing his campaign here in california. he is now backing millionaire by michael bloomberg. len ramirez tells us the news came as a surprise and considering his initial endorsement. len? >> that is right, he was an early supporter for senator kamala harris for the presidency. she has dropped out last week, citing the fact that she can no longer compete financially with the billionaires in the race. now the mayor of san jose has thrown his political clout against one of those billionaires or towards one of those billionaires. san jose mayor sam accardo says he first backed kamala harris stto take on ought she was president trump. now he is backing former new york city mayor and wall street billionaire michael bloomberg for the same exact reason. >> we have got the biggest bully in the history of the planet occupying the white house. i want to support those who can take down bullets. and mike bloomberg has shown time and time again that he will take on big oil. he will take on the gun industry. he

throughout the state is just a very strong desire to see a new model emerge for pg any san jose mayor sam liccardo on thursday announcing that a coalition of more than 100 elected leaders from 58 cities and tim counties around the state are supporting his plan for a customer own takeover of pacific gas and electric what we need to do is fully aligned everybody's financial interests. so that every dollar coming from a payers i invested and improving the reliability safety of the grid representing some a million people served by pga need the coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperative. >>they include geographic inclusion and equity a governing board labor and workforce, power supply procurement, public accountability rate impact in credit quality and safety and response the power safety are not going to stop. this company as hard in the grant and ensure that. >>we can operate reliably and safely without causing fires at a proposed guidelines would preserve pgd service area and maintain current labor contracts, an independent power producers. >>the coalition

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. >> the dollars that are generated through measure -- >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo drumming up support in downtown san jose for what he calls the spending priorities plan, an extra tax on buildings in san jose worth more than $2 million. >> we're going to ensure this does not affect middle class homeowners. we're going to ensure this does not prevent first-time home buyers from getting into their homes. >> reporter: all the money would be spent on affordable housing and homeless programs. >> the focus is primarily on building new, affordable housing. and that can come in a lot of different forms. that can be converting old motels into new apartments. it can be building tiny home communities to help homeless get off the street. >> reporter: kristine guard nur w was homeless for nine years. she wishes it came with a detailed plan. >> i'm firm believer in the fact that we should have a committee that oversees it. i'd hate to see a brand-new line of city council leather chairs. >> there's a disparity between the wealthy or the well off, and the poor, it's immeasurable. >> reporter: she is

it follows bloomberg's recent endorsement from another big name, san jose mayor, sam liccardo. >> mike bloomberg has shown he's willing to take on big oil, he's willing to take on the gun industry, he's willing to take on big soda, coke and pepsi. >> liccardo will join bloomberg's team as a california campaign co-chair. bloomberg is skipping early voting states to focus on states like california that vote on super tuesday in march. a recent uc berkeley poll found bloomberg to be favored by 2% of the state's likely democratic voters. >>> we are following the latest on a deadly shootout in jersey city, new jersey. investigators are treating the attack at a kosher grocery store as an act of anti-semitism. the shootout happened yesterday afternoon. six people including a police officer were killed. two others were injured. detectives say it's still unclear exactly what sparked the chaos. officers say shots were initially fired after two gunmen ran and took cover in the grocery store. what came next is what you're seeing now, an hours-long battle turning the area into a war zone. >> shots,

michael bloomrg up the endorsement of san jose mayor sam liccardo were you surprised very in some waysothers, i mean this is there are people who are looking for a mccarter has always beea moderate ok this may be his way of saying take a look at this night. we'l see what happens thank you. i the appreciate it. les take a look outside right switch over to the weather. department with ourhief meteorologist lawrence karnow hey guys we've got some cloudy skies out there. but now the rain kind of picking up ound the bay area looking very interesting on the doppler pretty impreive. >>seeing the system of begin to drop in and here we go we've got a cold front. once again returning to california bring in rainfall outside the heiest amounts of rain. so far in the north bay you can see that though some yeows seems some onge out there so some stronger bands definitely moving in nevado petaluma he seen the rain there in a sandra richmond, you get the ideaot of rain showing up outside and a little further to the north we've got the owers popping up there in the petaluma so no money but the rain com

throughout the state is just a very strong desire to see a new model emerge for pg any san jose mayor sam liccardo on thursday announcing that a coalition of more than 100 elected leaders from 58 cities and tim counties around the state are supporting his plan for a customer own takeover of pacific gas and electric what we need to do is fully aligned everybody's financial interests. so that every dollar coming from a payers is invested. and improving the reliability safety of the grant representing some 8 million people served by pga need the coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperative. >>include geographic inclusion and equity a governing board labor and workforce, power supply procurement, public accountability rate impact in credit quality and safety and response the power safety are not going to stop. this company as hard in the grant and ensure that. >>we can operate reliably and safely without causing fires at the proposed guidelines would preserve pgd service area and maintain current labor contracts, an independent power producers. >>the coalition

>>san jose mayor sam liccardo on thursday announcing that a coalition of more than 100 elected leaders from 58 cities and 10 counties around the state are supporting his plan for a customer own takeover of pacific gas and electric what we need to do is fully aligned. everybody's financial interests. so that every dollar coming from a payers is invested. and improving the reliability safety of the grant representing some 8 million people served by pga need the coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperative. >>they include geographic inclusion and equity a governing board labor and workforce, power supply procurement, public accountability rate impact in credit quality and safety and response the power safety are not going to stop. >>this company as hard in the grant and ensure that we can operate reliably and safely without causing fires at a proposed guidelines would preserve pgd service area and maintain current labor contracts, an independent power producers, the coalition hopes to ask the same federal judge handling the utilities bankruptcy to

she needs rebuild her life and is maureen kelly kron 4 >>the city of san jose is backing mayor sam liccardo is plan to transform pgd into a customer owned utility. the city council voted unanimously to pport the plan which is also endorsed by lawmakers from every county across the state according to the mayor's plan, a customer owned utility would cost ratepayers less money because ere is no obligation to pay shareholders. the plan also claims more oney could be used to improve grid maintenance infrastructure and service. >>this take a live look outside and see how things are bridge toll plaza not only is it correct didn't backed up but e payment is wet. so that's not great for driving conditions. >>snow and it's kind of ugly out there. i meane've got a very low level moisture o there a lot of heavy drizzle some light showers fog out there so geing around the bay area tonight, certainly a problem we'll see more of that on the way we've got ist flow coming right on the pacific. another cold front we but boy it's going bring some more rain on the way for tonight. you see moving in right now a

. >> that's san jose mayor sam liccardo.ou to become the owner of pg&e, and support is growing for that idea. >> aibz reporter chris nguyen is live to explain the plan for us. chris? >> dan and

san jose mayor sam liccardo says one police department should get the job and that police department should be san jose police. >> so critical to have a single agency that is responsible for whatever happens. so there's no issues of having to hanffo another agency to investigate a robbery that started in one part of a parking lot and ended up in another part. we want very clear lines of authority and responsibility. >> the vta board will vote on a contract extension with the sheriff's office tomorrow. on what role its police will will play at the south bay centers. that vote will also happen tomorrow. >>> an uplifting story to share with you. remember when thieves stole christmas decorations from a south bay family with a terminally ill son? the community rallied to replace those decorations. last month we showed you how the decorations were used to cheer up the 24-year-old who may not make it to another christmas. san jose community stepped up and raised $4,000. but the family didn't just use it for their own decorations. they spread the cheer by making light arches for the entire n

throughout the state is just a very strong desire to see a new model emerge for pg any san jose mayor sam liccardo on thursday announcing that a coalition of more than 100 elected leaders from 58 cities and tim counties around the state are supporting his plan for a customer own takeover of pacific gas and electric what we need to do is fully aligned everybody's financial interests. so that every dollar coming from a payers is invested. and improving the reliability safety of the grid representing some 8 million people served by pga need the coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperative. >>they include geographic inclusion and equity a governing board labor and workforce, power supply procurement, public accountability rate impact in credit quality and safety and response the power safety are not going to stop. this company as hard in the grant and ensure that. >>we can operate reliably and safely without causing fires at a proposed guidelines would preserve pgd service area and maintain current labor contracts, an independent power producers. >>the coalitio

we hit two other locations before we even got here, so, ladies and gentlemen, san jose mayor, sam liccardo. >> thank you, mayor breed. well, thank you all and happy thanksgiving, everybody. mayor breed, you are absolutely right. this is an incredible community. and thank you all for welcoming me so warmly. i appreciate it. [applause] yes. you know, it wasn't like this all the way. the first place we stopped at, the occur turkeys were late coming in and they were all looking at me. and they were looking at me saying hey, the turkeys are late. and i thought they were talking about the politicians. [laughter] but in fact the turkeys really were late. so i just wanted to say i'm a lot happier to be here because the turkeys are here. it is great to be with all of you. i love coming to san francisco. and i really appreciate both my -- >> [off mic] >> thank you very much. thank you. [applause] i appreciate what both my colleagues have said about the fact that we need to work together. around affordable housing, transportation challenges, deal with poverty, all the challenges we know we face, toge

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>>yor sam liccardo is endorsing former mayor of ne bloomberg for presidentn a tweet caro roads straight you see here mike solve problems to reduce poverty. expanjobs cut gun violence improve publ health and build affordable ousing. this is bloomberg's first endorsement in california. blmberg announced the cargo as co-chair of his california campaign. >>laketahoe, the winter storms have been bringing a lot of snow over the last couple of weeks meased in feet a number of feet actually big boost to tourism and business dennis shanahan reports. >>9 feet up upper mountain snow sincehanksgiving week a couple feet of it fell jt this past weekend. here a look at boreal on saturday for december in the lake tahoe truckee region. this is cmber of commerce weather well li old as you know. calling dalton is director of toism and economic programs for theown of truckee sh was mountain biking appear just wes ago. >>the blank in the seasons chge is that a very fast changes is actually quite perfect because the chills are great and now t snows out everyone's converted into winter mod >>daltonays booking

goernor jerry brown for an eve in the city bloomberg's visit comes just a day after n jose mayor sam liccardoendorsed him for president. california universities to stop using s a t and a seat he scores in their admissions process. so the suit was filed on behalof 4 students and several nonprofits agast the university of california system and it claims the standardid tests are discriminatory to people with disabilits and low income students and also to minorities. you see system actully disappointed by the s lawsuit since officials are on already making efforts right now to address that concern. >>well this week we're counting wn the days they're only what 4 days ft in the final game for the raiders at the oaknd coliseum yes, the home crowd county get down. >>and the raiders of course have played a total of 47 seasons in oakland. the raiders won 3 championships while they were there the raiders also saw some of t game's most legendary figures and al davis and john madden and ken stabler and now as we get clos to their final game. jon gruden and derek carr talk about how great fans are and how

san jose mayor sam liccardo is praising the governor's rejection of pg e's plan. the mayor leads a coalition of a 154 elected officials wanting to turn pg me into a customer owned utility. he issued a statement that reads in part. our coalition of a 154 elected officials representing the majority of pg any rate payers urged the transformation of pg me to a customer own company that will align with its interest with those of the public and fire victims were ready to get to work to ensure that our residents get what they deserve a safe reliable responses utility. well in the north bay folks in larkspur can now head to downtown nevado via smart rain. it is finally there this is video posted on twitter today, the new larkspur station also serve as a gateway for tourists watching wishing to visit in and sonoma counties right now the train will run on a temporary schedule which allows riders to take advantage of the new service to and from san francisco as well starting january first smart will be expanding service on weekdays at taking a live look outside this evening

san jose mayor sam liccardo is praising the governor's rejection of pg e's plan. the mayor leads a group of elected officials wanting to turn pge into a customer owned utility. align its interest with those of the public and fire victims were ready to get to work to ensure that our residents get what they deserve a safe reliable responsive utility. our coverage of pg e's bankruptcy plan continues on our website. there you can read new sums rejection on the utility companies plan. senator bill dodd statement calling the systematic change and calling for systematic change. p g has until june 30th to get out of bankruptcy. >>and now for a check of your 4 zone forecast for your saturday night drying out right now for most of the bay area but still tracking a light scattered hit or miss showers currently exiting san mateo but now making its way into the east bay shoreline so fremont expect to see some light scattered rain in the next few minutes and also starting to notice a drying trend for sunnyvale and campbell and for you those light scattered showers expected to m

bloomberg's visitomes just a day after san jose mayor sam liccardo endorsed him for president. ricardo will be co chair bloomberg's california campai as san francisco businessman a philanthropist tom stier also hit the campaign trail in the baarea today and his run for the white house, making a stop in walnut creek. the democratic candidate held a town hall event with ross more democrats, he also held another town hall with democrats in napa stiers best known as a political nancy air of a number of issues,ncluding climate change issues and his push for the impeachment of president trump. he has donated more than a million to democratic candidates in past election cycles. most tire and bloberg are billionaires. major news in the bay area sports world tonight, and it's about our sajose sharks frsh eyes opting to make a change a head coach peter de boer. >>has been relieved of his duties are carpenters here with the latest c had me nice years with the playoffs. i think every year yes, he did every singleear. >>no more yeah making a move and yeah you have to questi the timing of it

sam liccardo is endorsing former mayor of new york llionaire michael bloomberg for president in a tweetblems to reduce poerty expand jobs, cut gun violence improve puic alth and build affordable housing. this is bloomberg's first endorsement in california. bloomberg announced the cargo as a co-chair of his cafornia campgn. >>another bay area busess closing its drs now because of the high rent trks coffee and doughnuts closed down yesterday after being in business in san carlos for more than 30 years. the oer says it'because she just n't afford the monthly rent ymore. in 1991, it was a little over $1900 when she first took over the business and now it's wholeot higher. >>rent is a piece of it. but a lot of that is people that had 10 ye. lee says and very good rants and n the leases expired and the ratis what the market is. >>selling coffeand doughnuts at that location was a profitablone point but not him or the owner says that any years ago with the installation of an overpass a major construction project that basically shut that donut shop for months at a time. >>ey're considering takin

california voters he already had two northern california mayors on his side, the san jose mayor sam liccardo endorsed him and is now the california campaign supporter, he will also be with michael tubbs the mayor of stockton this morning. bloomberg is a newcomer to the presidential race and is trying to set himself apart from the democratic rivals. he richly attended the united nations climate conference in spain. >> the reason i'm here in madrid is very simple. i'm here because president trump is not i'm here because his administration refuses to lead on climate change and so others must do the work. >>> vice president joe biden also on the road, he starting his day las vegas where he is hosting a town hall event, he will then make his way to california for fundraising events in los angeles and monica. as fort the event for tom steyer in walnut creek, starts at 12, the doors open at 12:00, it's open to the public. sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. work to complete articles of impeachment against president trump today will then set the stage for a vote by the full house. if the judiciary comm

>>san jose mayor sam liccardo isendorsing michael bloomberg in thrace for the white house, the cargo tweeted today quote as mayor of the nation's largest most diverse and most complex city. mike solve problems to reduce poverty expand jobs, cut gun violence improve public health and build affordable housing as president michel bring his courageous innovative and pragmatic leadersip to our nation's great challeng. he will do what's right and make tough decisions regardless of wt you might hear from the powerful the pundits or the polls. also on twitter bloomberg tay announced that work is the co-chair of his california campaign. his is bloomberg's first big endorsement in california. >>time for a check on the forecast and we're looking live over san francisco etting a dry spell after all the stormy weather at will be changing eventually. >>yes, san francisco could be the wet this time tomorrow tonight. i don't know chief meteorologist lrence karnow will read some some rain maybe somewhere tomorrow. >>yeah i think in the north bay, maybe by tomorrow night and the rest of the area overn

sam liccardo endorsed him for president. san francisco businessman d philanthropist tom stier also hit the campaign trail in the bay area today and his run for the white house, making a stop in walnut creek. the democratic candidate held a town hall event in ross more with democrs there. he also held another town hall as democrats in napa stier is best known as a political nancier who has supported a number of democratic candidates and issues including climate change and his push for the impeachment of president trump. >>well the san se show a liver. some surprising major news tonight to kind of big shot maybe not so much at all the franchise talking to mak a big change in the head coaching position mark carpenter joins us with more this was a surprise wasn't it was i mean considering the fact thamean that you know given that the sharks haven't won in e month of december but this team has experienced successere. >>and th wasn't even a you know middle of the season decision here it's happening right even a 3rd of the way thro

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throughout the state is just a very strong desire to see a new model emerge for pg any san jose mayor sam liccardo on thursday announcing that a coalition of more than 100 elected leaders from 58 cities and tim counties around the state are supporting his plan for a customer own takeover of pacific gas and electric what we need to do is fully aligned everybody's financial interests. so that every dollar coming from a payers is invested. and improving the reliability safety of the grid representing some a million people served by pga need the coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperative. >>they include geographic inclusion and equity a governing board labor and workforce, power supply procurement, public accountability rate impact in credit quality and safety and response the power safety are not going to stop. this company as hard in the grant and ensure that. >>we can operate reliably and safely without causing fires at a proposed guidelines would preserve pgd service area and maintain current labor contracts, an independent power producers. >>the coalitio

first time as a 2020 presidential candidate, and he'll do it with the backing of san jose mayor sam liccardowilling to take on big oil. he's willing to take on the gun industry. he's going to take on big soda, coke and pepsi. >> reporter: on twitter bloomberg praised liccardo for his leadership saying the city of san jose has spearheaded bold solutions to critical issues from climate change to economic development. i'm glad mayor liccardo is joining my team as a california campaign coe chair. >> mike bloomberg became the guy who did good. >> reporter: he's bypassing iowa and new hampshire and opting for california and other states that vote on super tuesday in march. san jose professor larry says the race is open. >> the campaign seems like it's going on a long time. so a lot of california voters feel like they know who is running. and can they be interested enough to look at someone who is new. >> reporter: a recent u.c. berkeley poll found bloomberg to be the first choice of just 2% of the state's likely democratic voters. >> his issue advocacy is very much in line with where democratic pr

as the utility continue to take heat for its role in causing various wildfires, san jose macor sam liccardo in fact says there's a growing coalition now which numbers about a 100 elected leaders from 58 cities across 10 counties that are in support of his plan for a customer own takeover of p g name. the coalition unveiled a list of some of its operating principles in creating this nonprofit cooperatives those include power supply procurement policies rate impacts credit quality and a governing board take a listen. >>what we need to do is fully aligned everybody's financial interests. so that every dollar coming from a payers is invested. and improving the reliability safety of the grant we are going to be paying more. the question is how much more and who is going to benefit you're going to be out state hedge funds or is it going to be the customers repairs and state council. >>interesting idea this coalition is now hoping to ask the same federal judge is handling utilities bankruptcy right now to consider this rate payer option as a viable alternative to another private owner. we'll take

at san jose city hall, mayor sam liccardo shares his vision for a customer takeover of pg&e, the proposal now endorse bad coalition of elected oefficials from 58 cities and ten counties across california. >> i think the reality we all have to accept is that as rate payers, as customers we're all on the hook for this. and if we're going to be on the hook, we better own it. >> pg&e filed for bankruptcy in january as it faced billions of dollars in liability claims for fires started by its equipment. next year, a federal judge is expected to consider two competing reorganization plans. one put forth by shareholders, the other from bondholders. but the california public utilities commission has final say, which is why liccardo has been pushing his proposal as an alternative. >> we need to let good of the delusion that someone else is going to pay for the neglect of pg&e. >> while many agree that pg&e's infrastructure and governance needs a change, some are entirely clear the mayor's plan in the current form is the best officer. san jose professor katherine sandoval is a cpu commissioner. >> w

throughout the state is just a very strong desire to see a new model emerge for pg any san jose mayor sam liccardo on thursday announcing that a coalition of more than 100 elected leaders from 58 cities. >>and tim counties around the state are supporting his plan for a customer own takeover of pacific gas and electric what we need to do is fully aligned everybody's financial interests. >>so that every dollar coming from a payers is invested. and improving the reliability and safety of the grant. >>representing some 8 million people served by pga need the coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperative. they include geographic inclusion and equity a governing board labor and workforce, power supply procurement, public accountability rate impact in credit quality and safety and response the power safety are not going to stop. this company as hard in the grant and ensure that. >>we can operate reliably and safely without causing fires at a proposed guidelines would preserve pgd service area and maintain current labor contracts, an independent power producers. >>t

. >>> san jose mayor is taking, sam liccardo behind senator harris until she suspended her campaign last week. on twitter he announced he is endorsing mayor michael bloomberg. as mayor of the largest city he cut gun violence and extended jobs. >>> 6:46 right now. if you're planning to fly out of sfo, there is something you immediate should know. within a few weeks, anyone taking b.a.r.t. to sfo may be able to fly through security. >> i think we all perked up our ears on that one. bob redell is live outside sfo to talk about that and also an update on the ride share changes that might affect where you get picked up and dropped off. bob? >> a number of people taking b.a.r.t. to sfo has been dropping over the past few years. an attempt to reverse that trend to get more people to take b.a.r.t. to sfo and try to give them an incentive. an opportunity to but ahead in the security line. this is how it works. airport security would scan your card and then you get access to a special priority lane. should be noted this is not the same as tsa precheck. we believe that it will be starting late janu

continues to take heat over its role in causing various wildfires in fact, san jose san jose mayor sam liccardosays there's a growing coalition which numbers now more than a 100 elected leaders from 58 cities across 10 counties all supporting his plan for a customer own takeover of p g a name. that coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperatives which include things like power supply procurement and great impact and credit quality and the governing board as well. >>san jose police are looking for 2 men who stole packages from 3 ups trucks, the first incident happened on tuesday night a long beach grove court and banana grove lane. the second incident that happened on sand point drive and quinn tier-one the latest robbery happened last night in the area of war admiral avenue and snow drive the men are considered armed. and dangerous. >>all right again. the latest breaking news out of pensacola florida just want to update you on. you know so far we understand one person is dead after a shooting there at the naval air base in pensacola the shooter also dead s

comes as utility company continues to get heat over its role in causing wildfires, san jose mayor sam liccardo in fact says there's a coalition now of more than a 100 elected leaders from 58 cities in 10 counties supporting his plan for a customer on takeover of pg name. the coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperative which include power supply procurement rate impact crew that quality and the governing board. >>what we need to do is fully aligned. everybody's financial interests. so that every dollar coming from a payers is invested. and improving the reliability and safety of the grant we are going to be paying more. the question is how much more and who is going to benefit you're going to be added state hedge funds or is it going to be the customers repairs and stay conflict. >>the coalition is hoping to ask the same federal judge handling utilities bankruptcy to consider rate payers as a viable alternative to another private owner. a policy protection has been launched now to give temporary relief to nearly a million homeowners living in areas affe

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