had received the presentation that i and my colleagues at the puc had given at the san francisco public utilities commission meeting on tuesday. i am going to provide a high level overview, and i'm happy to take questions throughout the presentation as you see fit. one thing to start out, just to highlight is, we have been working together very collaborative lee -- very collaboratively. the chair of my commissioned it highlights how she would like to have feedback from this body. where we are -- i can just sort of go through a bit. first, as you know, the program, given the market research we have done in terms of where we think our likely participation would be and the ease of marketing 100% clean program, and that costs for the 100 percent premium will not be a driver of additional opt outs. we are looking at 100% renewable product. we are having the program be set so that our rate format is similar to pg&e's that will be going into effect in july 2012. that is a flat generation rate where rates do not increase with usage. pg&e will be rolling out a similar type of rate in july 2012, and we were thinking

public utilities commission. before you today is a resolution to accept and expend a grant for $970,000 from the environmental protection agency for water efficiency features -- i am with the san francisco public utilities commission. we are very excited that the federal government is going to be giving us these funds to help out with our projects. they are required local matching funds of $793,636 that will be funded through the wastewater capital improvement program budget. we are very excited about receiving these funds, and we ask for your support. supervisor avalos: very good. thank you very much for your presentation. any member of the public to comment on this item, please come forward. i have one card. >> thank you. i am very pleased to be here today to give you a little background on this grant. i am think your source safe to say that the public realm in the civic center area is a bit of a wasteland. this is particularly true of the plaza, which suffers from a great number of problems. it has deteriorated surfaces, and the event ends their cases are currently boarded up. the current design is good for large events but is not well going to individuals or small groups. we have wo

the san francisco public utilities commission is installing a brand-new 60 in. water main. to prevent the water that normally would go to the pipes to become stagnant they opened up and valve, and hundreds upon countries of gallons of water flowing to the shore for the last six months. now here it is. at the residence were never notified about the planned lead so they called 311 and anyone else to listen. >> i talked with everyone around here and they say they're also called and no action had been taken. >> if they have taken the time to alert residents about the planned leak, i would probably not be here will have to add the san francisco public utility commission to my list of people behaving badly for not communicating with the public about why would was be allowed to flow down the drain and message to the puc, do not send a residence the water bill for all the wasted war. and to the residents of the inner sunset, now you know. keep sending me those e-mails, and i am stanley roberts with kron4 news. >> if you have it, or story idea even illicit people behaving badly or.c

this mess >> the water leak has been here for six months actually it was planned the san francisco public utility commission installing a new 60 in. water line on kirk they did not want the water to become stagnant so they open up of fall any goes into the store for the past six months. residents were never notified important and they lit called everyone and anyone that would listen >> people have called and there is no action being taken >> they should of notified the residents of the league that would not be here i need add that this commission to my people behaving badly why water was able to flow down train don't forget don't send the rot residence the water bill. keep sending me those e-mail's this is dan morales if >> you know of anyone that behaving badly you can contact stanley at people behaving badly at kron 4 dot com. >> we will have more weather and traffic will return. in >> lemuralia tropical storm let it is called debt yet have it is this is that the coast of the united states offered what in the atlantic it looks like he will miss the united states is a major concern to bermuda it is decayin

i would like to call the meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission to order. mr. secretary, could you call the roll? secretary housh: [reading roll] i would like to note that commissioner caen is on the way. president vietor: next item. secretary housh: the approval of the minutes of july 12, 2011. >> president vietor: approved? next item. general manager harrington: -- secretary housh: public comment for members of the public may address the commission on matters that are within the commission's jurisdiction and that are not on today's agenda. we have no cards. president vietor: anyone? next item. secretary housh: identifies, -- i no. 5. -- item 5. general manager harrington: -- president vietor: can hold this until commissioner -- can we hold this until commissioner caen arrives? which item? yes. vice president moran? vice president moran: usually, it is a very detailed conversation about how we seek to balance these overtime. we really need to look get that and see what the implication is for rates for both water and on the power side, so i just suggest that we

the san francisco public utilities commission has offered to spare the tree by tunneling beneath its to make way for a new water pipeline but neighbors would have to pay for maintenance and liability. they also have to provide public access, which neighbors say is a concern. >> there's fear because a lot of people on our block are retired people and so you have elderly people that are scared to have people that they don't know back there and not just elderly people everyone in general. >> the sfp has plans to move the tree unless residents submit a written proposal by september 6th. >>> good afternoon to you, mostly clear skies inland. we're still dealing with fog and low clouds on the coastline and they could stick around for the entire day. we do have a cooling trend beginning and we're already a degree cooler than 24 hours ago. storm tracker here. notice it's hugging the coastline pretty thick this morning. thicker than yesterday. inside the bay, even napa reporting partly to mostly cloudy skies. northwesterly breeze around sfo bringing in the partly sunny skies helping to push th

had received the presentation that i and my colleagues at the puc had given at the san francisco public utilities commission meeting on tuesday. i am going to provide a high level overview, and i'm happy to take questions throughout the presentation as you see fit. one thing to start out, just to highlight is, we have been working together very collaborative lee -- very collaboratively. the chair of my commissioned it highlights how she would like to have feedback from this body. where we are -- i can just sort of go through a bit.

so currently the site is a paid parking lot owned by the san francisco public utilities commission. it's surrounded by residentses, businesses, community organizations and a high-density, low-income, culturally diversed neighborhood diefficient of open space. -- deficient of open space. what happened there? so this is the portion of the site that would be occupied by the park. the other portion would be -- at the same project being sold to the mayor's office of housing. our park would take up approximately half of the site. and the parking lot would continue to function for at least a year into -- in its current condition until 2012 and during that time we'll be working with the mayor's office -- excuse me -- the metropolitan transportation authority tanned others to develop parking strategies to make improvements to the neighborhood parking availability and, again, the rest of the portion of the site will continue to function as it is until the mayor's office of housing will move forward with their project which i understand could be quite a few years. this is the area surrounding

think it is important from my perspective to get a commitment on the part of the san francisco public utilities commission by having an actual vote to this program. i think that that would be my hope and expectation, and i would ask that -- i mean, i agree with ms. miller that it makes sense for us to continue any approval of a term sheet because that may change, but i would also ask that we direct the executive officer to send a letter to the puc requesting a prompt resolution of this issues and prompt action on this program -- from resolution of those issues. those are just sort of my thoughts on that. what would happen is if there is approval by the puc, the item would then come to the lafco, and at some point after, we would proceed to introduce something and forward it to the entire board of supervisors for their consideration. with respect, the final point i would say is that i do think we also need to have a joint meeting with the puc, but i do not think the meeting should happen only if they do not approve the term sheet. i think the meeting should happen in respect of -- in respect of -- the meet

the san francisco public utilities commission has offered to spare the tree by tunneling beneath the roots to make way for a new water pipeline. but neighbors would have to pay for maintenance and liability. plans to remove the tree will move forward unless residents submit a written proposal by september 6th. >>> a stockton man faces charges for the use of counselor fit money -- counterfeit money. charles marcellas is accused of using funny money at walmart. shortly after a jewelry purchase, he allegedly bought a rolex watch from another person. the mother of his children said she's surprised he would do something like that. >> he's an awesome guy and for me who find out that he -- or hear he was doing is kind of, you know -- it throws me so way off. >> investigators say he has admitted to making counterfeit money to support a drug habit. >>> 7:07. sal, you've been telling us about problems through the morning. how are we doing now? >> we still have that late- night roadwork in los gatos. they are doing some repaving. we're gonna talk about that. let's take a look at what we have no

the deadline is set in one week the san francisco public utilities commission will decide the fate of granny. the tree directly in the path of a pipeline. the homeowners have been negotiating for months. they would consider running the pipes understood beneath the tree if the neighborhood takes on maintenance, liability insurance, and allows public access. >> there are people who are trying to get something done. and it's funny that people go through all this trouble for a tree. but it's a really cool tree. >> homeowner dan griffin contacted a prominent rights group a.t.e.r. a. at this point it's too early to tell what will happen next since the other agencies involved are still waiting to see exactly what acterra will support. >> i'm open to it. i have a little cynical view that i think that the utilities are just going to cut it down. >> i think the tree should go. because if the roots die and the tree falls, then there goes somebody's house. >> reporter: acterra plans to send their letter by next week. the cpu says it needs to continue to project by tuesday. >>> mitt romney visited

. >> reporter: the deadline is set in one week the san francisco public utilities commission will decide the fate of granny. the 300-year-old oak tree in menlo park directly in the path of a new pipeline. the sfpuc says it would consider running the pipe underneath the tree if the neighborhood takes on maintenance, liability insurance and allows public access. >> there are people who are trying to get something done. and it's funny that people go through all this trouble for a tree, but it's a really cool tree. >> reporter: homeowner dan griffin contacted a prominent environmental group. today actara agreed to get involved. >> what actara is looking to do is write a letter of support to say that we could be interested in working with the county, working with the community to help create a wildlife area. >> reporter: at this point it's too early to tell what would happen next since the other agencies involved are still waiting to see what actara will consult. some neighbors we talked to were not optimistic or supportive. >> i am open to it. i have a little cynical view that i think that t