based on the status of the application at the puc at this california puc i would estimate that we could see a puc green tariff launch some time in the spring of 2015. powers in regulatory affairs has been a party to the pg & e green tariff case since it was filed in the spring of 2012. consistent with the recommendations of the 2011 update on electric and resource plan we have supported the adoption of a green tariff program for pg & e for renters and others in san francisco that do not have access and cannot store their on-site generation have the anlt -- ability to support new program. we developed a program to support the development of renewable energy in california and san francisco that would be transparent and designed fairly and equitably and promote the development of new community based renewable energy systems in san francisco. there are two major components of pg & e's green tariff proposal. the standard green tariff program and the enhanced community renewable energy program. the standard green tariff offering would allow retail electric customers to purchase 100 percent of

so the pg & e's green tariff application has actually been ready for a california puc decision since late may of this year. and under senate bill 43, which was signed by the governor late last year, the california puc was to issue a decision on the green tariff in the month of july. that decision is still pending. based on the status of the application at the puc at

in fact do that point the california puc has decided they are going to rule on the first part of the program in their upcoming decision and they are going to defer a decision on the community renewables piece. there is some competing models out there that stakeholders have presented to the california puc, so they wanted to provide a little bit more time to vet that through their proceeding. >> okay. great. i would love to take a little bit more time off line to understand this. it seems like a big deal but it doesn't seem like there is a great urgency because puc has some housekeeping to take care of. >> yes. i'm happy to answer any questions any of you have. yeah. go giants. >> thank you. >> that concludes my report. >> thank you. >> public comment on that item. >> thank you. >> thank you again for this opportunity. i didn't speak earlier but i wanted to thank president courtney for what he's done. i want to say president caen, you are very dapperer. she has you beat on the dressing. on the drought condition we have contamination. this impacts not just san francisco. so i wanted to

the state agencies like the california puc says, yes, we will regulate them. they don't seem to be enforcing it. the airports don't seem to be enforcing their riles either. and cities now are becoming this battleground where rules are going to be or not going to be. >> federally here -- in germany, for example, the federal government has hasn't a step to prevent uber from operating. the investors sort of like this. they like going to issues that are local rather than federal. they feel they can go to a local meeting, a town hall and raise their hand and say wait a minute, we're consumers of this, we're providing this service. consumers like this service. can't we get a fair hearing? they might not feel they can get that on a federal level at a supreme court or in congress. >> and some of these companies are located here. >> sure. >> they are big players in the local economy. they are big players in the local politics. or they can be. so that's at play too. you can move the locals if you're a very heavy-hitter. >> i think a bigger question is if the society -- w

the evacuation of that building. >>> new details now about california's embattled utility regulator, just in the last hour, puc president michael peevey announced he will not seek reappointment when his term ends at the end of the year. this comes as state senator jerry hill said he would bring legislation to block peavey's reappointment to another term. he's under fire in connection to a series of e-mails describing alleged secret dealings with pg&e. >>> san jose police say they made three arrests in connection to the shooting death of an innocent by stander. luis gonzalez, alexander reyna and raquel castro arrested for the murder of richard watkins, an innocent bistander in front of his home when hit by a stray bullet last month. the suspects have all been booked into the santa clara county jail on homicide charges. >>> bart recovered after major delays this morning because of a police search. officers boarded a train at the west oakland station to look for a possibly armed suspect after a man at the richmond station reported that someone pulled a gun on him. the man told police the gunman went into the station and ma

the state of california. >> the san carlos mayor is concerned about signs of bias in the puc's deliberations and a of judicial balance. >>> doctors could get a life behind to keep stores ouch. richmond city leaders will consider redirecting $20 million from an investment package negotiated with chevron. a lack of funding has forced the doctors medical center to close down ambulance traffic and has enough cash to stay open only through february. >>> california's record- breaking drought is hurting the state's coastal redwoods. scientists from uc-berkeley say preliminary data showed the trees are stressed and are having to work harder to hydrate. also, the conifers are shedding more leaves than normal and cones appear to be falling prematurely. the researchers expect to get a fuller picture of the damage after the analyze leaf clippings in a lab. >>> the giants had won 10 straight post-season games since yesterday. an error in the 7th happened when madison baumgarner threw the ball to third instead of first. >> regardless of whether i should have thrown it there, i shouldn't have thrown it away. >> what was you

the head with being a bit too cozy with larger utilities. he served on the puc panel since 2002. >>> you could call it california drying. nasa is releasing the satellite images that show the dramatic loss of water storage in the state. you can see the colors progressing from green on the left there, to orange, to red. the changes from 2002 to 2008 and today. pretty dramatic. the sacramento and san joaquin river basins sustained the greatest losses. >> just hope for wet weather. >>> it was a good day to take your dogs maybe to ocean beach in san francisco, or ride the waves. >> at least we have water in the ocean right now. let's check out our temperatures. >> what better place than to be outside, cheryl and dan. right now it is so warm out here. san francisco, 86 degrees. 14 degrees above the average temperature for this day, which is typically 72. it's sunny out here. the breeze is pretty much nonexistent and that's why it's so warm. clear skies. as you take a look at the highs so far, we're all the way up to 93 in santa rosa, oakland, fremont, 90 in san jose. 92 in napa. 88 in san francisco. 90 in redwood city. heat a

kamela harris opened an investigation into e-mails sent by pg & e and california's public utilities commission. this follows the pucresident michael peevey's announcement yesterday that he will not seek a third term. peevey's term ends in december. he will step down. the sacramento bee also reports the investigation centers on the 2010 san bruno gas pipeline explosion and the setting of utility rates for consumers. >>> the catholic nonprofit daughters of charity health system will sell its six california hospitals to southern california based prime health care services. that includes its bay area facilities o'conner in san jose, st. louise in gilroy and seton medical center in daly city. its recent operating losses are at $10 million. prime health care, california's largest for-profit system, will acquire all those assets and liabilities. a prime representative today promised the hospitals will stay open forever, however, layoffs might be inevitable. >> based on their past history, we are not confident that they are going to be supported with the union and keeping the current staff we have here that has built a rel

. >>> a top official at the california public utilities commission is recusing himself from the investigation into a pg & e e-mail scandal. puc commissioner florio did not admit doing anything wrong but says it's in everyone's best interest if he ends his involvement in the case. florio is a former attorney for a utility watchdog group that advocates for consumers. florio and puc president michael peevey have been accused of making secret arrangements via e-mail to favor pg & e during the san bruno gas pipeline explosion investigation. the city of san bruno says florio should resign. peevey is leaving office when his term expires at the end of the year. >>> still ahead, they are calling it whiplash wednesday. what your 401(k) looks like at the end of the day. >>> plus the network that brought you game of thrones, hbo's big move and why some say pay tv will never be the same. >>> also ahead, undeck the halls. the proposed rules targeting christmas lights. >>> sports fans, the giants and cards are squaring off in game four at the ballpark by the bay while the team's wild ways and winning have been the talk of baseball, parking

. >>> the controversial head of the california public utilities commission he is stepping down. puc michael peevey says he will not seek reappointment when his term ends in december. that decision comes amid a growing scandal involving the puc and pg&e. critics charge peevey and other puc leaders had an inappropriately close relationship with executives from pg&e. >> i'm relieved and we can sloop bet ever now because of it. but the question is what do we do with the puc? i think there is an opportunity when they appoint a new president and commissioner we can change the culture. >>> this morning a bay area rescue group is looking for homes for 2,000 hens. the birds were rescued from an egg farm in central california. they were facing certain death because they quit producing a high number of eggs. rescuers at a sanctuary in vacaville calls animal place. they have nursed them back to health and the hens are now up for adoption. we have put a link on our website at ktvu.com. just look for the web link section. >>> the search is on in palo alto for the man or men accused of exposing th

the rates. and as you know the puc controls about $50 billion of rates for california. >> what were talking about is a series of e-mails between the watchdog agency, the state watchdog agencies and officials at pacific gas and electric. you've read those e-mails, what do they tell you about the relationship between agency and utilities in the state. >> the overused word is cozy, but it's more than cozy it's almost criminal. >> if you look at what we see from the e-mails whether it's trying to change rates and trying to set rates behind closed doors trying to judge shop behind closed doors and trying to extort money from the utilities for pet projects, also for campaign contributions. frankly one of the indictments against senator leland yee i find no difference with him trading a campaign contribution for government favor, that's exactly what we saw one of the e-mails. if that's true it's criminal and there should be indictments. >> speaking of criminals e- mails separate e-mails revealed that attorney general is investigating the situation. your thoughts on that? is she going far enough. >> we s

the controversial head of the california public utilities commission is stepping down. yesterday puc michael peevey announced he will not seek reappointment when his term ends in december. that decision to resign comes amid a growing scandal involving the puc and pg&e. peevey and other leaders have been inappropriately close relationship with executives from pg&e. >> i feel relieved and i think we can all sleep better at night because of that. now the question is what do we do with the puc? i think there is an opportunity when the governor appoints a new commissioner and president we can change the culture finally. >> peevey's announcement came minutes after senator hill said he would take action at the state capital and force peevey out of office. >>> we now know the -- a one- day walk out is set for one week from today. this time the strike effects 22,000 bus riders commuting between marin county and san francisco. >> the dispatchers and the bus servicers will be on strike. and that will cause the entire system to be shut down. >> the bus driver's union is not officially going on s

attending the california public utilities commission, one of the opportunities to have a public forum about the issue of transportation network companies. we had the commissioner there from the c puc as well as two other members and we had good attendance from the public. we had members speaking on behalf of lyft and ride share as well as members of the taxi driving community. i myself gave a comment regarding some of the issues that we have seen at our meetings from presentations and ways we feel that needs that need to be addressed better. i'm ha epito say that i was asked back up to provide more questions for the commissioner as well as help council create an analysis report in depth for the c puc so that will be something that we can look into further. and for those who are interested in going to the second opportunity for providing public comment there will be another one in ovenlth -- october. you can contact the mayor's office on disability for more information about this opportunity. >> thank you. councilmember senhaux? >> the workgroup for seniors and people with disabilities and single room occupancy hotels are sponsoring a free screening and the film about the lives of

the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. it was a relationship several city leaders are condemning. >> the puc is supposed to be a watchdog working on behalf of the citizens of california. it's time for them to stop being a lap dog. >> the decision on fines against pg&e is expected in the coming weeks. federal prosecutors have also launched a criminal investigation into the communications between the utility and state regulators. >>> meanwhile, governor brown has returned $9,000 in campaign contributions to pg&e. a spokesman for the campaign said returning the donations seemed prudent in light of the investigations against the utility. the governor still has more than $23 million in his campaign coffers. >>> the arrest of the headmaster at a prestigious north bay high school turned into the talk of the town. kpix 5's ann notarangelo reports, it comes as quite a shock to a school community that boasts alumni such as olympian johnnie mosley and chef julia child. >> reporter: it's exclusive and private and private is how they are trying to keep last week's arrest of the branson school's headmaster thomas price but in ross' downtown it's the talk to. >> people are appalled

. >> the california attorney general's office has not officially confirmed it is investigating the puc leaked memo, the office released a statement saying, quote, the attorney general takes matters of public misconduct very seriously. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 8-- >>> tomorrow is the last day to register to vote for the december 4th election. the election deadline applies to those who have recently moved or changed their names. if you need to register, it can be done easily online at registertovoteca.gov. the top two democrats in the 17th congressional district are keeping their eyes focused on election day and their campaign war chest. ro khanna is challenging honda. honda has nearly $1 million, khanna with more than $200,000. according to larry gerston, the candidates will be spending that money to get out very specific messages. >> they each have their own motives and reasons for doing it. khanna said he has to get these people to know who i am. so he can approach parity. honda said i'll let the guy do what he needs to do. i'm going the save my

the california public utilities commission. the emails concerning the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion led to some pg&e executives being fired and a pucigned. and now pg&e has released more emails between its staff and the puc. >>> also happening today, building inspectors in san francisco will start posting warnings on buildings that don't meet seismic safety standards. owners of 6,000 properties have complied with the retrofit program from last year. about 400 have failed to do so and could get notices today. >>> caltrans has bridge work in the napa area. crews repairing damage from the 6.0 earthquake that hit august 24. caltrans will be giving us updates on bridge repair projects on state routes 29, 37 and 121. there are six emergency contracts for the work totaling $5.3 million. >>> the los angeles kings are helping out earthquake victims in napa. last season's nhl champions put the stanley cup on display in napa a few days after the quake. hundreds of fans donated thousands of dollars for quake relief and the kings pitched in 6,000 more. that money will be turned over today to the disaster relief fund. >>> san francisco mayor ed

the commission and its attorneys. >> reporter: california attorney general's office is not officially confirmed it is investigating the puc, but after reviewing the leaked memo, the ag's office released a statement to us saying the attorney general takes matters of public misconduct very seriously. it's been a very tough week at the puc. >> that it has. all right. thank you very much, tony. if you have a tip for investigative unit or tony, give him a call at 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail to the unit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> now to a developing story and tonight's transfer of one of two dallas nurses infected with the deadly ebola virus. nurse nina pham boarded a special aircraft to the federal care center near washington, d.c. pham is one of the two nurses who contracted ebola from thomas eric duncan. who since died of the virus. as she is being treated, nurses here in the bay area took to the streets to voice their very strong concerns that one of california's largest medical provide sers unprepared. as nbc bay area's jodi hernandez explains, they say kaiser has not done enough to prepare for a potential outbreak. >> rep

. >>> the embattled head of the state puc says he is quitting before he is forced out. california public utilities commission president michael peevey is accused of being too soft with pg&e. peevey says he will not seek re- election at the end of his six- year term it december. senator jerry hill praised today's news. he has been calling for peevey's resignation. >> for corruption, for ignorance of their duty, lack of duty, and for incompetence. and we feel that michael peevey has hit a home run on all three of those counts. >> the criticism only intensified after several emails revealed a "cozy" relationship between puc executives and the utility. >>> 4:56. up next, in our next hour, tesla unveils its latest line of electric cars and a cool new feature. a look at the new cutting edge technology coming up next. >> and a hearing today promises to expose the facts of the growing fears about ebola hitting the united states. coming up, we'll hear a local congressman's role in that hearing. >> we have to work now -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we're focusing on containment. we have a low risk-h

the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. it's a relationship several city leaders are condemning. >> the puc as mayor ruane said is supposed to be a watchdog working on behalf of the citizens of california. it's time for them to stop being a lap dog. >> the decision on a potential fine is expected in the coming weeks. federal prosecutors have also launched a criminal investigation into the communications. >>> human rights groups in syria are calling on the world now to save a bordertown from falling into the hands of isis. the fbi is also asking for help in identifying an isis militant. the masked fighter appears to speak with a north american accent in videos. clarissa ward interviewed a foreign fighter who left the dutch military and joined the fight against the syrian government. >> even if it was my own father that was bombing these people i would fight him and kill him myself. >> canada's parliament has voted to join the u.s. coalition against isis. it approved up to six months of air strikes in iraq. >>> fremont police believe two men are behind burglaries at three warehouses stealing electronics worth more than a million dollars. surveillance video shows the culprits in action ea

the determination of the puc's obligation to supply the retail water to the church this church was one of 3 customers along the road in niles cannon we stopped supplying water in 199 had the california department of health found an issue with the water we supplied and over a periods of several years we funded construction of a well and we objected encroachment permits for the lines across caltrain and other property and feinstein in 2011, we entered into an amendment that led the way for the easement. >> questions? >> i'll move it. >> second. >> any public comment? i'll call for the question those in favor opposed? the motion carries >> thank you. >> so i said we do not have closed session today. >> correct. >> very good other new business? commissioners? seeing none, i do want to announce that the meeting of november 11th has been scald because that's veterans day and there's been a new meeting called a special meeting for november 12th at 1 o'clock in the room this room and note the different time >> so seeing no other business this meeting is adjourned at thanks. >> i example the first thing to point out is the first word is camp tlargz to be bugs and dirt and so long as you can

the controversial head of the california public utilities commission is stepping down. pucichael peavey announced yesterday he will not seek reappointment when his term ends in december. his decision to resign comes amid a growing scandal involving the puc and pg&e. critics charge peavey and other puc leaders of having an inappropriately close relationship with executives from pg&e. >> i feel relieved and i think we can all sleep better at into the because of that -- at night because of that. now the question is what do we do about the puc? i think there's an opportunity when the governor appoints a new commissioner and president we can change the culture finally. >> peavey could still face federal criminal charges for his role in the scandal. >>> elon musk has taken the wraps off the new electric car, the d. it stands for dual because it will two two motors. one in the front, one in the back. it's considered an upgrade on a current model s. it offers better traction, futuristic prers, a longer driving range and higher speeds. the car will have three selectable drive settin

the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. it's a relationship several city leaders are condemning. >> the puc as the mayor said is supposed to be working on behalf of the citizens of california. it's time for them to stop being a lap dog. >> the decision on a potential fine is expected in the coming weeks. federal prosecutors have also launched a criminal investigation into the communications. >>> 6:07. happening today, up in napa county people coming together to figure out how to reduce losses in future earthquakes. this is all in response of course to the august 6.0 earthquake that caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in the greater napa area. the meeting will be today at american canyon. officials from the state safety commission will be on hand. >>> new this morning, the nobel prize for a stanford professor one of three winners of this year's prize in chemistry. professor w.e. moerner got the word this morning and we contacted professor moerner in brazil. >> what we really did for this prize was to detect individual molecules, that is, instead of measuring millions and billions of molecules all at once averaging, we were able to detect an individual molecule.

the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. it was a relationship several city leaders are condemning. >> the puc as mayor ruane said is supposed to be a watchdog working on behalf of the citizens of california time for them to stop being a lap dog. >> the decision on fines against pg&e is expected in the coming weeks. federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the communications between the utility and state regulators. >>> yet another silicon valley company could be on the verge of splitting up in two. bloomberg and reuters report sunnyvale-based symantec is in talks to divide the business now into two entities. one would sell security programs, the other would focus on data storage. symantec says it does not comment on rumors though. this would follow similar splits by ebay and hewlett- packard. >>> more business now. traders are hoping for a hopefully a big turnaround on the market as it tanked in a big way yesterday. >> jill wagner of cbsmoneywatch.com joins us now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning frank and michelle. the opening bell rings in less than an hour. we'll see if the sell-off continues or if things can turn around. yesterday, concern about the glo

california we have a constitutional right to privacy. >> reporter: in terms mindy says that's something comcast has violated. she has been attending the pucrings which will determine if comcast should be sanctioned for publishing the numbers. a puc investigation found some customers had domestic violence concerns around other personal safety issues. another complaint, i testified in a murder trial. now my wife's children and i are all in danger. >> comcast did not take the customer's right to privacy seriously enough. >> reporter: she questions whatcom cast knew and when. comcast claims it first uncovered account issue in october of 2012 and waited until january of 2013 to report it to the puc. a year earlier our sister station in sacramento reported on kim's case. >> it was incumbent on comcast as soon as they found out the breaches to do something about it not to treat them as isolated incidents. >> reporter: comcast says, after it discovered the issue it notified and credited customers offered refunds and took steps to prevent it from happening again. as to why the breach continued for nearly a year after it knew about kim's case? comc

the california public utilities commission apparently saying he's had enough. today in a move that surprised many, michael peevey announced he will not seek another term as the president of the puc. for more than a year now, the nbc bay area investigative unit has questioned peevey's decisions and leadership. chief investigative reporter over the kovaleski joins us with today's announcement. >> reporter: many are surprised, few are shocked. michael peevey's reign as president of the puc has been a lightning rod for controversy. days after the u.s. attorney announced its investigating communications between puc and pg&e, michael peevey released this statement saying, quote, 12 years as president is enough. >> it is my hope that he will not be reappointed. >> reporter: and moments after making that statement on the steps of michael peevey's office in san francisco, the puc president announced in this statement he will not seek a new term. >> well, happy about it. but we've been calling for that for the longest time now, for the last few years. >> reporter: peevey's decision effectively end a 12-year reign at the puc, a reign filled with questionable leadership and accusations of a

the puc on the various issues i've been presenting to you over the last several issues. in particular the green tariff option has captured a lot of interest but we're still waiting for the california public utilities commission to propose a decision on the application that pg&e filed. i think that my expectation would be that president peevy would like to have a decision issued so it could be available for adoption prior to his termination of his term at the california public utilities commission. so i would guess that there's probably some effort to meet that. so i'm optimistic that we'll see something before the end of the year that indicates whether pg&e will have the authority to move forward with the green tariff option. our commission, the san francisco puc, did request a report from staff on the green tariff option much as i've been reporting to you. my colleague, mike himes, who is here today made that presentation to the commission in my absence on october 14th. it's definitely something we're paying attention to here and we're hoping the california public utilities commission pays some attention to it before the end of this calendar year. that's all i have, thank you. >>

the puc on the various issues i've been presenting to you over the last several issues. in particular the green tariff option has captured a lot of interest but we're still waiting for the california to propose a decision on the application

the puc's budget because fewer people would be paying for water. rates could go higher. meantime, the state drought has increased the risk of floods. the californiaartment of water resources manages and protects california's waters. to date it trained personnel throughout the state to react quickly to flash floods. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >>> a nasa rocket explodes seconds after launching. what this means for the international space station. >>> plus students on alert after a crime spree at cal. we will show you where it's happening. >>> plus -- >> lost and now found. the incredible story of how some bay area students got back their missing instruments. >>> and -- >> waited a lifetime to get here. it was an honor. >> we are live in kansas city with another side to tonight's world series. >>> a frightening scene in the skies over virginia just a couple of hours ago. the launch of this commercial rocket, the antares goes terribly wrong. >> we have liftoff of antares. its third mission to the iss. main