unlike the redevelopment agency, the p.u.c. n enterprise agency and must generate its own funds from water and sewer rates to fund their operations, as well as upgrades to the system, including $125 million sewer treatment plan that's proposed on treasure island. san francisco is decades behind in repair and replacement of the aging sewer system below the ground on the mainland due to voter-mandated freezes on water rates in the 1980's. the project sponsors are asking the city rate payers -- water rate payers to build an entirely new sewer plan for 8,000 new homes, when we don't have enough money to upgrade the system we have in the bayview, which deals with 80% of the city's waste water for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. it's the actual cost of the -- if the actual cost were paid for by the developers or by infrastructure bonds or whatever and then repaid by stimulating the local economy, these huge investments by the p.u.c. might make sense. but there's already conflicts about the amount of affordable housing r

the p.u.c. is formulating the response. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. >>> pg&e's top exective is finally given in. the ceo peter darby announced he is resigning and will step down at the end of the month. critics applaud the move and at the same time voice outrage over his retirement package. abc7's lilian kim has more. >> reporter: six years after becoming ceo and president of pg&e, peter darby is stepping down. mark tony said darby's resignation is long overdue. >> there was a lack of organizational discipline. we feel just the company that was not well run. we feel profits were put in front of people, that's where the shortcuts came from. >> the apparent shortcuts are what critics of pg&e say led to september pipeline explosion in san bruno. eight people were killed in the fire. dozens of homes were destroyed. since that disaster, pg&e's sloppy record-keeping has come to light. as well as questionable maintenance practices, which is why many people are outraged that darby will

pg&e says if the p.u.c. insists on the testing it will withdrawal the offer to pay $3 million fine and provide other documents come august. next move is up to the p.u.c. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 5:02. plan to redevelop treasure island moves forward after the san francisco planning commission voted last night to approve the projects environmental impact report. the "san francisco examiner" reports the plan is set to go before two board of supervisor committees next month. it would include 8,000 homes and apartments, business district, organic farms, and several parks. critics say treasure island sits between two major earthquake faults. another issue is traffic. one entrance linking treasure island to the bay bridge. >>> homeowners affected by a landslide in san pablo are still trying to hash out a deal with the city. the six homeowners met last night and decided they need more time to review an offer from the city. earlier in week, san pablo officials offered to rep

the secretary of transportation spoke about the role of the california p.u.c. following the san bruno incident and said the investigation pointed out some deficiencies but base whoond we've heard, i believe that p.u.c. is trying to find these deficiencies. if you want more information visit our web site abc 7 news.com. >> thank you very much. and the man accused of kidnapping jaycee dug skbrard holding her captive in 18 years is expected to change his plea. the "sacramento bee" reports he will plead guilty in an effort to show compassion for his wife and dugard who will not have to testify against him. by pleading guilty he will spend his flif prison. lawyers for his wife hope she may be able to get a deal for 30 years. >> a very important day in the barry bonds trial, not much of it happened inside of the courtroom. the vile on hold because one juror was sick but prosecution said one witness found a key piece of evidence he thought was lost. bonds former business partner and estranged friend said he's found a seek cred audio recording made after the balco raid

the p.u.c. requested documents after the pipeline explosion in san bruno that killed eight people. the announcement comes on the same day the ceo darby is resigning on six years on the job. critics blame him for taking shortcuts that led to the pipeline explosion and outraged by what they say will be a $35 million severance package. >>> in san francisco, ucsf police released a new clue in the search for a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman at the parnasius campus friday. they've now released a stretch of a suspect. described as a white male, 5'7", thin to medium build, with short, brownish blonde curly hair. he had several piercings on and around his face. a slight speech impediment. the assault happened on lincoln and third avenue. it appears that it happened again. new video popped up on youtube showing a muni train running with the doors wide open. this video posted yesterday. you remember earlier in month another video was posted showing almost the exact same issue. in that case, the muni officials said the driver had clearly overridden security protocols and would be repri

but if the p.u.c. insists on testing 700 miles of pipe in california, that offer may be taken off the table. the next move is up to the p.u.c. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> terry thank you very much. >>> 6:03 now. police are looking for people behind series of daylight burglaries in san carlos. in the meantime residents are urged to keep the doors and windows locked. the first break-in took place april 6 on st. francis way, where computers and games were stolen. april 11 another computer and jewelry were stolen from a home on orange avenue. break-in attempt on april 15 on park avenue blocked by a locked window. police believe the same person or people are behind the crimes. >>> the remains of a petaluma soldier who died in world war ii will be buried with military honors. simms died in plane crash in himalayas in 1943 and the plane was transfer supplies to chinese forces battling the japanese. according to the press democrat, they found his remains in 2003 and dna sample from a r

the p.u.c. regulators are working hard to hold pg&e accountable. t that the residents of san bruno are also watching this very closely. pg&e hasn't been able to provide the critical safety documents, so it's widely believed that the utility will be found guilty. possibly fined $400 million. the state also wants to know if this record keeping or lack of violated any laws and contributed to the blast in september. pg&e has already indicated it will push back. arguing it wasn't required to keep records when it installed its older pipes. and attorneys for pg&e have told the "san jose mercury news" that the p.u.c. seems to be starting this investigation with the presumption of guilt. pg&e taking issue with that. this investigation will likely be very closely watched by the victims here in san bruno. and their attorneys. live in san bruno, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thank you very much. >>> 5:32 now. united airlines flight from los angeles to s.f.o. was forced to return to lax last night after a problem developed with the plane's autopilot. united

the p.u.c. requested documents after the pipeline explosion in san bruno that killed eight people. the announcement comes on the same day the ceo darby is resigning on six years on the job. critics blame him for taking shortcuts that led to the pipeline explosion and outraged by what they say will be a $35 million severance package. >>> in san francisco, ucsf police released a new clue in the search for a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman at the parnasius campus friday. they've now released a stretch of a suspect. described as a white male, 5'7", thin to medium build, with short, brownish blonde curly hair. he had several piercings on and around his face. a slight speech impediment. the assault happened on lincoln and third avenue. it appears that it happened again. new video popped up on youtube showing a muni train running with the doors wide open. this video posted yesterday. you remember earlier in month another video was posted showing almost the exact same issue. in that case, the muni officials said the driver had clearly overridden security protocols and would be repri

. >> i'm here because i want to make sure the p.u.c. is reminded from our perspective of the severity of the consequences of pg&e's negligence and the p.u.c.'s attitude toward oversight. >> the public utility commission is working on some new natural gas pipeline rules to prevent any explosions in the future. they're looking at improving inspections and testings as well as looking at remote shutoff valves. hopefully the new rules may be in place by the end of the year. >>> time now is 5:26. and there's new hope for profootball fans this morning. a federal judge could decide today whether to grant a preliminary injunction to end the nfl lockout. tom brady, drew brees, peyton manning and other star players have filed a lawsuit designed to lift the owner imposed lockout. the ruling could be the first breakthrough since talks between the nfl owners and players broke off almost a month ago. >>> well, fire displaces dozens of residents and sends several to the hospital. what firefighters are saying live from that scene this morning. all right

li talk to the p.u.c. about making sure that happens. but it is up on the facebook page, it's been posted there for some time. chairperson campos: i think we should publicize it. it's amazing to see the level of talent at such a young age. you can only imagine what's going to happen just a very short period of time. so congratulations to the winner and to all the participants. and thank you, staff, for the good work on this matter. thank you, mr. freed. colleagues, why don't we open it up to public comment is there any member of the public who would like to speak on this? seeing none, public comment is closed. why don't we motion to file this item. vice chairperson mirkarimi: yes. chairperson campos: file. without objection, madam clerk, -- clerk, you can call out item eight. >> item eight, executive office report. >> i have no report for this meeting. chairperson campos: thank you. is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk, you can call item had nine? >> item nine, public comment for ite

wonderful projects just of this nature except what's unique about this is that it was funded by the p.u.c. this is about managing groundwater, diverting water, even in, again, the most densely populated neighborhood in san francisco and according to board of supervisors, president david chiu, who was present, the second most densely popularitied in the country second to china toub in -- chinatown in new york. it was quite wonderful and i wanted to refer to that and to really give kudos to the people involved in it. but more to the model that we actually, working with something that clearly is of great benefit to our students and to our schools, with limited resources, but that actually is a kind of perfect model of collaboration with other agencies because it meets their goals, using mostly their resources with a little -- the minimum amount of resources from us. and has great benefit to us and to our students. that's it. president mendoza: thank you. other commissioners? commissioner ye. -- yee. vice president yee: thank you. i just wanted to add another happy note to our board meeting.

among the proposals the p.u.c. is considering automatic shutoff valves, better inspection techniques, the replacement of aging pipes and improvements in recordkeeping. >>> well, in capitol will businesses are hoping to bounce back following two natural disaster. warm weather helped draw out people over the weekend, but restaurants and shops are still hurting. and last month's tsunami in the santa cruz harbor and recent flooding there drained the budget of the local red cross. one woman who was displaced by flooding says the agency has been a big help. >> they sent out counselors for mental health here and they have sent out water for us. they've sent out food. they've did all kinds of things to help us in their behalf. >> more than a dozen people are still staying at a hotel with help from the red cross. >>> several california harbors were hit hard by that tsunami surge last month. coming up in just about eight minutes we have the new estimates about the cost of the damages. >>> well, keep your eyes on the road. a m

the staff, based on i think the p.u.c. or d.w.r. ery -- any box comes before them for review they'll consider aesthetics, they'll consider historic resources that may be in the vicinity, they'll consider pedestrian safety, basically they'll consider all the environment problems that are acknowledged to be possible here. when those kinds of conditions, and they are mitigation conditions, i just saw a memo, i haven't even read the whole thing from staff, the supplemental memo, that talks about the fact that these aren't really mitigating conditions that are being placed on these projects. but they are. a condition that may say nothing can be over five feet tall or nothing can be a certain width or that no construction can occur after a certain time, those are definite conditions that can be applied across the board. the conditions that are on this project involve the review by staff and discretion as to how they're going to mitigate the possible acknowledged impacts of each of these boxes. you can't have -- there's case law that says,

and the p.u.c., we joined together and formed a dedicated clerk in paul's office that helps funnel all of the graffiti work in one place and helps the prosecution process flow better. paul can probably speak to what he has done at the d.a.'s office to establish the process to make -- to keep these cases from falling through the cracks. and finally, the community corridor partnership where we have focused some of our resources in the commercial quarter across the city. we've been working in some cases with property owners to enter into an agreement whereby we have a contractor go and abate the graffiti immediately, or as immediately as possible so that in these most visible corridors that are part of the economic life blood of our city, that that graffiti doesn't stay there very long. so there are things that are happening that are good. so i don't want anyone to -- i don't want to start off the conference with everybody kind of down about how we're being overrun here, but there are some good things in the works. but we really need your thoughts and your partnership to really help us re

attorney's office in san francisco have asked the california p.u.c. for thousands of documents related to the explosion in san bruno. however, a spokeswoman would not give any further details. >>> golden state warriors, looking for a new head coach. the warriors announced this morning they will not be keeping keith market. he was an assistant under don nelson for seven seasons. he was named head coach in 2010. the team showed improvement but did not make the playoffs. however, the warriors' owner says the team has elected to pursue a new path. >>> a few names in sports became equity traders in san francisco. one day a year, btig donates all of its commissions to the day for children's -- for the day to children's charities. athletes joined the traders to raise money for their own foundations and other chari tis. btig says in nine years it's donated $20 million to the charities. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00, it's a beautiful day around the bay, blue it -- but when it comes to air quality, a new report finds it depends on where you live. the america

the p.u.c. considering millions of dollars in fines against pg&e. >>> east bay police dogs have a little more protection for the next time they go out on the job. they are giving the canine unit custom made bullet proof jackets for the dogs. that move comes after a police dog was shot in the shoulder by a burglary suspect. >>> the bay area has some of the best food in the world. now, a british restaurant magazine is out with the list this year of the best restaurants in the world. a couple bay area spots made the cut. try to make a reservation at the french laundry, manresa took a spot at number 69 and coi in san francisco slipped in at 75. they poll more than 800 chefs, restaurants, journalists and food experts to come up with the rankings. >> do they have good fish at coi? >> i think so. i thought you were going to say something about french laundry. >> it's hard to get in there. they do a fantastic job. >> let's check in with christina loren. >> maybe stick with the fillet-o-fish. everybody g

the company is under fire for lax recordkeeping on the conditions of the ageing pipes. p.u.c. is considering millions upon millions of additional fines against the utility. >>> a canine unit getting extra pollution. they are getting bullet proof vests. a dog was shot in the shoulder and survived. it is back on the job this morning. >>> a sweet surprise for thousands of b.a.r.t. passengers. a chocolate give away. costumed polar bears and penguins will hand out the dark chocolate to promote environmentalism. it's at oakland city center and downtown berkeley. is it a good day for costumes. let's check in with christina. >> it's never a good day for that, never. i don't get the tie in there. environmentalism and chocolate. maybe because being green is sweet. it's changing over to green. nbc is celebrating green week. it's a cool start if you want to get outside, do planting of trees. patchy fog out there. mostly 70s. this is one of the best days of the week. by wednesday, rain moves in. we are noticing a moisture rich atmosphere. this is evaporating before it hits the surface. when

the p.u.c. is consideringot shutoff valves -- automatic shutoff valves, replacing aging pipes and also improving the record-keeping. >>> the u.s. has agreed to a nato request to continue air strikes in libya through the end of today. the u.s. was scheduled to hand over that role to britain, france and other nato allies yesterday. in the meantime, u.s. lawmakers say they want to know more about the rebel fighting against moammar gadhafi's forces before providing them with weapons. there is concern that could be -- there could be members of al qaeda among the rebel forces. >>> we're hearing about possible diplomat moves to result the conflict in libya. libyan leaders say moammar gadhafi sent an envoy to greece with a message that he is look for a way out of the crisis. and-- he is looking for a way out of the crisis and "the new york times" reports that two of his sons are looking to a proposal that would push their father aside and look towards a democracy. one of the sons would remain in control

key part of the infrastructure is a fiber optic network which comprises over 110 miles of fiber optic cable. this year we inis a stalled eight new miles of fiber to connect police stations, p.u.c. andport locations. as our fiber network has expanded, our department of technology has placed more strands of fiber than we need. once we pull new cables or dig new trenches it's very cost effective to do so. there is a revenue opportunity that we could explore by leasing this unused fiber which is also known as dark fiber, to private parties. initial research shows that there's a very real demand and market for dark fiber paid for by the private sector. particularly industries that require high bandwidth such as biotech, digital media, health care or education. a second potential source of revenue related to technology has to do with the demand for certain physical locations such as radio towers, rooftops, poles or other facilities that reach certain heights that are appropriate for the installation of radio transmission equipment to support commercial wireless services. ad as we know, there are private carriers that neet need sites to ac dade wireless services and eliminate gaps in