>> no, what i am referring to is the transmission rates that are charged on pg&e's system are set by the california independent system operator and ferc. those rates are known today and it's a postage stamp rate that anyone would pay. so, we know that. we are exempt from paying those rates right now because we have this special agreement with pg&e. but we know when that agreement rolls off, we could be subject to that same rate that everybody else is being charged. so, that's actually effective today. with respect to the distribution component -- >> hang on just a second. i'm sorry. we wouldn't expect it to be higher because we wouldn't pay a rate higher than the independent operator says we should. >> right, [speaker not understood], right now we're estimating that to be -- component of it to be in this add up that gets to 3.4 -- >> could it be less? could we expect we would be able to negotiate something that is, you know, comparable to what we've already been paying so we wouldn't go up to 3.4? >> so, we're not, we're not giving up on that effort. [multiple voices] >> there is a ra

case of the airport -- >> but we're paying pg&e to distribute that power, correct? >> that's correct. so, we don't have our own distribution lines. we don't have our own transmission lines all the way into the city. we have our own generation units and some transmission, but we have to use pg&e's transmission and distribution lines -- >> what are the future conversations, discussion around how the rates that we set equate to everyone paying their fair share and not -- i mean, i understand, you know, that you believe, based on i guess the data that you have, that the general fund is not necessarily covering its costs. but i'd like to understand that a little bit more -- i want us to go a little bit deeper >> okay. >> -- and look at what people are paying besides general fund support ~ and how the expenses are for the department and how those clearly don't match up, regardless of what you're charging other entities. because that's an important conversation that needs to be had. i realize that we're not able to generate a profit and recover our costs, but we're not reco

>> that is one of the components that is being discussed at the cpuc. pg&e had proposed a separate rate for the green tariff program that would be higher than the rate that other customers, who don't subscribe to the program would pay. whether the community renewables program component of the green tariff offering would have a separate rate component is still being discussed at the california puc. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. >> so miss hale at our joint lafco public utilities commission meeting there were a number of requests that i had made for information. i have not received any of them and i wondered if there was an innocent intention to delay getting them to me and it's kind of shocking not fulfilling those requests and what the delay is all about. >> my apologies for the delay. i signed the time response to the series of the questions that were posed this morning and should be the lafco commission secretary should be receiving today. >> could you summarize those for me. >> would you like me to go through each? >> please. >> the first question w

the explosion. authorities say that pg&e did not keep proper records about the pipeline and it violates the federal pipeline safety act. pg&e says it was astable -- it was a terrible accident. if convicted pg&e could face $million in fines and court oversight. the company is expected to be arraigned at 9:30 this morning. >>> the former federal judge who ruled proposition 8 was unconstitutional is making a candid at mission. ron walker admits he subjected him to self to to to -- himself to conversion self to turn straight. the conversion therapy banned but courts are reviewing the ban. >>> an autopsy is scheduled to be performed on the body of a hurricane found on mount tamalpais. maria sanner's body was town, the 50-year-old teacher was seen hiking with a friend on wednesday, the second woman found dead on mount tamalpais in two weeks. the body of magdalena glinkowski, 31-year-old menlo park woman was discovered in the same area a week ago. the sheriff accident believe the deaths are related or that there was any foul play. >> now a check on the forecast. mike? >> good morning, here are the temperat

the next bond. we've been working with pg&e and we've actually reduced the costs. we are looking at alternative projects for mountain tunnel. so, on all fronts we're on this. so, i would love to come back when we have more answers because by me going out there and just saying here are all the thing we're talking about, prior to negotiating with the actual other entity is sort of premature. but i'm looking at every possible way, even cutting our operating costs, looking at our staff, just looking at ways we can reduce our costs or be more efficient. >> i'd like to think there is a way that if we're able to move forward on cleanpowersf that there could be some over lot how we can -- that can help reduce some costs for the power enterprise. i think it's worth looking at because we have support for cleanpowersf. not always necessity in the public utilities commission, but hopefully that can change moving forward. i have hope. >> i think one of the common themes is that we have hetchy power, we have firmed up hetchy power that we can sell. so, i think by providing and s

there was no damage to the bart column. >>> pg&e enter as three in federal court as the united states attorney announced they hope to punish the utility company more than first expected in connection with the deadly pipeline explosion. amy hollyfield is at the federal courthouse in san francisco. >>> at first, it looked like pg&e could be fined $million if found guilty. now it is looking like it could be a lot more. the indictment accuses the company, pg&e, of neglecting to inspect the pipe lane that exploded in 2010 which would be a violation of the federal pipeline safety act. the prosecutor announced there is a united states code that allows prosecution to seek as much as two times the amount of profit the company earned or saved as a result of the misconduct and the united states attorney plans to go after that amount. they did not say how much that is and 9 city officials say it would take an accountant to come up with the figure but they are they willed to hear the news. >> we look forward to pg&e being fined at the maximum amount allowed by law as a message not only to that cor

the puc still has not imposed penalties on pg&e, so here we are several years after the explosion and so far, has walked away scot-free. >> why do you think the state has either been reluctant or so cozy with pg&e? >> well, we saw what's happened with when we proposed two.2 billion -- 2.2 billion penalty with the puc and what pg&e did with that running to their buddies on wall street whining, look we're going to be fined and in trouble here. well, penalties should hurt, but pg&e's attitude seems to be if you dare to do that to us, we're just going to try to pass those costs on to the customers. so the commission needs to put its foot down and say, yeah, we're going to fine you and, no, we're not going to let you pass those costs on to customers. >> what is your estimation on the safety of the other gas lines in the state. we have pacific gas and electric. has the commission been overseeing the others. >> since the explosion that happened is the puc took a closer look at the gas safety practices of all the utility companies and there may be room for improvement there, but when it comes

&e and lack of appropriate oversight by the regulator. >> pg&e faces 500,000 fine for each of the 12 champions -- charges but you for many there is no justice negotiation punishment that can replace what was taken. >> like a drink driver that killed your family. nothing going to bring your family back. >> no court hearing has been scheduled but the city officials expect construction to take place in this neighborhood for at last another year. >>> matt, thank you. happening now in chile thousands of people are going home to check for damage hours after a massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit. they were evacuated. there were casualtied. not as many as you could expect for so large an earthquake. katie marzullo has the latest. >> six people were killed in the earthquake some crush by debris and others suffered fatal heart attacks. the president has declared part of the northern part of the country a disaster zone and is scheduled to visit the areas today. >> the tsunami sirens blast. a hospital is evacuated. people are scene running from stores. nearly a million people are forced from

customers pay the supplier for gas, and pg&e for delivery. the suppliers say they offer lower rates but also charge daily fees. we found john and nguyen paid more during months they used the suppliers then they would have with pg&e. according to her bill, pg&e could wo have charged nguyen $27.43 for gas used in december. blue bruce $35.57 for the same gas. about $8 extra. pg&e would have charged john $22.35 for gas in december. spark energy billed him $34. almost $12 extra. both said pg&e rates are higher on average and customers do save money over time. however, the suppliers did agree to cancel the contracts for both chers spark energy telling us after it was brought to our attention he had been misled we quickly remedied the situation. and relieved him of the contract without assessing an early termination fee. spark energy reviewed training and conduct with vendor working in the pg&e territory to ensure staff always adheres to the highest level of conduct. spark also said it charges a fixed rate. that protects consumer rz from pg&e's fluct

the local, state, and federal officials believe that this indictment is a step in the right direction. pg&e is charged with felony violations including failing to identity threats to the pipeline and inaccurate record keeping. this is an important step in providing justice for individuals, families and community. pg&e released a video statement. >> regardless of the next legal steps we want all of our customers and their families to know nothing will distract us on the mission to transform the gas system into the safest and most reliable gas system in the country. >>> a pg&e spokesman told us that the company is not providing any additional information or answering questions at this time but the utility faces a half million fine for each of the 12 charges. >>> this morning, one of the co-conspirators in the federal case involving senator yee is due in court. raymond "shrimp boy" chow will appear for an attorney appointment hearing at 9:30. he was part offed target of organized crime in san francisco area in chew -- china town. he was denied bill after he was deemed a flight risk. >> san f

customers pay the supplier for gas, and pg&e for delivery. e suppliers say they offer lower rates but also charge daily fees. we found john and nguyen paid more during months they used the suppliers then they would have with pg&e. according to her bill, pg&e could wo have charged nguyen $27.43 for gas used in december. blue bruce $35.57 for the same gas. about $8 extra. pg&e would have charged john $22.35 for gas in december. spark energy billed him $34. almost $12 extra. both said pg&e rates are higher on average and customers do save money over time. however, the suppliers did agree to cancel the contracts for both chers spark energy telling us after it was brought to our attention he had been misled we quickly remedi the situation. and relieved him of the contract without assessing an early termination fee. spark energy reviewed training and conduct with vendor working in the pg&e territory to ensure staff always adheres to the highest level of conduct. spark also said it charges a fixed rate. that protects consumer rz from pg&e's fluctuati

take a look: this is him speaking at the event. pg&e c.e.o. and president was the key note speaker at an economic summit hosted by green lining institute which is the first appearance before media, the public utility top executive has made since tuesday's federal grand jury indictment on 12 criminal charges. the indictment says pg&e filled to properly identify potential threats to the san bruno pipeline and failed to gather data that could have forestalled the explosion after charges came down they released a pre-recorded statement rather than take live questions from the media. >> we have invested $2.5 billion in the last 2 1/2 years and i want to make clear that our commitment is unwaivering and we will continue heavy the outcome the legal proceeding. >> you can understand the community members are outraged. >> we understand that. we are committed to anything sure that our system is the safest and most reliable. >> the utilities says they spent about $2.7 billion in safety-related work since san bruno after eight people died, 66 people were i

the pg&e executives should get the harshest penalty." pg&e said they are committed to safety and face a $6 million fine. >> the new snow and rain in northern california is not enough to end the drought so a city council has declared a state one water emergency. a state one emergency reflected a so percent water short average and the san jose mercury news reports the staff is authorized to ban nonessential water use and restaurants will not serve water in requested and resolution countries can not use a running hose to watch the vehicles. >> in marin, officials are urged to cut back water use by 20 percent. the north marin water district has adopted an emergency water shortage ordinance. it could consider mandatory cutbacks. officials are directing residents to a special website and if you would like to check it out we have linked it to our website at abc7news.com. >>> now a check on the with the that will dry up of the mike, it is chilly? >> it is cold. it is not an issue for black ice this morning. we are below 8" in livermore and san jo

this is the most significant attack on the electric grid that has ever occurred in the united states. >> when we asked pg&e reps about these claims, they called them pure speculation but it does beg the question, if this is just vandalism, why the partnership and why the significant reward? they are not saying much in regard to the comments they said they don't have the evidence to back it up. we know the fbi will have a press conference later this afternoon to talk about the same subject. >>> happening today, friends and family of raymond will rally in his defense. he is believed to be a key player in the corruption scandal. it will be in the offices of his attorney. supporters say he has been unjustly accusend and they have photos and video to prove he was entrapped by the fbi. >> she is a suspect in the shooting death of the 16-year- old. the shooting happened tuesday night outside a crescent park apartments in richmond. the pair were arguing outside. anyone with information should contact the richmond pd. >>> a photo in a terrorist magazine is chilling to those who recognize where it was taken. it is

>> reporter: the fact pg&e faces higher fines was the highlight of the federal proceedings. pg&e faces 12 charges, and today, in court the utility pleaded not guilty to each one. under the law the u.s. attorney general can seek $500 for every violation. the utility company faces 12 charges which could amount to 6 million but in cases, the fines are mended resulted in higher ones. in this case, the judge allowed prosecutors to ask for more money if they can prove pg&e saved million buzz not inspecting and maintaining the pipeline. >> whether it's profit or avoided costs the company can be charged at the diskrigs of the court. explosion injured 66. no one from pg&e was named. >> and if corporations are people, and they're run by people, why aren't those people named and going to jail? >> pg&e maintains none of the employees intentionally violated law. we're committed to it. >> it's unlikely this federal case will go to trial. in case, pg&e expected to settle with the government all moneys collected will be use toed make more improvements to the system. we believe this will hold

authorities say inspections could have prevented the explosion. pg&e faces 12 criminal countries. the utility has said they did not intentionally violate the law and what happened was a tragedy. they could face $million in fines and a court ordered oversight. the arraignment is scheduled for federal court in san francisco at 9:30 this morning. >>> happening today, if you detect a rotten egg smell on the peninsula it could be pg&e venting natural gas, which is taking place at two locations this menlo park, crews will be working on juan section and in redwood city on marshall street between maine and jefferson from 2:00 to 4:00 each day until friday. drives headed north on 101 toward santa rosa see the aftermath of a nasty big rig crash with charred ground and a message board is damaged northbound 101. officers say the driver fell asleep, slammed into the sign and flipped the truck before its burst into flames. the driver pulled himself out and the injuries were minor. >> power is on in santa rosa after 350 pg&e customers spent part of yesterday in the dark. a traffic accident brough

the two-year-old blood hound suffered a severe shock when it stepped on the pg&e sidewalk grate that had a live current flowing through it. we're live with an update on how the dog is doing today. tiffani? reporter: the dog, mickey, stepped on this grate 6:30 yesterday morning. immediately started howling and yelping in pain. his owner says he pass pair ride and wasn't until a good samaritan came out that mickey was shoved off the grate. today the dog has returned home after spending the night at the vet, about his opener says he is not the same dog she raised for two years. the bloodhound used to be a rascal. getting into everything. now he is subdued, quiet, hardly lifting his head from the floor. pg&e released a statement saying, quote, our preliminary investigation shows that someone outside pg&e may have illegally accessed our equipment, resulting in an onsafe situation. we'll conduct a full investigation. now, pg&e has offered to cover the $3,000 veterinary bill but she done think that's enough. >> they can't bring old mickey back. no amount of money can fix that. they have caus

it has shutdown a block of the road near eureka. pg&e crews are also responding to get the power restored as we speak. as is so often the case in these storms, the folks in the santa cruz mountains take the brunt of it. lisa amin gulezian is live at the summit tonight. they got it all there. >> reporter: very true. it is a mixed bag for sure. it is very cold here. still no snow is expected, but the rain will continue off and on for several more hours. a heavy, steady rain pounded the santa cruz mountains. windshield wipers were on full blast and drivers were careful. in fell ton grove, it took a beating, but not enough to cause major flooding and in boulder creek. the rain drove in the customers. >> we have some emergency ponchos and people camping in the big basin and we weren't quite prepared. >> the rain had the opposite effect at this baskin-robbins in scots veil. >> because of spring break we would see a lot more kids in here and parents with their kids coming from the beach. since it has been so rainy right now, it has been prett

he wants the maximum fine. >> mde has -- pg&e has the opportunity to start to redeem itself, by beingdo the right thing for the victims, the families and the community. >> regardless of the next legal steps we want all of our customers and their families to know nothing will distract us from making this the safest gas system in the country. >> at this point there's no timeline for the federal criminal prosecution, arraignment has not been set. we're lye in -- live in san bruno. >> we have dedicated a intersection of ktvu.com to the san bruno explosion. you can see a timeline of the events of the coverage from the past three years. look under hot topics. >>> the focus has shifted for the missing malaysian jetliner. they are looking at the airliner caterer. >>> how technology helped rescue find a dog walker. >>> we'll break down the shower chances and the warmer day of the weekend and when 80s resurface on to five-day forcast. meningococcal meningitis, a rare but serious disease. health officials recommend vaccination. go to voicesofmeningitis.org. . >>> we want to update you on the bre

it has shutdown a block of the road near eureka. pg&e crews are also responding to get the power restored as we speak. as is so often the case in these storms, the folks in the santa cruz mountains take the brunt of it. lisa amin gulezian is live at the summit tonight. they got it all there. >> reporter: very true. it is a mixed bag for sure. it is very cold here. still no snow is expected, but the rain will continue off and on for several more hours. a heavy, steady rain pounded the santa cruz mountains. windshield wipers were on full blast and drivers were careful. in fell ton grove, it took a beating, but not enough to cause major flooding and in boulder creek. the rain drove in the customers. >> we have some emergency ponchos and people camping in the big basin and we weren't quite prepared. >> the rain had the opposite effect at this baskin-robbins in scots veil. >> because of spring break we would see a lot more kids in here and parents with their kids coming from the beach. since it has been so rainy right now, it has been prett

kpix 5's mark kelly was in court as 12 felony courts were read. >> reporter: the judge ruled that pg&e could face a heavier fine. we've been hearing a lot about that possible $6 million fine. well after the judge's decision this morning, pg&e could face a heavier one. following pg&e's arraignment, san bruno city manager was pleased. pg&e could face a heftier fine. >> we believe that action will hold pg&e further accountable for the decades of mismanagement, neglect and failure to operate a safe system. >> reporter: following the 2010 pipeline explosion, if the court finds pg&e turned a profit or saved money while committing a crime, the fine could be expanded as high as double the profit earned or double the money saved. a tougher fine than paying $6 million says steve myers who is respecting the city of san bruno. >> profit or avoiding costs, the company can be charged with two times that amount over a period of years. the discretion of the court and the united states attorney prosecuting the matter. >> reporter: killed 8, injured 66 and leveled an entire neighborhood. pg&e faces 12

at&t offered a quarter of a million dollar reward after the incident and today pg and e did the same. >> i think it was a game changer. >> pg and e greg lemmer says he is hoping the reward will spur someone to come forward. it is working closely with local and federal investigators. >>> it was a pretty big attack on us on a major substation and i think that and opened a lot of our eyes and the industry as to what we need to do to get better and improve. >> with pg and e upping the reward to half a million dollars and nearly a year has passed, the f.b.i. says today it is time for anyone that knows anything about this case to come forward. >>> we thought this would be appropriate time to turn to the public and ask for their assistance to further the investigation. >> investigators say the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous but also said so far the case does not meet the criteria to call it a terrorist attack. >> in terms of finding it and to see where the line is drawn between terrorism and a criminal issue, this is weighing on the side of a criminal issue. >> now pg and e

protesters outside the federal building where the utility was arraigned. pg&e executives did not appear, attorneys entered the plea. it's alleged pg&e failed to keep accurate records of the pope line or conduct inspections that could have prevented that explosion. the blast killed eight and destroyed most of that neighborhood. the city manager hopes the indictment sends a strong message. >> what we want to see happen is that pg&e is forced to take responsibility, to take full and complete responsibility, to do what is necessary to ensure that this never, ever happens again. >> a pg&e spokesperson said the utility did make mistakes and is working to improve the system. he went on to say no employee intentionally did anything to cause the blast. pg&e could be liable for up to $6 million if convicted. >>> just in. the arrest of two robbery suspects who met their victim through a craigslist ad. willie christopher and cody hollinquest in jail for armed robbery, kidnapping and ransom charges. police say they arranged to meet a woman and sell her mobile homes at a t

>>reporter: again much to the dismay of the mayor there the federal indictment does not name any pg&e individual offer officials with the company. that said, the company pg&e will be arraigned on that indictment in federal court next wednesday in san francisco. in san bruno, abc 7 news. >> federal grand jury has now returned an indictment in the corruption case against state senator yee. senator yee along with raymond boy ciao political consultant jackson and 26 others are named in this indictment. most of them were arrested criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutor who took their case to a grand jur jury. the indictment supersedes the complaint but the charges remain virtually the same. does add 3 new defendant and additional charge against yee who is accused of fraud and conspiracy for trading his political influence for cash. in one case trying to hook up an undercover fbi agent with illegal arms dealer authorities say. jackson relessed open bail last night also charged with narcotics conspiracy and murder for hire. slim boy ciao held without bail on charges that include 2.3 m

it has shutdown a block of the road near eureka. pg crews are also responding to get the power restored as we speak. as is so often the case in these storms, the folks in the santa cruz mountains take the brunt of it. lisa amin gulezian is live at the summit tonight. they got it all there. >> reporter: very true. it is a mixed bag for sure. it is very cold here. still no snow is expected, but the rain will continue off and on for several more hours. a heavy, steady rain pounded the santa cruz mountains. windshield wipers were on full blast and drivers were careful. in fell ton grove, it took a beating, but not enough to cause major flooding and in boulder creek. the rain drove in the customers. >> we have some emergency ponchos and people camping in the big basin and we weren't quite prepared. >> the rain had the opposite effect at this baskin-robbins in scots veil. >> because of spring break we would see a lot more kids in here and parents with their kids coming from the beach. since it has been so rainy right now, it has been pretty

the mayor criticizing pg&e's response to the new criminal charges against the utility. this stems from the deadly pipeline explosion in 2010. this video is a krim reminder of what happened. pg&e was indicted just yesterday on 12 federal criminal counts. the feds claim that all of the counts violate the natural gas pipeline safety act. some of the violations include failure to maintain, repair and leak. records for its gas transmission pipeline. san bruno's mayor says pg&e responded by calling the deadly explosion an accident. that's something that he says makes him angry. >> they keep calling this an accident and they keep talking about what they have done and what they are going to do in the future. this was not an accident. this could have been prevented, and because of pg&e and the lack of oversight by our own public utilities commission, eight people lost their lives. >> we'll never see them again. they all perished. it's not an accident. it's south korea that i feel they could have prevented by preparing the lines and just taking care of people's safety. >> still v

pg&e and the executived should get the harshest penalty to prevent this from happening again." s committed to improving safety and faces a $6 million fine for the charges. >> the snow and rain coming to northern california is not enough to end the drought. in mountain skew the city council declare add stage one water emergency which means 10 percent water shortage. the move authorizes the staff to ban nonessential water use and restaurants do not serve water unless requested. you cannot watch your vehicles with a hose. >>> in marin county, officials are urging residents to cut back on water use by 20 percent 679 the marin independent journal reports that the north marin water district has adopted an emergency water shortage ordinance. it could consider mandatory cutbacks. officials are directing resolution depths to a special website for water saving tips. if you want to check it out we have a link on our website at abc7news.com. >>> do not be fooled by the rain. >> our swift is still huge but not as big as it was at still 7" in the hole in livermore and san jose and 9.5" at oak

. >> there's a ruptured gas line of the so we're allowing it to burn until we can get it shut down by pg&e. the reason being, if we put it out and it starts to build gas in the area, there's possibility of explosion. >> reporter: that gas line has now been capped. it has not been repaired but we saw the p gcht and e crew that normally does that kind of work roll up to the scene. we know that electricity has been restored to the homes as well. the families are at moorehead middle school. as you can see kwithin those pictures, that one home is not going to be livable until the home is rebuilt. there is no known cause of the fire right now. and firefighters are waiting for the smoke to dissipate before they can get inside and figure out ha caused the fire and what happened first, the fire or the gas like break. reporting live in san jose. >>> sad for these homeowners. we mentioned the architecture on this street. the homes have historic notoriety. they're eichler. the style of architecture is distinctly modern and came to define what we know as california living. they include glass walls, o

they plan to amend the complaint that would increase the fines. >>> pg&e vented two large pipes. the gas lines are on marsh road and in downtown redwood city on marshall street. they needed to be vented to allow crews to work on them next week. gas service will not be interrupted while the work is being done. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. a liquor store is in trouble and it has nothing to do with alcohol sales. an employee potched stolen cell phones in that -- purchased stolen cell phones in that store. ktvu's katy eustis has more. >> reporter: the man tells me it was a misunderstanding. he sends the cell phones over seas to family who needs them but they pulled 20 phones from inside the store. many of them stolen. >> reporter: regulars walked into find black tarps. >> i was surprised. really surprised. >> the store lost its liquor license for 20 days. >> i come here. beer, everything. >> reporter: this suspension has nothing to do with booze. an undercover agent stole him cell phones. >> the store employee was under the presumption this was stolen property. >> reporter: he went to jail. t

the fire killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes 3 1/2 years ago. indictment claims pg&e knowingly violated federal law, saying employees and regulatory agencies gave multiple warnings to the utility about insufficient recordkeeping of its gas pipelines. it charges that pg&e, quote, willfully violated a minimum safety standard for pipelines that were carrying natural gas and that ultimately led to the explosion. pg&e maintains its employees did not violate federal law and the criminal charges are unwarranted. the utility's facing fines up to $2.5 billion by the commission. >>> two stories of survival, the first, this man, 25-year-old abraham found alive a day after he vanished while snowboarding in the sierra back country. authorities say he spent most of the time walking but found a house in that area anyway, able to call his family. he was taken to the hospital with minor frostbite. and then this man, 55-year-old robert root rescued after spending two days lost in the sierra. he disappeared on sunday while running in the foothills with friends. said he kept warm at ni

alone, because of the significant increases and the $6 28 million for the mountain tunnel along with the pg&e costs and the regulatory costs are a net result in about half a billion dollar shortfall. that means while we would like to be able to give and deliver clean greenhouse gas free power to municipal facilities for $50 million less than what pg&e would cost, i don't know mathematically how that's possible any more. so, we look forward to working with you as well as the budget committee over the upcoming month. and our proposed budget is $2 million over the next two years in our plan as adopted and review to date by the commission has $2 million for the next four years for a total of 8 million as well as continuing to increase funding for street lights. we want to do more. we would like your help in reviewing how we could possibly do more and look forward to working with you. assistant general manager [speaker not understood] also has a presented asian to provide you information. ~ presentation >> if i could ask a couple defining questions. first, i appreciate your comments in support o

the crash also took out the gas meters. >> you heard the gas wooshing out of the meter. >> pg and e evacuated the homes. sherman says the meters were ripped off the pipes and her home suffered minor damage. >> it just clipped it slightly. i think i'm fortunate, but my neighbor has a lot more damage than i do. >> police say the driver was an elderly woman. she lost control of her car. investigators say it appears she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, slamming into the home. the good news, no one was injured. kpix5. >> santa clara police say the driver was not arrested. >>> it's a cruise ship with a history that keeps repeating. the latest drama aboard rail caribbean's grander of the sea. >> after a spring break party gets out of hand at a notorious party, there's something that put a lid on it. ,,,,,, these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a sing

he wants the book thrown at pg ask for some, living in the neighborhood, no punishment can replace what is taken. >> took 18 months to rebuild we're fortunate enough to stay with family. we're back now. trying to resume normal live. >> in his opinion they failed to make meaningful reforms. cpuc told us today that they have made changes internally, quote, and in safety requirements they now demand of pg&e. live in san bruno abc7 news >> thank you. >> a arrest for a teenager tonight is a free man. five suspected members of criminal street gang are in jail on the charge the transient claimed he killed a teen in self-defense. prosecutors agreed. a 16-year-old died in the attack. a legal doctrine says legal charges are allowed if a third party responds to someone's life threatening act. >> we're learning more about a man died in his car. police were called to the canal this morning. a golfer saw the car crash and called police his family says the man never came home from work last night. >> rain may be gone but not the mess left behind. one neighborhood saturated ground believed to be one of

we can bring in private parties to do the job less 0 they don't want to do that either that's why the pg a said it has to be in the right condition 0 we're not maintained to what the other jurisdictions have. there's a happy median with public-private but i agree with commissioner moore on the bio diversity area and the confusion. i wanted to ask staff or the director if there is a open space area and there's would be joint jurisdiction if a project was proposed for that i assume the planning commission will still have jurisdiction over that open space. >> commissioner. it depends on what's proposed i - we define as open space in the recreation and open space element is space that's available for the public to use in some capacity. if it's vacant lands that's a different thing. for example, the puc has vacant lands that hadn't been used and they're looking those for development that will come to the commission. if this land turns into a park but the planning commission will look at that >> my concern is we'll still have jurisdiction over the lands in the future to consider various option

have non-salary cost increases from the ordinance we're responsible for funding the staff through the pg a tour and those are some of the increased costs. so on the revenue side maybe a slight over simple indication but 3 primary source of revenue our general fund subsidy and our open space fund which which is 2 and a half cents of every $100 of property tax. 2 1/2 cents of property tax revenue the biggest piece of the revenue is the dollars we've earned and fees from the amenity and special events and rental birth rentals, etc. >> this is a snapshot i this what's the two categories. >> you'll see that coming up. supervisor wiener >> that was one of my questions i have to say i hate this slide. i think it's absolutely absorb that our higher park system that the earned revenue is a higher percentage of the fund. i think we have systematically hurt the departments position where you have to rely moroni earned reviewing revenue to meet the rec and park they don't generate their own position it has lead he do to a lot of tension around the need of the departments to generate revenue in order