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Tag Archives: PG&E
A.M. Splash: Prop. 8 Leader Appointed SF Archbishop; Up to $2.3 Billion Hidden in Calif. State Accounts; Calif. Gun Purchases Soar
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New S.F. archbishop appointed by pope(SF Chronicle) The new Archbishop of San Francisco is a Bay Area resident who is chair of the national subcommittee to protect and promote traditional marriage. Salvatore J. Cordileone, 56, was appointed to be the … Continue reading
PG&E: Power Restored in San Francisco
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Update: PG&E says power has been restored to all customers. The outage affected many of the same customers as last night's interruption, but the company has not yet determined if the two are connected. (Bay City News) Nearly 7,000 PG&E … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: PG&E Asks for 16% Rate Hike; Police Clear Demonstrators from Oakland School; State Workers Agree to Furloughs
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PG&E rate plan would cost 15.6% more typically (SF Chronicle) Pacific Gas and Electric Co. asked California regulators on Monday for permission to collect an extra $5.25 billion from its customers over three years to make the company's electricity and … Continue reading
PG&E Hasn't Done Quake Assessment For Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Since 1988
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by Daniel J. Goldstein, The Bay Citizen PG&E and Southern California Edison, operators of California's two nuclear power reactors, haven't done a comprehensive risk assessment of their plants' vulnerabilities to earthquakes for nearly two decades, according to a Government Accountability … Continue reading
PG&E Says Power Restored to 7,000 Customers in San Francisco
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Update 1:08 p.m. PG&E says power has now been restored to all homes. Original post About 7,000 PG&E customers are without power in San Francisco this morning, a utility spokeswoman said. The outage was reported at about 10 a.m. and … Continue reading
PG&E Says It's Liable for the San Bruno Pipeline Accident; Victims' Attorneys Unimpressed
Update 8:10 p.m.: Per this Bay Area News Group article, attorneys for San Bruno victims are unimpressed with PG&E's mea culpa: (V)ictims' attorneys questioned whether the announcement is a genuine act of contrition or just a publicity stunt intended to … Continue reading
PG&E Fixing Woodside Pipe That Failed Pressure Test
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Engineers with PG&E are figuring out how best to remove and replace a two-foot-long section of gas pipeline in Woodside that burst after failing a pressure test on Sunday. It's a section of Line 132: the ill-fated conduit that exploded … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: PG&E Pipe Ruptures; CSU Faculty Plans Brief Walkout; Chinatown Politics
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PG&E pipe ruptures, causing I-280 landslide (SF Chronicle) A Pacific Gas and Electric Co. natural gas pipeline ruptured Sunday afternoon during a high-pressure water test that ripped a hole in a Peninsula hillside, sending a deluge of mud and rocks … Continue reading
NTSB Releases Final San Bruno Report, Video
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The NTSB has released its final, 140-page report on the San Bruno disaster (pdf) of a year ago. Here is the Executive Summary, Investigation Synopsis, and 28 Findings, which were released last month at a scathing hearing on the causes … Continue reading
