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San Bruno Stories: "She’s screaming into her cell phone, and all I heard was screaming"

September 9, 2011, 11:14 am • Posted by Amy Standen
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September 9 marks the one-year anniversary of the San Bruno pipeline explosion and subsequent fire in which eight people were killed and 38 homes destroyed. Leading up to the anniversary, KQED has been interviewing survivors of the disaster. This is … Continue reading »

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San Bruno Stories: "I knew our house and the greatest cats in the world were gone, but I was smiling..."

September 8, 2011, 2:58 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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September 9 will mark the one-year anniversary of the San Bruno pipeline explosion and subsequent fire in which eight people were killed and 38 homes destroyed. Leading up to the anniversary, KQED is interviewing survivors of the disaster. This is … Continue reading »

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San Bruno Stories: "The kids ask, 'why was the fire on our house?'"

September 6, 2011, 1:13 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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September 9 will mark the one-year anniversary of the San Bruno pipeline explosion and subsequent fire in which eight people were killed and 38 homes destroyed. Leading up to the anniversary, Amy Standen of KQED QUEST is interviewing survivors of … Continue reading »

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Morning Splash: 7 Gas Leaks Found Near Cupertino Explosion; Oakland Crime Woes; Dems, Retailers Pan Amazon Offer on Sales Tax

September 2, 2011, 7:47 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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PG&E finds 7 gas leaks near Cupertino explosion that burned home (San Jose Mercury News) A day after federal investigators chastised PG&E for "a "litany of failures" in last year's San Bruno blast, a loud explosion blew away a Cupertino … Continue reading »

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San Bruno Stories: "I didn't want to die. But then I go, whatever, I didn't want my kids to die."

August 29, 2011, 12:29 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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September 9 will mark the one-year anniversary of the San Bruno pipeline explosion and subsequent fire in which eight people were killed and 38 homes destroyed. Leading up to the anniversary, Amy Standen of KQED … Continue reading »

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Incoming PG&E CEO to be One of Nation’s Highest-Paid Utility Execs

August 9, 2011, 6:13 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff
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Documents published on Tuesday detail PG&E's compensation plans for its new CEO, Anthony Earley. Earley, a Michigan energy executive, begins his new job on September 13. Securities and Exchange Commission filings show that Earley's 2011 earnings will make him one … Continue reading »

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Interview: SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Threat to Sue CPUC Over Lax Pipeline Regulation

July 15, 2011, 10:23 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Yesterday San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced he had filed an "intent to sue" the CPUC and federal regulators for not enforcing federal pipeline safety standards. The notice of intent to sue Herrera delivered late today is a legally-required … Continue reading »

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Morning Splash: Big Fine for PG&E; SJ's Reed Delays Pension Reform Bid; DiFi Support Dives

June 21, 2011, 7:09 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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$26 million fine for PG&E in Sacramento area blast (SF Chronicle) California's pipeline regulators intend to levy a $26 million fine against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for federal and state safety violations that the company committed in connection with … Continue reading »

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Audio/Video: PG&E Contractor Threatens SmartMeter Refusenik With Disconnection

June 15, 2011, 12:13 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The group Stop SmartMeters posted audio yesterday from Charles Pine, an Oakland homeowner who refused installation of the device by PG&E contractor Wellington Energy. The contractor responded by informing Pine his power would be disconnected. Pine captured the whole thing … Continue reading »

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Video: NTSB Chairwoman, in San Bruno, Addresses PG&E Delay in Reporting Previous Leak

June 9, 2011, 9:35 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Yesterday, NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman visited the site of the San Bruno gas pipeline blast. Congresswoman Jackie Speier, introducing Hersman, called the area an "open wound." Hersman revealed yesterday that PG&E had waited until only recently to inform the NTSB … Continue reading »

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