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Tag Archives: San Bruno fire
Interview: CPUC Executive Director Slams PG&E Documentation Filing, Calling it "Amazing"
On Tuesday, PG&E made a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission that was supposed to provide documentation justifying pressure levels on untested segments of its gas pipeline. The order stemmed from the NTSB's discovery that the company's documentation related … Continue reading
Interview: CPUC Might Take "Immediate Action" After PG&E Document Dump Tomorrow
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Tomorrow is the deadline for PG&E to submit documentation on its network of gas pipes. The California Public Utilities Commission ordered the company to verify the safety of the pipeline after investigators found that PG&E's records erroneously showed the pipe … Continue reading
Post-Mortem on NTSB's San Bruno Hearings: Drumbeat of Damaging News for PG&E
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I know it's a little late, but I just wanted to do one last wrap-up about the NTSB's San Bruno hearings last week. Because even though I like my investor-owned regulated monopolies as much as the next guy, and I'm … Continue reading
Morning Splash: PG&E Called 'Wrong-Headed' on Safety; SF Cops Accused; Anthem Rate Hikes
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San Bruno blast: Watchdog criticizes PG&E spikings (SF Chronicle) A top gas-safety regulator for California called Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s practice of intentionally spiking the pressure on older urban gas pipelines "a wrong-headed approach to safety" on Wednesday, and … Continue reading
Live Video: NTSB Hearing on San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
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The final day of the NTSB hearings on the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion is in session. Full hearing agenda Opening statement and PowerPoint presentation by investigator-in-charge Raw video: San Bruno on fire (KTVU) WATCH THE HEARING LIVE
Morning Splash: Hearing Reveals PG&E San Bruno Chaos; Harris Weighs in For Same-Sex Marriage
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Confusion and chaos at PG&E on night of San Bruno explosion (Bay Area News Group) …On Tuesday, nearly six months after the tragedy, federal investigators released thousands of pages of documents that provide the first public look behind the scenes … Continue reading
Morning Splash: PUC Delayed Audit Critical of PG&E; SF Race Organizer Defends Response
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San Bruno blast: PUC's delay in PG&E audit report (SF Chronicle) A state audit of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s natural gas operations found last spring that the utility was cutting corners in its safety regimen, but regulators did not … Continue reading
CPUC Orders PG&E to Cut Pressure on Four More Gas Pipelines
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KQED's Cy Musiker talked to CPUC's Executive Director Paul Clanon about its order to reduce pressure on four more gas pipelines, as well as about PG&E's monumental review of pipeline records. Listen here: Dow Jones also has the story.
Morning Splash: San Jose Picks Moore Over Batts as Police Chief, PG&E Can't Find Pipeline Records
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Moore picked over Oakland's Batts as new police chief (San Jose Mercury News) San Jose City Manager Debra Figone has selected acting Chief Chris Moore to be the next police chief of the Bay Area's largest city, choosing an insider … Continue reading
Morning Splash: PG&E Under Fire, San Jose Diridon Station Plan, State of the Union
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Report on bad welds prompts PG&E critics to demand more pipeline details (San Jose Mercury News) PG&E faced growing demands Monday to provide more detailed information about the construction of the San Bruno pipeline that exploded Sept. 9, amid concerns … Continue reading
