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San Bruno, CPUC Staff Call for $2.25 Billion Fine for PG&E Gas Explosion
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The city of San Bruno said that Pacific Gas and Electric should pay $2.25 billion in fines for the gas pipeline blast that killed eight people in September 2010. And the staff of the California Public Utilities Commission agreed. City … Continue reading
San Bruno Mosaic Commemorates Victims of PG&E Gas Fire
by Francesca Segre Members of the Bethany Presbyterian Church in San Bruno are celebrating a new mosaic mural that commemorates the lives and homes lost in the 2010 gas pipeline explosion. Of the eight people who died in the gas … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: PG&E Hearing Delayed; Feds Warn of Chinese Firms in Silicon Valley; Chevron Funds Richmond Candidates; SpaceX Rocket Launched
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Assemblyman cries foul over regulators' motion to suspend PG&E pipeline hearings (SJ Mercury News) A San Mateo legislator is crying foul over a last-minute motion filed by the California Public Utilities Commission to suspend hearings over PG&E's penalties and pipeline … Continue reading
$200 Million? $2.55 Billion? PG&E Disputes What It Can Pay Victims
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PG&E can't afford to pay out $2.55 billion to victims of the San Bruno gas line fire, the utility's CEO said on Thursday, disputing an analyst's estimate. At a press conference, CEO Anthony Earley dismissed the figure, which, according to … Continue reading
What's Next for San Bruno Families?
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KQED Reporter Tara Siler has covered the San Bruno gas pipeline story ever since explosion, more than seven months ago. A lot of her coverage has dealt with regulations, oversight and fines. But her story that aired this morning on … Continue reading
Morning Splash: SF Parking Rate Experiment; CFL Lightbulbs Not Getting Recycled; Will State Lawmakers Keep Car Perks?
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San Francisco Parking Rates Set to Change (SF Chronicle) SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco drivers will be the focus of a nationally watched experiment to combat congestion and air pollution by regularly adjusting parking prices at curbside meters and public … Continue reading
Morning Splash: Prison Abuse Ruling; PG&E Hunt for Pipeline Records; Brown Pushes for Special Election; Evidence in Chauncey Bailey Case
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Prison Abuse Case Ends After Two Decades (San Jose Mercury News/AP) SACRAMENTO — A legal case that has lasted more than two decades and brought systemic changes to California's prison system ended Monday after a federal judge determined the state … Continue reading
Alleged Crime Ring Working Out of Card Clubs Indicted For Loansharking, Narcotics
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Northern California today announced an indictment of a crime ring working out of two card clubs shut down yesterday by federal agents. The clubs are Artichoke Joe's Casino in San Bruno and Oaks Card Club … Continue reading
"Duration of Fire" Called Inconsquential in PG&E Memo Rejecting Shut-Off Valves
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The National Transportation Safety Board began three days of hearings yesterday on last September's natural gas pipeline disaster in San Bruno. Highlights of the first day's testimony center on PG&E's admission that after a 2006 review of automatic and remotely … Continue reading
Morning Splash: San Bruno; Warrior Owner's Story; Something Stinks in S.F.
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San Bruno blast: Federal hearings could affect laws (San Francisco Chronicle) Federal investigators will convene an extraordinary, three-day public hearing this week on the deadly natural gas blast in San Bruno – an inquiry that could affect pipeline safety laws … Continue reading
