California Public Utilities Commission

Cruise skips out on hearing, tests driverless vehicles with little city collaboration

San Francisco supervisors were disappointed Tuesday when representatives for Cruise, a self-driving car company, failed to show up for a scheduled hearing. The company ...

By Jerold ChinnNovember 19, 20200

Cars

Judge calls PG&E ‘a recalcitrant criminal’ during probation hearing

A federal judge in San Francisco called PG&E “a recalcitrant criminal” at a hearing on Thursday, but ...

By Bay City NewsMay 28, 2020

Beyond SFBay

PG&E begins multi-day bankruptcy confirmation hearing

A multi-day confirmation hearing on PG&E’s financial plan for emerging from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy begins in ...

By Bay City NewsMay 27, 2020

Beyond SFBay

Covid-19 update: SF breaks down zip code data, state tackles digital divide, Trump announces immigration halt

The John Hopkins global Covid-19 database has tracked nearly 2.5 million cases of confirmed Covid-19 infections as ...

By Nik WojcikApril 20, 2020

Bay Area

Two billion in penalties floated for PG&E over wildfires

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday proposed a $2.14 billion penalty against PG&E for its role ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 27, 2020

Beyond SFBay

Utilities commission plans to investigate, reform use of power shutoffs

A safety division of the California Public Utilities Commission will ask commissioners in the next 30 days to launch a formal investigation into ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 28, 20190

Beyond SFBay

Firefighters face uphill battle as wind event nears

The Kincade Fire that began late Wednesday evening in an area northeast of Geyserville has since scorched ...

By Nik WojcikOctober 25, 2019

Environment

Utilities commission report puts broken PG&E equipment at fire origin

PG&E acknowledged to the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday that some equipment failed in the general ...

By Bay City NewsOctober 24, 2019

News

Weather ahead could again spike fire risk across Bay Area

The National Weather Service is warning of another weather pattern that will lead to an increased risk ...

By Bay City NewsOctober 20, 2019

Bay Area

PG&E welcomes agency review in response to shutoff criticism, governor call for credits

After last week’s Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E that left more than 700,000 customers without power, ...

By Bay City NewsOctober 14, 2019

Beyond SFBay

PG&E requests $2 billion rate increase, public meetings scheduled

The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday announced a series of public meetings in July to obtain comment on PG&E Co.’s request to ...

By Bay City NewsMay 28, 20190

Bay Area

Broken coupling pins force single-car Muni trains

San Francisco transit officials are investigating an issue that involves connecting or “coupling” of trains.

By Jerold ChinnApril 18, 2019

News

San Francisco measures potential impact of PG&E bankruptcy

Mayor London Breed said in a statement that PG&E’s announcement to file bankruptcy will not affect service ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 14, 2019

Judge orders PG&E conduct sweeping inspections after deadly wildfires

A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday tentatively ordered PG&E Co. to inspect its entire electrical ...

By Bay City NewsJanuary 9, 2019

PG&E ordered to implement 60 safety improvements

The California Public Utilities Commission at a meeting in San Francisco Thursday ordered PG&E Co. to implement ...

By Bay City NewsNovember 29, 2018

Commission to expand inquiry into PG&E safety culture

A new phase is opening in the investigation into PG&E's safety culture, the president of the California Public Utilities Commission said in a ...

By Bay City NewsNovember 15, 20180

Emergency declaration protects utility customers affected by fires

People affected by the devastating wildfires around the state are entitled to an array of consumer protections ...

By Bay City NewsNovember 15, 2018

BART fined record $1.3 million over 2013 worker deaths

The California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates rail transit safety, issued its largest fine ever to a ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 11, 2018

Bay Area

Utilities commission approves higher fee for local programs

The California Public Utilities Commission at a meeting in San Francisco Thursday approved a revised fee calculation ...

By Bay City NewsOctober 11, 2018

Mayors urge utilities commission to delay vote on clean energy fees

The mayors of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose joined Tuesday in urging the California Public Utilities ...

By Bay City NewsOctober 9, 2018

Muni boss John Haley sued over alleged sexual harassment

One of San Francisco’s top transit officials is facing a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment over a number of years.

By Jerold ChinnSeptember 27, 20180

San Francisco

Two-car N-Judah trains relaunch into service

Now approaching, two-car N-Judah train in zero minutes.

By Jerold ChinnJune 6, 2018

News

Muni readies two-car N-Judah trains, three-car next

Muni officials have begun testing three-car trains at night as evident in a new YouTube video posted ...

By Jerold ChinnMarch 2, 2018

News

BART launches first of fresh fleet

The wait is over for BART passengers as the first "Fleet of The Future" 10-car train went ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 20, 2018

News

BART ‘fleet of the future’ cleared for rollout

Passengers may be able to ride BART's newly-certified train cars as soon as Friday afternoon.

By Bay City NewsJanuary 18, 2018

News

Fix on the way for new BART cars

The manufacturer has a fix for problems that surfaced during a test run for new BART trains, but it's highly unlikely any of ...

By Bay City NewsNovember 17, 20170

News

Brand-new BART cars fail safety tests

New BART train cars flunked a safety inspection by a state regulatory agency, potentially delaying their rollout.

By Bay City NewsNovember 8, 2017

News

Jitney rules approved as regulators derail Chariot

Officials with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency approved a new permit program for to regulate the ...

By Jerold ChinnOctober 20, 2017

News

Muni to seek approval for four-car subway trains

Muni subway service returned to normal after closures during weeknights and all day on weekends.

By Jerold ChinnAugust 23, 2017

News

Familiar fog foils view of solar eclipse

San Francisco's famous fog was hardly enough to deter residents from stepping outside for a glimpse of ...

By Bay City NewsAugust 21, 2017

News

State urged to reduce energy use during ‘Great Solar Eclipse’

San Francisco's California Public Utilities Commission calls on California residents to reduce energy use during The Great Solar Eclipse.

By Bay City NewsJuly 30, 20170

PG&E fined over outage caused by toppled tower

PG&E Co. was ordered to pay a $400,000 fine for a toppled transmission tower that caused a ...

By Bay City NewsJune 6, 2017

Lyft allows people to request to be picked up by one of the service's drivers via a smartphone app

SF city attorney seeks data from Uber, Lyft

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera issued administrative subpoenas Monday to Uber and Lyft.

By Bay City NewsJune 5, 2017

News

Mayor Lee calls for release of Uber, Lyft trip data

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee wants ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to start releasing its ...

By Jerold ChinnMay 16, 2017

News

California considers energy impact of commercial pot

As California gears up for legalized recreational marijuana, state regulators are trying to figure out how the ...

By Bay City NewsApril 21, 2017

News

Phone numbers running low in 510 area code

East Bay residents: get your 510 area code number now, before you lose your chance in 2018..

By Bay City NewsNovember 1, 20160

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