PG&E admits it ‘fell short’ in response to utilities commission penalty
The California Public Utilities Commission issued a $106 million penalty for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for violating safety guidelines during three power ...
Public advocacy group seeks $166 million penalty to ‘hold PG&E accountable’ for 2019 shutoffs
A $166 million penalty against PG&E is being sought by advocates for ratepayers for failures related to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 60 safety recommendations.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Commission to delay voting on a ...
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.
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, ...
Brand-new BART cars fail safety tests
New BART train cars flunked a safety inspection by a state regulatory agency, potentially delaying their rollout.
Muni to seek approval for four-car subway trains
Muni subway service returned to normal after closures during weeknights and all day on weekends.
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.
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 ...
California considers energy impact of commercial pot
As California gears up for legalized recreational marijuana, state regulators are trying to figure out how the ...
PG&E convicted of safety violations in San Bruno explosion
PG&E Co. was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco Tuesday of five counts of pipeline ...
San Bruno mayor wants PUC’s Florio out
San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane on Thursday called for the resignation or removal of California Public Utilities ...
Crashed tour bus never passed safety inspection
An out-of-control City Sightseeing tour bus that left 20 people injured when it crashed in Union Square Friday was not registered with the ...
PG&E fined after substation breach
PG&E was issued a $50,000 citation by the California Public Utilities Commission Monday for failing to prevent ...
Sierra Club denounces state’s new electricity rate
A San Francisco-based conservation group said a new electricity rate plan passed Friday will raise rates on ...
Luxury shuttle bus halted by regulators
A transit company offering a high-end private bus service in San Francisco abruptly halted service this week ...
$1.6 billion fine for PG&E explosion
The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday imposed a $1.6 billion penalty, its largest ever, on PG&E for the ...
San Bruno nods approval to $1.6B PG&E fine
San Bruno officials announced Tuesday they support a proposed increased $1.6 billion penalty and fine for PG&E .
Proposed PG&E fine swells to $1.6 billion
The CPUC proposed increasing to $1.6 billion a penalty for safety violations related to 2010's fatal ...
CPUC releases 65,000 PG&E e-mails
The California Public Utilities Commission Friday released roughly 65,000 email messages exchanged between PG&E Co. and agency officials ...
Governor appoints new CPUC chief
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a new president of the California Public Utilities Commission as well as ...
PG&E e-mails show back-channel badness
PG&E Co. Monday made public 12 new sets of email messages that it said appear to show ...
San Bruno: Release 65k PG&E e-mails
The city of San Bruno asked the CPUC Monday to order PG&E to release 65,000 email messages.
