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California Public Utilities Commission

San Bruno PG&E Blast

September 17, 2015October 23, 2012 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Bruno PG&E Blast: DLA Piper, Sen. Mitchell Urged to Resign CPUC Settlement Negotiations for Conflict of Interests, Confidentiality Breach

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E

Herrera: mediator from utilities’ law firm risks legitimacy of CPUC’s PG&E proceeding

September 17, 2015October 16, 2012 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
U.S. Sen. George Mitchell’s firm, DLA Piper, is adverse to S.F. in litigation, claims several utilities among its clients

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E, U.S. Pipeline Safety Act

Herrera sues feds for failing to enforce gas pipeline safety standards before and after San Bruno blast

September 22, 2015February 14, 2012 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
PHMSA ‘still asleep at the switch,’ City Attorney says, after ignoring S.F.’s concerns, recommendations of federal investigators

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, San Bruno Explosion, U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Herrera says NTSB hearing on San Bruno blast offers ‘devastating indictment’ against PG&E, regulators

September 24, 2015August 30, 2011 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Findings strongly support Herrera’s July 14 notice of intent to sue CPUC, PHMSA regulators

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E, San Bruno Explosion

Herrera moves to sue CPUC, feds for failing to enforce gas pipeline safety standards

September 24, 2015July 14, 2011 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Revelations from San Bruno tragedy lead San Francisco to seek federal court order compelling regulators to strictly enforce U.S. safety standards

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission

Herrera calls for transparency and swiftness as CPUC considers new regulations for natural gas pipelines

September 24, 2015May 27, 2011 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney’s additional recommendations support Representative Jackie Speier’s recent proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, Jackie Speier, San Bruno Explosion

City urges PG&E gas line testing, upgrades in tomorrow’s CPUC hearing on $3 million fine

December 8, 2015April 10, 2011 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
‘The real outrage’ is lack of safety improvements to transmission lines seven months after San Bruno tragedy, Herrera argues

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E

Herrera blasts PG&E’s deal for $3 million fine, asks CPUC to urgently protect public safety

December 8, 2015March 28, 2011 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Penalty ‘disregards the risks to human life and safety,’ provides ‘no incentive for PG&E to take its responsibilities seriously’

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E

Herrera praises CPUC decision to open public proceeding into gas line safety

December 8, 2015January 27, 2011 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney, TURN petitioned yesterday for a ‘thorough, transparent investigation’ by the commission regulating California’s utilities

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E, San Bruno Explosion, TURN

Herrera urges CPUC to investigate deadly San Bruno gas line explosion

December 8, 2015January 26, 2011 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney joins TURN in calling for a ‘thorough, transparent investigation’ by the commission that regulates California’s utilities

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E, San Bruno Explosion, TURN

Herrera seeks rule change to block PG&E efforts to kill consumer choice

July 10, 2015January 11, 2010 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Utility’s deceptive campaign, broken promises on Community Choice Aggregation demand expedited action by regulators, City argues

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E

State PUC Approves PG&E Outage Settlement Targeting Reliability and Safety Improvements in S.F.

July 13, 2015February 16, 2006 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
PG&E to Pay $6.5 Million in Lieu of Fines for Massive Holiday Season Outage Caused By Mission Street Substation Fire in December 2003

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E

Herrera Files Testimony With State Utilities Commission Blasting PG&E Bankruptcy Plan for ‘Profound & Negative Impact’

July 14, 2015August 29, 2003 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Consumers, businesses and regional economy would be hit hard by proposed rate plan, economist and utility expert argues

Categories News Tags Barbara R. Barkovich, California Public Utilities Commission, Dennis Herrera, PG&E bankruptcy

Herrera Files Testimony With State Utilities Commission Blasting PG&E Bankruptcy Plan for ‘Profound & Negative Impact’

July 14, 2015August 29, 2003 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Consumers, businesses and regional economy would be hit hard by proposed rate plan, economist and utility expert argues

Categories News Tags Barbara R. Barkovich, California Public Utilities Commission, Dennis Herrera, PG&E bankruptcy

Herrera Urges State PUC to Better Protect Consumers in PG&E Bankruptcy Financing Plan

July 14, 2015April 2, 2003 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco City Attorney Testifies That Dedicated Rate Component Plan Would Save California Ratepayers $5 Billion Over Next Decade

Categories News Tags California Public Utilities Commission, Dennis Herrera

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