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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 the trains will be in service...Read More
Brand-new BART cars fail safety tests
New BART train cars flunked a safety inspection by a state regulatory agency, potentially delaying their rollout.Read More
Muni to seek approval for four-car subway trains
Muni subway service returned to normal after closures during weeknights and all day on weekends.Read More
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.Read More
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 massive blackout in Monterey County.Read More
California considers energy impact of commercial pot
As California gears up for legalized recreational marijuana, state regulators are trying to figure out how the new industry will impact the energy supply.Read More
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 safety law violations.Read More
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 Commission member Mike Florio.Read More
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 CPUC.Read More
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 a security breach at a substation near San Jose.Read More
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 majority of customers and make the air dirtier.Read More
Luxury shuttle bus halted by regulators
A transit company offering a high-end private bus service in San Francisco abruptly halted service this week in response to a cease and desist letter from the California Public...Read More
$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 unsafe operation of its gas transmission system and the deadly pipeline rupture...Read More
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 .Read More
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 gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno.Read More
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 between 2010 and 2014 as ordered because of a “judge shopping” scandal...Read More
Governor appoints new CPUC chief
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a new president of the California Public Utilities Commission as well as a new commissioner on the embattled panel.Read More
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 violations of rules.Read More
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.Read More
Judge-shopping costs PG&E $1 million
The California Public Utilities Commission imposed a $1.05 million fine on PG&E. Read More