Sen. Wiener: I’m Introducing Legislation to Let San Francisco Break Up with PG&E After This Weekend’s Fiasco

WEINER It s time ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco to break ░░░░░░░░ with PG E and ░░░░░░░░ m announcing new legislation ░░░░░░░░ next year to authorize ░░░░░░░░ Francisco and other cities ░░░░░░░░ break away from PG ░░░░░░░░ and form their own ░░░░░░░░ owned utilities PG E ░░░░░░░░ too large it s ░░░░░░░░ adequately maintaining its infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ we saw this weekend ░░░░░░░░ again with the substation ░░░░░░░░ caught on fire and ░░░░░░░░ is putting the interest ░░░░░░░░ shareholders about the public ░░░░░░░░ It is time for ░░░░░░░░ Francisco to break away ░░░░░░░░ introduced a bill to ░░░░░░░░ this to allow San ░░░░░░░░ to break away and ░░░░░░░░ make PG E a ░░░░░░░░ owned utility back in ░░░░░░░░ PG E however is ░░░░░░░░ powerful in California that ░░░░░░░░ bill did not even ░░░░░░░░ a hearing San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ has a petition pending ░░░░░░░░ the California Public Utilities ░░░░░░░░ to do evaluation of ░░░░░░░░ E so that San ░░░░░░░░ can exercise its right ░░░░░░░░ eminent domain to take ░░░░░░░░ PG E s infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco and create ░░░░░░░░ own public utility The ░░░░░░░░ the public utilities commission ░░░░░░░░ to move that along ░░░░░░░░ is of the essence ░░░░░░░░ s taken way too ░░░░░░░░ So even though power ░░░░░░░░ largely been restored at ░░░░░░░░ point there still needs ░░░░░░░░ be strong accountability Of ░░░░░░░░ PG E must be ░░░░░░░░ responsible for all the ░░░░░░░░ it caused from this ░░░░░░░░ but in addition this ░░░░░░░░ to a much broader ░░░░░░░░ deeper issue PG E ░░░░░░░░ too big it s ░░░░░░░░ adequately investing in its ░░░░░░░░ For those who remember ░░░░░░░░ same substation Larkin Street ░░░░░░░░ also on Mission Street ░░░░░░░░ had a similar meltdown ░░░░░░░░ ago It s happened ░░░░░░░░ times When giant corporations ░░░░░░░░ profits over the public ░░░░░░░░ it is time for ░░░░░░░░ to act That is ░░░░░░░░ has happened with PG ░░░░░░░░ It s time for ░░░░░░░░ to move forward for ░░░░░░░░ Francisco to be able ░░░░░░░░ break away from PG ░░░░░░░░ to form our own ░░░░░░░░ utility We gotta get ░░░░░░░░ done.”