California Public Utilities Commission

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to put PG&E on probation over wildfire safety concerns, the first step towards a possible revocation of the utility’s license to operate.

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to put PG&E on probation over wildfire safety concerns, the first step towards a possible revocation of the utility’s license to operate.

The U.S. electric grid is outdated. Designed for a world that runs on fossil fuels, it needs some major upgrades to transition to an all-renewable system.

The embattled executive director at the state’s Public Utilities Commission was fired Monday for alleged cronyism and other irregularities in her hiring of top staff members.

The state’s Public Utilities Commission is in turmoil after its embattled executive director was fired amid allegations of cronyism in hiring. But she claims she is being targeted for blowing the whistle on $200 million in uncollected fees. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

A high-ranking official at the California agency that regulates utility companies has been fired over several allegedly unethical hiring decisions discussed in a recent personnel audit, according to a newspaper report. The California Public Utilities Commission announced Monday it voted to dismiss Executive Director Alice Stebbins effective Sept. 4, agency spokesperson Terrie Prosper confirmed. Commission President Marybel Batjer said Stebbins…

California power regulators on Thursday slapped Pacific Gas & Electric with a $2.1 billion fine for igniting a series of deadly wildfires that landed the beleaguered utility in bankruptcy.

Concerns about the safety of rideshare services have prompted transportation leaders in San Francisco to send a letter to state regulators Wednesday outlining the gaps in regulations they believe put riders in danger.

Transportation leaders in San Francisco sent a letter to state regulators Wednesday outlining a long list of gaps in regulations that they say puts rideshare customers in danger. Jean Elle reports.

Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday urged a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a key insurance settlement as it struggles to regain its financial footing and cover at least $20 billion in losses stemming from catastrophic wildfires in California tied to its equipment.

BART board members are expected to sign off on funding Thursday for a fleet of 252 new cars that would cut down on overcrowding.

BART board members are expected to sign off on funding Thursday for a fleet of 252 new cars that would cut down on overcrowding. Roz Plater reports.

State regulators have cited PG&E for violating a dozen utility safety regulations in the Camp Fire last year, saying the company failed to heed warning signs about the aging tower blamed for the fire and its pre-fire inspection efforts were flawed and “ineffective.”

The City of Lafayette has tallied up its losses from PG&E’s power shutoff and says the utility should get ready to pay up.

California utility regulators told communications providers to step up preparations for widespread power outages or other emergencies that could hamper first responders and residents.

California regulators opened a formal investigation Wednesday into pre-emptive power outages that blacked out large parts of the state in October, drawing strong rebukes from public officials and residents who said the shut-offs were too broad and poorly executed.

PG&E acknowledges in reports filed with state regulators Monday that its equipment was involved in sparking separate fires on both sides of Highway 24 in Lafayette, but noted the fires were not in high fire threat areas subject to Sunday’s massive power shutoff.

East Contra Costa fire investigators have released a new video of what they said caused a fast-moving fire this weekend on Bethel Island – PG&E power lines.

East Contra Costa fire investigators have released a new video of what they say caused a fast-moving fire this weekend on Bethel Island. The video, shot by a night watchman early Sunday morning, shows sparks flying off of a power line. Investigators have concluded that it was a PG&E equipment failure. Sergio Quintana reports.

Two “rapidly expanding” fires on each side of state Highway 24 in Lafayette prompted evacuations Sunday, according to a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman. Melissa Colorado reports.