US EditionScott Wiener Unveils New Bill to Help Cities Break up with PG&E
Senate Bill 875 would allow California cities to form public utilities or join existing ones, following outages that left a third of San Francisco without power, officials said.
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Wiener Introduces New State Legislation That Would Allow Cities to 'Breakup with PG&E' and Start Their Own Public Utilities
State Senator Scott Wiener is trying to bolster his run for Congress with a new bill targeting PG&E, a bill that would allow cities to "breakup with PG&E." But does deficit-strapped SF even have the money to do this?PG&E is easily pretty much the most despised utility company (or maybe even any company?) in San Francisco and much of Northern California. That was the case well before PG&E ruined the weekend before Christmas with that December 20 …
State Sen. Scott Wiener introduces bill to help cities 'break up' with PG&E
"It is time for San Francisco to break up with PG&E," Scott Wiener said as he introduced a "breakup bill" which would ease the burden of proof required for cities to justify a switch from a private to publicly owned utility.
New state legislation would allow SF, cities to break up with PG&E
The possibility of a big breakup is on the table. State and local leaders are piecing together a way for cities to be able to separate from Pacific Gas & Electric. State Sen. Scott Wiener, Monday morning, and city supervisors Rafael Mandemann, Bilal Mahmood and Alan Wong will announce Senate Bill 875. If SB 875 makes it through the legislative process, there could be two alternative options for cities like San Francisco. One would be to create t…
State Senator Scott Wiener will meet with San Francisco supervisors on Monday to announce legislation that seeks to "break" with PG&E. Some San Francisco residents and politicians have long held the idea that the city should get rid of PG&E and get its own public power grid. Wiener introduced similar legislation in 2020, but claims that PG&E was "so powerful" that the bill was not even heard.
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