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Supervisor McParini seeks state law change to permit renegotiation of PG&E franchises granted in perpetuity
Summary
Supervisor McParini introduced a resolution requesting that the California Legislature allow cities to renegotiate perpetual franchise agreements, citing San Francisco's 1939 franchise with PG&E and a large gap between San Francisco's current franchise receipts and amounts some other cities collect.
Supervisor McParini asked the board to introduce a resolution urging the California Legislature to reform state law to permit local jurisdictions to renegotiate franchise agreements that were granted in perpetuity. McParini said San Francisco’s franchise with Pacific Gas & Electric traces to 1939 and sets rates at 0.5% for electric sales and…
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