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LAFCO researcher warns CPUC decision leaves low‑income San Franciscans exposed to disconnection risk
Summary
LAFCO research associate Adiba Khan told the commission that CPUC’s decision on arrearage programs contains protections but falls short for San Francisco’s most at‑risk residents; the report recommends extending the disconnection moratorium through the COVID emergency, pursuing local debt‑relief funding, and designing a San Francisco‑specific percentage‑of‑income plan.
Adiba Khan, LAFCO research associate, presented "Power is a Right," a research brief assessing CPUC’s recent ruling and its implications for San Francisco households at risk of utility disconnection. Khan walked commissioners through mapping and supervisor‑district data showing the city’s most affected ZIP codes — Bayview‑Hunters Point, SoMa, Visitacion Valley, Portola, Merced Heights and the Western Addition — and demonstrated overlap between high COVID incidence and high delinquency and disconnection rates.
Khan summarized numerical findings drawn from Clean Power SF data: total outstanding debt cited in the presentation was about $4,574,607 across approximately 138,233 accounts; roughly 40%…
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