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Committee urges extension of utility shutoff moratorium after SFPUC data shows thousands in arrears
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended a resolution urging Gov. Newsom and the CPUC to extend the shutoff moratorium and provide debt relief after SFPUC testimony showed about 16,800 Clean Power SF residential customers were 90+ days delinquent as of March 2021.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted May 6 to recommend a resolution to the full Board urging the governor and the California Public Utilities Commission to extend the pandemic-era moratorium on utility shutoffs and to pursue debt relief for customers.
Vice Chair Supervisor Connie Chan framed the item saying unpaid utility bills have risen during the pandemic and that disconnections would have disproportionately harsh impacts on vulnerable residents and small businesses. Michael Himes, director of Clean Power SF at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission…
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