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Board reaffirms municipalization goal, sends resolutions on PG&E accountability to full board with worker-protection amendment

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors · February 12, 2026

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Summary

Committee forwarded two resolutions to the full board: one reaffirming the city's long-term goal to acquire PG&E electric assets and another urging the governor and CPUC to hold PG&E accountable. Supervisors added language to protect PG&E workers'wages and benefits during any transition and voted to send both items to the full board with positive recommendations.

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted to forward two related resolutions to the full Board of Supervisors: a reaffirmation of San Francisco's long-standing policy support for municipal ownership of electric delivery and a resolution urging Governor Gavin Newsom and state regulators to hold PG&E accountable following the December outages.

Chair Matt Dorsey framed the measure with the city charter: "the declared purpose and intention of the people of the city and county...that public utilities shall be gradually acquired and ultimately owned by the city and county," and said the board would continue to pursue municipal options "if and only if" conditions regarding financial stability, worker protections, safety, affordability, and operational performance can be met.

PG&E representatives cautioned that the full cost of acquisition would exceed public estimates and that CPUC has identified additional categories of liabilities. Jake Ziegelman, PG&E vice president, argued the state safety certificate process focuses on wildfire mitigation and is not an appropriate lever for city-specific reliability concerns.

Supervisor Wong proposed and the committee adopted an amendment ensuring that no PG&E worker "currently serving San Francisco's electric infrastructure should be displaced or suffer a reduction in wages, benefits, or retirement security" as a result of a city acquisition, and that the city would prioritize "seamless transition" of those workers into city employment.

The committee voted to forward both amended resolutions to the full board with positive recommendations.