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San Francisco supervisors demand answers after Dec. 20 outage, seek PG&E accountability and municipalization briefing
Summary
Supervisors called for hearings and resolutions after a Dec. 20 PG&E substation fire left roughly one-third of San Francisco without power; the board asked SFPUC to brief on options to acquire local infrastructure and urged state review of PG&E's safety certification.
San Francisco supervisors pressed for accountability and options to prevent future widespread outages after a Dec. 20 substation fire that blacked out roughly 130,000 customers across large swaths of the city.
Supervisor Chan introduced two resolutions asking the city to hold PG&E accountable for the outages and urging Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety to withhold PG&E's safety certificate until infrastructure inspections and maintenance are verified. Chan said the outages "disrupted small businesses, seriously impacted seniors, people living with disabilities, and caused public transit delays," and characterized the failures as the result of "neglected infrastructure maintenance by PG&E." (Supervisor Chan)
Supervisor Wong asked the board to schedule a hearing to investigate the Dec. 20…
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