similar to line in san bruno are continuing to operate at pressures reduced by 20%. a measure built a additional margin of safety into conditions. what pg&e did not say is whether it will step up inspections now that experts found defective welds. based on today s findings, there is a question whether there was an important clue that a catastrophic event was in the making. residents had been reporting that smelling gas seeping out of the pipes increasing in size and allowing the gas to escape. would you have thought that someone should have been more cognizant of what is going on. reaction was swift from officials. jackie spear said i am pro foundly disturbed. the loss of life might have been prevented if pg&e properly identified risks underground in the glenn view neighborhood. we also contacted california public utilities commission for their reaction. they have not responded. pg&e has come up with a plan to simplify process, offering to buy all 38 lots were wr homes