Rate. But as part of the change, youll also be paying 5 to 0. 07 less per kilowatt hour. And this isnt just the three largest utilities. Makes a lot of sense because those infrastructure costs dont vary depending on how much electricity you use. Mark toney of the Utility Reform Network says people who could see prices rise are those using solar and people along the coast who dont use the air conditioning as often. He says they could see bills rise by about 3 to 5 a month. Those who could see lower bills include people in hot climates like the east and south bay, and in the central valley, who use their ac much more often. Low income households and electric Vehicle Owners who charge at home. The proposals goal is to make utility bills more equitable and make it cheaper to go electric, toney says. Its a small step in the right direction. We need rate reduction, rate relief and this is a tiny part of it. But so much more needs to be done to bring these rates down. Critics argue this new f
Year. Going to get out there and enjoy the water in the north bay, people took advantage of the warm weather and decided to cool off by hitting the russian river. For some that meant kayaking while others decided to relax on the beach, pointing out this was a good chance to beat the weekend crowds. As always, if you are going to go out on the water, it is recommended that you wear a life jacket. Today felt pretty good, but what about tomorrow . Yeah, thats a good question. Sandyha patel is here with our 24 hour accuweather forecast. Sandy. Yeah, and that 24 hour forecast will include heat, but not for everyone. Armand jr, let me show you a live picture right now from our mount tam cam. You see whats back. The fog surrounding sutro tower. Onshore winds have come up 13 miles an hour in fairfield. Its not strong. Its the direction of the wind thats taking those temperatures down by 11 degrees in santa rosa. Down nine in oakland. You can certainly feel it. If you stepped outside, but it wa
To support your recommendation 100. Breaking news out of oakland tonight, where the oakland board of port commissioners has unanimously voted to rename the airport. Good evening. Im ama daetz and im j. R. Stone. The new name will be San Francisco bay area Oakland International airport. Yes. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan was monitoring tonights vote. He joins us now live on. Sir umma and gr, like you said, we dont have a new airport, but we do have a name. As j. R. Mentioned, the Oakland Airport will now be the San Francisco bay area Oakland International airport. Now, this is the second vote, which means this name change takes effect immediately. So why the name change . The board says the main reason comes down to location. The port says the lack of geographic awareness of where oakland is creates challenges. They argue that oakland should be serving the top 20 us markets, but its not. They say theyve conducted research that shows the name change would attract more passengers t
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But with that said, we will still be 5 to 15 degrees above average for today. Heres a look over the Golden Gate Bridge where that is definite. Change along the coastline and inside the bay. Were seeing some fog out there this morning. A very weak onshore breeze and temperatures at this hour. Way cooler for most compared to yesterday, 49 in santa rosa, upper 50s in concord, upper 50s right now. San jose. Take a look at that 24 hour temperature change. Petaluma has been leading the pack most of the morning down by 20 degrees compared to yesterday in oakland. You are down by nine. Half moon bay down by 13. So with that said, we do expect a bigger changes along the coast just inside the bay and temperatures will still be well above average. 85 of rosa today, 73 in San Francisco and 90 expected in livermore. A better look at the afternoon highs for today and the cooling trend that will continue into the days ahead. Coming up in just a bit at 701. Lets see how the highways are doing this mor