Of dollars. He lost his home. He says he gets it but questions why pg e officials shut off power as broadly as they did. I dont really have a problem shutting down in the hills whether the winds are 40, 50 miles an hour. But in town i dont believe there is a lot that can burn. The Utility Company announcing today this round of potential shutoffs would be significantly smaller. Pg e hasnt called for the shutoff yet, but Officials Say they want to make sure customers are as prepared as possible. Still, we found residents who had no idea. I cant believe it. Not again. Don del carlo describes last weeks shutoff as radical i. Did it feel warranted . No, i didnt feel so. Supervisor gore rn is one of two supervisors asking why. She is holding more than just pg e accountable. I put the blame where the blame is due, and that is the California Public Utilities Commission for not demanding excellence fro the one utility that covers most of northern california. Supervisor goren also lost her home
Dan noyes has been on the pg e beat, and he joins us with the latest developments. Dan . Ama and dion, it took two twt days for pg e to announce another one is probably on this way this week. The reaction to pg es announcement of more blackouts, the second round this month was fast and angry. What pg e is supposed to be doing is taking the billions of dollars we have been giving them and trimming the trees and taking care of their grid so we dont have to have these shutoffs in the first place. Just this past friday, a parade of pg es top executives appeared before the California Public Utilities Commission to defend the blackouts two weeks ago that affected more than 700,000 customers. Pg e president and ceo bill johnson described the longterm outlook for what the Company Calls Public Safety power shutoffs, or pspss. Our goal over the next ten years is to eliminate these kind of psps events. Ten years of blackouts does not sit well with the governor, some lawmakers and state rate payer
Have a better idea once we see the data. If i hurt you right you said youre going to contact affected customers directly. Is that new from the last event and if so can you elaborate what if there are people who have cell phones or outdated numbers . We do try to contact every affected customer by phone email or text. I think we have a very high hit rate on that. It is the same as we have been doing. We had a couple hundred thousand people who updated their Contact Information. We want people to do that several times a year. If you have a new cell phone update your Contact Information so we can reach you. Those 48 ur notices have gone out for the. San mateo county. We are not at the 48 hour mark yet. Any other questions . Thank you. Plan for the same time tomorrow. You are listening into the pg e press conference where they are answering questions. About the communication and how residents will be alerted if there is a power shut off. Lets break it down for the bay area. Parts of sonoma
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