The Jefferson -Martin 230 kv Transmission Line
where saw anyone worth the salt -
participate in the deliberation involving its
upgrade and Environmental Impact Report and Studies.
We cannot ever fail to recognize the hardworking, determination, fortitude and tenacity of PG&E blue collared workers - who have proved themselves - beyond doubt - serving its over 5.2 million accounts - and doing us San Franciscans - proud.
When it comes to outages - we should we grateful to the workers I have mentioned above - going beyond their call of duty - to perform well and serving - the population of San Francisco.
We cannot say that of SF Public Utilities Commission formed in 1996 - that not until 2006 - really got interested in Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) - mentioning a full built out - linked to Solar - but is still lagging. Too much talk and less walk.
I participated in all of the Jefferson-Martin
meetings - and never, ever saw anyone reputable
from the SF Public Utilities participate -
the SFPUC just really woke up in 2006 and now
want to be in the cockpit - when it come to providing
quality service - be it water or sewer - SFPUC gets an F.
When it comes to monitoring our high powered transmission lines PG&E has done very well. It has also done well with its distribution system.
In recent years PG&E has invested millions - upgrading its sub-stations - and in some parts of the City and County of San Francisco - for example on San Bruno Avenue - the high powered transmission lines - are underground - and in all the years they have been installed - we have had very good results.
As usual our SF Board of Supervisors - and I monitoring them carefully - stupid as they are - and convoluted - talk from both side of their mouth.
PG&E Managers are mandated by those that have invested in PG&E - many of them filthy rich citizens of San Francisco - living in the Pacific Heights and other areas where the rich wheel an and deal.
These filthy rich - have always - been keen to see to their investment - the once renowned stocks and shares - linked to Pacific Gas and Electricity (PG&E) to soar - that is all they are concerned about - greed.
Recently those stocks have hit rock bottom from what they were once - recently monitoring at $6 or so.
Today those PG&E and worried they may be laid off - such are the woes, trials, and tribulation - that these blue collared workers - many with excellent skills and stellar experience - now left to fend for themselves.
The recent fires - the adverse impacts of " climate change " - deferred experience - the millions of " dead trees " - that have to be removed - these facts and the decisions made to address - come from upper management - and devious and evil politicking - that has destroyed - whatever little decency was left - when we thought to politics.
It is the same at SF City Hall - stupid, inept, idiotic SF Board of Supervisors (BOS) having NO clue what they are talking about - when they talk about PGE.
Some of these SF BOS - should step down and fade away.
Nothing much has changed - London Breed -
is as dumb as before, inept, and spineless as they come -
she has now delegated SFPUC and given them
3 months to research PGE assets and come up
with a Business Plan - SFPUC needs three years -
and still will be bewildered, confounded, and very confused.
This is typical of " morons " - the will waste money on consultants - they did it before with the Millennium Tower - someone mess it up - then consultants are paid thousands of dollars - all tax payers money - and we get to hear the same old nonsense that we know.
The City and County has failed with its Central Subway when it comes to transparency and accountability. The project started with a budget of $600 million and now has exceed over $1.5 billion.
The TransBay Terminal - for all its grandeur -
closed to the public at large -
some one of kind steel beams - used in holding the structure -
failed - cracks that have to be addressed -
today - months after its opening -
TransBay Terminal is closed - as the repairs are accomplished.
We saw this with the TransBay - now costing over $2.5 billion.
For all the talk - the steel beams failed - and when the engineers - more structural engineers went back to the drawing board - again and again - we heard - poor work and lack of sound inspection.
The Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit -
is a mess - and it will not be completed as stated -
they say may be 2022 -
how much inconvenience - are we suppose to tolerate.
Read more about this project that they say will cost $200 million but it looks that from all the change orders more:
https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/construction-van-ness-glance
This for 2 miles of a Highway which is the Van Ness corridor -
it is a Highway - that few know about.
Let us add - all the over cost - and think for a moment - when adversely impacting - tax payers foot the bill.
The reason is simple - stupid, idiotic, spineless SF Board of Supervisors - not educated on issues - and many of them bribed by entities like the SFPUC.
The reason is simple - stupid, idiotic, spineless SF Board of Supervisors - not educated on issues - and many of them bribed by entities like the SFPUC.
Barbara Hale -
the Assistant General Manager -
in charge of Clean Power SF
Barbara Hale who use to be a paper pusher who hired by Susan Leal - when she was the General Manager of SFPUC - and fired by Gavin Newsom - when he was Mayor of San Francisco.
The recent presentations made by Barbara Hale - always blaming PGE - is something we are used to - and pay NO attention. As you know PGE operations and maintenance are far superior to those of SF Public Utilities Commission.
For starters SFPUC has NO capacity less experience - and even less transparency and accountability to have a sound built in - linked to Solar - far less when we envision SFPUC doing any type of distribution.
When we pay our bills - linked to Clean Power SF - we pay PGE - PGE outsources this singular task to someone else.
Now when we pay PGE - we will be paying more - that is one of the results of " reorganization " that comes with bankruptcy.
We have experienced that before - and it should not come as a surprise to us today - and in the future - with any reorganization to address the current difficulties - PGE is experiencing - that we the pay less - we will be paying MORE.
What bothers me are these assignments given to SF Public Utilities Commission - to report back to the Mayor who is ignorant herself - one blind person leading another - into the cesspool of their own creation.
Once the bankruptcy starts with PGE it will take at least 6 months one year at the most - to do an inventory - and allocate monies to those that are most important - on the priority list.
In this allocation of " duties " and " as-semblance " SFPUC in very low down the totem pole.
More, because SFPUC has always been a pain in the ass - as far as PGE is concerned.
In the hundreds of cases -involving PGE and SFPUC - most of the cases - over 98% have been won by PGE. I have been following this madness for years - and shocked how Juliet Ellis, Barbara Hale, William Carlin and some others continue to act in leadership roles.
More, because SFPUC has always been a pain in the ass - as far as PGE is concerned.
In the hundreds of cases -involving PGE and SFPUC - most of the cases - over 98% have been won by PGE. I have been following this madness for years - and shocked how Juliet Ellis, Barbara Hale, William Carlin and some others continue to act in leadership roles.
No one when it comes to distribution of high powered transmission and related issues - respects SF Public Utilities Commission - we already had this discussion with California ISO - way back in the year 2000.
Read more about the California Independent System Operator which is a Non-Profit organization - an organization that I am very familiar with and respect - not so SFPUC :
http://www.caiso.com
At my old office at 4909 Third Street - I possessed hundreds of binders linked to the Jefferson - Martin 230 kv Transmission Line. I had no place to store these hundreds of binders - and with a heavy heart - had to recycle these documents.
To this day - I cannot get over the fact - that I had to get rid of these documents - and entities liked SFPUC could have used - but did not have a clue - nor would they work with me or any other entities that are knowledgable.
The vision of have the Contracting Center was mine - it was meant more for job creation.
Before the opening the Mangers chose to name it the Contracting Center - steering away from Job Creation - for over 2 years the Contracting Center was under utilized.
We had computer classes for the Seniors and others - other meeting to inform the community at large.
The Contracting Center was moved 4 years ago to 150 Executive Park and still under utilized. SF Public Utilities Commission - loves to talk the talk -but always fails to walk the walk. Time will tell.
Read more about the California Independent System Operator which is a Non-Profit organization - an organization that I am very familiar with and respect - not so SFPUC :
http://www.caiso.com
At my old office at 4909 Third Street - I possessed hundreds of binders linked to the Jefferson - Martin 230 kv Transmission Line. I had no place to store these hundreds of binders - and with a heavy heart - had to recycle these documents.
To this day - I cannot get over the fact - that I had to get rid of these documents - and entities liked SFPUC could have used - but did not have a clue - nor would they work with me or any other entities that are knowledgable.
The vision of have the Contracting Center was mine - it was meant more for job creation.
Before the opening the Mangers chose to name it the Contracting Center - steering away from Job Creation - for over 2 years the Contracting Center was under utilized.
We had computer classes for the Seniors and others - other meeting to inform the community at large.
The Contracting Center was moved 4 years ago to 150 Executive Park and still under utilized. SF Public Utilities Commission - loves to talk the talk -but always fails to walk the walk. Time will tell.
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