Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has declared bankruptcy - chapter 11 - private investment to the tune of over $11 billion are in the pipeline - spurring PG&E's stocks and shares to take a hike up. Those wishing PG&E the worse - sending them swooning - and wondering what the fuck is happening?
PG&E is NOT about to surrender - and some entity like San Francisco Public Utilities (SFPUC) with a very poor track record - cannot and should not be permitted to undertake an operation for which it is NOT suited.
More with the rampant corruption of the highest order - prevailing at SFPUC.
PG&E has over 100 years of experience in the field of maintaining high powered power lines, sub-stations, distribution, billing - and a gamut of other vetted skills and accomplishments.
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) - will take decades to catch up - and more have the ability to operate with standards.
Even as PG&E has declared bankruptcy - hundreds of attorneys are working very hard to back PG&E - these attorneys - are the backbone of their stellar " legal team ".
In the hundreds of law suits the SFPUC has brought against PG&E - PG&E has won over 95%.
SFPUC has a few attorney - no one that has the caliber nor the experience of some of the high ranking PG&E attorneys.
None of the SFPUC attorneys have access to the many specialities and operations - marketing, higher caliber accountability, understanding distribution.
Transparent and standardized billing, maintaining and operating maintenance facilities complete with Superintendents who have been with PG&E for decades - are their backbone and ready to begin gusto - a new.
I was at City Hall yesterday and addressed the SF Board of Supervisors - many time - a bunch of idiots - who wag that tongue - that tongue that has no bone - if it had one - many of them would not have a tongue.
Again and again the SF BOS have been taught with their hand in the cookie jar - acting in haste without doing their homework.
The Central subway started with a price of $600 million and is still on going with a price that exceeds $1.6 Billion. Such facts do not shame the SF Board of Supervisors.
It is the same with the Van Ness project which is a mess and over budget - and of course the TransBay which has yet to open to the public - and has been closed to the public for some months now. It cost the tax payers $2 billion.
The SF BOS now want to take control of the high power transmission lines, the sub-stations, the distribution, marketing, billions of dollars in financing and think that they are capable of managing such projects - which they are not.
All costing billions - pretending that they have a sound credit - but they have NO experience - and San Francisco must be leery of these crooks - many of them milking the system more, the crooks wheeling and dealing at SF Public Utilities Commission.
Our City and County of San Francisco is facing a catastrophe with the impeding City Pensions - too much double dipping, and many SF City employees paid too much - a full 20% making over $175,000 with benefits.
Some SF City employees have special contracts - in access of $350,000 with benefits our Mayor making over $365,000.
All of them over paid - and under utilized - more their performance drab and lacking any known standards.
Failing us tax payers - while NO one is paying attention to audits - and failures - all that point to inferior and despicable performances - more laden with corruption of the highest order. Dark money!
What is paramount to note - lack of yearly work performance reports.
These crooks - making hay while the sun shine - laughing all the way to the bank.
Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Hillary Ronen are novices who want to step from the frying pan to the fire - to gain some browny points.
They both should stick to represent their Districts - in District 9 - there is much to do - and I have given Hillary Ronen a pass - but we have serious issues to tackle - when it comes to Quality of Life issues.
They both have little if no experience about how to operate large Energy Companies and all the intricate elements that go with with monitoring transmission lines, the distribution, the marketing, billing - suffice to say - they use their platform as SF Supervisors - to wag their tongues.
Both do great disservice to the tax payers and more the decent - hard working San Franciscans. Suffice to say of late we are fed up with their petty politics - first the introducing of Mark Farrell to be be Interim Mayor - kicking London Breed out.
Then recently corralling the Mission constituents - to prop some fake representation - that does not represent the entire District 9 - all to try to be the President of the Board of Supervisors - Norman Yee won and Hillary Ronen now want to help establish an operation - known as the SF Clean Power - she is biting more than she can chew.
The immature plan to control some sort of SF Clean Energy Project - complete with the control of higher power transmission lines, distribution, marketing, billing and the many other needed operations - none of which are in place - and none have been studied. Some study done by consultants - may be in place in 3 months.
Of important to note the state of affairs linked to all high power lines - a needs assessment that is needed - and which PG&E has stated is very cost prohibitive and will cost $ 5 Billion.
Millions of dead trees that have to be removed - something PG&E attempted to clear - using helicopters and also as PG&E has declared cost them a lot of money.
Managing distribution and controlling the transmission lines - requires expertise - that comes from years of experience - politicians often say what the public likes to hear.
Here in San Francisco - we have astute and stellar constituents - and we must be leery of these crooks - more those that make their nest at 525 Golden Gate Avenue.
These two Supervisors - Aaron Peskin and Hillary Ronen - would do well to wait for 3 months to study the report - which has been planned to be in place - while some consultants -prepare the report at great expensive - may be costing above $400,000.
These two SF Supervisors Hillary Ronen and Aaron Peskin - have NO clue what they are talking about - at this juncture - putting the cart before the horse. Time will tell.
Some immature and foolish SF Board of Supervisors - a few SF City and County heads of Departments - among them Harlan Kelly - Manager of SFPUC - his wife Naomi Kelly - the City Administrator - the Mayor - London Breed - spewing diatribe - I am watching these folks like a hawk.
The above named folks - have all fallen for some fancy talk - dreaming of controlling the a system called SF Clean Power - complete with the ability of controlling the transmission lines, doing the distribution, marketing, the many other abilities that they lack knowledge off - some of them talking from both sides of their mouth.
If this City and County of San Francisco - permits them to act as they wish to - our City and County of San Francisco - will be in a mess - and far greater mess than - PG&E is experiencing today.
On another level a judge has ordered PG&E to do a needs assessment of all its high power transmission lines - on hearing this order - PG&E has stated it will be cost prohibitive - over $5 Billion.
Judging from past actions - lack of presence of mind and more the lack of being able to adjudicate on important issues at hand - making the right decision - the SF BOS have proved again and again to lack the ability to " discern ".
The SFBOS will fall flat on their face - and then point fingers - at others.
Yesterday January 29, 2019 I was at SF City Hall in Room 250 - agenda item 181224 - Tenderloin Housing Clinic - Supportive Housing Services - to the tune of $117,285,186.
A Resolution to retroactively approve a grant agreement between the City and County of San Francisco acting by and thought the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing and Tenderloin Housing Clinic for supportive housing for formerly homeless adults for a term of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2018, huge amounts totaling $117,285,186 - actions that did not come before the SF Board of Supervisors.
Way back in 2014 - some of the the above amount got approval without coming to the SF BOS - where by law all amounts in access of $10 million have to be approved.
A financial officer representing the Tenderloin Housing Clinic stated the facts and Supervisor Aaron Peskin threw a fit - he compared the situation to a Constitutional Crisis of something to that a fact.
Then there was some back and forth - until finally the SF City Controller Ben Rosenfield - stated who exactly was at fault - the system at the time lacking checks and balances and so on.
If some adjudication was made - to NOT allow the Tenderloin Housing Clinic to have access to this money - to fire the head of the department - Trent Rhorer - the Director of Human Services - just the thought of taking such actions - slowed the actions to be taken.
In the end when the vote was taken two voted against Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Norman Yee the SF Board President - the rest all voted in positive - some must have done some superb lobbying - may be even bribing the rascals. The final vote 9 for - 2 against.
The eleven Districts of San Francisco - represented by a Supervisor - who must represent one's District while also represent the entire City and County of San Francisco.
Vince Courtney who sits of the SF Public Utilities Commission - the only person who has a feel for the workers - more Blue Collared workers - and speaks his mind - has chose to resign February 13, 2019 - to head a number of Political Action Committees.
As one who attends the SF Public Utilities Commission - and participates in the deliberations - he will be missed - what will happen - as usually happens - " buffoonery " of the highest order with reign supreme - and folks like Juliet Ellis, Barbara Hale, William Carlin and others too many to name - will have a field day.
The SF Public Utilities Commission was formed in 1996 and Pacific Gas and Electric in 1905.
The California Public Utilities Commission was formed in 1911.
SFPUC has failed the tax payers - as will be proved by the many audits done by the SF Controller's Office - linked to the Water System and Improvement Project (WSIP) - millions wasted on Mountain Tunnel, Calaveras, and Irvington Tunnel and more.
Millions wasted on the Sewer System Improvement Project (SSIP) - it started as a $6 Billion project now expanded to $10 billion. Community Benefits doled out to crooks by one Dwayne Jones who is deemed a consultant and is NOT to be trusted.
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