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Newsom did, though, sign into law a bill banning public high schools from starting class before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools from starting before 8 a.m. The governor’s office has \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/10/13/governor-newsom-takes-final-action-of-2019-legislative-season/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a full list of all the bills signed and vetoed on the last day\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the last week, Newsom signed landmark legislation that ran the gamut from a ban on selling fur to a mandate that state university health centers stock abortion medication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below is a roundup of some of the standout bills signed in the lead up to the legislative deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Health and Aging\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 24:\u003c/strong> This bill, which is the first of it kind in the U.S., requires student health centers at all 34 UC and CSU campuses to provide medication abortions. 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The limits on rent hikes don’t go nearly as far as local rent control laws in places like San Francisco and Oakland, but it would cover millions of Californians whose units didn’t already have such protections. The bill will sunset after 10 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 330\u003c/strong>: From Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, this law aims to cut down on red tape and to speed up construction projects by making it harder for local governments to kill affordable housing developments and homeless shelters. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sunday night was the final deadline for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s to sign or veto bills from the current legislative session — and he kept some legislators waiting until the last moments to find out if their bills were going to live or die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the last day before the deadline, Newsom announced he had signed 870 bills into law. But Sunday’s flurry of action included more vetoes than signings, mostly for things Newsom said the state could not afford to implement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That included blocking a bill that would have required all schools to provide at least six weeks of pregnancy leave at full pay for staff. He also vetoed a bill requiring all elementary schools to have at least one full-day kindergarten program by 2022. Newsom did, though, sign into law a bill banning public high schools from starting class before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools from starting before 8 a.m. The governor’s office has \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/10/13/governor-newsom-takes-final-action-of-2019-legislative-season/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a full list of all the bills signed and vetoed on the last day\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the last week, Newsom signed landmark legislation that ran the gamut from a ban on selling fur to a mandate that state university health centers stock abortion medication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below is a roundup of some of the standout bills signed in the lead up to the legislative deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Health and Aging\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 24:\u003c/strong> This bill, which is the first of it kind in the U.S., requires student health centers at all 34 UC and CSU campuses to provide medication abortions. The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls will administer a Reproductive Health Fund to pay for the upfront costs of providing this option across campuses. But eventually universities may need to dip into tax dollars or student fees for ongoing costs — a funding avenue abortion opponents are against.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 824:\u003c/strong> By Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Santa Rosa, and sponsored by Attorney General Xavier Becerra, this is another first-in-the-nation bill. It addresses pay-for-delay agreements, which saddle prescription drug users with debt. The new law tamps down on the practice of pharmaceutical drug companies paying their generic counterparts to delay the release of cheaper versions of drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 464:\u003c/strong> The California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act requires implicit bias training for all perinatal health care providers and better tracking of maternal deaths by the coroner’s office. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11760903/a-black-mother-told-not-to-scream-in-labor-asks-can-california-fix-racism-in-maternity-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mortality rates among black infants\u003c/a> in California are triple those of white infants, and black women are substantially more likely to suffer life-threatening complications during pregnancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 159:\u003c/strong> This bill by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, provides the HIV-prevention drugs, pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP), \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/10/08/768313666/california-to-make-hiv-prevention-drugs-available-without-a-prescription\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">without a prescription\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Education\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 265:\u003c/strong> This amends a previous bill, the Child Hunger Prevention and Fair Treatment Act of 2017, to ensure students who receive free or reduced school lunches are offered the same meal as their peers. Previously, low-income students received an alternative lunch, which student advocates said singled them out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No more lunch shaming in CA,” \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1183468717939683328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Newsom\u003c/a> tweeted on Sunday. In August, Newsom met with Ryan Kyote, a 9-year-old from Napa, who used his lunch card to cover meals for other students.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 493:\u003c/strong> This directs the California Department of Education to train teachers on how to best support LGBTQ students in middle and high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 982:\u003c/strong> The goal of this bill is to help students during periods of suspension stay on track with their schoolwork. The law mandates that schools provide homework assignments upon request to students suspended for two or more school days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 328:\u003c/strong> California becomes the first state in the country to mandate later start times for public schools, with the hope of improving educational success with more sleep. The law will take effect over a phased-in period, ultimately requiring middle schools to start at or after 8 a.m. and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The law does not apply to optional early classes or to schools in some rural areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/10/12/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-create-more-inclusive-schools-and-expand-k-12-student-protections/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a list of most of the education bills\u003c/a> signed by the governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Housing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 1482: \u003c/strong>Considered the biggest victory for California renter protections in decades, this bill creates a statewide limit on rent increases of 5% plus inflation. It also requires that landlords provide a “just cause” when evicting tenants who have been renting for a year or more. The limits on rent hikes don’t go nearly as far as local rent control laws in places like San Francisco and Oakland, but it would cover millions of Californians whose units didn’t already have such protections. The bill will sunset after 10 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 330\u003c/strong>: From Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, this law aims to cut down on red tape and to speed up construction projects by making it harder for local governments to kill affordable housing developments and homeless shelters. The provision sunsets after five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 1738:\u003c/strong> On Sunday, Newsom also signed a streamlined process for creating more agricultural farmworker housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The Environment\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 54:\u003c/strong> By Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, AB 54 brings temporary relief in the wake of the mass closures of recycling centers that came with the folding of RePlanet, the state’s largest recycling business. The bill provides $10 million for recycling centers and gives grocers a reprieve from paying some recycling fees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 342:\u003c/strong> AB 342 rejects the Trump administration’s plans to use protected public lands for oil and gas production. It bars any state entity from entering into an agreement to authorize pipelines or other oil- or gas-related infrastructure built on state-owned land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 1057:\u003c/strong> This renames the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources with the intent to also change the mission of the newly christened Geologic Energy Management Division. New leadership at the Department of Conservation, which oversees this division, and a new division supervisor underscore efforts to reroute the agency. The bill establishes protecting public health, safety and environmental quality as the agency’s new top priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/10/12/governor-gavin-newsom-signs-six-bills-to-move-california-away-from-fossil-fuels/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the full list of bills\u003c/a> aimed at limiting and regulating fossil fuels, including requiring a process for cleaning up non-floating oil and conducting testing on abandoned wells.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Animal Welfare\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 44:\u003c/strong> Anti-fur advocates have long sought to end the use of animals for their fur, and California is the first state in the nation to ban the creation of new fur products. Republican critics said the law was disrespectful to Native Americans, but there are exceptions in the bill for fur used by Native American tribes for traditional purposes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SB 313:\u003c/strong> This bill would ban the use of wild animals in circus acts, including bears, elephants, tigers and monkeys. California is only the third state, after New Jersey and Hawaii to enact a ban like this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 128\u003c/strong> protects California’s wild and domestic horses from slaughter and \u003cstrong>AB 1254\u003c/strong> bans bobcat hunting, trapping or killing until 2025. Notably, \u003cstrong>SB 395\u003c/strong>, signed Sunday night, would allow drivers to eat animals that they accidentally hit and kill with their car.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Other Bills Worth Noting\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In criminal justice reform, \u003cstrong>AB 1076\u003c/strong> will make it easier for people to clear their records of old criminal offenses, \u003cstrong>AB 484\u003c/strong> give judges more leeway when sentencing offenders for certain drug crimes and \u003cstrong>SB 22\u003c/strong> requires new rape kits be submitted for testing within 20 days and actually be tested within 120 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AB 32\u003c/strong> bans any new contracts or contract renewals with private prisons. By 2028, the bill will also require California to stop holding inmates in for-profit prison facilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With an election year just a few months away, \u003cstrong>SB 72\u003c/strong> mandates same-day voter registration starting in 2020, though voters who wait until Election Day to register won’t be counted until their registration is cleared by county officials\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, Newsom signed a number of \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/10/10/governor-newsom-signs-worker-protection-bills-addressing-sexual-harassment-wages-and-health-protections/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual harassment protection-oriented bills\u003c/a> spurred by the #MeToo movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>reporting from the Associated Press was used in this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Gavin Newsom vetoed a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB792\">bill\u003c/a> Saturday that would have required manufacturers in California to incorporate recycled plastic into new bottles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure would have mandated that plastic beverage bottles — like those used for water, soda and fruit drinks — contain a minimum of 50% recycled content by 2030, a goal that some recycling advocates said was the most ambitious in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The requirements would have been phased in gradually and applied only to containers covered by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/bevcontainer\">California Refund Value\u003c/a> program, which reimburses consumers 5 to 10 cents for each aluminum, glass or plastic container brought back for recycling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, Assembly Bill 792 passed both state houses by wide margins. Ting expressed disappointment at the governor’s veto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Setting the highest minimum recycled content standards for plastic beverage containers in the entire world would have sent signals to the recycling market that California is serious about reducing plastic waste in our environment,” Ting said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related recycling coverage\" tag=\"plastics\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In explaining his veto, Newsom wrote that late amendments introduced a “costly, burdensome process” to the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The waiver petitions allowed under this bill would put the burden on the state to prove to manufacturers that their products can meet recycling goals, rather than making clear that manufacturers have the responsibility to create products that can meet these goals,” Newsom wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom was likely referring to an amendment allowing manufacturers to appeal to an administrative judge if they fell short of the required goals, said Mark Murray, executive director of Californians Against Waste, an environmental group that lobbied for the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Murray said the provision had been added at the behest of industry lobbying group American Beverage Association and called it a “more complicated and, frankly, convoluted enforcement mechanism” that could take authority away from the state-run agency CalRecycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I understand the concerns that the administration had with the bill,” Murray said. “I am absolutely confident that between the author and the administration we are going to be able to get it right next year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For its part, the American Beverage Association also expressed dismay at the veto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re disappointed given that this bill balanced the need for more recycled content with the realities of the marketplace to reach the goal of improving the recycling and reducing of plastic in California,” said William Dermody, a spokesman for the association. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, most bottle manufacturers don’t incorporate recycled plastic into their products and instead use “virgin” plastic resin, a byproduct of fossil fuel production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recycled content is competing with virgin plastics, and virgin plastics are tied very closely to the price of natural gas, which is very low right now,” said Nick Lapis, director of advocacy for Californians Against Waste. “Instead of being valuable on their own, [recycled plastics] are competing against this horribly destructive, fossil fuel-based material.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Californians have largely embraced recycling: The most common plastic beverage bottles, which are made of #1 plastic — also known as PET or polyethylene terephthalate — were recycled at a rate of 74% in 2018. That’s 9.2 \u003cem>billion\u003c/em> plastic bottles that made their way back to recycling centers last year alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dirty secret that has increasingly gained attention, however, is that a lot of what people were putting into their curbside blue bins or taking back to recycling centers wasn’t actually getting reused. Much of it was shipped to China, until the country stopped accepting imports of the rest of the world’s plastic waste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When they made the decision in 2018, Chinese officials cited the lack of a robust market, meaning not enough buyers to take recycled plastic and reuse it. Too many processors in China were illegally dumping, burning or putting into landfills the plastic they couldn’t unload.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now policymakers and the waste and recycling industry are working to find or create domestic uses for recycled materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have enough infrastructure,” Lapis said. “What we need is a more consistent demand to support that infrastructure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/docs/cr/bevcontainer/bevdistman/resources/2018resinrpt.pdf\">voluntary filings\u003c/a> by the state’s beverage industry in 2018, plastic bottles contained 15% recycled content overall. But that’s an average number: at the high end of the spectrum are Nestlé Waters North America at 37% and Pepsi Cola Bottling Group at 22%, while most companies, like Fiji Water or Walmart, reported using no recycled content at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The veto of AB 792 comes on the heels of another disappointment to the recycling industry: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1948001/how-the-landmark-plastics-recycling-bill-fell-apart\">the stalling\u003c/a> of companion bills AB 1080 and SB 54, which also aimed to hold manufacturers more accountable for the life cycle of the plastic products they produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ting said he will take the governor’s concerns into consideration when crafting another bill next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I will continue to work on this issue in the coming year and hope that we can get this across the finish line,” Ting said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For advocates, another bill might be a chance for stronger recycling rules, said Californians Against Waste’s Murray.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The question for me is, if we bring this bill back next year, do we settle for just 50% recycled content or should we be thinking of 60%, 70% recycled content?” Murray said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 15: This story was updated to include comment from the American Beverage Association\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Power shutdowns intended to prevent more devastating California wildfires are raising new concerns about another longstanding environmental threat: air pollution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As utilities \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1948878/why-is-this-happening-answers-to-your-questions-on-the-pge-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">halted service to more than 2 million people this week\u003c/a>, lines formed at hardware stores selling portable generators, while many hospitals and businesses fired up their own. The prospect of emissions belching from untold numbers of the machines, some powered by diesel and gasoline as well as propane and natural gas, was troubling in a state already burdened with some of the nation's worst air quality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is a major concern,\" said Dr. Laki Tisopulos, executive officer of the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District. \"Imagine if you are in a large metropolitan area like Los Angeles or the (San Francisco) Bay Area and you have hundreds or thousands of these engines kicking in. All of a sudden you have many localized sources of pollution that are spewing carcinogens right where we breathe. It can be next door to a school, a hospital.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Questions also arose over how the blackouts might affect traffic patterns, potentially causing even more tie-ups and discharges than usual from vehicles. 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It can be next door to a school, a hospital.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's on people's minds in the air quality world,\" said Kristine Roselius, spokeswoman for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which tracks air pollution and sets regulations in a nine-county region that includes San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The wildfires that are driven by climate change and all the consequences of that are certainly a new normal and it's constantly emerging,\" Roselius said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district had not detected any uptick in contamination levels at its more than 30 air quality monitoring gauges, although the high winds that prompted the power shutdowns could be dispersing them, she said Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staffers will be watching for spikes in pollutants including nitrogen oxides and small, sooty particles, which generators tend to produce, she said. But it could be difficult to pinpoint the cause, since air quality is influenced by many factors, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Government officials and experts said pollution from emergency power during intentional blackouts is one more wrinkle for policymakers and planners dealing with a constant threat of catastrophic infernos and more extreme weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Significant rises in diesel exhaust could worsen asthma symptoms and pose risks for people with heart and lung diseases, said Dr. John Balmes, a spokesman for the American Lung Association and a Bay Area resident among those temporarily without electricity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There would have to be a lot used at the same time to have much of an impact outside the immediate area of the generator,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pacific Gas & Electric Co., the state's largest electricity provider, announced its shutdowns as forecasts called for gusts that could knock trees and limbs into power lines and spark flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='public-safety-power-shutoffs' label='The Power Shutoffs']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Air Resources Board, the state's clean-air agency, described the power interruptions as necessary to protect people and property but acknowledged they would lead to widespread reliance on standby generators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The use of these engines will generate additional emissions,\" board spokeswoman Melanie Turner said. \"We will be assessing the impact as these public safety power shutoffs evolve.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People using generators should check with their local air districts about rules and permit requirements, Turner said. But the board considers operation of stationary and portable diesel engines during a shutdown to be an emergency that meets state regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area district already was offering incentives to encourage bigger customers such as wastewater treatment plants, municipal buildings and schools to switch from diesel generators to those powered with cleaner fuels such as natural gas or solar energy, Roselius said. Those efforts could be broadened to include small businesses and individuals, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also regulates air contamination from the kinds of engines used in most emergency generators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"EPA is concerned about any emissions that have the potential to effect human health and the environment,\" a spokeswoman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southern California Edison said it had cut power to more than 20,000 customers in five counties, including Los Angeles, and was considering the same action for about 110,000 more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Ventura County, air quality specialist Phil Moyal said there was no sign of contamination from generators. But the area was experiencing a blast of Santa Ana winds that originate inland and blow pollutants offshore. Once winds subside, generator emissions could contribute to a rise in ozone if power blackouts continue, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It could be hard to quantify the effects of power shutdowns on air quality because of the many factors to consider, including how to weigh the pollution they cause against the pollution avoided by preventing wildfires, said Joe Goffman, a former assistant administrator with EPA's Office of Air and Radiation during the Obama administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The kinds of fires California has seen in recent years have been major, catastrophic polluters in and of themselves,\" said Goffman, now director of the Harvard Law School Environment and Energy Law Program. \"These shutdowns are being done precisely to prevent that from happening.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Earlier this week, PG&E made the controversial decision to cut off power to about 738,000 customers across California due to heightened fire risk. While the power was \u003ca href=\"https://www.pgecurrents.com/2019/10/12/psps-update-all-customers-impacted-by-safety-shutoffs-have-now-been-restored/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restored\u003c/a> in the Bay Area on Saturday afternoon, there are still questions over why the widespread shutoffs were necessary, and if they'll happen again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our reporters participated in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/dgjmqo/were_a_team_of_reporters_at_kqed_san_franciscos/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit AMA\u003c/a> on Friday to try to answer some of those questions. Contributors were:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/lisapickoffwhite-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Pickoff-White\u003c/a>, KQED News data reporter who’s been tracking PG&E’s affairs\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/laurensommer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauren Sommer\u003c/a>, KQED Science reporter covering climate change, water and energy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/dventon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danielle Venton\u003c/a>, KQED Science editor and reporter covering wildfires, astronomy, and physics\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jeremysiegel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeremy Siegel\u003c/a>, KQED News reporter and weekend afternoon news anchor/editor covering the Camp Fire\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Below are some highlights from the AMA, which have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who Made the Decision to Shut Off Power?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lisa Pickoff-White\u003c/em>: The short answer is that the utilities (i.e. PG&E) make the decision to shut off the power and then those decisions are assessed later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is a process and oversight. Forty eight to 72 hours before utilities shut off the power, they are supposed to notify firefighters and other emergency responders, including Cal Fire, Cal OES and local groups. If they’re planning on turning off transmission lines, the lines that carry high voltage electricity from plants to substations, they also have to notify \u003ca href=\"http://www.caiso.com/Pages/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal ISO\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, after the fact, utilities have to file reports about the shutoffs with their regulator, the California Public Utilities Commission. You can see one of those reports \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/pge_global/common/pdfs/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/PSPS-Report-Letter-10.10.19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11779790\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11779790\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/IMG_4181-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"The Public Safety Power Shutoffs darken a street corner in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Public Safety Power Shutoffs darken a street corner in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What Actions Will Local and State Governments Take to Prevent the Shutoffs From Becoming More Frequent?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jeremy Siegel\u003c/em>: It remains to be seen what they’ll \u003cem>actually \u003c/em>do, but there’s definitely talk among legislators that something must be done to prevent this from becoming the new normal. We’ve been talking to state lawmakers who say this will be a big subject of conversation when the legislature reconvenes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a press conference on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom was asked about this, and he said something along the lines of: even if PG&E became publicly owned, that’s not going to fix everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's because, according to Newsom, their infrastructure is old, it’s got problems, it needs to be fixed. And that’s gonna take a lot of time and a lot of money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So even if California were to take control of the utility, it’s not like they could snap their fingers and get rid of this problem. Regardless of who is in charge, it could take a long time to find a less disruptive, permanent solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11779791\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11779791\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/IMG_4184-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"The widespread power shutoffs led to business closures across Northern California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The widespread power shutoffs led to business closures across Northern California. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What Would it Take to Get California's Infrastructure to a State Where Shutoffs Aren't Necessary?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Danielle Venton\u003c/em>: PG&E hasn’t put out any projections of how much money it would take to harden their grid from these strong winds that we see every few years. We do know that burying lines is expensive — millions of dollars per mile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our colleague \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kevinstark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Stark\u003c/a> addressed this somewhat in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1948878/why-is-this-happening-answers-to-your-questions-on-the-pge-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the FAQ\u003c/a> we did earlier this week:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For new construction, PG&E places most power lines underground, so its main issue is dealing with 81,000 miles of existing overhead lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s no small feat. A little back-of-the-envelope math: Strung together, the lines would extend from San Francisco to Buenos Aires and back about four times. Burying lines is very expensive. On its website, PG&E estimates it would cost $3 million per mile to put its lines underground. So $3 million x 81,000 miles = $243 billion, which is more than California’s entire 2019 budget. 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Check out our full coverage of the public safety power shutoffs \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/pge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Earlier this week, PG&E made the controversial decision to cut off power to about 738,000 customers across California due to heightened fire risk. While the power was \u003ca href=\"https://www.pgecurrents.com/2019/10/12/psps-update-all-customers-impacted-by-safety-shutoffs-have-now-been-restored/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restored\u003c/a> in the Bay Area on Saturday afternoon, there are still questions over why the widespread shutoffs were necessary, and if they'll happen again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our reporters participated in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/dgjmqo/were_a_team_of_reporters_at_kqed_san_franciscos/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit AMA\u003c/a> on Friday to try to answer some of those questions. Contributors were:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/lisapickoffwhite-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Pickoff-White\u003c/a>, KQED News data reporter who’s been tracking PG&E’s affairs\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/laurensommer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauren Sommer\u003c/a>, KQED Science reporter covering climate change, water and energy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/dventon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danielle Venton\u003c/a>, KQED Science editor and reporter covering wildfires, astronomy, and physics\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jeremysiegel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeremy Siegel\u003c/a>, KQED News reporter and weekend afternoon news anchor/editor covering the Camp Fire\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Below are some highlights from the AMA, which have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who Made the Decision to Shut Off Power?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lisa Pickoff-White\u003c/em>: The short answer is that the utilities (i.e. PG&E) make the decision to shut off the power and then those decisions are assessed later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is a process and oversight. Forty eight to 72 hours before utilities shut off the power, they are supposed to notify firefighters and other emergency responders, including Cal Fire, Cal OES and local groups. If they’re planning on turning off transmission lines, the lines that carry high voltage electricity from plants to substations, they also have to notify \u003ca href=\"http://www.caiso.com/Pages/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal ISO\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, after the fact, utilities have to file reports about the shutoffs with their regulator, the California Public Utilities Commission. You can see one of those reports \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/pge_global/common/pdfs/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/PSPS-Report-Letter-10.10.19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11779790\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11779790\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/IMG_4181-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"The Public Safety Power Shutoffs darken a street corner in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Public Safety Power Shutoffs darken a street corner in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What Actions Will Local and State Governments Take to Prevent the Shutoffs From Becoming More Frequent?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jeremy Siegel\u003c/em>: It remains to be seen what they’ll \u003cem>actually \u003c/em>do, but there’s definitely talk among legislators that something must be done to prevent this from becoming the new normal. We’ve been talking to state lawmakers who say this will be a big subject of conversation when the legislature reconvenes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a press conference on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom was asked about this, and he said something along the lines of: even if PG&E became publicly owned, that’s not going to fix everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's because, according to Newsom, their infrastructure is old, it’s got problems, it needs to be fixed. And that’s gonna take a lot of time and a lot of money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So even if California were to take control of the utility, it’s not like they could snap their fingers and get rid of this problem. Regardless of who is in charge, it could take a long time to find a less disruptive, permanent solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11779791\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11779791\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/IMG_4184-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"The widespread power shutoffs led to business closures across Northern California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The widespread power shutoffs led to business closures across Northern California. \u003ccite>(Stephanie Lister/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What Would it Take to Get California's Infrastructure to a State Where Shutoffs Aren't Necessary?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Danielle Venton\u003c/em>: PG&E hasn’t put out any projections of how much money it would take to harden their grid from these strong winds that we see every few years. We do know that burying lines is expensive — millions of dollars per mile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our colleague \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kevinstark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Stark\u003c/a> addressed this somewhat in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1948878/why-is-this-happening-answers-to-your-questions-on-the-pge-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the FAQ\u003c/a> we did earlier this week:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For new construction, PG&E places most power lines underground, so its main issue is dealing with 81,000 miles of existing overhead lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s no small feat. A little back-of-the-envelope math: Strung together, the lines would extend from San Francisco to Buenos Aires and back about four times. Burying lines is very expensive. On its website, PG&E estimates it would cost $3 million per mile to put its lines underground. 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One report suggests that burying lines in urban places can be even more expensive — up to $5 million a mile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, consumer safety advocates argue that leaders in Sacramento should require the utility to bury lines in heavily populated, high-risk fire areas.\" \u003cem>— Kevin Stark\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11779795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11779795\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/painted-ladies-3-1020x574-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"UC Berkeley grad student Aaron Pomerantz holds one of the caterpillars he needed to take into his home during the power outage. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/painted-ladies-3-1020x574-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/painted-ladies-3-1020x574-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/painted-ladies-3-1020x574.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC Berkeley grad student Aaron Pomerantz holds one of the caterpillars he needed to take into his home during the power outage. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Aaron Pomerantz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What's the Craziest Thing You've Found While Covering This Whole Thing?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lauren Sommer\u003c/em>: Okay, this may not be “crazy,” but I spoke to a U.C. 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