Peninsula Congresswoman Wants PG&E To Pick Up The Tab
Peninsula Congresswoman Jackie Speier said PG&E ratepayers should not have to foot the bill for testing of the utility's pipelines.
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Peninsula Congresswoman Jackie Speier said PG&E ratepayers should not have to foot the bill for testing of the utility's pipelines.
If the utility can't prove that its pipelines are safe, it may need to inspect and possibly even replace hundreds of miles of lines in California.
Rep. Jackie Speier on Thursday introduced a bill in Congress that seeks to make Filipino veterans of World War II eligible for the same benefits available to U.S. veterans.
A Bay Area Congresswoman says something must be done to protect children from some of the gifts they received for Christmas.
Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier has supported President Obama many times in the past, but this time, she is among his harshest critics.
Democratic outrage is building, especially for Bay Area congressional leaders, over the president's deal to extend the Bush tax cuts for the preservation of unemployment benefits.
Members of Congress, fishermen and scientists are gathering in Half Moon Bay to discuss ways to restore California's once-abundant salmon runs.
Federal regulators are proposing the creation of a "Do Not Track" list for the Internet. It would allow people to prevent Internet marketers from tracking their Web browsing habits for targeted advertising.
Republicans are taking control of Congress when the next session convenes in January, which could mean legislation mandating remote gas pipeline shutoff valves will be delayed or possibly doomed.
PG&E revealed in a report submitted to the Public Utilities Commission on Monday that it found 38 leaks in 6,700 miles of gas pipeline surveyed after the deadly gas pipe explosion in San Bruno.
Several hundred peninsula job seekers, many of them out of work for more than a year, descended on South San Francisco Monday for a workshop on how to find another job.
It's been nearly one month since the deadly pipeline explosion on the peninsula, and as KCBS' Anna Duckworth reports, plenty of lawmakers and local officials have expressed frustration about the lack of information from PG&E about gas pipelines throughout the Bay Area.
Peninsula Congresswoman Jackie Speier is sponsoring a new law to make natural gas transmission lines safer.
