PG&E inspection methods questioned in May
Jaxon Van Derbeken - 12/19/2010
An audit done just four months before the deadly San Bruno pipeline explosion suggested that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was improperly taking shortcuts to use an inspection method for high-pressure natural gas lines that cannot detect some dangerous problems.
Jaxon Van Derbeken - 12/19/2010
An audit done just four months before the deadly San Bruno pipeline explosion suggested that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was improperly taking shortcuts to use an inspection method for high-pressure natural gas lines that cannot detect some dangerous problems.
NTSB issues update on pipeline investigation
Staff - 12/14/2010
This is an update on the continuing investigation of the natural gas pipeline rupture and explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno, Calif., on September 9, 2010.
Staff - 12/14/2010
This is an update on the continuing investigation of the natural gas pipeline rupture and explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno, Calif., on September 9, 2010.
San Bruno wake up call to CPUC
Mark Toney - 12/10/2010
Mark Toney of TURN just can't help crying every time he sees Rene Morales on TV, at the CPUC, or in Sacramento, talking about the way her daughter Jessica died.
Mark Toney - 12/10/2010
Mark Toney of TURN just can't help crying every time he sees Rene Morales on TV, at the CPUC, or in Sacramento, talking about the way her daughter Jessica died.
First-time homebuyers file PG&E lawsuit
Martin Ricard - 12/09/2010
A couple who had just bought their first home three weeks before the Sept. 9 fire joined their neighbors in filing the latest lawsuit against PG&E for the pipeline explosion.
Martin Ricard - 12/09/2010
A couple who had just bought their first home three weeks before the Sept. 9 fire joined their neighbors in filing the latest lawsuit against PG&E for the pipeline explosion.
Questions arise over Red Cross aid
Heather Murtagh - 12/09/2010
After nearly three months, Allen B., one of the people badly injured during the Sept. 9 natural gas line explosion and fire, was released from the burn unit.
Heather Murtagh - 12/09/2010
After nearly three months, Allen B., one of the people badly injured during the Sept. 9 natural gas line explosion and fire, was released from the burn unit.
PUC defends actions before San Bruno blast
Saul Sugarman - 12/08/2010
State public utility officials defended their actions Tuesday evening to an audience of skeptical legislators and victims of a pipeline explosion that tore through a San Bruno neighborhood on Sept. 9.
Saul Sugarman - 12/08/2010
State public utility officials defended their actions Tuesday evening to an audience of skeptical legislators and victims of a pipeline explosion that tore through a San Bruno neighborhood on Sept. 9.
San Bruno blast victims skeptical of oversight
Demian Bulwa - 12/08/2010
The head of the California Public Utilities Commission defended the agency's regulation of natural gas pipelines Tuesday night while addressing an openly skeptical and at times irritated audience of Bay Area legislators and dozens of victims of the fatal Sept. 9 pipeline blast in San Bruno.
Demian Bulwa - 12/08/2010
The head of the California Public Utilities Commission defended the agency's regulation of natural gas pipelines Tuesday night while addressing an openly skeptical and at times irritated audience of Bay Area legislators and dozens of victims of the fatal Sept. 9 pipeline blast in San Bruno.
PG&E testing methods questioned
Katie Worth - 12/08/2010
The section of pipeline that exploded in San Bruno in September had been inspected regularly for years, and no red flags ever arose, Pacific Gas & Electric officials have said.
Katie Worth - 12/08/2010
The section of pipeline that exploded in San Bruno in September had been inspected regularly for years, and no red flags ever arose, Pacific Gas & Electric officials have said.
Legislative forum on Crestmoor disaster heated
Martin Ricard - 12/07/2010
Here is a roundup of Tuesday night's legislative forum on the Crestmoor disaster.
Martin Ricard - 12/07/2010
Here is a roundup of Tuesday night's legislative forum on the Crestmoor disaster.
County says asbestos in neighborhood following fire
Martin Ricard - 12/07/2010
Asbestos and hazardous metals were found in the debris and air following the Sept. 9 fire that ripped through the Crestmoor neighborhood, but they weren't in amounts that could be dangerous to residents' health, a report from the county environmental health department said.
Martin Ricard - 12/07/2010
Asbestos and hazardous metals were found in the debris and air following the Sept. 9 fire that ripped through the Crestmoor neighborhood, but they weren't in amounts that could be dangerous to residents' health, a report from the county environmental health department said.
Officials face more questions on pipeline blast
Joshua Melvin - 12/07/2010
Without having much choice in the matter, residents have received a crash course on natural gas pipelines since one exploded in their midst.
Joshua Melvin - 12/07/2010
Without having much choice in the matter, residents have received a crash course on natural gas pipelines since one exploded in their midst.
San Bruno victims waiting for help
Heather Ishimaru - 12/06/2010
Three months after the PG&E pipeline disaster in San Bruno, victims are still waiting for financial help. They have not received a dime of the money in the sizable relief fund that was set up after the explosion and fire.
Heather Ishimaru - 12/06/2010
Three months after the PG&E pipeline disaster in San Bruno, victims are still waiting for financial help. They have not received a dime of the money in the sizable relief fund that was set up after the explosion and fire.
PG&E and San Bruno: Who should pay?
Ken Mettler - 12/03/2010
The California Public Utilities Commission has been asked by consumers across the Pacific Gas and Electric service territory to make PG&E pay for the cost of the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion out of "profits" rather than making utility customers pay for this fiasco out of rates.
Ken Mettler - 12/03/2010
The California Public Utilities Commission has been asked by consumers across the Pacific Gas and Electric service territory to make PG&E pay for the cost of the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion out of "profits" rather than making utility customers pay for this fiasco out of rates.
Fire victims may get tax exemption
Heather Murtagh - 12/03/2010
San Bruno residents who accepted cash from Pacific Gas and Electric after the Sept. 9 explosion and fire may be exempt from state taxes if a bill Assemblyman Jerry Hill plans to introduce Monday is successful.
Heather Murtagh - 12/03/2010
San Bruno residents who accepted cash from Pacific Gas and Electric after the Sept. 9 explosion and fire may be exempt from state taxes if a bill Assemblyman Jerry Hill plans to introduce Monday is successful.
Scrutiny of PG&E grows after pipeline work
Martin Ricard - 12/03/2010
Even while PG&E ramps up its efforts to inspect pipelines, some question how forthcoming the utility is with its information.
Martin Ricard - 12/03/2010
Even while PG&E ramps up its efforts to inspect pipelines, some question how forthcoming the utility is with its information.
Christmas tree makes powerful statement
Joshua Melvin - 12/02/2010
Earlier this week, Rob Hensel set up a Christmas tree, complete with solar-powered lights, on the now-vacant lot where a home was destroyed in the deadly natural gas pipeline explosion.
Joshua Melvin - 12/02/2010
Earlier this week, Rob Hensel set up a Christmas tree, complete with solar-powered lights, on the now-vacant lot where a home was destroyed in the deadly natural gas pipeline explosion.
Trial set for alleged 'chutzpah' scammer
Gideon Rubin - 12/02/2010
Prosecutors say a Los Altos man scammed a relief aid center twice. Stansbury pleads not guilty to six felony counts.
Gideon Rubin - 12/02/2010
Prosecutors say a Los Altos man scammed a relief aid center twice. Stansbury pleads not guilty to six felony counts.
More families file lawsuits against PG&E
Martin Ricard - 12/01/2010
Two more families have filed lawsuits against PG&E in connection with the Sept. 9 pipeline explosion.
Martin Ricard - 12/01/2010
Two more families have filed lawsuits against PG&E in connection with the Sept. 9 pipeline explosion.
Trial set for 2 accused of relief fraud
Gideon Rubin - 11/30/2010
A jury trial for two San Bruno women who allegedly tried to scam relief aid following the Sept. 9 pipeline explosion has been set for Jan. 10.
Gideon Rubin - 11/30/2010
A jury trial for two San Bruno women who allegedly tried to scam relief aid following the Sept. 9 pipeline explosion has been set for Jan. 10.
Notre Dame Elementary helping fire victims
Laura Dudnick - 11/29/2010
The students presented a $1,000 check to a young woman and close friend of the school whose Glenview Drive house was destroyed in the San Bruno fire.
Laura Dudnick - 11/29/2010
The students presented a $1,000 check to a young woman and close friend of the school whose Glenview Drive house was destroyed in the San Bruno fire.