PG&E may raise pipeline pressure
John Upton - 10/14/2010
Pacific Gas and Electric Corp.-funded consultants will consider returning natural gas flows to normal levels along the San Francisco Peninsula following last month's pipeline explosion in an effort to meet increased winter demand.
John Upton - 10/14/2010
Pacific Gas and Electric Corp.-funded consultants will consider returning natural gas flows to normal levels along the San Francisco Peninsula following last month's pipeline explosion in an effort to meet increased winter demand.
Preliminary NTSB report
Staff - 10/14/2010
The National Transportation Safety Board issues a preliminary report on its investigation of the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion.
Staff - 10/14/2010
The National Transportation Safety Board issues a preliminary report on its investigation of the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion.
CPUC announces expert panelists
Terrie Prosper - 10/14/2010
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today announced the names of the experts of an Independent Review Panel that will conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of the September 9, 2010, explosion of a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) pipeline in San Bruno, including examining the root causes and making recommendations for action by the CPUC to best ensure such an accident is not repeated elsewhere.
Terrie Prosper - 10/14/2010
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today announced the names of the experts of an Independent Review Panel that will conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of the September 9, 2010, explosion of a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) pipeline in San Bruno, including examining the root causes and making recommendations for action by the CPUC to best ensure such an accident is not repeated elsewhere.
San Bruno to rush permits for rebuild
Andrea Koskey - 10/13/2010
San Bruno officials are hoping to expedite the bureaucratic process and get people back in their homes five weeks after a 30-inch pipeline exploded in the Glenview neighborhood.
Andrea Koskey - 10/13/2010
San Bruno officials are hoping to expedite the bureaucratic process and get people back in their homes five weeks after a 30-inch pipeline exploded in the Glenview neighborhood.
San Bruno residents readying to rebuild
Demian Bulwa - 10/13/2010
A little more than a month after the deadly pipeline blast in San Bruno, a neighborhood that once resembled a burnt-out war zone has changed. With a landscape of barren dirt lots covering several streets, it looks like a community that hasn't yet been built.
Demian Bulwa - 10/13/2010
A little more than a month after the deadly pipeline blast in San Bruno, a neighborhood that once resembled a burnt-out war zone has changed. With a landscape of barren dirt lots covering several streets, it looks like a community that hasn't yet been built.
Milpitas power glitch before explosion
Steve Johnson - 10/13/2010
A federal report Wednesday sketched a harrowing sequence of events leading to the San Bruno gas line catastrophe: An electrical failure at a PG&E facility in Milpitas caused pressure to surge in pipes running up the Peninsula, just moments before the San Bruno pipe blew.
Steve Johnson - 10/13/2010
A federal report Wednesday sketched a harrowing sequence of events leading to the San Bruno gas line catastrophe: An electrical failure at a PG&E facility in Milpitas caused pressure to surge in pipes running up the Peninsula, just moments before the San Bruno pipe blew.
San Bruno fire cleanup complete
Bill Silverfarb - 10/13/2010
It was a welcome site for Bill Magoolaghan, whose family's home on Claremont Drive was yellow-tagged by the county. The Magoolaghan's home was not completely destroyed in the fire but is not currently habitable.
Bill Silverfarb - 10/13/2010
It was a welcome site for Bill Magoolaghan, whose family's home on Claremont Drive was yellow-tagged by the county. The Magoolaghan's home was not completely destroyed in the fire but is not currently habitable.
Gas line rupture raises questions
Emily Mapp Brannon - 10/13/2010
A thunderous gas pipeline explosion that devastated a residential neighborhood in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno on September 9th is being investigated by federal authorities and can potentially take up to a year or more to complete.
Emily Mapp Brannon - 10/13/2010
A thunderous gas pipeline explosion that devastated a residential neighborhood in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno on September 9th is being investigated by federal authorities and can potentially take up to a year or more to complete.
Cleanup finishes at San Bruno blast site
Joshua Melvin - 10/12/2010
Marking a milestone of recovery, work wrapped up Monday to clear away the homes consumed in a natural-gas pipeline disaster that killed eight people.
Joshua Melvin - 10/12/2010
Marking a milestone of recovery, work wrapped up Monday to clear away the homes consumed in a natural-gas pipeline disaster that killed eight people.
San Bruno marks disaster cleanup completion
Staff - 10/12/2010
A massive environmental cleanup launched in the wake of an explosion and fire that killed eight people and incinerated a San Bruno neighborhood on Sept. 9 reached a turning point this afternoon when the final remains of 34 homes destroyed in the disaster were trucked away.
Staff - 10/12/2010
A massive environmental cleanup launched in the wake of an explosion and fire that killed eight people and incinerated a San Bruno neighborhood on Sept. 9 reached a turning point this afternoon when the final remains of 34 homes destroyed in the disaster were trucked away.
Spotlight focuses on PG&E inspections
Pete Carey - 10/10/2010
Following disclosure that the aging transmission pipeline that exploded in San Bruno could not be inspected with the most advanced technology -- robots called "smart pigs" -- Pacific Gas & Electric has faced calls to increase the rigor of its inspections.
Pete Carey - 10/10/2010
Following disclosure that the aging transmission pipeline that exploded in San Bruno could not be inspected with the most advanced technology -- robots called "smart pigs" -- Pacific Gas & Electric has faced calls to increase the rigor of its inspections.
State passes fire relief bill
Michelle Durand - 10/09/2010
San Bruno residents affected by the deadly Sept. 9 fire will still get tax credits and agencies at risk of losing precious revenue by reassessments will be spared under a relief bill signed by the state Legislature Friday after a last-minute author switch.
Michelle Durand - 10/09/2010
San Bruno residents affected by the deadly Sept. 9 fire will still get tax credits and agencies at risk of losing precious revenue by reassessments will be spared under a relief bill signed by the state Legislature Friday after a last-minute author switch.
Cameras to put eye on exploded pipeline
Shaun Bishop - 10/09/2010
PG&E Corp. is hoping a specialized video inspection system for pipelines will help it learn more about the natural gas transmission line that exploded and devastated a neighborhood just over a month ago.
Shaun Bishop - 10/09/2010
PG&E Corp. is hoping a specialized video inspection system for pipelines will help it learn more about the natural gas transmission line that exploded and devastated a neighborhood just over a month ago.
The Glenview incident
Bill Silverfarb - 10/08/2010
A full 36 minutes after the explosion was first reported in San Bruno, a woman holding a towel over her mouth as she ran up Claremont Drive collapsed in the middle of the street where she laid down crying. South San Francisco firefighters swept her from the ground and ran her to safety.
Bill Silverfarb - 10/08/2010
A full 36 minutes after the explosion was first reported in San Bruno, a woman holding a towel over her mouth as she ran up Claremont Drive collapsed in the middle of the street where she laid down crying. South San Francisco firefighters swept her from the ground and ran her to safety.
Without Yee, disaster relief approved
Martin Ricard - 10/08/2010
The state Legislature this morning approved Sen. Leland Yee's disaster relief bill to help the residents affected by the Sept. 9 explosion and fire, although the bill took a last-minute turn.
Martin Ricard - 10/08/2010
The state Legislature this morning approved Sen. Leland Yee's disaster relief bill to help the residents affected by the Sept. 9 explosion and fire, although the bill took a last-minute turn.
Bill provides San Bruno tax relief
Staff - 10/08/2010
As crews continued Friday to clean up the site of the San Bruno natural gas pipeline blast, state lawmakers passed a bill intended to give survivors of the explosion and fire a tax break as they recover.
Staff - 10/08/2010
As crews continued Friday to clean up the site of the San Bruno natural gas pipeline blast, state lawmakers passed a bill intended to give survivors of the explosion and fire a tax break as they recover.
Month later, fire cleanup speeding along
Michelle Durand - 10/08/2010
All 35 San Bruno homeowners whose properties needing cleanup after a devastating blaze one-month ago have agreed to let the county spearhead the effort.
Michelle Durand - 10/08/2010
All 35 San Bruno homeowners whose properties needing cleanup after a devastating blaze one-month ago have agreed to let the county spearhead the effort.
Fishing website organizes blood drive
Staff - 10/07/2010
Imhooked.com is organizing the effort in honor of Joseph Ruigomez, 19, who was badly burned in the Sept. 9 explosion and who has been a member of the website since he was 13.
Staff - 10/07/2010
Imhooked.com is organizing the effort in honor of Joseph Ruigomez, 19, who was badly burned in the Sept. 9 explosion and who has been a member of the website since he was 13.
PG&E hit with DiTrapani lawsuit
Katie Worth - 10/06/2010
A second person affected by the natural-gas line explosion in San Bruno has filed a class-action lawsuit asking for compensation and independent control of a relief fund created by PG&E.
Katie Worth - 10/06/2010
A second person affected by the natural-gas line explosion in San Bruno has filed a class-action lawsuit asking for compensation and independent control of a relief fund created by PG&E.
Governor protests federal aid denial
Joshua Melvin - 10/06/2010
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is preparing to appeal the federal denial of millions in disaster aid for the city ravaged by a natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people, San Bruno leaders said Tuesday night.
Joshua Melvin - 10/06/2010
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is preparing to appeal the federal denial of millions in disaster aid for the city ravaged by a natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people, San Bruno leaders said Tuesday night.