SF moves PG&E takeover resolution forward (+ worker protections added)
The committee advanced two PG&E resolutions to the full Board, continued the December 20 outage hearing, and heard from residents about a shelter on Post Street and the December blackout that left 130,000 customers in the dark.
San Francisco
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting
February 12, 2026
TL;DR
- Committee voted 3-0 to send a resolution to the full Board re-affirming SF's effort to acquire PG&E's electric assets, with a new clause protecting current PG&E workers from displacement or benefit cuts.
- Companion resolution urging Governor Newsom and the CPUC to hold PG&E accountable for outages also cleared the committee 3-0.
- Hearing on the December 20 outage that affected 130,000 customers was continued; PG&E will return in late March with investigation findings.
- Hearing on the 711 Post Street shelter was heard and filed; HSH plans a new operator on a one-year contract starting April 1.
- Repeal of the requirement that brick-and-mortar businesses accept cash was continued at the sponsor's request.