San Francisco, PG&E still far apart on terms for potential city takeover of utility

San Francisco has more work to do if it wants to take over PG&E’s property in the city to start its own municipal utility. And it won’t be simple.

Lawmakers last month at the local and state level brought renewed scrutiny to the long-running plan, which was first proposed in 2019, and was formally petitioned to the California Public Utilities Commission in 2021.