The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday emphatically dismissed PG&E’s attempts to overturn a certification that is needed for the city to move forward in the process of acquiring the utility’s infrastructure.

Efforts to acquire PG&E’s assets in the city, which include infrastructure like poles, substations and wires, began back in 2019. As part of the process, the city is required to provide an Environmental Impact Report, or EIR, assessing the possible environmental effects of the project.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.