Thousands of families in the bay area. Im talking about our sky high pg and e rates. Theyre nearly doubled since 2019, and to make matters worse, those rates continue to rise. Tonight we get some answers directly from the top. Roger mathai sat down for a rare and exclusive interview with the ceo of pg and e. She is the ceo of one of the most Controversial Companies in the bay area, and in many ways, patty poppy is on damage control. What do you think the perception of pg and e is . Oh, we know that the perception has been challenged. You know, i think the company is on a path to rebuild trust with the people that we serve. Since taking over pg and e in 2021, just two years after the utility filed for bankruptcy, poppy has dealt with wildfires, government regulations and accusations of mismanaged payment. But perhaps the biggest damage has been to its ratepayers. Bay area families feeling the pinch of a multibillion Dollar Company repeatedly raising rates. Since 2019, rates have gone up
Thousands of families in the bay area. Im talking about our sky high pg and e rates. Theyre nearly doubled since 2019, and to make matters worse, those rates continue to rise. Tonight we get some answers directly from the top. Roger mathai sat down for a rare and exclusive interview with the ceo of pg and e. She is the ceo of one of the most Controversial Companies in the bay area, and in many ways, patty poppy is on damage control. What do you think the perception of pg and e is . Oh, we know that the perception has been challenged. You know, i think the company is on a path to rebuild trust with the people that we serve. Since taking over pg and e in 2021, just two years after the utility filed for bankruptcy, poppy has dealt with wildfires, government regulations and accusations of mismanaged payment. But perhaps the biggest damage has been to its ratepayers. Bay area families feeling the pinch of a multibillion Dollar Company repeatedly raising rates. Since 2019, rates have gone up
Of backing down. We have to do everything we can, given that relative, you know, privilege to be out here and to really push as hard as we can. While demonstrations have turned violent at College Campuses around the country, this week here at cal, the Uc Berkeley Divest Coalition has led a peaceful protest. Students are taking turns camping out, and theyve grown from about a dozen tents on monday to more than 70 by friday. We have three kind of sleeping pads here, undergrad cecilia luna parra shows us around the tent shes sharing with five fellow bears. She was just elected to Berkeley City Council last week. Our tuition dollars are currently going to corporations that are aiding this genocide. Protesters are calling for the uc to divest from those companies to end its silence on gaza, to cut ties with israeli universities and to protect students organizing in support of palestine. Supporters are lending their own creativity to the cause, with this chalk artist sketching a bird onto th
Palestine will live forever. Pro palestinian campus protests continue around the country and here in the bay area. And tonight, demonstrators are refusing to leave stanford university. Three as students are exercising their First Amendment right and theyre doing what they believe to be right. Rallies, encampments and arrests all part of this nationwide movement on College Campuses. Good evening. Im cristina rendon, and im greg lee. Here in the bay area, demonstrations have remained mostly peaceful. We have Live Team Coverage of the protests. Ktvu joey honda is live at uc berkeley, where dozens of tents have sprouted up through the week. But first, we go to ktvu. Amber lee at stanford. Amber University Officials do not want these demonstrators out there all night again. They do not. But theyre certainly here in a large number of them. Lets take a look. Were at white memorial plaza, and the demonstrations have been taking place here. Now the protesters are demanding that stanford divest
Or attend class . Where should the line be . History may offer answers many cosmetic products have unsafe ingredients, so why are they still allowed . Well talk to the locally based group working to keep you safe from toxic makeup. Shes 22 years old and shes just won election to the city council. Well meet the history making uc Berkeley Student and hear about her big goals for berkeley, the city youre watching getting answers. Im kristin tsay. Before we dive into those conversations with our experts, lets run through a few of todays top stories, because our 4 p. M. Newscast today will be streaming only to bring you the nfl draft live here on air. All right, so top stories today Pleasanton Police are trying to determine the cause of wednesdays fatal crash. That killed a family of four. The car slammed into a large oak tree on foothill road near stone ridge drive, killing a mother, father and two children under the age of 15. Investigators say speed may have been a factor. The department