PG&E’s New CEO, S.F. Homeless Center Fight and Mueller Report
On Wednesday, utility giant PG&E announced the appointment of a new CEO, Bill Johnson, and 10 new board members as it undergoes bankruptcy proceedings and faces tens of billions of dollars in liability claims over deadly wildfires. Also this week, San Francisco Mayor London Breed was shouted down during a public meeting to discuss her plan to build a controversial, 200-bed homeless navigation center along the Embarcadero. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Democratic lawmakers granted the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee power to compel Attorney General William Barr to release the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller.
Guests:
- Marisa Lagos, politics correspondent, KQED
- Sean Walsh, GOP political consultant, Wilson Walsh Consulting
- Dominic Fracassa, City Hall reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco’s Meth Epidemic
Since 2011, methamphetamine-related deaths in San Francisco have doubled and emergency room visits to city hospitals have increased 600 percent. In response to the growing epidemic, a task force is being convened this spring by San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman to boost rehabilitation and treatment options for crystal meth users. Unlike with opioids, there are currently no FDA-approved medications to treat meth addiction, highlighting the challenge clinicians face in helping people to quit using the drug.
Guest: April Dembosky, health correspondent, KQED
Assemblyman Phil Ting
Roughly 8 million Californians face barriers to job opportunities, housing and public benefits because of old arrest and conviction records. But a new state bill would help remove those barriers by requiring the state’s Department of Justice to use technology to automate clearing eligible arrest and conviction records. Under the proposed legislation, people would also no longer need to pay money or petition state courts to get their criminal records cleared. State Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, joins us in the studio to talk about his proposal and other legislative priorities.